Ab jetzt bis zum 1. Februar (Eingang der Unterlagen beim City Council von Tarragona) können sich Feuerwerksfirmen für den Wettbewerb in Tarragona 2008 bewerben:
These are the participants of the 19th Tarragona International Fireworks Competition: A.P.E. DI PARENTE ROMUALDO, Italy FIRST CLASS PYRO-EVENTS, Germany MACEDOS PIROTECNIA, Portugal PIROTECNIA ZAMORANO CABALLER, Valencia, Spain GÖTEBORGS FYRVERKERIFABRIK, Sweden PIROTECNIA ASTONDOA SA, Basc country, Spain The dates of the shooting will be announced on Monday.
Today was the draw of the shooting dates - this is the official result: Monday 7th: Goteborg, Sweden. Tuesday 8th: Zamorano Caballer, Valencia, Spain. Wednesday 9th: First Class, Germany. Thursday 10th: Macedos. Portugal. Friday 11th: APE di Romualdo Parente, Italy. Saturday 12th: Astondoa. Basque Country, Spain.
The official poster of this year's fireworks display competition in Tarragona - in English (left) and in Catalan (right). {} {}
Here are the technical details for this years shows: GÖTEBORGS FYRVERKERIFABRIK AB SWEDEN www.fyrverkerifabriken.se Net explosives: 1.185 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 13 Max. caliber: 2x 300mm Duration: 17'25 Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 11 PIROTECNIA ZAMORANO CABALLER S.A. VALENCIA, SPAIN www.caballer.com Gross weight of fireworks: 2.389 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 17 Max. caliber: 8x 250mm Duration: 18' Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 10 FIRST CLASS PYRO-EVENTS GERMANY www.first-class-pyro-events.de Gross weight of fireworks: 1.830 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 38 Max. caliber: 5x 300mm Duration: 17'55 Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 10 MACEDO'S PIROTECNIA PORTUGAL www.macedos.com.pt Gross weight of fireworks: 1.235 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 17 Max. caliber: 3x 250mm Duration: 20' Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 8 A.P.E. DI PARENTE ROMUALDO SPETTACOLI PIROTECNICI ITALY www.parenteape.it Net explosives: 2.263 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 85 Max. caliber: 35x 250mm Duration: 20' Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 7 ASTONDOA PIROTEKNIA BASQUE COUNTY, SPAIN www.astondoapiroteknia.com Net explosives: 643 kg Special sized shells (200mm or larger): 24 Max. caliber: 7x 250mm Duration: 20'02 Number of pyrotechnicians/workers: 6
And some more infos - the PROs and CONs of the participating companies: GÖTEBORGS FYRVERKERIFABRIK AB SWEDEN Artistic director: Martin Hildeberg www.fyrverkerifabriken.se Takes part first time in Tarragona PRO: It ‘s remarkable their artistic good taste, the beauty and elegance of their fireworks. This is their first display in Catalonia (Països Catalans) and it’s the first time a Swedish or northern company takes part in the competition. CONTRA: Their speciality are pyromusicals, so it may be difficult for them to fire a display with no music. PIROTECNIA ZAMORANO CABALLER S.A. VALENCIA, SPAIN Artistic director: Miguel Zamorano Caballer www.caballer.com Takes part 2nd time in Tarragona PRO: It’s the only Valencian company in this year’s competition and the one which has prepared most material. CONTRA: They will have to prove they are able to innovate in between two companies which have this powerful characteristic. FIRST CLASS PYRO-EVENTS GERMANY Artistic director: Stefan Falkenau www.first-class-pyro-events-de Takes part first time in Tarragona PRO: Their high artistic design standards and the high number of large calibre shells.. CONTRA: This is the youngest company participating this year. They don’t know the firing area in detail. MACEDO'S PIROTECNIA PORTUGAL Artistic director: Fernando Manuel Machado de Silva Macedo www.macedos.com.pt Takes part first time in Tarragona PRO: It’s a large company. CONTRA: The bad experience with a Portuguese company many years ago, which was the only disqualified in eighteen years. A.P.E. DI PARENTE ROMUALDO SPETTACOLI PIROTECNICI ITALY Artistic director: Romualdo Parente www.parenteape.it Takes part 2nd time in Tarragona PRO: They know the area very well because in 2005 , their first participation, they got second prize. The public from Tarragona enjoy they Italian style. They are bringing a lot of material and they will be the company with most large calibre shells. CONTRA: The public from Tarragona have strong Italian references like Pagano, Martarello, and La Rosa Lorenzo, which all offer high standards. ASTONDOA PIROTEKNIA BASQUE COUNTY, SPAIN Artistic director: José Manuel Martín Crespo www.astondoapiroteknia.com Takes part 3rd time in Tarragona PRO: They know the area very well because the owner usually comes to the competition. They have great expectations CONTRA: This is a small company and it may be difficult to fight against big ones. All companies bring their explosive material by road.
Photos of the setup of the show of Zamorano Caballer can be found in the album... Because of the length of 16:27 minutes the show of Zamorano has been disqualified. The regulations say that the shows in Tarragona competition must have a length of at least 17 minutes...
Videos of the first 2 shows can be watched in HD-quality here: Goeteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik Sweden http://www.vimeo.com/1301666 Zamorano Caballer http://vimeo.com/1306803 Many thanks to our member Sierra for this great videos!
The video of the German show was uploaded by our member Sierra: http://www.vimeo.com/1320293 And photos of the setup of the show of APE Parente from Italy can be found in the album...
The video of the Italian show was uploaded by our member Sierra: http://www.vimeo.com/1326058 And photos of the setup of the show of Astondoa from Bask County can be found in the album... Hopefully they will be able to shoot after a real judgement day in Tarragona the last few hours...
The official jury results were published today in Ajuntament de Tarragona at 12:00h : 1st place APE Parente / Italy 2.356 points total, average value 8,66 2nd place Goeteborg FyrverkeriFabrik / Sweden 2.296 points total, average value 8,44 3rd place First-Class-Pyro-Events / Germany 2.162 points total, average value 7,95 4th place Astondoa Piroteknia / Spain 2.129 points total, average value 7,82 5th place Macedo´s / Portugal 1.878 points total, average value 6,90 disqualified: Zamorano Caballer / Spain The votings of the audience/spectators will be published very soon.