At the international documentary film festival Viva Film Festival, held in Sarajevo, the promotional film “Your Pag” won second place in the competition of tourist films: the Silver Klapa. The inclusion in the festival program alone was a success in itself because as many as 1,775 films from 131 countries were submitted in three categories: ecology, tourism, and religion.
Photo: Viva Film Festival Official Facebook Page
31 works from 28 countries found their place at the Festival, including “Your Pag”. After the award received in Poland, the tourist film of the island of Pag thus again won international recognition.
Let us remind you that the promo film was shot last year at numerous locations on the island of Pag. This is the result of cooperation between the tourist boards of Novalja, Pag, Stara Novalja, Kolan, and Povljana. The message of the film is “No Man is an Island..yet we are all looking for one…” and shows everything that makes the island of Pag and the people who live on it recognizable.
The film “Your Pag” is directed by Antea Ratković, who already has experience in shooting tourist promo films for which she was awarded, Moonstone Production d.o.o. was in charge of production, and Libra d.o.o. for the script.
”Your Pag”, directed by Antea Ratković
A total of ten works from the same number of countries were in the competition of tourist films. In addition to the Croatian representative, there were also films from Austria, Colombia, France, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, and Russia, where the first prize went, the Golden Klapa.
The international festival of ecological, tourist, and religious film Viva Film Festival was held for the seventh time. It is a documentary and short film festival hosted by Sarajevo, but the program is held throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded by an international team of film professionals, ecologists, diplomats, religious leaders, and scientists, and the first edition was held in 2015.
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