Press Information
January 2008

Copenhagen wins award for world's best tourism film 2007

Copenhagen has won the prestigious 19th Grand Prix CIFFT for the world's best tourism film of the year 2007. The award was presented to Wonderful Copenhagen CVB for the film Copenhagen Kicking. The film has previously won seven international awards at five film festivals.

The International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals, CIFFT, has awarded Copenhagen for world's best tourism film of 2007. The prestigious recognition goes to the tourism film, which has won most awards during the year at the various international film festivals. Wonderful Copenhagen's entry Copenhagen Kicking was produced in 2006 as a promotional film for the Danish capital and has previously won seven international awards, among others the World Medal for best tourist film 2007 at New York Festivals Award Show and the Diamond Award at ITB in Berlin.

The man behind the concept for Copenhagen Kicking is Wonderful Copenhagen's sales and marketing director, Ole Andersen, while producer Martin Kløft and chief creative producer Anders Kongshaug, from Wonderful Copenhagen's film production department, are responsible for the production. Anders Kongshaug accepted the award in Vienna 12 November.

Further information
Sales and marketing director Ole Andersen, email: oan@woco.dk, tel.: +45 3355 7400
Chief creative producer Anders Kongshaug, email: agh@woco.dk, tel.: +45 3355 7400
Read more about Wonderful Copenhagen's film production at www.vnr.dk
Read more about CIFFT at www.cifft.com