The 13th edition of the underwater images festival » Images from Beyond Water « , of which Dive In! was a partner, took place on the last weekend of November 2016 at the Espace Béraire in La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin (45380), near Orléans. Organized by the departmental committee of 45 and the regional audiovisual commission center of the FFESSM, this 3-day festival hosted Serge Moignard (president of the Île de France Picardie audiovisual commission), Joël Labau (president of the Seine et Marne audiovisual commission), and Philippe Robert (founder and president of the GEM (Group for Grouper Studies)) who chaired their respective juries: photo, video, and biology.
Throughout the festival, schoolchildren and the general public were welcomed to admire the photo exhibitions animated by volunteer divers as well as the biology workshop dedicated to shark protection. Friday, November 25 ended with a conference-debate led by Philippe Robert titled: « Why and how to protect a marine protected area« . The morning of Saturday, November 26 was devoted to the different audiovisual competitions organized by the festival, which concluded with « the night of diving« . This evening began with the announcement of the results of the different audiovisual competitions, followed by screenings of the 3 award-winning films and then the presentation of a film combining dance, scuba diving, and music, shot in front of the temple of Poseidon in Greece. The morning of Sunday, November 27 was dedicated to the » water fleas« , a flea market for diving and aquatic sports equipment.