PAF Tachov festival

PAF Tachov festival PAF Tachov. International divers festival of films, photography, cartoon humor and children´s arts The films were evaluated by all participants.

PAF Tachov

International Festival of Underwater Photography, film, cartoom humor and children's art work

The festival's history dates back to 1979 when all public production of films, photographs, and art works was subjected to strict censorship in the totalitarian Czechoslovakia and travel across the border into the so-called civilized world required considerable effort and the right political

profile. In that time a group of enthusiasts from Tachov's divers club Alpha decided to organize an event at which representatives of diving clubs from Czechoslovakia would present their films. And because divers are by nature competitive, films were not only screened but the best ones were also awarded with prizes. The event had a great response and so in the consecutive years films were joined by photos and later slides. Not only the diving clubs but also individuals from Czechoslovakia and authors from around the world started competing with each other. The evaluation of individual works was handed over to professional jurors from among the celebrities of film and photography. No one would have guessed that the small local event would become one of the most globally recognized international festivals that is sought-after by a broad audience and attended by both amateur and professional underwater photographers and filmmakers from around the world. The competition is divided into several categories. The main photography prize "Top Photographer" is annually awarded to a successful photographer in the category of Author Portfolio in which the authors present four photographs of a specified topic. A similar prize, but in the film category, is the festival's "Grand Prix" which is awarded to the most successful film selected by a jury across all categories

Only one hundred is selected from many hundreds of photos sent to the competition. These photos are then printed in a large format and included in the touring exhibition which can be seen in several cities in the Czech Republic. The children's art work contest had become an equally important part of the festival. This competition is annually attended by hundreds of children from primary, secondary and art school. The works created by children and youth annually decorate the spaces of Tachov's Social Grounds Mže, where the festival is held. The main organizer of the festival is the Divers Association of Czech Republic and the festival is realized by the Divers Club Alpha with the help of the town Tachov.
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Dear participants of the PAF Tachov 2026 festival,on May 6, all authors who competed in the film and photography categor...
29/04/2026

Dear participants of the PAF Tachov 2026 festival,
on May 6, all authors who competed in the film and photography categories will be sent a commemorative porcelain plaque with the festival logo.
On the same day, prizes will also be sent to the winners in the individual categories. We ask all recipients who will not be reachable at the address they provided in the festival application within the next twenty days to send us information about an alternative date when we can send you the award or plaque.
We would like to point out that we send returned items back repeatedly only at the request and expense of the author.
www.paftachov.cz
Vážení účastníci festivalu PAF Tachov 2026,
dne 6. května bude všem autorům, kteří soutěžili v kategoriích film a fotografie, odeslána pamětní porcelánová plaketa s logem festivalu.
Ve stejný den budou také odeslány ceny vítězům v jednotlivých kategoriích. Prosíme všechny příjemce, kteří nebudou v následujícíh dvaceti dnech k zastižení na adrese, kterou uvedli ve festivalové přihlášce, zašlete nám informaci o náhradním termínu kdy vám můžeme ocenění či plaketu odeslat.
Dovolujeme si upozornit, že vrácené zásilky zpět zasíláme opakovaně pouze na požádání a náklady autora.

Friday's festival program for schools was visited by 450 students from Tachov schools. The most successful photograph fr...
16/04/2026

Friday's festival program for schools was visited by 450 students from Tachov schools. The most successful photograph from the point of view of children's visitors was a photograph of a seal by the Czech author Tomáš Vaňourek
In the online voting, the photograph by the Italian author Franco Tulli received the most votes from the audience. In the evaluation of the expert jury, this photograph took 1st place in the experimental photo category.
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Páteční festivalový program pro školy navštívilo na 450 žáků tachovských škol. Nejúspěšnější fotografií z pohledu dětských návštěvníků se stal snímek tuleně od českého autora Tomáš Vaňourek.
V online hlasování obdržela od diváků nejvíce hlasů fotografie od italského autora Franco Tulli. V hodnocení odborné poroty se tato fotografie umístila na 1. místě v kategorii experimentální foto.

RESULTS PAF TACHOV 2026 International festival of diving photography, film, cartoon humor and children's artwork. The pr...
14/04/2026

RESULTS PAF TACHOV 2026
International festival of diving photography, film, cartoon humor and children's artwork.
The prizes were donated by the following partners: SMY Ondina Liveaboard - Dive Indonesia, Nakaela Lodge Seram, Ray Diving, Svaz českých potápěčů

FILM
Grand Prix Ekermans Henk AT Shells: Shaped by Nature
Tour on the boat S.M.Y. Ondina including diving and 50% discount for accompanying person.

