Terms & Conditions
The CIFFT Circuit brings together international corporate and tourism film festivals in an outstanding competition to award and celebrate the best promotional videos, commercials, and ads from tourism.
With several award opportunities, the competition annually attracts audiovisual productions from accomplished tourism brands, organizations, creative agencies, and production companies worldwide.
Throughout the year, submitted works transcend borders and participate in festivals spanning the globe. At each circuit stage, the production is evaluated by a panel of international judges who will decide the winners.
Awards obtained throughout each stage will be converted into points that grant access to the CIFFT Ranking Lists, which establishes, at the end of each year, the World’s Best Tourism Films in five thematic categories: Tourism Destinations Cities, Regions, Countries, Tourism Products, and Tourism Services. The CIFFT Circuit culminates in the World Tourism Film Awards.
Festivals that are part of the 2025 competition:
Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival - Maniwa, Japan
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards - New York, USA
US International Awards - Los Angeles, California, USA
SILKFEST - Belgrade, Serbia
Terres Travel Festival - Tortosa, Spain
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards - Cannes, France
Zagreb TourFilm Festival - Zagreb, Croatia
ART&TUR - International Tourism Film Festival - Fundão, Portugal
Amorgos Tourism Film Festival - Amorgos, Greece
Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage - Vienna, Austria
*Only for the Tourism Services category
Enter NowParticipate in the CIFFT Circuit 2025 by submitting your exceptional video or series before the upcoming deadlines:
CIFFT Circuit Package A: December 10, 2024 - CIFFT Circuit Package A (9 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package B: January 31, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package B (8 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package C: March 14, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package C (7 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package D: June 10, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package D (6 festivals)
A video or series can be submitted at any time of the year. However, in this situation, participation will only be guaranteed in festivals that are still in the period of accepting entries.
Click Here to check all the deadlines to participate individually in one of the festivals that make up the CIFFT Circuit.
For further information, please contact the CIFFT Team.
Enter NowThe competition is open to public and private entities who own or have produced a tourism video or campaign:
The Entry Service includes the registration and the distribution of the video in the CIFFT Circuit festivals, submissions and deadlines management, and direct access to an extra competition, the CIFFT Tourism Press Award. All entry fees for the festival are included in this price.
CIFFT Circuit Package A
December 10
CIFFT Circuit Package B
January 31
CIFFT Circuit Package C
March 14
CIFFT Circuit Package D
June 10
Entry Type
CIFFT Circuit Package A (9 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package B (8 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package C (7 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package D (6 festivals)
Single Entry
€2,250.00 (EUR)
€2,150.00 (EUR)
€1,700.00 (EUR)
€1,550.00 (EUR)
Series Entry
€2,950.00 (EUR)
€2,850.00 (EUR)
€2,100.00 (EUR)
€1,900.00 (EUR)
Please note:
1. All festival entry fees (International competition) are already included in the Entry Service Packages. This also includes the charges for handling fees of distribution and registration.
2. In case of winning, there might be extra costs for personal attendance at the festivals and trophy shipment.
3. CIFFT does not assume responsibility if one of the festivals is canceled for unforeseen reasons.
4. If any new festivals are added to the competition, the entry fee may be revised.
Following endorsement agreements with CIFFT, it was established the members of the following organizations benefit from a € 250 discount on the registration of a single video or series.
Who can benefit from the discount?
1. Payment of Entry Fees
The International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT) is responsible for video distribution and ensuring that all festival entry fees are paid at the time of the film’s registration to the respective festival.
2. Payment Terms
Payments to CIFFT must be made according to the following terms:
3. Non-compliance with Payment Deadlines
In the event of non-compliance with the above deadlines, CIFFT reserves the right to take the following actions until payment is settled:
4. Extension of Payment Deadlines
Requests for extensions of payment deadlines may be submitted and discussed directly with the CIFFT General Secretary.
For any further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the CIFFT Team.
The Circuit accepts tourism and travel audiovisual content created for online, TV, Cinema, and media out-of-home usage.
