It is an award that fits a lot with the Festival’s philosophy, a tourism cinema contest which its main distinction is the commitment with sustainability and the dissemination of values linked to this concept. The palm olive supported in an olive wood base exemplifies the tight relationship between men and nature in Terres de l’Ebre. It is an artisan object made with Palm from the “Port” area following the ancestral technique of weaving palm, a profession that some years ago was endangered and that currently is living an interesting recovery process. This interaction between men and nature is one of the values of sustainability that the terres Catalunya wants to disseminate.
The presentation of the trophy took place on March 31st in Barcelona, in an event at B the Travel BrandXperience, where Swen Waterreus, president of the jury of terres Catalunya and profesor in Sustainable Turism at University of Applied Science Inholland of Amsterdam, also gave a lecture about turism and sustainability.
On the other hand, be informed that the film inscription deadline has been extended until April 10th –it was supposed to end on March 31st- in response to the numerous requests by tourist promotion agencies and producers who are finishing compacting films to present them to the festival.