Cairns Underwater Film Festival is a celebration of underwater photography and filmmaking. The festival combines an underwater film and photo competition (which focuses on the rich and diverse beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) with a film festival showcasing underwater imagery from around the world.

Photo competition categories include:

Wide Angle Nature – Celebrating the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
Young Photographer – An opportunity for the under 16′s to show off their best underwater photos
Macro – Celebrating the little guys.
Diver(s) – Divers in harmony with the reef
Compact Macro – Close up using compact camera system
Compact Wide – Wide Angle using a compact camera system
Creative – An open category to let your imagination go wild (photoshop manipulation allowed).
International – Best of the World – Your best shots from around the world.