Tourism Destination City
This category is intended for videos that promote a City, Municipality, Village or Local Destination.
Tourism Destination Region
This category is intended for videos that promote a Region, County, State, Community, or Island.
Tourism Destination Country
This category is intended for videos whose purpose is to promote a Country.
Tourism Products
This category is intended for videos whose purpose is to promote a tourist experience in a particular destination, such as: Cultural Tourism; Gastronomic Tourism; Sustainable Tourism; Health and Wellness Tourism; MICE; Rural & Nature Tourism; Religious Tourism, Shopping Tourism, Adventure & Sports Tourism, etc.
Tourism Services
This category is intended for videos that promote any service provided to tourists, such as: Accommodation, Transportation, Food & Beverage, Museums, Historical Places, Entertainment & Recreation (Casinos, Shopping, Tours, Theme Parks, etc.), Spas & Thermal Facilities.
The judges who integrate the CIFFT Member festivals are made up of renowned professionals and specialists in the areas of Tourism, Marketing, Advertising, Communication and Journalism, Cinema and Audiovisual from all over the world.
Festivals are independent and responsible for selecting and managing their own panel of judges.
The works submitted and accepted in the competition are evaluated following criteria such as Impact, Concept, Creativity, Storytelling, Objectivity, Originality, Technical Production, and Visual Performance, among others.
Annually the World’s Best Tourism Films are awarded by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT).
The exclusive World Tourism Film Awards honors the most creative and innovative Travel Videos of the year at a memorable award ceremony. Only the best make it to this final after passing and convincing the judges of the different stages spread across four continents that make up the CIFFT circuit.
The Top 5 films in each of the five thematic categories will be awarded according to their position in the ranking list (1st to 5th place) as the “World’s Best Tourism Films” of the year.
Find Out MoreIn a single space, we gathered the winner lists of the CIFFT Circuit stages to establish the annual rankings of the best tourism ads and promotional videos worldwide. The CIFFT Rankings are:
The CIFFT Rankings reflect the results of the festivals that take place in that same year. However, sometimes, some videos start to participate in the last festivals of the year, and the points achieved are only reflected in the rankings of the following year.
All the winners of the International Competition of the Member Festivals related to tourism promotion are eligible for the five CIFFT Ranking Lists.
The rating is expressed on a scale from 5 to 18. The film receives points according to the award obtained at each festival:
Award Name
Points
Grand Prix
18
Best Production (Best Promotional, Best Commercial, Best Video Campaign)
14
1st prize / Gold
12
2nd prize / Silver
9
3rd Prize / Bronze
7
Arts & Craft Awards
5
Special Award
5
Best National Award
5
Finalist Certificate
4
Special notes:
1. If a production receives more than one award, only the highest award will be considered for the Rankings.
2. The awards obtained at the CIFFT candidate festivals do not count for the CIFFT Rankings.
3. Regarding the National Competition in some of the festival members, only the Grand Prix Winner will be considered for the CIFFT Rankings.
4. The CIFFT Rankings will be updated and published on our website, as authorized by each entrant, the week after the Award Ceremony of each festival.
The entrant is required to assign the streaming rights to the CIFFT to declare, that he is entitled to dispose of all rights to the use of the entry and vouches for these rights vis-a-vis the CIFFT. The entrant warrants that the rights of use held by all authors, owners of ancillary copyrights and other parties involved in the production of the CIFFT entry, except for the rights safeguarded by the performing rights societies, have been acquired in a due and proper manner and the exploitation of the CIFFT entry is not barred by personality rights or other third-party rights in any manner whatsoever.
Entering in the CIFFT the entrant transfers rights to the use of the CIFFT entry, specifically the right to present and demonstrate the entry in public either in whole or in part or to distribute the entry in whole or in part on a “Festival Reel” or similar, to the festival. This also applies to stills/images provided to the festival. All transfers of use shall be of worldwide validity.
The CIFFT and its members reserves the right to compile entries on a “Festival Reel” or similar, also in processed form, and to distribute same on a medium deemed appropriate. This also applies to stills/images provided.
