The festival is aimed at environmental, adventurous, traveller but also documentary films from the water and underwater world. It has been initiated by Steve Lichtag, the president of the festival,
a scuba diver, an adventurer and a filmmaker.
Jindřich Soukal, the vice – president of the festival said to Pavla Kuchtová: The Water – Sea – Oceans Festival has a competitive character.

David Hannan, the major star of the festival, will arrive on Saturday.  A filmmaker,
an environmentalist and one of the best cinematographers in the world has been exploring the oceans for more than fifty years. His company owns an extensive archive of the tropical sea world.
In Hluboka, he will adorn the Czech first night of the film Planet Ocean.
„This is the greatest film project on oceans. David is a cheerful fellow, a tough guy and I think there will be great fun with him“, Steve Lichtag mentioned.

Travellers´ Web will be there in person. Arrive as well if you can. And if you can’t come, follow our website.  We will offer you at least a small tasting from the travellers’ feast!

A full movie theatre is expected also during the Friday screening of the Battle of Gallipoli. Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the Titanic, has set forth the bottom of the sea in a submarine to trace one great First World War battle and has revealed the truth about a useless massacre of tens of thousands of soldiers.