Conditions of participation

TOURA D´OR 2010
Film Contest for Sustainable Tourism

Please click for conditions of participation and application form (PDF file).

1. On the occasion of the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) the award ceremony for the TOURA D'OR Film Contest for Sustainable Tourism will take place in Berlin in March 2011. In May 2010 the TOURA D'OR called for entries for the eleventh time.
   
   
2. The way people choose their travel destination and the holiday attitudes are influenced by audio-visual media. The TOURA D´OR honours film productions which stand for a socially responsible, environmentally compatible and sustainable tourism.
   
   Entries for the contest should
   
   
   • promote a kind of tourism that minimizes harmful effects on people, society, culture and nature of the host countries,
     
     
• encourage travellers to look behind the tourist scene so as to better understand the everyday reality of the host countries,
  
  
• encourage tourists to seek the encounter with the population of the host country on a basis of mutual respect,
  
  
• assist people in adopting an appropriate and sensitive attitude towards the host country and its people,
  
  
• illustrate positive examples of 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 (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 PAL on DVD or VHS video tapes 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 (2008, 2009, 2010). 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 to present the award ceremony short cuts on 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. Awards will be given for the best performances in the four categories (item 4). The award consists of a trophy and a honorary certificate and will be presented to the person having commissioned or produced the contribution during the award ceremony at ITB 2011 in Berlin. In the absence of prize-worthy entries no award will be made. A prize can also be given 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 award is made by a jury. Should there be more entries, a selection committee, after having screened them, will decide which ones will be entered for the final selection. The jury and the selection committee act on the basis of guidelines. 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 together with the attached application form by September 30, 2010. Additional forms can be obtained from the
    
    Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung
    Hauptstraße 35
    D – 82327 Tutzing
    Germany
    Phone: +49 - (0)8158 - 90 53 97
    Fax: +49 - (0)8158 - 90 53 971
    
    
or downloaded from the Internet:
www.tourador-contest.org.

The applying participants should include a list of their other films/productions.


11. 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.
    
    
12. The contribution submitted will be returned on demand after the contest to the address given in the application form.
    
    
13. The award winners will be informed by the contest organizer by January 31, 2011 at the latest, and they will be invited to attend the award ceremony (see item 7/8).
    
    
14. With the application the entrant acknowledges the conditions of participation. Legal proceedings are barred.