By entering a video or campaign the entrant accepts the Rules and Regulations and also agrees to hold the festival harmless against all costs or claims of third parties arising from any such use by the CIFFT or any member or from false information by the entrant. Exclusive place of jurisdiction is Vienna, Austria. The CIFFT will not sell or rent personal data provided by you.
CIFFT supports the right to privacy, including the rights of individuals to control the dissemination and use of personal data that describes them. CIFFT is committed to protecting personal data of the users of our website and utilizes technical and organization measures to protect your data. CIFFT supports and complies with domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of such individuals.
When visiting our website, you are not required to provide any personal data. CIFFT relies on consent or other lawful principles established for data collection under applicable laws.
However, when registering for the competition, subscribing to receive CIFFT marketing materials or when purchasing CIFFT services or in other circumstances, you may be required to provide some or all of the personal data listed below. If you have provided CIFFT with your personal data, you have the rights described in the Legal Notice and Data Police.
CIFFT may share personal information with its festival members and with staff working on our behalf as necessary to complete your requests and to provide you CIFFT products and services. We may also share data when required by law or to respond to legal process. CIFFT, its festival members, and/or the staff may be located in countries that are not considered to provide an adequate level of data protection as established by the European Data Protection Directive (95/46/EG) or the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR), including the United States. Where required under applicable law, CIFFT will implement appropriate measures to secure the data transfers in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Such measure may include use of the Model Clauses or the Privacy Shield Framework.
CIFFT has responsibility for the processing of personal information it receives under the Privacy Shield and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on its behalf. CIFFT remains liable under the Privacy Shield Principles if an agent processes personal data covered by this Notice in a manner inconsistent with the principles, except where CIFFT is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
In certain situations, CIFFT may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, CIFFT commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information.
The following member festivals also comply with the Privacy Shield Principles:
CIFFT may update this Privacy Notice and Regulations from time to time. If we modify this Privacy Notice and Regulations, we will post the revised version here. We may also provide notification of material changes by other means, such as posting a notice on our website.
The CIFFT Circuit brings together international corporate and tourism film festivals in an outstanding competition to award and celebrate the best promotional videos, commercials, and ads from tourism.
With several award opportunities, the competition annually attracts audiovisual productions from accomplished tourism brands, organizations, creative agencies, and production companies worldwide.
Throughout the year, submitted works transcend borders and participate in festivals spanning the globe. At each circuit stage, the production is evaluated by a panel of international judges who will decide the winners.
Awards obtained throughout each stage will be converted into points that grant access to the CIFFT Ranking Lists, which establishes, at the end of each year, the World’s Best Tourism Films in five thematic categories: Tourism Destinations Cities, Regions, Countries, Tourism Products, and Tourism Services. The CIFFT Circuit culminates in the World Tourism Film Awards.
Festivals that are part of the 2025 competition:
Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival - Maniwa, Japan
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards - New York, USA
US International Awards - Los Angeles, California, USA
SILKFEST - Belgrade, Serbia
Terres Travel Festival - Tortosa, Spain
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards - Cannes, France
Zagreb TourFilm Festival - Zagreb, Croatia
ART&TUR - International Tourism Film Festival - Fundão, Portugal
Amorgos Tourism Film Festival - Amorgos, Greece
Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage - Vienna, Austria
*Only for the Tourism Services category
Enter NowParticipate in the CIFFT Circuit 2025 by submitting your exceptional video or series before the upcoming deadlines:
CIFFT Circuit Package A: December 10, 2024 - CIFFT Circuit Package A (9 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package B: January 31, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package B (8 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package C: March 14, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package C (7 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package D: June 10, 2025 - CIFFT Circuit Package D (6 festivals)
A video or series can be submitted at any time of the year. However, in this situation, participation will only be guaranteed in festivals that are still in the period of accepting entries.
Click Here to check all the deadlines to participate individually in one of the festivals that make up the CIFFT Circuit.
For further information, please contact the CIFFT Team.
