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Wednesday
, November 9
6:30pm EST
OCEAN & EARTH: ICELAND Photography Exhibit Unveiling & Reception : Don Cesar Hotel Grand Ballroom
Don Cesar Hotel
Henthorne • Wallace J. Nichols • Henthorne
Thursday
, November 10
9:00am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'In Pursuit of Plastics' | 'The Open ROV Experience' | 'Vey nou Lagon' | 'Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean On Earth' @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
9:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Our Big Blue Backyard: Northland Harbors' | 'Blue Serengeti'
Sundial Muvico #20
9:30am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Shark & Lion' | 'On the Line' | 'Empire of a Sailor'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
11:00am EST
KEYNOTE: LEGACY Award presentation & 'In Conversation With' Filmmaker GREG MACGILLIVRAY @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
James Marshall Crotty • Barbara MacGillivray
11:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Call from the Sea' | 'Magic & Mystery of Sable Island' | 'Moby Dick: Heart of a Whale'
Sundial Muvico #20
11:30am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Dream' | 'Oceanic Connection' | 'The Weekend Sailor'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
12:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Far Away to Ambon' | 'Close Encounter with a Sperm Whale' | 'Souls of the Vermilion Sea' | 'Call of the Baby Beluga' | Q&A with Filmmakers @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Suzanne Chisholm • Michael Parfit
1:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Ocean Parks: Mesoamerican Reef' | 'Vamizi: Cradle of Coral'
Sundial Muvico #20
1:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Safe Passage' | 'UTSUK: A Story of Fat' | 'Of the Sea: Fishermen, Seafood, and Sustainability'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
2:00pm EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: Virtual Reality 360 Filmmaking - UNDERWATER VR: Immerse Your Audience @ Palladium
The Palladium Workshop Room
Andy Brandy Casagrande • Thomas Hayden
FILM BLOCK: 'From Drifters to Dynamos: The Story of Plankton' | 'Sea of Life' | Discussion: Empowering Young Ocean Conservationists @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Julia Barnes • Sean Russell
3:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Coral Reefs: Trouble in Paradise' | 'Atlantic'
Sundial Muvico #20
3:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK (Recommended Mature Audience): 'Fish Full of Dollars' | 'Tsunami Tuna: Free Billy'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
4:00pm EST
KEYNOTE Panel: 'Cuba's Environmental Future - What Normalizing Diplomatic Relations Means for Cuba's Sustainability' @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Dr. David E. Guggenheim
5:30pm EST
BLUE DRINKS Informal Networking @ Hotel Indigo Lobby Bar
Hotel Indigo
7:30pm EST
Opening Night FILM - 'Before the Flood' with Leonardo DiCaprio | 7:30pm @ Mahaffey
The Mahaffey Theater
Debbie Kinder • Rick Kriseman
9:30pm EST
OPENING NIGHT AFTER-PARTY | MAHAFFEY Upper Atrium Mahaffey Theater
The Mahaffey Theater
Friday
, November 11
9:00am EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: VIRTUAL REALITY 360 Filmmaking - UNDERWATER VR: Immerse Your Audience
The Palladium Workshop Room
Andy Brandy Casagrande • Thomas Hayden
FILM BLOCK: 'Wastewater: A Widespread Threat and Missed Resource' | 'Fix Florida' | 'The Water Brothers: Acid Ocean' | 'Years of Living Dangerously' | Q&A with Filmmakers
The Palladium Theater
9:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Plastic Pollution: Our Oceans, Our Future' | 'Sea Turtles: The Lost Years' | 'Bad Tidings'
Sundial Muvico #20
9:30am EST
Veterans Day FILM BLOCK: 'Three Miles From Safety' | 'Sharks of War' | 'Sixty Feet of Freedom'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
10:30am EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Inside the BBC: Insights for Developing Co-Pro Partnerships'
The Palladium Workshop Room
Mark Brownlow
11:00am EST
KEYNOTE Panel: 'Climate Change: Global Agreements, Local Implications
The Palladium Theater
Charlotte Vick • Rick Kriseman • Dr. Bob Richmond • Sarah Robertson
11:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Green Fins for a Blue Planet' | 'Beneath the Bridge' | 'Above & Below Socorro' | 'The Grouper Mystery'
Sundial Muvico #20
11:30am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Endless' | 'Killer Whales: The Mega Hunt'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
INDUSTRY SESSION: 'Valeen's Reef' VR 360 experience presented by Conservation International
The Palladium Workshop Room
12:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'I Am Morgan: Stolen Freedom' | 'Whale Aware' | 'Sonic Sea' | Q&A Panel
The Palladium Theater
Ingrid Visser
1:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'I Am Ocean: Chad Wiggins' | 'Living Fossils' | 'Value of Life' | 'Ocean Heroines'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
1:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK: Virtual Reality Lounge, 'The Crystal Reef'
The Palladium Workshop Room
FILM BLOCK: 'We're Oyster Farmers' | '$2 Million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X-Prize' | 'Saving Jamaica Bay'
Sundial Muvico #20
2:00pm EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Finding the Funding'; Film/Program Financing Insights & Tips with Michael Cain
The Palladium Workshop Room
Michael Cain
2:30pm EST
KEYNOTE Panel: 'Ocean Exploration: The Next Step' | Panelists include Scott Parazynski, Oliver Steeds, Bruce Sutphen, Erika Bergman, Sylvia Earle
The Palladium Theater
Colleen Hahn • Erika Bergman • Sylvia Earle • Scott Parazynski • Oliver Steeds • Bruce Sutphen
3:30pm EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Speed Pitching: Filmmakers Pitch Potential Funder or Network'
The Palladium Workshop Room
Mark Brownlow • Joy Galane • Shari Sant Plummer
4:00pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'This Moment' | 'Chapter One' | Q&A with Susi Mai
The Palladium Theater
Susi Mai
6:15pm EST
Making Waves VIP RECEPTION: Accessible to BLUE Whale Pass Holders and Sponsors @ Don Cesar
Don Cesar Hotel
7:30pm EST
MAKING WAVES AWARDS Dinner | Honoring David Shaw Don Cesar Grand Ballroom
Don Cesar Hotel
David Shaw
Saturday
, November 12
9:00am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'The Hunt: Hunger at Sea' | 'Tropical Sea of Peru' | 'The Legacy' | 'Fully Aquatic' | Q&A with Filmmaker
The Palladium Theater
Hugh Pearson
9:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Aliens from the Deep: A Guy Harvey Expedition' | 'Herald of the Sea' | 'After the Spill' | Q&A with Filmmaker
Sundial Muvico #20
Jon Bowermaster
9:30am EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: Photography Masterclass: 'How to Shoot for Competitions' with Michael Aw | One-on-One Mentoring | BLUE Whale Pass Required
The Palladium Workshop Room
Michael Aw
FILM BLOCK: 'Fish Fact Fun' | 'You're Not Hallucinating, That's Just Squid Skin' | 'See With Sandy' | 'My Haggan Dream' | 'American Samoa Culture: Youth in Conservation' | 'Changing Seas Series: Saving Sawfish...