Diving professional film
1st place Ulf Marquardt DE The Secret Life of Dolphins
2nd place Wehrle Christian DE Hidden worlds
3rd place Massieu Rafael Herrero ES Trapped in the blue

Amateur diving film
1st place Kráľ Paľo SK Deň v Čiernej vode
Diving safari on a boat in the Red Sea. Ray diving.
2nd place Franczyk Pawel NO Far away from the sunlight
3rd place Pawlowski Lionel FR Cosmogonie

Professional film about water
1st place Guthknecht Florian DE Lord Howe Island - Reset in Paradies
2nd place Anderson Kim AU Ningaloo: Australia's Ocean Wonder
3rd place Espla Caroline, Jerome FR l'oursin un diamant si fragile.

AV presentation
1st place Caricato Maurilio IT Devátá vlna
2nd place Cremone Pietro IT The Legend Of Naga Laut
3rd place Luc Rooman BE Dvě dívky

PHOTOGRAPHY
Author's portfolio
Top Photographer ACEVEDO EDUARDO ES
Tour on the boat S.M.Y. Ondina including diving and 50% discount for accompanying person.
2nd place Tulli Franco IT
3rd place Gargiulo Marco IT

BW photography
1st place Roscigno Domenico IT Fisheye in the eye fish
2nd place Livornese Raffaele IT Fast and effective
3rd place SCORTEGAGNA STEFANO IT Antiopella cristata

Experimental photography
1st place Tulli Franco IT Black Hole
2nd place SCORTEGAGNA STEFANO IT CLOWN FISH
3rd place Crisafulli Giovanni IT Deep red

Pool photography
1st place Vychodil Ivan CZ Na lovu
2nd place Kleiner Petr CZ Kate
3rd place Nussbaum Elias CH Rauschen

Photos from seas and oceans
1st place Štros Michal CZ Blenny in a hardcoral
A week-long diving stay at the Nakaela Lodge resort on Seram Island and a 50% discount for accompanying persons.
2nd place Giacomo Marchione IT The diamond
3rd place Furlan Borut SI Shark and bird

Freshwater photgraphy
1st place Zurub Damir HR Cenote Dos Ojos
2nd place Urbánek Michal CZ Amur
3rd place ifj. Lőrincz Ferenc HU The throat of the attack

Festival visitor awards
Children's price Vaňourek Tomáš IT Štěně
Audiance award Tulli Franco IT Black Hole

The best Czech photographer
Author’s portfolio Vychodil Ivan CZ
Sea water Štros Michal CZ Blenny in a hardcoral
Fresh water Urbánek Michal CZ Amur

CARTOON HUMOR
1st place Walex BG
2nd place Řezníček Dan CZ
3rd place Tobischová Monika CZ

CHILDERN'S ARTWORKS
Painting, drawing, graphics - category 6-12 years old
1st place Darina Semykopenko
2nd place Anna Štorchová
3rd place Soňa Hüblerová
Special prize Adéla Smolíková

Ceramic - category 6-12 years old
1st place Amálie Bičejová
2nd place Jáchym Tůma
3rd place Kateřina Křečková

Painting, drawing, graphics - category 13-18 years old
1st place Adéla Rolníková
2nd place Kateřina Suchánková
3rd place Julie Havlíčková

Diploma creation price
Special prize Vann the Vinn
www.paftachov.cz

14/04/2026

Short report from the PAF Tachov 2026 diving festival.
Krátká reportáž z potápěčského festivalu PAF Tachov 2026.
www.paftachov.cz
Festival partners: Nakaela Lodge Seram, SMY Ondina Liveaboard - Dive Indonesia, Muzeum Českého lesa v Tachově, Město Tachov, Svaz českých potápěčů, Mirek Tapír Vostrý, Městské kulturní středisko Tachov,

11/04/2026
Slavnostní zahájení výstavy "V OBJETÍ TICHA" fotografa Milana Solčanského v Muzeu Českého lesa Tachově.Opening ceremony ...
11/04/2026

Slavnostní zahájení výstavy "V OBJETÍ TICHA" fotografa Milana Solčanského v Muzeu Českého lesa Tachově.

Opening ceremony of the exhibition "IN THE EMBRACE OF SILENCE" by photographer Milan Solčanský at the Muzeum Českeho lesa in Tachov.