Enter NowThe competition is open to public and private entities who own or have produced a tourism video or campaign:
The Entry Service includes the registration and the distribution of the video in the CIFFT Circuit festivals, submissions and deadlines management, and direct access to an extra competition, the CIFFT Tourism Press Award. All entry fees for the festival are included in this price.
CIFFT Circuit Package A
December 10
CIFFT Circuit Package B
January 31
CIFFT Circuit Package C
March 14
CIFFT Circuit Package D
June 10
Entry Type
CIFFT Circuit Package A (9 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package B (8 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package C (7 festivals)
CIFFT Circuit Package D (6 festivals)
Single Entry
€2,250.00 (EUR)
€2,150.00 (EUR)
€1,700.00 (EUR)
€1,550.00 (EUR)
Series Entry
€2,950.00 (EUR)
€2,850.00 (EUR)
€2,100.00 (EUR)
€1,900.00 (EUR)
Please note:
1. All festival entry fees (International competition) are already included in the Entry Service Packages. This also includes the charges for handling fees of distribution and registration.
2. In case of winning, there might be extra costs for personal attendance at the festivals and trophy shipment.
3. CIFFT does not assume responsibility if one of the festivals is canceled for unforeseen reasons.
4. If any new festivals are added to the competition, the entry fee may be revised.
Following endorsement agreements with CIFFT, it was established the members of the following organizations benefit from a € 250 discount on the registration of a single video or series.
Who can benefit from the discount?
1. Payment of Entry Fees
The International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT) is responsible for video distribution and ensuring that all festival entry fees are paid at the time of the film’s registration to the respective festival.
2. Payment Terms
Payments to CIFFT must be made according to the following terms:
3. Non-compliance with Payment Deadlines
In the event of non-compliance with the above deadlines, CIFFT reserves the right to take the following actions until payment is settled:
4. Extension of Payment Deadlines
Requests for extensions of payment deadlines may be submitted and discussed directly with the CIFFT General Secretary.
For any further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the CIFFT Team.
The Circuit accepts tourism and travel audiovisual content created for online, TV, Cinema, and media out-of-home usage.
Tourism Destination City
This category is intended for videos that promote a City, Municipality, Village or Local Destination.
Tourism Destination Region
This category is intended for videos that promote a Region, County, State, Community, or Island.
Tourism Destination Country
This category is intended for videos whose purpose is to promote a Country.
Tourism Products
This category is intended for videos whose purpose is to promote a tourist experience in a particular destination, such as: Cultural Tourism; Gastronomic Tourism; Sustainable Tourism; Health and Wellness Tourism; MICE; Rural & Nature Tourism; Religious Tourism, Shopping Tourism, Adventure & Sports Tourism, etc.
Tourism Services
This category is intended for videos that promote any service provided to tourists, such as: Accommodation, Transportation, Food & Beverage, Museums, Historical Places, Entertainment & Recreation (Casinos, Shopping, Tours, Theme Parks, etc.), Spas & Thermal Facilities.
The judges who integrate the CIFFT Member festivals are made up of renowned professionals and specialists in the areas of Tourism, Marketing, Advertising, Communication and Journalism, Cinema and Audiovisual from all over the world.
Festivals are independent and responsible for selecting and managing their own panel of judges.
The works submitted and accepted in the competition are evaluated following criteria such as Impact, Concept, Creativity, Storytelling, Objectivity, Originality, Technical Production, and Visual Performance, among others.
Annually the World’s Best Tourism Films are awarded by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT).
The exclusive World Tourism Film Awards honors the most creative and innovative Travel Videos of the year at a memorable award ceremony. Only the best make it to this final after passing and convincing the judges of the different stages spread across four continents that make up the CIFFT circuit.
The Top 5 films in each of the five thematic categories will be awarded according to their position in the ranking list (1st to 5th place) as the “World’s Best Tourism Films” of the year.
Find Out MoreIn a single space, we gathered the winner lists of the CIFFT Circuit stages to establish the annual rankings of the best tourism ads and promotional videos worldwide. The CIFFT Rankings are:
The CIFFT Rankings reflect the results of the festivals that take place in that same year. However, sometimes, some videos start to participate in the last festivals of the year, and the points achieved are only reflected in the rankings of the following year.
