“Lekenik, a Municipality of Pleasant Living” nominated for the 18th International Tourfilm Festival – ITF’CRO

We are delighted to let you know that we have received great news from the organisers of the International Tourist Film Festival – ITF’CRO 2015. Our entry, the short documentary tourism film “Lekenik – općina ugodnog življenja” (Lekenik – a Municipality of Pleasant Living), has been accepted: the festival selectors recognised the film and included it in the official competition of the 18th International Tourist Film Festival – ITF’CRO 2015.

The film was made by Rusmir Agačević and produced by the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Lekenik.

A total of 283 tourism, travel documentary and environmental films were submitted from 59 countries on every continent. The selection committee nominated 63 films, 51 of them foreign and 8 from Croatia, including one film in the new 3D medium, and they are competing for the festival awards. By decision of the Festival’s International Jury, in addition to Special Mentions and Diplomas, the main awards will be presented: the “Baldo Čupić” award for the best Croatian tourism film, and awards for best direction, screenplay, music, cinematography and editing; the “DUJAM” Trophy and the Grand Prix – ITF’CRO 2015.

The 18th International Tourist Film Festival – ITF’CRO is held as part of the 22nd INTERSTAS/International Review of Tourism and Film, the 33rd European presentation of international tourism awards to those who have contributed to tourism, and the 13th KEA – CRO/Presentation of Croatian towns for the “Golden Flower of Europe”. All three events are organised with the support of ITCO/World Federation of Tourist Film Festivals, FIJET and FEST/World and European Federations of Travel Journalists, the Croatian Ministry of Tourism and the Croatian National Tourist Board, under the patronage of the Town of Solin and the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Ms Kolinda GRABAR KITAROVIĆ.