The promotional film by Turismo do Porto e Norte - Why choose Porto & North of Portugal for your event? «The Majestic Adventures of Ofelia de Souza», for the Meeting & Industry segment, won the title of World's Best Tourism Film, in the "Tourism Products" category, promoted by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT).
The ceremony of the 34th edition of the World's Tourism Film Awards took place on November 24th, in Valencia (Spain), where the winners of the categories “Cities”, “Regions”, “Countries”, “Services” and “Tourism Products” got their awards. With the best score among all the categories in the competition, “The Majestic Adventures of Ofelia de Souza” came in first place in this ranking .
Premiered in October 2021, the film, just over three minutes long, has as its main star Ofelia de Souza, an experienced and flamboyant 72-year-old event planner and epicurean, who faithfully accompanied by her assistants (“Ofelier” and “Ofeliette”), shares tips and for choosing and enjoying one of the best business tourism destinations in the world.
Success was almost immediate. It all started in March at the Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival, where the film won the festival’s Grand Prix and first place in the “Tourism Products” category. This was followed by victories at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, in April, where it won the Gold Trophy, in the “Corporate Image – Tourism” category, and in Cape Town, at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa, in May, where it received the Grand Prix in the category “Tourism International” and the Gold Award in “Tourism Products”.
Our replica hand painted tiles were selected for the film, to represent the best shopping souvenirs in the city of Porto