All the winners of the International Competition of the Member Festivals related to tourism promotion are eligible for the five CIFFT Ranking Lists.
The rating is expressed on a scale from 5 to 18. The film receives points according to the award obtained at each festival:
Award Name
Points
Grand Prix
18
Best Production (Best Promotional, Best Commercial, Best Video Campaign)
14
1st prize / Gold
12
2nd prize / Silver
9
3rd Prize / Bronze
7
Arts & Craft Awards
5
Special Award
5
Best National Award
5
Finalist Certificate
4
Special notes:
1. If a production receives more than one award, only the highest award will be considered for the Rankings.
2. The awards obtained at the CIFFT candidate festivals do not count for the CIFFT Rankings.
3. Regarding the National Competition in some of the festival members, only the Grand Prix Winner will be considered for the CIFFT Rankings.
4. The CIFFT Rankings will be updated and published on our website, as authorized by each entrant, the week after the Award Ceremony of each festival.
The entrant is required to assign the streaming rights to the CIFFT to declare, that he is entitled to dispose of all rights to the use of the entry and vouches for these rights vis-a-vis the CIFFT. The entrant warrants that the rights of use held by all authors, owners of ancillary copyrights and other parties involved in the production of the CIFFT entry, except for the rights safeguarded by the performing rights societies, have been acquired in a due and proper manner and the exploitation of the CIFFT entry is not barred by personality rights or other third-party rights in any manner whatsoever.
Entering in the CIFFT the entrant transfers rights to the use of the CIFFT entry, specifically the right to present and demonstrate the entry in public either in whole or in part or to distribute the entry in whole or in part on a “Festival Reel” or similar, to the festival. This also applies to stills/images provided to the festival. All transfers of use shall be of worldwide validity.
The CIFFT and its members reserves the right to compile entries on a “Festival Reel” or similar, also in processed form, and to distribute same on a medium deemed appropriate. This also applies to stills/images provided.
By entering a video or campaign the entrant accepts the Rules and Regulations and also agrees to hold the festival harmless against all costs or claims of third parties arising from any such use by the CIFFT or any member or from false information by the entrant. Exclusive place of jurisdiction is Vienna, Austria. The CIFFT will not sell or rent personal data provided by you.
CIFFT supports the right to privacy, including the rights of individuals to control the dissemination and use of personal data that describes them. CIFFT is committed to protecting personal data of the users of our website and utilizes technical and organization measures to protect your data. CIFFT supports and complies with domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of such individuals.
When visiting our website, you are not required to provide any personal data. CIFFT relies on consent or other lawful principles established for data collection under applicable laws.
However, when registering for the competition, subscribing to receive CIFFT marketing materials or when purchasing CIFFT services or in other circumstances, you may be required to provide some or all of the personal data listed below. If you have provided CIFFT with your personal data, you have the rights described in the Legal Notice and Data Police.
CIFFT may share personal information with its festival members and with staff working on our behalf as necessary to complete your requests and to provide you CIFFT products and services. We may also share data when required by law or to respond to legal process. CIFFT, its festival members, and/or the staff may be located in countries that are not considered to provide an adequate level of data protection as established by the European Data Protection Directive (95/46/EG) or the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR), including the United States. Where required under applicable law, CIFFT will implement appropriate measures to secure the data transfers in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Such measure may include use of the Model Clauses or the Privacy Shield Framework.
CIFFT has responsibility for the processing of personal information it receives under the Privacy Shield and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on its behalf. CIFFT remains liable under the Privacy Shield Principles if an agent processes personal data covered by this Notice in a manner inconsistent with the principles, except where CIFFT is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
In certain situations, CIFFT may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, CIFFT commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information.
The following member festivals also comply with the Privacy Shield Principles:
CIFFT may update this Privacy Notice and Regulations from time to time. If we modify this Privacy Notice and Regulations, we will post the revised version here. We may also provide notification of material changes by other means, such as posting a notice on our website.