海洋电影节世界巡展源自于澳大利亚。海洋电影节旨在激励人们探索、尊重、欣赏和保护我们的海洋。电影是海洋电影节的重中之重。海洋电影节致力于与观众一起分享世界上最好的海洋电影。每年，海洋电影节会放映一场两小时的电影，汇集世界上最新、制作最优良的海洋题材纪录影像。这场展映影片的各个章节来自于世界各地的独立制作人，充满启发性、教育性和娱乐性，长度不限，风格不同，内容涵盖了海洋探险、海洋环境、海洋生物、海洋相关的运动和海岸文化。

目前海洋电影节已经走过了十年，在澳大利亚、比利时、新西兰、中国大陆、中国香港 和英国巡回展映。海洋电影节也逐渐成为了一个海洋运动爱好者，海洋环保人士，海洋生态工作者以及自然纪录片爱好者的聚会。

At the Ocean Film Festival Australia our vision is to inspire you to explore, respect, enjoy, and protect our oceans. Film is at the heart of the Ocean Film Festival Australia and we aim to share the best films from around the globe with our audiences.

Each March, the Ocean Film Festival Australia will screen over 2 hours of the most inspirational, educational and entertaining clips related to the ocean from independent film makers both international and Australian. And the world tour follows the festival to New Zealand, Belgium, UK, Hong Kong China and mainland China. The Ocean Film Festival Australia will include a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles covering topics such as the oceanic environment, marine creatures, ocean related sports, coastal cultures and ocean lovers.