Corfu became the leading European cinema shooting site for 2018 in the online contest organized by the European Cinematography Network. Her appointment took place between 12 nominations, including Lake Keretsa in Italy, the Tenerife National Park in Spain and the picturesque Innsbruck in Austria.
The Greek proposal for Corfu had been submitted by the Hellenic Film Commission and concerned the filming of the extremely popular TV series of British Channels ITV and PBS "THE DURRELLS" The competition was organized for the second year by the European Film Commissions (EUFCN), a member of which is the Hellenic Film Commission of the Hellenic Film Center.