Portugal will advertise its potential as a location for filming when it exhibits at the China International Travel Mart (CITM).

A written announcement issued by the Portuguese government quotes Secretary of State for Tourism Ana Mendes Godinho as saying so.

Portugal is making a big effort to lure big film projects such as the Italian-US co-production about the Marian apparitions of 1917, which is being shot there now, the government quotes Ms Mendes Godinho as saying.

The CITM website says the event will take place in Shanghai from November 16 to 18.

Portugal will advertise its potential as a location for filming when it exhibits at the China International Travel Mart (CITM).

A written announcement issued by the Portuguese government quotes Secretary of State for Tourism Ana Mendes Godinho as saying so.

Portugal is making a big effort to lure big film projects such as the Italian-US co-production about the Marian apparitions of 1917, which is being shot there now, the government quotes Ms Mendes Godinho as saying.

The CITM website says the event will take place in Shanghai from November 16 to 18.

The European Commission has announced in a written statement that on November 15 it will hold a conference in Shanghai which will cover how European film locations attract tourists, the promotion of Europe as a place to visit in films and television programmes shown in China, and the promotion of what the statement calls “cine-tourism”.

The European Commission has announced in a written statement that on November 15 it will hold a conference in Shanghai which will cover how European film locations attract tourists, the promotion of Europe as a place to visit in films and television programmes shown in China, and the promotion of what the statement calls “cine-tourism”.