As part of the world's leading tourism fair - ITB in Berlin, the prestigious award has been presented for 25 years. “The Golden City Gate”. Just today, at the aforementioned competition, the promotional tourist video “Discover Otočac, Brinje and Vrhovine” was recently presented. won 2nd place in the “regional international film” category.
The awards were presented at the Astor Film Lounge – Belin, where the awarded films were screened, and the award was received by the director of the Tourist Board of the City of Otočac, Viktorija Rogić, and director and cinematographer Filip Bašić from DOKU FILMS.
Promotional film “Discover Otočac, Brinje and Vrhovine” After a nomination, which is already a success enough, it was awarded with great recognition among strong competition from famous destinations from all over the world.
As a reminder, the Tourist Board of the City of Otočac made the film in cooperation with the Tourist Boards of the Municipalities of Brinje and Vrhovine. The film was shot in June last year, and premiered at the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Tourist Board of the City of Otočac in October last year.
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Over 40 extras patiently took turns in various scenes at various locations over four days. In approximately 2,5 minutes, the audience's eyes are transfixed by the images of Sokolac Castle, Fortica Fortress, Gacka River, Brodić Lake, Jurjev Stijene, Majerov Vril, stone bridges and numerous other natural and cultural and historical landmarks, while the gastronomic specialties and numerous outdoor activities further confirm that this area hides real gems.
The video is narrated in English and describes the shots in a metaphorical sense. The creative concept of the video and the script are by Hana Klain from the Klain PR agency, the director and cinematographer is Filip Bašić from DOKU FILMS, with the assistance of Stjepan Dolenec. Viktorija Rogić from the Otočac Tourist Board took over the production duties, and Nikolina Holjak, Arsa design studio created the graphics. Filip Bašić and Danijel Kačavenda are responsible for the editing, and Damian Paić is responsible for the animations.
The mentioned tourist boards joined together for a project at the end of 2022, and this is their second joint project. Funding for the film was obtained from Croatian National Tourist Board through the Public Tender for the allocation of funds for projects of associated tourist communities in 2024 from the Fund for Associated Tourist Communities.
The ITB Fair is the world's leading tourism industry fair, presenting more than 180 countries of the world, and is visited by more than 150.000 visitors annually.
