FIJET CROATIA WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE WINNERS OF INTERNATIONAL TOURIST, FILM FESTIVAL, LANDSCAPE AWARDS
International Tourism Festival and International Tour Film Festival, held in Solin, Croatia between 13-17 November 2024.
Once again,we celebrated with all winners, specially FIJET members who won awards and Recognitions for their professional work and/or extraordinary contributions to tourism and travel journalism.
For the 15th year, Solin, Croatia has continuously hosted three international tourist manifestations film, festival and landscape events:
– 31st INTERSTAS / International Tourism Festival – International Club of those who improved Tourism
– 27th ITF’CRO / International Tourism Film Festival
– 22nd KEA-CRO / International Flower, Competition for the International Golden Flower – CiB and the special award “Dr. Lucija Cikeš”.
In the town of Solin (Croatia), Hotel President***** Solin, from 13 to 17 November 2024, with a wealth of initiatives and various cultural events taking place in the town of Solin, once the ancient Salona, near Diocletian’s city of Split , and this year, for the 15th time in a row, three international tourist film festival, landscape events will be held:
All three events, are members and partners of world associations; travel, tourism film, tourism journalism, landscape, ecology and sustainable development; FIJET, FEST, ITCO, CiB. With the support of these world-wide associations, and the main host Hotela President Solin, all three events are held under the patronage of the Split-Dalmatia County, the City of Solin, and the High Patronage of the Croatian Parliament and the President of the Republic of Croatia.
All three international events, this already traditional internationally recognized multimedia project, with a notable reputation in the world, is a unique manifestation of its kind in Croatia. Designed to actively contribute to stimulating the international integration processes of contemporary tourism, over the past years it has gained a reputation for being a very dynamic and important meeting. It is held at a very convenient time, beginning with active preparations for the next tourist business year. In the realization of the before mentioned events, linking the world tourist, film-festival, cultural, landscape associations, integrating culture, tourism, tourist film, ecology, is to strengthen the positions of these three events. It also actively contributes to the development of environmental awareness, sustainable development, ecology, quality of life. An increasing number of accredited participants are extremely pleased every year, among them, with distinguished individuals and organizations – Laureates, authors and producers of tourist films, are domestic and foreign tourist journalists. . Every year, it attracts a growing number of production companies from all over the world who, with their authors, apply for tourist, travel, documentary, cultural, environmental films.
Through 3 working days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), with exhibitions, presentation of Laureate-winner of international tourist awards, screenings of tourist films, presentation of this exhibition, are organized; international symposium, “ Fijet round table”, film, tourist, environmental education workshops, special promotions, professional excursions and exploring the historical, cultural and other landmarks in the area. It is an opportunity to meet and make numerous contacts, business talks, exchange of international experience and knowledge, with people who make important decisions in the field of international tourism, environmental protection, sustainable development, manufacturing and production of tourist films…This project also contributes significantly to the overall development of cultural tourism in the world.
With the fact that we are recognized by departmental world and European landscapes, film festival and tourist journalism associations; FEST, FIJET, ITCO, CiB, It is estimated that by promoting the international integration processes of contemporary tourism, this manifestation jointly contributes to the development of tourism, tourist film, environmental protection, better quality of life, and overall international tourism exchange, thereby satisfying the supply of high-demand tourism in all aspects through connecting the entities that participate in it.They significantly contribute to the recognition of the tourism product of all local, regional, national participants who take part in it, and thus to a better understanding among peoples and countries, which is the main objective of this event.
The event began on 13th of November at 12 a.m., with a flag-raising ceremony, followed by a retrospective view of the best films awarded at past tourist film festivals – ITF’CRO. At 6 pm with Opening Ceremony was held. On November 14 from 10 a.m; continuation of the working part of all three events, protocol and working presentation of Exhibitors / Laureates – winners of international tourist awards and recognitions; KEA-CRO, ANTONIO CONTE FEST & GOLDEN INTERSTAS ‘2023, Visit of Old Salona, River Jadro Source , and Split.
Closing ceremony of the entire event was held on Friday, November 15 from at 7p.m, with the awards giving; Certificate to Croatian competitors for the INTERNATIONAL GOLD FLOWER – CiB, special awards “Dr. Lucija Cikeš”, international tourist awards: POVELJE Antonio Conte FEST ‘2024. and GOLDEN INTERSTAS ‘2024. for film festival awards, diplomas and Grand Prix 26th ITF’CRO 2024.
By program 31. INTERSTAS 2024, was the place of meeting and presentation of Laureates – distinguished individuals and organizations from Croatia and the world, winners of prestigious international tourist, individual and collective awards. Awards are given to them; “For their excellence in and for tourism, contribution to the development of tourism through culture, ecology, sport …, and contribution to the improvement of quality of life, sustainable development, environmental protection.”
