CIFFT Circuit 2026: Global Competition for Tourism Videos Now Open for Entries
Vienna, 27th October 2025 — The CIFFT Circuit 2026 is now officially open for entries, inviting tourism boards, destinations, travel brands, creative agencies, and production companies to participate in the world’s most prestigious competition for tourism videos and campaigns.
The CIFFT Circuit brings together a network of international awards, including the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (France), New York Festivals TV & Film Awards (USA), US International Awards (USA), Terres Travel Festival (Spain), ART&TUR International Tourism Film Festival (Portugal), Amorgos Tourism Film Festival (Greece), Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival (Japan), SILKFEST International Tour & Eco Film Festival (Serbia), and Zagreb TourFilm Festival (Croatia).
Entries submitted to these awards are evaluated by international juries comprising experts in marketing, film, advertising, and tourism, including Oscar and Emmy award-winning professionals. In addition to individual recognition at each festival, participants accumulate points toward the exclusive CIFFT Rankings, the official benchmark list of the year’s most awarded and influential tourism videos.
The competition culminates at the World Tourism Film Awards, where the highest-ranked productions in categories such as City, Region, Country Promotion, Tourism Products, and Tourism Services are recognized as the World’s Best Tourism Films of the Year.
The CIFFT Circuit has consistently attracted some of the most impactful players in global tourism promotion. Past winners include Switzerland Tourism, Go Türkiye, Qatar Tourism, Visit Sweden, Azerbaijan Airlines, Slovenian Tourism Board, Singapore Tourism Board, Wonderful Indonesia, and Tourism Australia, evidence of the competition’s high standards and international relevance.
Participants in the 2026 edition will also have the chance to compete for two special distinctions: the CIFFT Tourism Press Award, defined by an international panel of travel and tourism journalists, and the GreenWorking Awards, which celebrate sustainable messages and environmentally conscious production in tourism videos.
The first deadline for submissions to the CIFFT Circuit 2026 via the CIFFT Entry Service is January 12, 2026, covering nine international awards. An initiative of the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT), the CIFFT Circuit is supported by UN Tourism, the European Travel Commission, and other leading international organizations.
To submit your tourism video or campaign and secure a place in the CIFFT Circuit 2026, visit www.cifft.com.
Founded in 1989, the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT), an Affiliate Member of UN Tourism, is the world’s leading initiative dedicated to recognizing excellence in tourism video communication. Through its global awards circuit, CIFFT champions creativity, innovation, and best practices in the promotion of destinations, products, and services.
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