NYFILMMARKET The New York City International Film Festival would like to invite you to attend our NYFilmMarket, a 3-day event for film industry professionals who want ...

Currently running in Indian cinemas, Alejandro Gonsalez Inarritu's Biutiful presents a gritty, grimy Barcelona  which is a far cry from the exquisitely beautiful city showcased by Woody Allen in "Vicky Cristiba Barcelona". But Barcelona is only one of several Spanish cities that Indian tourists can set their sights on thanks to Espana's sunny weather, natural beauty  and splendid culture (13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 42 World Heritage cities !) Indian travellers w...

PARTIR AUTREMENT festival, took place April 10th and 11th at the Espace Reuilly in Paris and inspires itself on eco-tourism, sustainable development and adventurous and interpred travelling to unusual countries. Organised by an association  called ABM, which stands for "Aventure du Bout du Monde "(Adventure to the End of the World), its aim is to provide a gathering for sharing travel experiences around the world. •Can we make another form of tourism possible ? Tour...

    In what has to be a first, the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York is  devoting considerable museum space to a working Hollywood filmmaker. Just opening this weekend is Tim Burton, a major retrospective exploring the full scale of Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. On view through April 26, 2010, the exhibition brings together over 700 examples ...

“ In Love With Kerala” - The First Feature Film To Promote Kerala Tourism With Hollywood Class.Movie Tourism or Film tourism is becoming an inevitable part of global tourism marketing. The UK tourism, Australian tourism, New Zealand tourism, Japan, Israel tourism etc have gained almost 100% growths with the help of feature films filmed in their respective countries. All these countries, have successfully implemented this strategy of promoting their destinations through feature films.Kera...

This publication was the first to identify in several articles a new type of destination tourism, the niche of “Film Festival Tourism” and provided examples while specifying the criteria making it a profitable venture. The topic was integrated into the annual conference arranged by the World Tourism Organization, a United Nations agency, held this September in Busan, Korea, location of the Pusan International Film Festival.The role of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) and   the ...

This publication was the first to identify in several articles a new type of destination tourism, the niche of “Film Festival Tourism” and provided examples while specifying the criteria making it a profitable venture. The topic was integrated into the annual conference arranged by the World Tourism Organization, a United Nations agency, held this September in Busan, Korea, location of the Pusan International Film Festival.The role of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) and the po...

As the director of the Funchal International Film Festival I must say there are clear benefits to the local economy derived from visitors coming to the venue. The concept of cultural tourism resides essentially on the fusion between the cultural proposals (including arts and entertainment) with the social components (from its historically richest till night life…) in an attractive tourist destination. A film festival that takes place in such a location it’s easier to promote since the necess...

The continued expansion of film festivals and their financial support by public authorities is well known. There are clear economic and political benefits derived from investing in cultural events since more visitors come to the venue of the festival and support the local economy through expenditures on lodging, meals, local products and other leisure activities. Further, support for the arts is an appealing political activity since there are no controversies involved and provides prestige for t...

As a response to the several inquiries that I have received, this article provides additional information following my December 15 background essay on the emerging field of film festival tourism. As noted before, film festival tourism is part of the rapidly expanding cultural tourism industry that serves a fairly affluent and knowledgeable audience. Conversely, local or national departments of tourism have realized that attracting cultural film tourists generates additional income for the local ...

As a response to the several inquiries that I have received, this article provides additional information following my December 15 background essay on the emerging field of film festival tourism. As noted before, film festival tourism is part of the rapidly expanding cultural tourism industry that serves a fairly affluent and knowledgeable audience. Conversely, local or national departments of tourism have realized that attracting cultural film tourists generates additional income for the loca...

The continued expansion of film festivals and their financial support by public authorities is well known. There are clear economic and political benefits derived from investing in cultural events since more visitors come to the venue of the festival and support the local economy through expenditures on lodging, meals, local products and other leisure activities. Further, support for the arts is an appealing political activity since there are no controversies involved and provides prestige for ...

The continued expansion of film festivals and their financial support by public authorities is well known. There are clear economic and political benefits derived from investing in cultural events since more visitors come to the venue of the festival and support the local economy through expenditures on lodging, meals, local products and other leisure activities. Further, support for the arts is an appealing political activity since there are no controversies involved and provides prestige for ...