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
11:00am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Kick Plastic: Home Front' | 'Book of Marine Protected Areas' | 'CO(2)ld Waters' | 'Second Century Stewardship: Acadia National Park' | Q&A with Filmmaker
The Palladium Theater
David Shaw
11:15am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Thailand's Seafood Slaves' | 'The Water Brothers: Ocean Spies' | 'An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
11:30am EST
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 'Speed Pitching: Scientists Pitch Producers'
The Palladium Workshop Room
Mark Brownlow • Alexa Elliott • Charles Poe • Gianna Savoie
FILM BLOCK: 'The Secret Sex Life of Fish' | 'Fishing for Science: Giant Trevally' | 'What We Fish For'
Sundial Muvico #20
1:00pm EST
KEYNOTE Panel: 'Can a Film Change the World?' @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Shari Sant Plummer • Jon Bowermaster • John Hoffman • Jeff Orlowski • Oliver Steeds
1:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Tiger Sharks Fight for Survival' | 'Shark Rescue' | 'Hunt for the Super Predator' | 'Great White Lies'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
1:45pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'A Plastic Ocean' | 'A Visit to the Trash Museum' | 'Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup: The West Coast Trail'
Sundial Muvico #20
Christopher Chin
2:00pm EST
INDUSTRY SESSION: 'Valeen's Reef' VR 360 Experience presented by Conservation International @ Palladium
The Palladium Workshop Room
2:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Sea Blind: The Price of Shipping Our Stuff' | Q&A with Filmmaker
The Palladium Theater
Sarah Robertson
3:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'RiverBlue' | US Premier
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
3:45pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Souls of the Vermilion Sea: Searching for Vaquita' | 'Empire of a Sailor' | 'Land Locked Ocean' | 'On the Line'
Sundial Muvico #20
4:00pm EST
KEYNOTE Panel: 'Building The Blue Movement: Art + Science + Communication' | Wallace J. Nichols & Artist Henthorne @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Henthorne • Wallace J. Nichols
6:45pm EST
FINALIST FILMMAKER Champagne Reception: Don Cesar South Terrace
Don Cesar Hotel
8:00pm EST
BLUE CARPET AWARDS and GALA
Don Cesar Hotel
Sunday
, November 13
10:00am EST
KEYNOTE: 'In Conversation With' John Hoffman, Discovery Channel @ MUVICO Theater
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
John Hoffman
10:30am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Years of Living Dangerously: Saving Miami with Jack Black' | 'Shark & Lion' | 'Sunken Conservation'
Sundial Muvico #20
11:00am EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Below the Bay' | '26 Years and Counting' | 'Dispatches from the Gulf'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
Samantha Joy • Bill Mills
12:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Ocean Voices: Stories of the Mexican Seas' | 'Cozumel: Underground Secrets' | 'Beneath the Surface' | 'Between Two Harbors'
Sundial Muvico #20
1:00pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Chrome' | 'The Private Lives of Salmon' | 'The Memory of Fish'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
2:15pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Saving West Africa's Coastal Assets' | 'Years of Living Dangerously: Fueling the Fire'
Sundial Muvico #20
2:30pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Tampa Bay Water Story' | 'The Forgotten Coast' | Q&A: How Citizen Science Can Make A Difference
The Palladium Theater
Carlton Ward Jr
2:45pm EST
FILM BLOCK: 'Ocean Voices: Stories of the Mexican Seas - Puerto Morelos: Caribbean Reefs' | 'Black Tide'
Sundial Muvico Theater #19
4:30pm EST
KEYNOTE Presentation Sun. Nov. 13th: Michael Aw 'Elysium Artists for the Arctic' @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Michael Aw • Alex Rose
6:00pm EST
Closing KEYNOTE: 'We Can Do It! Save Our Sea, Save Ourselves' with Dr. Sylvia Earle @ Palladium
The Palladium Theater
Sylvia Earle
7:00pm EST
FREE FILM in the PARK: PUBLIC SCREENING of BLUE'S 2016 BEST of FESTIVAL Winning Film @ STRAUB PARK
Straub Park
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