On a weekend when the Springboks triumphed in Paris, it appears totally becoming {that a} South African advertising firm obtain a number of awards at a world movie pageant in Portugal.
The worldwide jury chosen 82 finalists from the 262 movies submitted from 47 international locations, for the celebrated ART&TUR – Worldwide Tourism Movie Competition. 4 Southern Africa-based brief movies took dwelling awards, produced by South African firm, Love Africa Advertising and marketing, every movie telling distinctive conservation and tourism tales based mostly in Africa.
‘We’re extraordinarily proud to have been recognised on a world scale for these movies. A giant thanks to our cinematographer, Sven Musica, and the remainder of our staff for his or her dedication to the craft of storytelling. We’re very grateful to work with passionate people and organisations who’re making a big affect in Southern Africa in conservation and tourism. Thanks to them for selecting us to inform their essential tales.’ Nicola Gerrard – Director, Love Africa Advertising and marketing.
The world-renowned ART&TUR – Worldwide Tourism Movie Competition held its sixteenth version this 12 months, which befell over 4 days in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The winners have been introduced on the final day of the pageant on 27 October 2023. The pageant goals to rejoice cinematography and the essential function it performs in selling tourism worldwide.
‘Making CONTACT,’ the five-part mini-series produced with Hill’s Pet Diet took dwelling gold for the ‘Atmosphere and Ecology’ class. This mini-series showcases South Africa’s K9 conservation heroes, telling the private tales of companionship, perseverance, and connection, whereas highlighting key organisations, protected areas and people on the bottom.
‘There may be Energy in our Mountains’, produced with Semonkong Lodge in Lesotho was awarded gold for ‘Finest Promotional Movie: Nature Tourism.’ The brief movie highlights Lesotho’s spectacular waterfalls, mountainscapes and distinctive experiences. Most well-known for working the World Report Abseil alongside the Maletsunyane Falls, this manufacturing noticed Semonkong Lodge highlighting a unique journey, introducing a tailor-made in a single day trek that includes native guides and packhorse groups for an immersive expertise of mountain life and Basotho tradition.
‘It’s a nice honour to have obtained this award. We’re really grateful to Love Africa Advertising and marketing, who imagine in us and who’ve enabled us to showcase to the world the unbelievable panorama and pure fantastic thing about Lesotho, a little bit unknown Kingdom within the Sky – landlocked by South Africa, full of gorgeous individuals and adventures to be skilled – a secret of Africa.’ Armelle Halse, proprietor of Semonkong Lodge
Gold was awarded to ‘The Return of the King’ produced with Babanango Sport Reserve, for ‘Finest African Documentary Movie.’ This movie paperwork the reintroduction of two male lions to Babanango Sport Reserve, marking the primary time the reserve has had lions roaming its panorama in over 150 years.
Babanango Sport Reserve additionally took dwelling a silver award within the ‘Finest Nature Tourism Documentary’ class for the brief movie known as ‘That is Dwelling.’ The documentary follows the method of reintroducing the long-lasting black rhino into the reserve as a part of Babanango’s rewilding efforts.
Throughout the closing session, Turismo Centro de Portugal president Raul Almeida stated, “Festivals like ART&TUR encourage the tourism business to hunt excellence in its movies, to advertise its territory, and its most essential vacationer points of interest.’ ART&TUR varieties a part of the CIFFT – Worldwide Committee of Tourism Movie Festivals, a world tourism community that selects the world’s finest tourism movie yearly.
