{"id":1004,"date":"2019-07-03T15:29:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2019-07-03T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:35:58","slug":"inaugural-tourism-film-festival-call-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/index.php\/2019\/07\/03\/inaugural-tourism-film-festival-call-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Tourism Film Festival &#8211; Call for Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of the inaugural International Tourism Film Festival-Africa (ITFFA) are calling on interested parties to enter the festival\u2019s film competition by submitting their tourism films, travel videos, documentaries, TV reports and web docks.<\/p>\n<p>To be held in Cape Town and Northern Cape from the 20-24 November 2019, the screenings and conference will be hosted in the Northern Cape at the Apollo Theatre in Victoria West.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;a href=&#8221;\/\/travelstart.pxf.io\/c\/1428617\/436316\/5446&#8243;&gt;&lt;img class=&#8221;aligncenter&#8221; src=&#8221;\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/5446-436316&#8243; alt=&#8221;Travelstart Domestic&#8221; width=&#8221;688&#8243; height=&#8221;64&#8243; border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;img style=&#8221;position: absolute; visibility: hidden;&#8221; src=&#8221;\/\/travelstart.pxf.io\/i\/1428617\/436316\/5446&#8243; width=&#8221;0&#8243; height=&#8221;0&#8243; border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>This s festival is for you if you are you a film director \/ producer, if \u00a0you have a company in the area of communication and \/ or audiovisual, if you promote tourism destinations, if \u00a0you work in the tourism industry, if you have promotional films, advertising campaigns, documentaries or television programs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/index.php\/2019\/07\/03\/inaugural-tourism-film-festival-call-for-submissions\/logo-ittfa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?fit=200%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,116\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"logo ittfa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?fit=200%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?fit=200%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1005\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?resize=200%2C116&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?resize=103%2C60&amp;ssl=1 103w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-ittfa.png?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Organised by the Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme (STTP) with the support of Brand South Africa and in cooperation with the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT), ITFFA aims to contribute to the development of domestic and international tourism while encouraging growth in the local film industries.<\/p>\n<p>The festival has two competition sections \u2013 Tourism Communications and Tourism Documentaries.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>We have created a platform for Africa to showcase itself as a filming destination as well as a tourism destination.\u00a0 We have the skills, the talent, facilities, and great weather to encourage international filmmakers to produce their commercials and films in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing the film industry automatically grows the tourism industry as film productions require, among other services, accommodation, catering, entertainment, tours, and transport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge you to enter the competition. It is Free, and will only take five minutes for a chance to win an award with worldwide recognition. This is an ideal opportunity to increase the visibility and exposure of your work, to promote your product, and to reach a worldwide network&#8221;<em>, <\/em>says Caroline Ungersbock, Festival Director of ITFFA.<\/p>\n<p>To enter, visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/itff.africa\/\">https:\/\/itff.africa\/<\/a>\u00a0and register.<\/p>\n<div id=\"emojics-root\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of the inaugural International Tourism Film Festival-Africa (ITFFA) are calling on interested parties to enter the festival\u2019s film competition by submitting their tourism films, travel videos, documentaries, TV reports and web docks. 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