Awards Nominations and Laureates List for 2020 from the 27th Interstas Festival

The Covid-19 has brought so many changes to the world, including Events, Festivals and Awards season. The 2020 International Tourism Film Festival Awards was held as a virtual, digital Event, due to Covid -19 safety concerns.

Following the nominations for the Awards earlier please find the Laureates List for 2020 here and the virtual presentation by clicking here.

The International Tourism Film Festival as physical Event is postponed for 2021. The online Award Ceremony is taking place over the same dates as the physical Event, on 13th of November.

Laureates were awarded online.

About the Festival:

INTERSTAS / International project of tourism, tourist film, landscaping, founded 1994. By the initiatives of The FEST / European Federation of Tourist Journalists and Writers, Rome, Italy, since 2003 becomes center „International Club of Merit for Tourism“.

In its own development program INTERSTAS has founded two more international events; 1988 with the support of FEST and ITF substantiates ITF’CRO / International Film Festival, and in 2003 became a member of the European Flower and Landscape Association – AEFP / EFE, and substantiates KEA-CRO / Landscape Flower Competition of Croatian Cities, Hundreds, Centers for GOLDEN CVIJET EUROP and Special Award “Dr. Lucija Čikeš ”

PATRONAGE, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

This unique event of its kind in Croatia in the field of tourism, tourism film, landscape, will be held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia.

Consequently, continuing their marketing, cultural and tourist activities FISCALIS / is a founder and organizer of international tourism event, film festival and landscaping event and a member of international tourism, film and landscaping associations: FEST, FIJET, AEFP / EFE, ITCO.

AWARDS 2020

27th INTERSTAS ‘2020./ International Festival of Tourism, Tour Film Festival and Landscape – International Club of Merited in Tourism

23rd ITF’CRO ‘2020./ International Tourfilm Festival

18th KEA-CRO ‘2020./ Presentation of Croatian towns/places for ”International Golden Flower – CIB”

On 27th INTERSTAS ‘2020, from the 17 countries in the world; out of 56 nominated candidates (individuals, companies, associations) 37 candidates are nominated and 17 LAUREATES are selected. Directory of INTERSTAS and FEST/European Federation of Tourism Journalists,decided the assign specified prestigious international tourism awards, based on the submitted candidacies and explanations of the Commission of Tourism Journalists for every individual and organization, according to the propositions of the award. Selected Laureates with their high creative quality of work, their projects, development programs, tourism presentation, cultural, spiritual, and similar programs, as well as recognition for their individual and collective contributions, directly or indirectly promote and enhance the development of tourism.

At the 23st ITF’CRO / International Tourfilm Festival,

Out of 147 countries around the globe, a huge number of even 412 films have been reported from category; tourist, travel, documentary, cultural-historical, ecological films.

Out of the total number of registered filmmakers, 178 films were nominated for one of the festival awards, the special Croatian award “Baldo Čupić” and the Grand prix -23. ITF’CRO

KEA-CRO/From Croatia out of 6, 3 candidates are nominated and 1 LAUREATE is selected for special award “Lucija Čikeš” and one finalist candidated for Certificate KEA –CIB 2021.

WINNERS OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD CHARTER FEST “ ANTONIO CONTE “

Fijet Members and long term FIJET HR partners, as follows:

Ludmila NOVACKA, Slovakia ; President of FIJET Slovakia: For excellence in contributing to the international development of tourism.

Dario NOVALIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Editor in Chief and owner of the Magazine B&H start and B&H Travel: For excellence in contributing to professionalism in journalism and development of wine and gastronomy tourism

Nikola SERDAR,Fijet Croatia , Owner of the Company NIMCRO, Zagreb: For excellence in contributing to the international development of Croatian tourism

Šime STRIKOMAN, Television Cameraman and author of the project Millenium Photo, Vodice –Dalmatia
For excellence projects „Millenium Photo „Terra Croatica“, „ Festival of guardians of Jesus’ tomb “, and excellence in promotion of cultural tourism”

Slobodan VLAŠIĆ, Journalist , Dubrovnik, “ For extraordinary contribution to development of tourism”

Miroslav RADMAN, Professor, Acamedician MedILS, Split :“ For outstanding contribution to Croatian science and international branding”

Ivana KULJERIĆ BILIĆ, Professor at the Academy of Music,Zagreb :“For extraordinary contribution to the development of cultural tourism”

Denis IVANOVIĆ, City Mayor Kastela Towns: “For excellence in contributing to the development of tourism”.

