8D Escapes receives awards at Japan film festival
8D Escapes, Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales © Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia’s ‘8D Escapes’ series won 'Best of the Best Web Series' category at the annual Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival 2021 held from 2 to 3 March 2021. It is the only film festival in Japan to focus on tourism films and is the only film festival in East Asia associated with the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals. ‘8D Escapes’ also won third prize in the Tourism Destinations – Country category. There were 1,207 submissions to the film festival this year. South Australian Tourist Commission’s promotion video 'South Australia: hear it, touch it, see it to believe it' won the Grand Prix and Best of the Tourism Destinations – Regions.
