Regional travel film, video awards open for entries

11 Apr 2011

Organisers of Southern Africa's Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards are calling for entries from southern African film and video makers as well as from travel and tourism product owners. The launch of the awards will take place 6-8 May 2011 at the Suncoast Casino in Durban, South Africa.

The goal of the Southern Africa Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards is to provide a showcase for products and artwork to as wide an audience as possible. This is done through public screenings on the internet and in shopping malls. The best films and videos will be shown at Ster Kinekor, NuMetro and Avalon cinemas countrywide.

The awards aims to offer a platform for those offering a travel or tourism product - freelance videographers, multimedia students, big and small television or video production houses.

Public voting system

An entry fee is charged to fund the technical process of repurposing DVD's, mini DV tapes, etc. for television sets, computers, cell phones, MP4 players and interactive TV channels.

The public will be able to vote for their best films and videos via SMS and the internet. Registration on the Southern Africa Travel & Tourism Film Awards website is required in order to vote.

For more information, go to www.satfa.co.za.