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By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan will host the third Tourism Film Festival this summer.

The event supported by the Culture and Tourism Ministry will run from June 1 to 4.

The traditional festival is a non-profit cultural event aimed at promoting films, dedicated to the various aspects of tourism, contributing to the development of domestic and international tourism, and promoting authors of the best pictures.

The event will also draw attention to the tourism potential of Azerbaijan, as one of the international centers of historical and cultural heritage. The official languages ​​of the festival are Azerbaijani and English.

To participate in Baku International Tourism Film Festival, applicants should use an entry form the website (http://bitff.az/entry-form/), sign it and send it together with the requested material per competition either via e-mail to [email protected] .

Every entry can only be submitted in one category. The deadline for entries is April 15, 2016.

The movies will be evaluated by an international jury, consisting of local and foreign cinematographers and tourism experts. Winners of the top three places in each category will be awarded gifts and diplomas and the director of the best film will get the Grand Prix and an award of 4,000 euros.

The prize for each of the categories is the following: the first place will receive Golden Award, diploma and 2,000 euros; second place – Silver Award, diploma and third place will get Bronze Award, diploma.

The first Baku International Tourism Film Festival was held in November 2013, gathering some 78 films from 31 countries in the competitive part of the festival.

Last year the event featured several categories, including "Country", "Region", "City", "Culture & Tradition", "Extreme Tourism", "Ecotourism", "TV Reports", "Commercials", and "National Award".

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