Euifa.Org - Euifa Certification System

ABOUT EUIFA

The Association pursues the following aims:

To promote the global significance and reputation of Underwater Film Festivals across the Europe and in the rest of the World;
To encourage European and international cooperation among the festivals or other similar organisations and institutions;
To encourage compliance to common environmental rules and regulations.
To represent the festivals in European, national and international organisations;
To encourage the exchange of knowledge, information and experience among the festivals;
To develop a coordinated approach in relation to artists, audience and authorities.
To support organization parts of festivals.

To constitude and standardized academic and scientific underwater imaging trainings for universities and other diving trainings organizations

To strengthen the international position of all activities regarding this field.
To contribute well-knowness of the activities.
To consolidate the friendship and communication of all underwater specialists and all of the people..
To provide films, photos and competitors to activities in order to grow up.
To support the promotion of underwater beauties and values for tourism.
To support the studies about cultural inheritance, environments and archeology.
To arise universal ethics and disciplines.
To prove the international acceptance of festivals from certificates and the copyrighted logos of EUIFA.
To constitude the calender of the festivals all over the world.
To form a chain between individuals and instutions from different countries for the activities.
To obtain new collaborations for underwater studies and productions.
To broadcast the festival promotions in other countries without oblications.
To give an aspect to international development of academic and independent underwater imaging activities.

Principles:

Political,religional and racial subjects are not included in EUIFA’s coverage.
The festivals are belong to their own national legality.
The respect to environmental and cultural values of the world is the main principle of EUIFA.
EUIFA don’t restrict using creativity and new techniques for underwater imaging.
Festivals are free to designate their covarage and participation rules.
The imaging dives must be done by international certified divers with restrictions of their diving certificates.