Conditions of participation

TOURA D´OR 2008
Film Contest for Sustainable Tourism

1. On the occasion of the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) the awarding ceremony for the TOURA D'OR Film Contest for Sustainable Tourism will take place in Berlin in March 2009. In May 2008 the TOURA D'OR was announced for the tenth time.
   
   
2. The way people choose their travel destination and the holiday attitudes are influenced also by the audio-visual media. The TOURA D´OR honours film productions which stand for a socially responsible, environmentally compatible and sustainable tourism.
   
   Films can thus be entered for the contest which
   
   
   • promote a kind of tourism that minimizes harmful effects on people, society, culture and nature of the host countries,
     
     
• encourage travellers to cast an eye behind the tourist scene so as to better understand the everyday reality of the host countries,
  
  
• encourage the tourists to seek the encounter with the population of the host country on the basis of mutual respect,
  
  
• assist people in adopting an appropriate and sensitive attitude towards the country and its people,
  
  
• illustrate positive examples for socially responsible, environmentally compatible and therefore sustainable tourism projects and tourism offers,
  
  
• critically, yet constructively assess and deal with negative aspects and impacts of tourism.
  
  
At least one of the above mentioned criteria must be met.


3. The organizer of the contest is the Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung, Ammerland (Institute for Tourism and Development). Since 1990 the contest has been supported among others by the following organizations/institutions:
   
   
• Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, Bonn
• Church Development Service (EED) – Tourism Watch, Bonn
• Non-profit Educational Programme North-South-Network of the Confederation of German Trade Unions, Düsseldorf
• Commissioner for Integration of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Potsdam
• ITB Berlin
• Catholic Foreign Office of the German Bishops' Conference, Bonn
• Conference of Regional Film Services, Bonn
• Austrian Development Co-operation in the Foreign Ministry/respect, Vienna



4. The following categories of tourism-related films are admitted to be entered for the contest:
   
   
• Informational films and documentaries
• Promotion films and advertising spots
• Magazine and service contributions
• Other kinds of productions (e.g. feature films).
  
  

No amateur films may be entered for the contest.

5. Only technically excellent contributions in the format VHS/PAL and DVDs in English or German will be accepted.
   
   
6. The production/contribution submitted for the contest should have been completed in the year of the contest or within the last two years (2006, 2007, 2008). Productions which have already been submitted to other contests are also accepted.
   
   
7. Within the framework of the contest and related to the award ceremony, to information and promotion events, the entrant grants the organizer the right to present the submitted contest contributions in public. This also includes the right of presentation of the award ceremony short cuts onto the TOURA D'OR-website of the Studienkreis at a later point in time. The entrant holds the organizer harmless against any claims by third parties.
   
   
8. Prizes will be awarded for the best performances in the four categories (item 4). The prize consists of a trophy and a Honorary Certificate and will be presented to the person having commissioned or produced the contribution. In the absence of prize-worthy entries no award will be made. A prize can also be awarded for specific achievements on the part of the film makers (author, camera, director).
   
   
9. Up to three productions each in the categories mentioned in item 4 are entered for the final selection. The decision on the prize award rests with a jury. Should there be more contributions a selection committee, after having screened them, will decide which ones will be entered for the final selection. The jury and the selection committee will act on the basis of guidelines laid down. The jury comprises representatives of various fields (among others adult education, advertising, journalism, tourism industry, tourism research, producers and film makers).
   
   
10. Applications for the submission of productions/contributions have to be forwarded on the attached application form by September 30, 2008. Additional forms can be obtained from the
    
    Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung
    Kapellenweg 3
    82541 Ammerland/Starnberger See
    Phone: +49-8177-1783, Fax: +49-8177-1349
    
    
or downloaded from the Internet:
www.tourador-contest.org.

The applying participants should include a list of other films ordered/produced by them.


11. The entered productions/contributions must reach the Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung (address see item 10) by October 15, 2008.
    
    
12. The dispatch is effected at the entrant's own risk and he also covers the transportation costs. The legal regulations in force apply in this case. The organizer of the contest cannot be made responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever.
    
    
13. The contribution submitted will be returned after the contest to the address given in the application form.
    
    
14. The award winners will be informed by the contest organizer by January 31, 2009 at the latest, and they will be invited to attend the awarding ceremony (see item 7/8).
    
    
15. With the application the entrant acknowledges the conditions of participation. Legal proceedings are barred.