Love of Smurfs turns town blue

(2 Nov 2012) SPAIN SMURFS
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Juzcar - 8 September 2012
1. Wide of blue houses then pan to blue town
2. Tourists walking through blue town
3. Close up model of Smurf
4. Tourists posing for photo in front of large model of Smurf
5. Various of large model of Smurf
6. Front of Bandolero restaurant
7. Various of chef and co-owner of the Bandolero restaurant and hotel, Ivan Sastre, making a papier mache Smurf head
8. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ivan Sastre, Chef and co-owner of Hotel and Restaurant Bandolero:
"Juzcar has changed a lot since the Smurfs came to town. Before,this was a quiet village that not many people knew about, and since the Smurfs arrived we've had many more visitors. In the last year we've had thousands of people coming here."
9. Various of tourists taking pictures of a large Smurf
10. Various of David Fernandez Tirado, Mayor of Juzcar having a drink of Smurf juice at the Bandolero Restaurant
11. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)David Fernandez Tirado, Mayor of Juzcar:
"In terms of business and commerce the village has really benefited and acquired a far higher profile . One, one and a half or two years ago we had five businesses in the village or maybe six. But with the increase of people coming here and its reputation spreading little by little people have started up more businesses. And these days we have 19 companies."
12. Various of visitors in Juzcar taking pictures by smurfs figures
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Nuyen, co-owner of the hotel and restaurant Bandolero:
"When we were a white village people came for the countryside, people came for the birds, people came for mushroom hunting, the walks - just the relaxation. And because if you think the village is full of people you won't come for these reasons because it is not tranquil, it's not peaceful and your views are obstructed by all those people so it's not quite the same. So we have lost some of that traffic."
14. Various of blue houses in the town and tourists walking around
15. Various of Smurf souvenir shop
16. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ivan Sastre, Chef and co-owner of hotel and restaurant Bandolero:
"The Smurfs have brought a lot of creativity into my cooking. Firstly, the blue colour - especially in deserts. We now have blue cakes, crepes and blue drinks. And also because of the link between the Smurfs and mushrooms - because they live in mushrooms in a magic forest, I have added more mushrooms to my menu."
17. Various of Smurf models in the town
18. Wide of street then Pan to front of cafe with Smurfs painted on the walls
19. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carmen Hernandez, visitor:
"I've come to Juzcar so as to see the Smurfs and the blue village. This winter there was a lot of promotion of their films. And I was curious to see the Smurfs and their village."
20. Various of Smurf models and decorations on the outside walls of the church
21. Various of smurf nurse
22. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Gloria Mendez, visitor:
"I've come to Juzcar for the first time because I've seen a lot of publicity on the internet and I was curious to see what the blue village would actually be like. And what sort of welcome I'd get here from the local people, the promoters, the shop keepers. - and of course to get to know first hand a Smurf town. I'm very satisfied with this visit and would recommend it to everyone."
23. Various of Smurf drawings
24. Wide of Smurf drawing on the outside of the proposed new hospital
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STORYLINE:
Thirty years on the Smurfs have changed Juzcar.
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