The American documentary Wow! Croatia, by the television journalist and producer Ashley Colburn, which promotes the beauty of Croatia, recently received the prestigious Emmy Award in San Diego.

The journalist and her colleague John Needdenom in September last year, spent eight days on a study tour of Croatia, and recorded with a camera the best shots of Zagreb, the Croatian Zagorje, Samobor, the Plitvice Lakes National Park, the valley Gacka, Split, Dubrovnik, Cavtat and Ston. She particularly emphasized the cultural - historical and natural heritage, the cuisine, the hotels and nightlife. Stating that this was one of the best weeks in her life, said that in Croatia everything was magically beautiful and special, from food and nature to people and their hospitality. The film, which was filmed for the Californian television station Wealth, was recently awarded the ‘Golden pen’ with which the Croatian National Tourist Board awards best foreign press articles, stories and reports on Croatia published in foreign markets. Ashley Colburn won the award for best TV report posted on the American market. For the Golden pen there were 33 journalists nominated from Europe and the world.


The Ministry of Tourism
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The Tourist Board of Croatia
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