The International Jury awarded many Fijet members who, applied for tourist, travel, documentary, cultural, environmental films as professionals. We are proud of Fijet members and partners nominated by Fijet Croatia who were Laureates 2024, as follows:
WINNERS OF THE INTERSTAS SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT – OCCASION OF THE 15TH SCIFT FESTIVAL IN SOLIN CITY
- TIJANI HADDAD, the President of Fijet
- VOLJEN GRBAC, Fijet Croatia Member
3. PAULA and DJELO JUSIC, Fijet Croatia Members
WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST AWARD POVELJE FEST – ANTONIO CONTE ‘2023
- SANAE KALADA, Morocco
- ROLF E. HOLMGREN, Sweden
- ASMA JERBI ABOUDA, Tunisia
- SENKA MOSNJA, Croatia
- IVICA DJUZEL, Croatia
- JURICA GALIC JUKA, Croatia
- RODOLJUB JOVIC, Croatia
- MARINKA ZUBCIC MUBRIN, Croatia
- KATARINA MILICEVIC, Croatia
WINNERS OF SPECIAL AWARDS –GOLDEN INTERSTAS 2024
Fijet members and partners who extraordinary contributed to the presentation and development of tourism through tourism, culture, ecology, sport, travel journalism, contributing to the improvement of quality of tourism,tourism promotion, sustainable development, environmental protection.
- CROATIAN TELEVISION „ TOURISM.HR), Croatia
- TOURIST OFFICE ST. IVAN ZELINA, Croatia
WINNERS OF SPECIAL AWARDS – INTERSTAS 2024
- FRANCESCO BONELLI, Italia
AWARDED FILMS/VIDEOS and AUTHORS – 27th ITF’CRO / INTERNATIONAL TOURFILM FESTIVAL 2024
At the 27th ITF’CRO ‘2024/ International Festival of Tourist Films/ from as many as 139 countries of the world from all continents, a record 416 tourist promotional films/videos were submitted in the categories of tourist, travel, documentary, historical, environmental. Of these, 383 from the world, and 34 from Croatia. The festival selector, from all the applicants, from 37 countries of the world, sent (138) films/videos (123 from the world and 15 from Croatia) to the International Jury in nomination for one of the awards. The international jury awarded a total of 25 authors, producers, from 8 countries of the world, awarding a total of 16 awards, namely; 16 awards and 9 diplomas.
Fijet Croatia recommended several nominated films, what were awarded, as follows:
- Autor MARINA GAVRANOVIĆ for film/video „DOŽIVITE BANOVINU I POUNJE“ –
( EXPERIENCE BANOVINA AND POUNJE REGION)Production:TZ Pod. Banovina-Pounje, H.Kostajnica
- Author Nikola Baraka, for film/video „STORI A BOUT DALMATIA“ with Hazen Audel, National Geographic Journalist, Production Nikola Baraka, Šibenik
- Scenary RUDI GRULA for film/video GREAN DESTINATION WITH BEN FOGLE“, Production:Tourist Office County Medjimurje, Cakovec
- Autor NEBOJŠA ILKE za film ”SRBIJANKA” / 20’50”, 2023/ Produkcija “NII”, Vlasotince, Srbija
- Author ASMA JERBI ABOUDA, for Film “MY BELOVED COUNTRY TUNISA“, Production NTV Tunis
DIPLOMAS 27. ITF’CRO 2024 FOR AUTHOR’S WORK
- Award for the best stage presentation of the cultural values of a historical archaeological site for the film „STEČCI – KAMENI GRAD TIŠINE“( STEČCI-STONE CITY OF SILENCE), Authors PAULA i ĐELO Jr. JUSIĆ“, Production Tourist Office Imotski.
- The award for the best directorial work -for the film ”LIVING DANUBDE LIMES“ (26’26”, 2022), Author MILICA POPOVIC, Production Television Serbia
- Author VOLJEN GRBAC for film/video „GASTRONOMY TOURSIM STORY AND WALK THROUGH ROYAL CITY OF BIOGRAD, Production Tourist Office Biograd n/m. It was an occassion to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Fijet and Fijet Croatia which contributed to the promotion and development of this festival. Fijet had the presentation of films made by Fijet Members Jurica Galic Juka(Croatia) from South Soudan, Asma Jerbi Abouda from Tunisia and Voljen Grbac from Egypt.
With a welcome to all participants of the event in the Town of Solin,Croatia, our sincere congratulations to this year’s Laureates, and with that to joining the International Club responsible for tourism development and quality.
Our big thanks to the company Fiscalis ,the organizer of SCIFT Festival, leaded by Vojko Plestina.
Photos: Victor Puljak, Fiscalis Company
