Vintage Medsub and Filmsub present a weekend of vintage diving presentations at Lloret de Mar on the north East Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Full details of the programme as well as useful information for booking is available on the their website https://bucam.es/bucam2026/prog26bucamENG.pdf
Friday, September 11, 2026. Lloret Theatre.
15:00 Preparation of the exhibitions in Room 2
17:00 Inauguration of the Exhibition of Old Diving Equipment, Underwater Cameras and Films
1) Classic Diving Suit Teams (Helmet), Mr. David Dekker (France).
2) Collection of Diving Equipment of the US Navy Divers 1959-1972 of M. Jean Lebeau (France).
3) Collection of Regulators by D. Oriol Riba (Girona-Spain)
4) Diving Equipment Exhibition of the G.E.A.S. Diving Pioneers Association – Civil Guard (l’Estartit-Girona).
5) Exhibition of FECDAS Diving Material.
6) Exhibition of C.R.I.S. Diving Equipment
7) Exhibition of graphic material of HDSES XX ANNIVERSARY.
8) Exhibition of Rebreathers from the Conrad Daubanton Collection.
9) Exhibition of old engravings of scuba divers by M.François Brun (France).
10) Exhibition of BUCAM Underwater Cameras by Mr. Andrés Clarós (Barcelona): – Camera of the filming of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Jaws. – Camera by Xavier Casadejust who filmed “El Hombre y la Tierra” TVE series Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente. Scoop. – Other underwater waterproof box models by Xavier Casadejust: CAS-MAR.
11) Exhibition of Movie Posters of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Jaws”
– BUCAM Collection by Andrés Clarós (Barcelona)
– Film Poster Collection: “Lluis Benejam Cinema Archive”. (Capmany-Girona)
– “Casino Menestral de Figueres” loan of frames for posters. (Figueres-Girona)
Transfer of Showcases and Exhibitors.
– Mascort Foundation (Torroella de Montgrí).
– Girona Provincial Council.
18:00 Opening of the FILMSUB Vintage Festival 2026
18:10 Trailer of the film “Épaves de Guerre du Roussillon” by François Brun (3 min). 18:15 Round Table: “The repercussions and aftermath of the film Jaws” with Patricio Bultó, Christian Petron, Evelyn Segura, David Jara, Pedro Lopez-Alegret, Héctor Salvador
19:00 Screening of the film Jaws, produced by Universal Pictures and released in 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the book Jaws by Peter Benchley Viewers are advised that the length of the film is 124 minutes. The first restored Spanish version will be screened with English subtitles.
Free admission to all subject to the capacity of the theatre.
21:15 Closure of theTheatre.
21:45 Dinner in the Marina room of the Guitart Central Park Hotel for the participants who stay at the Hotel G. C. P.
Saturday, September 12, 2026. Lloret Theatre.
09:30 Opening of the Exhibition Hall.
10:30 Opening of the Conference by Mr. Andrés Clarós.
10:35 “XX years of History of HDSES”. By Mr. Antonio Badías, President of HDS-ES. 11:00 “Pioneers of the Underwater Image in Mallorca: Jorge Morey Gil. Painter, Camera Designer and Underwater Cameraman…” by Mr. Rubén Castrillo. Director of the Nemrod Museum. Diver, HDS-ES.
11:20 “Cave diving, a world in the shadows.” by Mrs. Carmen Portilla. Diving Instructor, Cave Diver, Bachelor of Political Science and Sociology. Coordinator and Director of the TVE program “Al Filo de lo Imposible”. HDS-Es Honour Diver.
12:00 BREAK
12:30 “Interview with Mr Crawford Grier (Scotland). Pioneer of Underwater Technology” by Hector Salvador
13:00 “Tribute to the Pioneers of Diving”. Recognition of veterans in the world of diving. Brief curriculum and presentation of commemorative distinctions. In charge of the directors of FECDAS.
14:00 Pica-Pica / Lunch offered by FECDAS at the Municipal Theater.
16:00 Documentary: “Naufragis, Bussos i Homes “Rana” “ by Josep Maria Castellví. (2025). 73 min The lack of iron in post-war Spain meant that the metal from shipwrecks acquired an unexpected monetary value. The Ebro Sea became a great reserve for this business, in which divers and frogmen worked precariously, mixing their stories with those of the ships that were dismantled. Original version in Catalan with Spanish subtitles.
17:15 “Homage to Xavier Casadejust Codina (1930-2019)” Round table on one of the pioneers of underwater imaging in Spain. Moderator: Andrés Clarós. With the participation of Montserrat Casadejust, Xavier Casadejust jr, Alfons Ferrer, Pitu Casals, Manel Melchor, Josep Maria Puig…
17:45 “Catalonia Twentieth Century, Pioneer of Diving in Spain: Conversations with….Federico Foerster”. Presentation by Enrique Dauner. (Barcelona) Enrique Dauner, one of the creators of the concept of Vintage Diving and a great connoisseur of the History of Diving and its pioneers, presents a new chapter of this series compiling his personal interviews with the greats of diving in Catalonia. 18:05 Break. 18:15 “This is how 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was filmed”. By Mr. Juan Antonio Gómez-Lorente.
19:00 Screening of the Original Film of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” produced by Disney Studios in 1954 and directed by Richard Fleischer based on the book of the same name by Jules Verne. A 127-minute Spanish version will be screened with English subtitles.
Free admission to all audiences and subject to the capacity of the theatre.
21:30 Closing of the Vintage Film-Sub 2026.
Sunday, September 13, 2026.
VINTAGE MEDSUB in the morning on the beach of “Sa Caleta”
10:30 Reception of attendees at the FECDAS Stands at the entrances to Sa Caleta beach.
Preparations of the tent and the delimiting fences by the Associació de Voluntaris de Protecció Civil de Lloret de Mar.
Diving preparations with a Vintage Scuba Suit by members of the Special Group of Underwater Activities (GEAS) of the Civil Guard. Tent located on the beach.
Preparation and dressing of divers with classic diving gear on the beach. Directed by David Dekker. Entry into the water and evolutions. In the first minutes of the divers entering the water, the public is asked to refrain from approaching them because it is the time for recording images.
Diving hood baptisms – Shallow Water helmet – Miller Dunn type.
Autonomous diving baptisms with old Bitrachaea regulators updated by Enrique Dauner. It requires a minimum 1-star diving certificate.
Diving Demonstration with former Recyclers by the members “Demineurs de la Marine Nationale Française”. Directed by Christian Petrón.
Antique material market, if you have antique material at home bring it, there will be collectors.
Diving with current equipment: if anyone wants to dive in “Sa Caleta” or in any of the coves of Lloret, we ask you to book your equipment in the references of the diving centres of Lloret de Mar which we provide in the Useful Information section.
Streaming of the underwater evolutions of the classic divers with the ROV of the Underwater Unit of the Mossos d’Esquadra in connection with Fitel TV of Lloret de Mar.
Collection/Cleaning of the seabed near “Sa Caleta” by volunteers as one of the previous events of the “VI World Congress of Plogging” (Collection of waste while doing recreational activities outside) that will take place on the 2nd (Lloret de Mar) and 16-17 (Barcelona) of October 2026. Collaboration with the Diving Clubs of Lloret de Mar.