A must-attend event for all lovers of exceptional underwater images, the Festisub is a major moment, eagerly awaited each year in Neuchâtel. During the 2 days of the 14th edition of the festival, embark on a wonderful journey taking you from Greenland to Polynesia, including Switzerland, which is of course not to be outdone!
Highlights not to be missedThe 400-seat projection hall at the Aula des Jeunes-Rives will host emotionally charged moments. Thus, the evening of Friday, March 11 will feature the screening of the 52-minute documentary by Jean-Gabriel Leynaud « Under the Pole: Under the Ice of Greenland, » recounting the second chapter of the extraordinary scientific adventure undertaken by Ghislain Bardout, his wife Emmanuelle, and their teammates. On March 12, it will be Laurent Ballesta’s turn, the festival’s sponsor since 2015, to close the two screening sessions: in the afternoon, he will share a 30-minute narrated slideshow revealing some well-kept secrets (not for long!) of the oceans; then, to close the festival, the documentary film « Grouper Mystery », filmed in the southern pass of the Fakarava atoll in Polynesia, will be presented.Gems from here and elsewhere that will amaze youAside from these highlights, many other films and slideshows will be shown during Festisub:
• » Predators, the Largest Hunting Ground » directed by Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey,
• » Emotion » musical slideshow presented by the Swiss Marc Berset,
• » Under the Pole II: A Polar Immersion Through the Seasons » narrated slideshow by Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout and Ghislain Bardout,
• » The Journey of a Coral » proposed by the Swiss Alexandre Aubert,
• » Lanzarote, the Black Pearl of the Atlantic » by Erwan Savin,
• » The Kingdom of Catfish » by Jérôme Espla,
• » A Sea Without Sharks » documentary by Béatrice Berge, with François Sarano
• » Naughty Boy – Runnin’ » video clip directed by Julie Gautier and Charlie Robins with Guillaume Néry and Alice Modolo,
• a few episodes of an Ocean of Life by René Heuzey under the Label Bleu Production…
The public will also be able to enjoy exceptional exhibitions in the Aula des Jeunes-Rives hall, including those of:
– Domenico Roscigno and his Mediterranean and tropical underwater photos,
– Michel Lonfat and his images brought back from the waters of the canton of Valais bordering France and Italy.
Note: thanks to a collaboration with the Neuchâtel Museum of Natural History, which is one of the Festisub partners, a festival ticket grants free entry to theAbysses exhibition (from February 21 to August 14, 2016).So, meet at the Aula des Jeunes-Rives of the University of Neuchâtel on March 11 and 12 to enjoy guaranteed immersion!