Mirabaud Sailing Video Award 2019 discloses its international jury
by Mirabaud Sailing Video Award 9 Jul 2019 18:14 AEST
25 November 2019
Mirabaud Sailing Video Award 2019 international jury © Mirabaud Sailing Video Award
The Mirabaud Sailing Video Award announces the composition of its international jury for the third edition of the event.
The following personalities will select the world's best sailing videos produced this year: Nico Martinez (photographer), Nic Douglass ('Sailor Girl' blogger & sailor), Nathalie Quéré (sports marketing expert), Nicolas Mirabaud (Managing Partner, Mirabaud), Elena Otekina (journalist, Yacht Russia) and Nacho Gomez-Zarzuela (director of the Valencia Boat Show).
The Mirabaud Sailing Video Award aims to celebrate the best sailing videos produced each year and their authors. This is a unique annual competition for TV professionals: cameramen, directors, editors, TV production companies and professional sailors who film their achievements during regattas.
Nicolas Mirabaud, Managing Partner of Mirabaud Group, declares about this edition: "We are looking forward to discovering the videos. They showcase beautiful images, but above all they are about telling a story. Camera operators allow us to witness first-hand these spectacular adventures where sailors, amateurs and professionals alike, give it their all."
The winners of the third edition of the Mirabaud Sailing Video Award will be celebrated at the Yacht Racing Forum in Bilbao (ESP) on 25 and 26 November during an awards ceremony attended by the sports' leading personalities.
Professional filmmakers and video producers, as well as sailors who film their achievements during regattas, are invited to submit their videos until October 23, 2019 at midnight GMT. The public will be able to view the images on www.yachtracingimage.com
Mirabaud Sailing Video Award 2019 Jury:
- Nathalie Quéré (NED), brand, communication and sports marketing expert, AkzoNobel campaign manager in the 2017-18 VOR.
- Nic Douglass (AUS), blogger, TV commentator and journalist regularly involved in the sports' leading events.
- Elena Otekina (RUS), photographer and independent sailing journalist, actively contributing to Yacht Russia magazine.
- Nicolas Mirabaud (SUI), Managing Partner of Mirabaud.
- Nico Martinez (ESP), Sailing photographer for the past thirty years, involved in the worlds' major yacht racing events.
- Nacho Gomez-Zarzuela (ESP), Director of the Valencia Boat Show and specialist in sailing communication.
The Mirabaud Sailing Video Award 2019 is officially open!
All videos can be viewed at www.sailingvideoaward.com
Dates to remember for the 2019 edition:
- The videos must have been filmed between September 24, 2018 and October 23, 2019
- Videos must be submitted before October 23, 2019 at midnight GMT
- Public voting will be open from October 25 to November 5, 2019
Detailed rules available here.
Two important things to remember:
- Length of the videos: 45'' to 2'00
- Royalty-free soundtrack