June 13, 2009 (Savannah, Georgia) —With over 200 ocean-related film entries from around the world, BLUE Ocean Film Festival awarded its Best of Festival award to The Cove, produced by Oceanic Preservation Society. The award was accepted by filmmakers Simon Hutchins and Greg “Moondog” Mooney. Finalists for Best of Festival included The Cove, Call of the Killer Whale (Ocean Futures Society), Saving Luna (Mountainside Film), Terra Antarctica (Oceans 8), The Great Tide (BBC Natural History Unit) and Wild Ocean (Giant Screen Films).
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, and her husband, Kirk Krack joined the Oceanic Preservation Society in an effort to document and put an end to the tragic practice of dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. Using their expert freediving skills, Mandy-Rae and Kirk took great risks to set the hidden cameras and microphones needed in the making of The Cove. DeeperBlue congratulates OPS, Kirk and Mandy-Rae for their tenacity and courage in making such a remarkable film. View all the festival winners at www.bluefilmfest.com
