WINNER
Shoot-out competition ‘Archeology’
Kemer underwater days, Turkey – 2004
RUNNER-UP
2nd place
Shoot-out competitie ‘Sealife’
Kemer underwater days, Turkey – 2004
5th PLACE
CMAS Worldcup shoot-out Underwater Videography
Ustica, Sicily, Italy – 2004
UNDERWATER FOOTAGE / CAMERAMAN
Tsunami report BY Steve Chao
CTV – Canadian Television – 2004
MEMBER OF THE JURY
Underwater photo competition
Kemer underwater days, Turkey 2005
CULTURE PRIZE
Erpe-Mere, Belgium – 2005
RUNNER-UP
2nd Place
CMAS Worldcup underwater videography shoot-out
with ‘A message in a bottle’
Accitrezza, Sicily, Italy – 2005
MEMBER OF THE JURY VIDEO
NELOS underwater filmfestival, Antwerp – 2006
PRODUCTION
’10 Introductions to the underwaterworld’
Produced for ‘MUZEE’ in Scheveningen, Netherlands – 2006
UNDERWATER FOOTAGE / CAMERAMAN
Endwork at the university of Gent for Dhr. Geert Baeten – 2007
Production title : IN TRANSIT : The white hotel
COOPERATION
for ‘The day of the Ocean’
Film presentation and sensibilisation of the school going youth in Brussels
aimed at protection of the Oceans and the environment
Organized by the Public Aquarium of Brussel in the Kinepolis – Brussels 2007
WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION
‘Filming the invisible’
At the 1st North Sea Underwater filmfestival in The Hague, Netherlands – 2007
GUEST OF HONOUR
17th Festival des images de mer
NAUSICAA – Boulogne-sur-mer – FRANCE 2008
CAMERAMAN
Documentary ‘Portrait de Frédéric Buyle’ 2008
Underwater footage in NEMO 33
A documentary by Philippe Lallet & Christian Pétron
GUEST SPEAKER
Nelos Underwater photo- & filmfestival 2008
Metropolis – Antwerp – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY
Nelos Zoetwaterflitsen and Zeelandflitsen 2009 – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY
Nelos Zeelandflitsen 2010 – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY
Nelos onderwater foto- & filmfestival 2010 – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY VIDEO
PAF Tachov 2011 – Czech Republic
Underwater photo- & filmfestival
MEMBER OF THE JURY PHOTO
Mundus Maris – Artwork competition for schools & classes worldwide
Day of the Ocean 2013 – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY VIDEO
Open Belgium championships underwater videography 2015 – Belgium
MEMBER OF THE JURY VIDEO
PAF Tachov 2017 – Czech Republic
Underwater photo- & filmfestival
CONTRIBUTION OF VIDEO FOOTAGE
Documentary : 700 sharks in the night ( 700 requins dans la nuit) 2018
Realisation : Luc Marescot.
An expédition Gombessa IV, guided by Laurent Ballesta.
Coproduction : ARTE France, Le cinquième rêve, Andromède Océanologie, Les gens bien
MEMBER OF THE JURY PHOTO
CMAS World Championships Underwater Photography 2019 – Tenerife – SPAIN
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY VIDEO
Galathea Festival 2019 – Hyères – FRANCE
MEMBER OF THE JURY VIDEO
PAF Tachov 2020 – Czech Republic
Underwater photo- & filmfestival
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY PHOTO
Fête Européenne de l’image sous-marine 2022 – Strasbourg – France
ORGANIZER
Hugycup 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2015 – 2017 – 2019 – 2023
International Underwater Photo- & video shoot-out competition
www.hugycup.com