The promotional film about Rijeka and the Rijeka Ring “Remember me” was produced by Balduči Film from Zagreb, the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka and the Tourist Boards of the Rijeka Ring (Bakar, Čavle, Jelenje, Kastav, Kostrena, Viškovo, Kraljevica and Klana Municipality).

The promotional film “Remember Me” shows the beauty and tourist offer of Rijeka and its surroundings, the specifics that every location offers to future visitors, and takes visitors through the destination and its specificities with a number of attractive shots. The film evokes memories of the most beautiful moments of those who have already visited the destination, and it also invites those who have not yet had the opportunity to visit Rijeka and its surroundings to come, create new memories and a mosaic of experiences.

The promotional film “Remember me” won an award at the Berlin film festival “The Golden City Gate” in a great competition of candidates in the category Region International. The award ceremony was held at the world’s largest tourism fair ITB in Berlin. So far, the film has won other important awards at festivals Druk Int FF – in India, World Carnival in Singapore, Golden Fern, Knight of the Reel – India and Japan World’s FF.

REPRESENTATIVES OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT UNITS AND TOURIST BOARDS OF THE RIJEKA RING

“Tourist boards of the Rijeka Ring and the Municipality of Klana are united with the aim of jointly implementing marketing activities and promoting the Rijeka Ring destination, and the slogan “mosaic of experiences” describes in the best way a unique combination of activities, attractions and events that simultaneously attracts tourists of the most diverse affinities and fills their stay with an abundance of cultural, sports and entertainment contents throughout the year. It is precisely this combination that makes the Rijeka Ring distinguishable on the tourist map, making its most important comparative advantage and potential for future tourism growth”, said the Director of the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka, Petar Škarpa.

Martina Srnec, Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board, Promotion and Advertising Division, emphasised that Rijeka and the Rijeka Ring were a step ahead of the entire tourism sector in their efforts to make Croatia a year-round tourist destination. “The Croatian National Tourist Board is proud to have been able to support this project and will continue to support the association of destinations and tourist boards in all projects aiming to achieve the highest quality tourist offer, a stronger and better tourist result and the synergy of the promotional effect of the entire project,” said Srnec.

mayor of Rijeka, Marko Filipović

According to the mayor of Rijeka, Marko Filipović, the film sublimates everything that this region has to offer, cultural and artistic heritage, rich historical heritage, diverse gastronomy and events, everything that makes a quality tourist destination. “Joined work on this project is only one of the activities whereby we endeavour to present our Rijeka Ring to guests from all over the world. Destination promotion is very important, and the growing numbers show that we are heading in the right direction. In the first three months of this year, there were almost 40% more arrivals and overnight stays when compared year over year. Tourists increasingly recognise Rijeka and the Rijeka Ring as a destination where they want to spend their holidays. “Rijeka is not just a city, it’s a way of life and I’m glad that in this film we can feel the ‘vibe’ of our region,” said Mayor Filipović.

According to the county president Zlatko Komadina the film fits into the existing tourism concept of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – Diversity is beautiful. “Each part of our county has its own specificities, and if anyone has exceptional cultural, historical and natural heritage and landscape diversity, it is our region,” said Komadina.

FILM WAS PREMIERED in the premises of Exportdrvo

The producer and screenwriter of the film “Remember Me”, Spomenka Saraga, said that this film had been shot through the eyes of tourists, not the local population. “The script is mine, but the French director Herve Tirmarche and the cinematographer and editor Jalil Armijo, a Mexican who lives in Madrid, have made a great contribution, they recorded us as they see us,” explained Saraga.

The promotional video “Remember Me” can be viewed HERE, the remaining short videos of the destinations within the Rijeka Ring are available on the YouTube channel of the Tourist Board of the City of Rijeka.