CIFFT

The International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (ICTFF);[1] French: Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique (CIFFT),[2] was founded in 1989 by privately owned Vienna-based agency Filmservice International.[3]

The main office of the general secretary is located in Vienna, Austria. Current director is Austrian businessman Alexander V. Kammel[4] also acting as Festival Director of the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards and lots of other festivals.[5] He took over the position from former Director, Rudolf Kammel. Since 2010 Lee W. Gluckman, Jr. (Director of the Mobius Awards and Chairman to the US International Film & Video Festival) has been the President of CIFFT.[6] Former Presidents were from 1989 to 2003 Antonio Conte,[7] President and Founder of the International Tourfilm Festival Montecatini Terme, and from 2003 to 2010 Dr. Josef Schütz, Director of Tourfilm Karlovy Vary.

The aim was to create a common platform for exchanging ideas and coordinating festival dates. ICTFF is a consortium of currently 16 film festivals including the most important tourism film festivals at the time of its establishment:

CIFFT is a unique platform with the principal objective to on one hand encourage global tourism via outstanding audiovisuals and on the other hand exchange experience and expertise in the field of tourism. Furthermore, it is about strengthening the consciousness of audio-visual artwork concerning tourism, in the international media and among tourism organizations.[8] To achieve this, CIFFT is endorsed by UNWTO (World Tourism Organization), ETC (European Travel Commission), PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), CATA (Central America Tourism Organization) and CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organization).[9]

Grand Prix CIFFT -Award.
The Grand Prix CIFFT - Award.
Nominee for the Grand Prix CIFFT -Award.
Nominee for the Grand Prix CIFFT -Award.

The Grand Prix CIFFT

The CIFFT Circuit consists of currently (2013) 16 film festivals, taking place all over the world. Each of these film festivals has its own international jury and awards the films which are entered to the competition independently. After a festival year the world’s best tourism films are honoredon the occasion of the Grand Prix CIFFT. The Grand Prix CIFFT winner is determined according to a point system based on the achievements throughout the festival year: The film receiving most points (e.g. by winning in festivals) is awarded with the Grand Prix CIFFT for the world´s best tourism film. The runners-up receive honorable Nominee for the Grand Prix CIFFT –awards (Before 2012 those awards were called “Mentions”).[10] The award ceremony of the Grand Prix CIFFT takes place every November, in Vienna, Austria. Each year, about 1400 films compete in the CIFFT Circuit. As it is possible for festivals to join the CIFFT Circuit, the number of festivals creating the circuit, vary from year to year.[11]

16 Festival Members of CIFFT[12]

Grand Prix CIFFT –winners from 1989 – 2012[13]

External links

References

  1. ↑ More international accolades for Barossa. Be Consumed campaign, tourism.sa.gov.au, 29 June 2014
  2. ↑ Festivals, filmservice.at
  3. ↑ Filmservice International, linkedin.com
  4. ↑ Alexander Kammel, zagreb-tourfilm.com
  5. ↑ Festivals, filmservice.at
  6. ↑ US International Film & Video Festival, -Features. "Gluckman New Head of CIFFT; Austrian Film Wins CIFFT ‘Grand Prix’". Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ Pfeffer, Alexander (05.11.1997). "Tourismus Film-Grand Prix '97". WirtschaftsBlatt. Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  8. ↑ Kolleg für Kultur-Kongressmanagement Baden. "Besuch des Grand Prix CIFFT". Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ Kammel, Alexander. "Was ist CIFFT?" (PDF). information folder. Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ Presse (2011-11-11). "Der Grand Prix CIFFT wurde verliehen – Der beste Tourismusfilm des Jahres kommt aus dem farbenfrohen Mexiko". Online Zeitung. Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ APA, press release (2012-11-30). "Der Grand Prix CIFFT wurde verliehen - Der weltbeste Tourismusfilm kommt aus der Schweiz". Retrieved 09.07-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ "CIFFT -Members". Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. ↑ "CIFFT -Winners and Mentions History". Retrieved 09.07.2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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