The PAF Tachov festival opened today with a discussion and film screening for students from Tachov schools. 450 visitors...
10/04/2026

The PAF Tachov festival opened today with a discussion and film screening for students from Tachov schools. 450 visitors selected a photograph that will be awarded the Children's Viewer's Prize.
www.paftachov.cz
Festival PAF Tachov byl dnes zahájen besedou a filmovou projekcí pro žáky tachovských škol. 450 návštěvníků vybralo fotografii, která bude odměněna cenou dětského diváka.

Inspirováno přírodou. Sobota 11.4. od 13 hodin ve společenském sálu Mže v Tachově .Jitka Denton, módní návrhářka, vám př...
10/04/2026

Inspirováno přírodou.
Sobota 11.4. od 13 hodin ve společenském sálu Mže v Tachově .
Jitka Denton, módní návrhářka, vám přiblíží vznik ojedinělé kolekce ošacení jejíž inspirací byl podmořský svět.
IInspired by nature.
Saturday, April 11th from 1:00 PM in the Mže social hall in Tachov.
Jitka Denton, a fashion designer, will tell you about the creation of a unique clothing collection inspired by the underwater world.
www.paftachov.cz

Nominations. The jury tasked with judging diving humor had a very difficult job. A total of 209 jokes from 74 authors in...
08/04/2026

Nominations. The jury tasked with judging diving humor had a very difficult job. A total of 209 jokes from 74 authors in 31 countries were submitted to the competition.
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Nominace. Velmi těžký úkol měla porota, která hodnotila potápěčský humor. Do soutěže bylo přihlášeno 209 vtipů od 74 autorů z 31 států.
Mirek Tapír Vostrý

List of nominated films and screening program of the PAF Tachov 2026 festival Senam nominovaných filmů a program projekc...
07/04/2026

List of nominated films and screening program of the PAF Tachov 2026 festival
Senam nominovaných filmů a program projekce festivalu PAF Tachov 2026
Kino Mže Tachov / Cinema Mze Tachov

19:00 Friday 10.4.2026
50 PK Vodnár Paľo Kráľ SK
The Kingdom Of Triggerfish Gui Pinto da Costa PT
Od prameňa k ústiu Kalach Miroslav SK
Malé velké divy Václav Kechner CZ
Insolito (Extraordinary) Ralf Berkus DE
Voda v Africe Tomáš Vaňourek CZ
Ostrov Tumbatu Zanzibar Erich Tonhajzer st. SK
Odsúdené ostrovy Jaroslav Blaško SK
Hidden worlds Christian Wehrle DE
Neresenie zubáčov Liptovská Mara Erich Tonhajzer ml. SK
II canto delle sirene (The songs of the sirens) Alessandro Tommasi IT
Illusioni (illusions) Alessandro Tommasi IT
The Fiddler Crab Chun - Shuo Huang TW
When The Ocean Fades Yu Chien Chu TW

9:00 Saturday 11.4.2026
Poezie Domenico Drago IT
Cosmogonie Lionel Pawlowski FR
Magia Mediterranea (Mediterranean magic) Alessandro Tommasi IT
Ningaloo: Australia's Ocean Wonder (Episode 1) Kim Anderson AU
Dvě dívky Luc Rooman BE
The Legend Of Naga Laut Pietro Cremone IT
Devátá vlna Maurilio Caricato IT
Autorská portfolia 38 autorů / 4 sek
Deň v Čiernej vode Paľo Kráľ SK
Die Geheimnisse der Delfine (The Secret Life of Dolphins) Ulf Marquardt DE
Lord Howe Island - Das gerettete Paradies( Lord Howe Island - Reset in Paradies) Florian Guthknecht DE

13:00 Saturday 11.4.2026
Truk Lagoon a Herbert Nitsch Světlana Jägerová CZ
Trapped in the blue Rafael Herrero Massieu ES
Přednáška Jindřich Bohm: Norsko nad i pod vodou
Far away from the sunlight Pawel Franczyk NO
Shells: Shaped by Nature Henk Ekermans AT
Secret Bali Danny Ballet BE
l'oursin un diamant si fragile (the sea urchin, a fragile diamond) ESPLA Caroline & Jerome FR
Ten druhý svět Václav Kechner CZ
Naufragis, bussos i homes"rana (Shipwrecks, hard-hat diverts and frogmen) Josep Maria Castellví ES
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07/04/2025

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