الفيلم الوثائقي ودوره في الترويج للسياحة في السودان

This study explored the extent of documentary films’ effectiveness in introducing and promoting tourism in Sudan in which the film series Ard-AlSomur was taken as a case study. The basic premise was that documentary films which promoted tourism in Sudan had not been subjected toexistening professional and technical standards in television production process; many questions were presented, however, the most important of which was the extent thatArd-AlSomur series’ had contributedto promoting and guiding tourists to sites and tourism landmarks in Sudan. The descriptive and case study approach was used for which a questionnaire and an interview were adopted as data collection tools. The study was divided into three sections:  the first tackled the documentary film; the second was on tourism and media; and the third covered the field study’s procedures. A number of findings were reached, the most important of which are that: The Ard-alsumor films series have significantly contributed to the promotion of tourism in Sudan and that there are production weaknesses in documentaries that promote tourism in Sudan incompatible with theprofessional and artistic standards. Accordingly, the researcher recommends the conduction of more research to develop the area of documentary film industry in Sudan and to encourage investment in the media by engaging in the production of documentary films that promote tourism.