Wavescape unveils female-centric line-upThis year, the Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festival will focus on women in its ocean-conscious event line-up. From 20 November to 10 December 2017, Wavescape will showcase the talents of female scientists, artists, photographers, and activists who use the ocean as their muse to advocate change Wavescape will premiere the all-female surf film Blue Road as well as photographer Saskia Koerner’s Light Waves photographic exhibition of women in surfing. Olga Sinenko A strong female presence can also be found in the Artboard Project, Clifton Beach Screening, Slide Night, Film Festival, and Blue Ocean Master Class. The iconic poster depicts a twist of the mermaid motif with a woman surfer morphing into a tentacled sea monster below the surface. Wavescape will also hosts a film night at Rolling Wood Surf & Skate Store, a Beach Coop Beach Cleanup, Jack Black movie night, Mami Wata’s Night of African Adventure, and the Beach Reach educational day for children hosted by the Save our Seas Foundation. Festival director Shani Judes said: “Every year our festival showcases amazing people, their acts of kindness, talents and genuine love for the ocean. This year, we are particularly chuffed to have so many more women taking centre stage and dominating our line-up. Pollution and global warming affects us all and we are all able to help effect that change." Supporting partners are Marine Stewardship Council, Jack Black Beer, Wesgro Film and Media Promotion, Save Our Seas Foundation, Petco, Long Beach Capital, Mami Wata, Deus ex Machina, Channel 24 and Wavescape.co.za. Line-up20-28 Nov: Art Board Exhibition, Jack Black Beer Brewery Slide NightBernie Shelley – (WP Longboard Champ). Live Narration of a Film Ghost Ship |