MEDIA PRESS

SC IFT – INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF TOURISM, TOURIST FILM, LANDSCAPE
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT OF EXCELLENCE
THREE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS - WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIUM, AWARDS
32nd INTESTAS/ International Tourism Festival,
28th ITF'CRO / International Tourism Film Festival,
23rd KEA-CRO / Landscape, Sustainable-Development, Competition for the International Golden Flower
and the Special Award "Luča".

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The SC IFT event – INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF TOURISM, TOURIST FILM, LANDSCAPE, is a component of three international events; - 32nd INTESTAS/ International Tourism Festival, - 28th ITF'CRO/International Tourist Film Festival, - 23rd KEA-CRO/International Landscape, Eco, Sustainable Development Competition for the International Golden Flower and the special award "KEA- Luč". The finale of the event is; 12, 13 and 14 November 2025.

A brief summary of the past SC IFT 2024 event. With congratulations to the Laureates'2024, on their excellence and awards for tourism, landscape, tourist promotional film/video, at the past 31st INTERSTAS, from 39 countries around the world, out of 126 applicants, 32 Laureates were awarded. At the 27th IFT'CRO/ International Tourism Film Festival, a record 406 tourism promotional films/videos were submitted from as many as 147 countries around the world. 27 films/authors were awarded. 19 received a special mention, 6 received a Diploma, and the national award "Baldo Čupić", and the Grand Prix of the 27th ITF CRO 2024.

A respectable number of participants from the country and the world are expected at the SC IFT'2025 event, including Tour operators, Tourist Boards, organizations, authors, producers of tourism promotional films, international sectoral partners, especially members of UNWTO, FIJET, ITCO, AEFP, CiB.

Briefly about the SC IFT 2025 Program (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Workshops, Symposia, Awards. In addition to the presentation of the Laureates - winners of the International Tourism Awards, exhibitions, screenings of nominated tourist films, an international symposium, a "round table", film, tourist, educational ecological workshops, special promotions, excursions to see the city, the surrounding area - getting to know the historical, cultural heritage and other attractions of the area. It is an opportunity for acquaintance, business talks, exchange of international experiences and knowledge with people who make important decisions in the field of tourism, travel, environmental protection, sustainable development, production, presentation of a tourist promotional film.

The mission of the SC IFT event, this unique, internationally recognized marketing-promotional project of excellence in the field of tourism, tourist film, landscape, among other things, is to encourage landscape competitions of environmental beauty, urban or rural, seeking solutions in the best environmental challenges, sustainable development, improving the quality of life, culture of living, and in many other elements. Continuously contributing to the increase in international passenger traffic, raising local and international awareness, attracting the interest of tourism professionals, authors, producers, tourist/promotional films, and a wide audience. The platform is aimed at highlighting the best in this domain, presenting tourist activity, travel, floral-landscape, sustainable development projects, tourist promotional film production, authors, presenting their excellence. Encouraging the importance of the blue and green continent, one of the fundamental goals of the project is to contribute to the spread of awareness among as many people as possible about the values and importance of area sustainability in every society. Especially in the context of climate change and environmental concerns. All participants in this project can be proud of their contribution to more concrete solutions and improvements in society in general, by presenting and valorizing the entire spectrum of wealth of values and diversity in tourism, culture... at the local, regional, national level. Highlighting the values of tourism, the emphasis is on local and county specificities, and the awarding of international tourism, tourism/film, floral/landscape awards for top excellence, to individuals, institutions, communities, who contribute to tourism and travel in various ways through their creativity.

The project is well-attended by domestic and foreign journalists, world-class media promoters. Of particular note are the online partners who have been following these events for many years; Travelindex Group, TouristicA International. Distribution via the network https://www.travelnewshub.com on over 80+ travel websites, Facebook, N, X, YouTube and other networks, and the TouristicA magazine, especially to participants of the IFT 'CRO/ International Tourism Film Festival, one of the oldest and most prestigious festivals for the promotion of tourism, gives the opportunity to reach the widest audience of more than 100,000,000 across all continents. This is a visible contribution to events that promote tourism in the host city, Split-Dalmatia County, and thus a significant contribution to the tourism and cultural brand of Croatia in the world. Judging by the impressive number of domestic and foreign participants in all previous years, the project has also been recognized as a significant contribution to the international development of cultural tourism.

Welcome to the City of Solin/Hotel President, November 13, 14, and 15, 2024.

We welcome thze Laureates to thze „International Club of Tourism Merit“.

Leaders of the Council of the event - President, Honorary President and the CEO: