ART&TUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 3 AWARDS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FILM PRODUCTIONS
The 18th edition of the Art&Tur International Tourism Film Festival was held in the central town of Fundão, from 9-12 September 2025, with two South African-produced films having picked up three awards. ‘Lazy Lagoon Island Lodge’, by Nicola Gerrard (Love Africa Marketing based in South Africa) won Best Wildlife Promotional Film, while ‘Riding the Sardine Run’ by Alan Van Gysen, won two second prizes in the categories of Environment & Ecology as well as in Sport and Leisure Ex-Aequo. The Embassy’s Charge D’Affairs, Mr Carl le Roux, was on hand to collect the prizes on behalf of the producers, for the two winning films. Congratulations to both producers for their fine work!