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Tourism films leave us with a desire to get up and hurry off
to a new place, and the 2016 US International Film & Video Festival winners
include some fascinating options for doing that.
The films represent a variety
of techniques for promoting the destinations, from the play of light on a
winter scene in Finland to 6,000 people lip-syncing a song in an Austrian Alp
town. The winners also include a delightful approach to getting the attention
of flyers for safety information.
Six films won Silver Screen awards and 10
more received Certificates of Creative Excellence.
Silver Screen winners are:
“5
Moments,” produced by Paravision, Højbjerg, Denmark, for Hotel
Arctic, Greenland, taunts a potential traveler with broad scenes of ice on
water and close-ups of igloo rooms as it explores this facility on the edge of
te Ilulssat Ice Fjord, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. http://hotelarctic.com//
“Back
to Your Own Time. Holidays in Austria” offers a hiking tour
with pristine nature and mountain scenery. It was sponsored by the Austrian
National Tourist Office and produced by Gebhardt Productions, Mödling. Producer
was Jürgen Eckstein; director was Johannes Grebert with Matthias Pötsch as cinematographer and Karuan Marouf
on sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVMkA3U4GXQ
"Dubrovnik and Time," from Balduci Film
Zagreb, Croatia, was sponsored by the Dubrovnik Tourist Board and produced by Spomenka
Saraga and David C Cooper. The film offers a look at the history and beauty of
the area through a speeded-up passage of time. Director was Hervé Tirmarche.
Others on the project were cinematographer Daniel Salas and editor Jalil Armijo.
Winter in Finland spans many seasons, November until
early May, and “Polar Night Magic,”
produced by Otto Production, Helsinki, set out to lure visitors to come visit
and see how the mood and light vary during the winter period. The film was done
for Finpro-Visit Finland, and produced by Ari Laitinen with Pekka Hara as
director. Cinematographer was Hena Blomberg, and editing was done by SEK &
Grey with sound by Lauri Porra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwqiLxxOclY
In “TAP Safety
Video – 70th Anniversary,” 10 people, ages 7-70, are featured on
their trip to the airport for their first flight on the Portugese airline. The film takes a different approach to the
usual information given air passengers by having the passengers explain plane
safety during their trip to the airport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAuRzqevUik&feature=youtu.be
“The
Danube in Serbia: 588 Impressions” traces a journey along
the west-to-east flowing river that flows by cultures and fortresses dating
back 9,000 years. The National Tourism Organisation Serbia in Belgrade
sponsored the production, which was done by Supernatural. Editor was Srdjan
Stankovic; Dragan Vildovic was director of photography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiHfYWhDmo
Certificate winners are:
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| Kayah State residents ready to greet tourists |
“An
Introduction to Kayah State, Myanmar,” sponsored by the
International Trade Centre in Geneva, shows off Myanmar’s smallest state, but
maybe its most culturally diverse. The area only recent opened to tourists. The
production was done by Max Kerkhoff’s company in Berlin. Kerkhoff was the
producer and director with Till Girke as cinematographer. The editor was
Valérie Anex. Sound was by Paul Glodek
and composers were Mu Shant and Mu Pran, Myanmar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtkdyi4toe0
The
Bangladesh Tourist Board commissioned “Beautiful
Bangladesh – Land of Rivers” to show off the country’s greatest resources, its
thousands of rivers that contribute both to the economy and to the philosophy
of regions. Market Edge Limited, Dhaka,
produced the film.
“Biggest
Lipdub Ever” – Opus ‘Live Is Life,” a look at the small Austrian
Alp town of Kapfenberg and the spirit of its residents that worked to beautify
the city. The project has been set to music, “Live is Life” by Austrian band
Opus. Some 6,000 people participated in the mass lip-syncing experience. Stadtgemeinde
Kapfenberg entered the film, which was sponsored by TIQA Werbe- und Marketing
GmbH, Leoben, and produced by Piwi Media GmbH, Bruck an der Mur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2thPGWVELE
“Cities
We Love – UNESCO,” features the 15 UNESCO Spanish World
Heritage Cities. It was produced by Readmore Basic s.l., Madrid, for Grupo
Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España (GCPHE), Ávila. Producer was
David C. Cooper with director Hervé Tirmarche, cinematographer Daniel Salas and
editor: Jalil Armijo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kl9ITMi-qY
“Color Your Christmas with Zagreb”
features Advent in the Croatian city through the eyes of a little girl. It was
sponsored by the Zagreb Tourist Board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4OvTb71LwQ
“Norte Region of Portugal – A Unique Region”
tells a story of a young couple visiting the region and its 144 kilometers of
Atlantic coastline. The theme promotes the area’s potential for potential for
entrepreneurial and industrial opportunities. It was sponsored by Norte
Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N) and produced
by Farol de Ideias, Vila Nova de Gia. The producer was Arminda Deusdado with
José Lemos as director. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgFQqcGvkE
“Turkey:
Home of the Turquoise” features an actor discovering
different areas of the Turquoise Coast such as Marmaris and Gocek and
discussing its connection to the gem turquoise. Sponsored by Turkish Ministry
of Culture and Tourism, Ankara, it was produced by Kala Film Reklamolik Ve Tantim
Hizmetler Ticaret Ltd. STI. Producers were Daghan Celayir and Hazar Beycan.
Celayir also directed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Esp3AtIFc
"Vienna
Now," produced by Slash for the Vienna Tourist Board,
features a tour of Vienna by British journalist and Viennese-by-choice Chris
Cummins. The director was Stefan Schlager with Matthias Smycka as director of
photograpy and Thomas Scharf as editor. Overdub was by Gregor Rašek. The film
is one of a series on the area that can be accessed at www.youtube.com/Vienna
“Wish
You Were Here,” from the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourisms
e.V., German National Tourist
Board, Frankfurt, offers views of romantic
locations. It was produced by Insa Gonzalez, Cora Walker and Romano Warlo,
edited by Romano Warlo and directed by Insa Gonzalez and Cora Walker. Cinematographer
was Chris Grewe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIbbnqnZP6I
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“Within 1
Hour,” from VisitDenmark, tackles the theme of what can be seen in each
region of the country in one hour. The entire project consists of nine films,
which took two years to produce. Three were entered in the competition. They
are designed for VisitDenmark’s website, http://www.visitdenmark.co.uk/en-gb/denmark/discover-denmark-exciting-city-breaks-and-stunning-nature?_ga=1.203292497.1138747924.1465924438
Vnr.TV, Hellerup, produced the works with Anders Garde
Kongshaug as producer-director, Mathias Peter Christian as director of
photography and Mads Gelting as editor. The presentations are designed so they
can be played without sound, if need.
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