THE PINNACLE OF DESTINATION INTEGRATION IN FILM 

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​Global Tourism Film Festival and Jury in collaboration with the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Convention welcome and congratulate our international award winners of 2023.

The award winners represented are the pinnacle of promoting world recognition for destinations through their films. These films and filmmakers exhibit excellence in film craftsmanship in promising ways that have positively shaped the world of film and storytelling.

The objective of the GTFF Awards is to provide an exceptional space for the creation and presentation of multi-genre art production through destinations and each year’s Film Festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences.​

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JURY AWARD

Feature Film Category  
1st Jury Award – Blueback 
2nd Jury Award – Kumari 

Tourism Communication Category 
1st Jury Award – Remote Workers / Visit Cascais
2nd Jury Award – El Origen del Camino de Santiago

Short Film Category  
1st Jury Award – When the South Wind Blows
2nd Jury Award – Bulgaria: The Cradle of Civilization

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director 
Feature Film – Blueback 
Tourism Communication – Viana do Castelo
Short Film – Cuvée Royal

Best Cinematography 
Feature Film – Monkey Beach
Tourism Communication – Reaching Unreachable
Short Film – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Best Production Design 
Feature Film – Superheroes
Tourism Communication – Il Prosecco Superiore in Voga
Short Film – Cuvée Royal

HONORARY HOST COUNTRY AWARD  
 
Canada Best Filmmaker – Monkey Beach

GLOBAL CINE AWARD

Best Feature Film Award – Kumari

HONORARY AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO EQUALITY IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
 
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