Vlado KRAUTHAKER, Wine Producer Krauthaker d.o.o.:“For extraordinary contribution to the development of wine tourism”

Boris NEMEC, Special Clinic for Orthopedics,Matulj : “For extraordinary contribution to the development of health tourism“

Ranka VELIMIROVIĆ, LIBRA FILM Productions, Beograd, Serbia: Posthumously for outstanding contribution to the development of culture and tourism

CERTIFICATE KEA-CRO 2020 – FOR INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN FLOWER – CiB ‘2020

CITY OF KAŠTELA (Near Split, Central Dalmatia)

SPECIAL AWARD „DR. LUCIJA ČIKEŠ“ ‘2020

Edit LEMAL, Director of the Center for Education „Ivan Štark“, Osijek, Hrvatska : „for excellence in the work of people with special needs„

WINNERS OF SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE 27th INTERSTAS 2020 for extraordinary contribution to the development of tourism

Tomislav KLARIĆ, City Mayor of the town Bakar-Kvarner

Nada MARŠIĆ, Tourist Office Director of Kaštela towns

Danijel MARUŠIĆ, Mayor of Brodsko-Posavska County

INTERNTAIONAL AWARDS GOLDEN INTERSTAS 2020:

Tourist Office Bakar ( Turistička zajednica grada Bakra), Kvarner Region)

Tourist Office Bol (Turistička zajednica Općine Bol), island Brac, Central Dalmatia)

Tourist Office Kastela (Turistička zajednica grada Kaštela), Central Dalmatia)

Tourist Office County Slavonski Brod-Posavina (Turistička zajednica Brodsko – posavske županije)

AWARDED FILMS AND AUTHORS – 22. ITF’CRO 2020

Special Acknowledgment -ITF’CRO ‘2020

Author and producer VOLJEN GRBAC, for film: MEKNES THE JEWEL OF MOROCCO…

TOURIST’S, /3’17”/ 2020/, Morocco

Authors Paula and Đelo jr. Jusić HRVATSKO BLAGO – BIJELO ZLATO IZ STONA /10′ / 2020/, Producer: „ADRIA TON“, Zagreb, Croatia

Film/video EGYPT-LIKE NEVER BEFORE /2’28”/ Producer :NPA; Egypt

Film/video PROMOTIONAL VIDEO SENEGAL /1’34”/- Senegal

Film/video TUNISIA – TRAVEL VIDEO /3’13”/ – Tourist Bord, Tunisia

Film/video THIS IS HAITI ‒ ‘A PARADISE UNKNOWN’ (AYITI), /3’12”/ NTB, -Haiti

Film/video BRAZIL | BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY! TIMELAPSE, /2’59”/ -Producer : NTO,Brazil

Film/video WELCOME TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO / 1’59”/ – Trinidad and Tobago

Film/video TURKEY PROMOTION – GO TURKEY, /2’39”/ Producer: NTO, Turkey

Film/video TOURISM RUSMICE,/ 1’17”/ Producer: „Promo A“, Russia

Author NEBOJŠA ILKE za film GROCANSKE PRIČE – GROCKA TALES (50’), Producer “NII”, Vlasotince, Serbia

Film/video OTKRIJ LJEPOTU – PROMO FILM , /2’51”/2020,County Tourist Office Sl.Brod-Posavina, Croatia

Film/video spots IZNJMLJIVAČI, ZMAJEVA ŠPILJA, DOMINIKANSKI SAMOSTAN, (3’10’’’), Producer: “Tourist Office Bol, Croatia

Author KREŠIMIR ČERNEKA for film/video BAKAR – WALK THROUGH HISTORY, /2’50”/ 2020, Applicant: Tourist Office Bakar, Croatia

Film/video CENTRAL DALMATIA: A DREAM WAITING FOR YOU /2’/2020, Producer: „Moonstone Production“ nominated by County Tourist Office Split- Dalmatia, Croatia

Author ŽELJKA PERDIĆ, for film/video KAŠTELANSKA BAKA MASLINA /3’30’’/ 2020, Appplicant: Tourist Office Kaštela, Croatia

Film/video KAŠTELA GRAD PO MJERI ČOVJEKA /9’13’’/ In Production: Studio KA-LU, Producer: Tourist Office Kaštela, Croatia

Film MEET THE CRIKVENICA RIVIERA (2’03’’) 2019, Producer: “Envy”, Applicant: Tourist Office Crikvenica, Croatia

Film RIJEKA 2020 EUROPEAN CAPITOL OF CULTURE, (3’12’’) Producer: Tourist Office Rijeka, Croatia

DIPLOMAS – 22.ITF’CRO 2020

a/ For author‘s work

INDIA NATIONAL TOURISM DAY, In production: National Tourism Organization, India

CROATIA YOUR NEXT FILMING DESTINATION, In production: Croatian Tourist Office, Croatia

CHINA TOURISM PROMOTIONAL VIDEO, In production: National Tourist Office China

AUTHOR& DIRECTOR DAVIDE RINALDI FOR FILM: „GENERATION BEAUTY“ THE REGENERATION OF RIONE SANITA IN NAPLES, In production Rai 3, Italy

MATEJ MESTROVIC Author, Director- The award for the most original song for the movie: DOLCELLO MEDITERRANA, Island Brioni

b/ the best film of the festival up to 50 minutes, in the film presentation of the traditional customs of the living culture, was proclaimed:

Film: ROME’S INNER CITY ARTISANS“, Director LUIGI GIULIANO CECCARELI, In production: Rai 3, Italy

c/The best film of the festival in the category up to 3 min, was proclaimed:

Film/Video: THE TOURISM DECADE / It’s More Fun in the Philippines, In Production -National Tourist Office, Philippines.

d/ The best film of the festival in the category Travel -Documentary , was proclaimed:

Author: ADRIANO BOTTARO for film: THE ADVENT IN AUSTRIA, In production: “A.BOTTARO”, Austria

e/THE FESTIVAL’S BEST TOURIST PROMOTIONAL MOVIE, INTERNATIONAL JURY OF THE FESTIVAL AWARDS: ( ‘Grand Prix’ – 1. statua)

Film/Video: MEXICO A WORLD OF ITS OWN, In production: National Tourist Board Mexico

f/ THE FESTIVAL’S BEST CROATIAN NATIONAL TOURIST PROMOTIONAL MOVIE „ BALDO CUPIC“, INTERNATIONAL JURY OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD:

Film/video: CROATIA – FULL OF ISLANDS TO DISCOVER,In production: Croatian Tourist Office, Croatia

CONGRATULATIONS

FISCALIS is a proud organizer of annual International Tourism Film festival 2020

An annual highlight of ITTF is the Ceremony of Tourism Awards, an event dedicated to the celebration of exceptional knowledge, experience, projects, contribution to the development in the field of tourism.

Thank you to all of you Laureates for your excellence and contribution to a thriving, sustainable tourism industry and the success of 2020 ITTF. We wish the Laureates continued success. Congratulations to all winners!

Mr. Vojko PLEŠTINA
Founder and CEO of INTERSTAS, ITF’CRO, KEA – CRO
President of ITCO / International Federation of Tourism Film Festival
Ms. Tina ČUBRILO
President of Fijet Croatia, V.P. Fijet and the Member of Fijet Golden Apple Committee