International Fireworks Championship. Team from Canada KUMA Fireworks

IV World Fireworks Championship 2019 in Kaliningrad will be held on Saturdays, 10, 17, 24 august . The program is published on this page.

In 2015, the Kaliningrad team won a similar championship held in France, thereby winning the right to host the 2016 championship in Russia. At the initiative of the regional government, the choice fell on Zelenogradsk.

The World Fireworks Championship with the participation of teams from Belarus, Germany, Italy, China, Mexico, Poland, France and Russia (Kaliningrad Fireworks Center Khan) was held in Zelenogradsk on September 3, 10, 17, 24 and 27, 2016. It was won by fireworks masters from Belarus, and it was decided to make the championship an annual event.

August 10, 17, 24 from 16.00 to 24.00 two temporary bus routes will operate especially for spectators of the IV World Fireworks Championship:
- F-1 (from the shopping center "Europe" to the island "October");
- F-2 (from the South Station to the Oktyabrsky Island).
Buses will run non-stop from the starting point to the end point and back, the fare is 24 rubles.

This year it will take place on September 8, 15 and 22 in Kaliningrad, on the territory adjacent to the new Kaliningrad stadium. Pyrotechnic teams from eight countries will take part in it: Canada, Estonia, USA, Lithuania, Switzerland, Romania, Great Britain and Hong Kong. And according to the established tradition, on the final day there will be a grand fireworks show from the organizer of the championship - the Russian fireworks center "KHAN".

In fact, this company is already well known to the residents of our region. She took part in the organization of various Kaliningrad holidays more than once, decorating them with large-scale pyrotechnic shows.

The work of the company has received recognition at the global level. In 2014, she became the winner of one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe - the Cannes Pyrotechnic Art Festival (Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique de Cannes), presenting the Black Swan pyrotechnic program to the audience.

Foreign participants

As for the teams taking part in pyrotechnic competitions, they are all debutants, this is one of the main features of the championship. Participating countries do not repeat from year to year. Their number is also dictated by the rules of the show: out of a huge number of applications, eight were selected the best craftsmen your business.

Among the speakers this year there are those who have many years of experience in participating in pyrotechnic festivals and a large number of awards. But not only they will demonstrate the perfect synchronization of music and bright colors fireworks. Young organizations just starting out creative way, will also try to surprise Kaliningraders and guests of the city with spectacular performances. Each team prepares a pyromusical show lasting 10–12 minutes.

Perhaps, many are wondering how the performance program of a particular team is compiled. It turns out that the solution of such a difficult task is assigned to a special person - a pyro designer. He develops a unique, unlike any other number, with which the team has never performed anywhere before. First, the pyro designer selects the music, draws up the order, shape and scale of the fireworks, selects the pyrotechnic products, and then synchronizes it all.

So who will give Kaliningraders a grand show and unforgettable emotions this time? "Klops" has prepared for its readers a small introduction to the participants of the World Fireworks Championship - 2018.

1. Team from Canada KUMA Fireworks

For more than ten years, this company has not only organized large-scale pyrotechnic shows around the world, but also engaged in the production of pyrotechnic products themselves. She appeared in the heart of the national capital region of Canada - on the border between Quebec and Ontario.

The CEO of Maxime Lessard-Giroux took part in the worldwide famous shows such as Leamy Lake Casino's Big Lights, Ironman Races, Calgary's GlobalFest Festival, Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Guinness World records in Koweit, and other international competitions.

Today, a friendly team of highly qualified professionals work here, who confidently declare that the key to the success of their company is to ensure strict quality control at every stage of the creation of the show.

1. 2. Pyrocom from Estonia

This young company is part of Suomen Ilotulitus Oy, a company that has been one of the largest fireworks and special effects companies in Northern Europe for 70 years.

"Our experience is completely unique, and our services are already inspiring in more than 30 countries around the world. We consider it important to serve customers on good level and so that the proposal of the end result will be remembered forever," the representatives of the company say.

When creating a pyromusic show, Pyrocom uses high-tech equipment, which creates the perfect synchronization of music and fireworks.

3. Great Lakes Fireworks from the USA: creativity and showiness

The history of the birth of this American company began in the backyard of two friends - Barry Beltz and Bruce Thiry. Having a common passion for fireworks, they organized small displays for their acquaintances and relatives. As demand for these shows grew, young people moved from passion to professional level. So in 1994, Great Lakes Fireworks (GLF) was born.

Today the company organizes and helps in holding grandiose shows all over the world. Keeping up with the times, its representatives strive to find the latest effects that have no analogues in the industry. In addition, GLF is engaged in wholesale trade own pyrotechnics.

The American team won the first place in the Yeuyang Gold Cup International Musical Fireworks Competition in China. She has also performed closing pyrotechnic displays for various fireworks associations, participated in the organization of fireworks in Dubai, UAE and during the presidential inauguration in Washington in 2017.

4. Lithuanian participants - Fejeras team: "We love what we do. We create emotions"

"We are a young company, but we have long been interested in the art of fireworks," the Lithuanian participants say. Despite his young age, Fejeras is actively gaining momentum, focusing on new knowledge and innovative technologies. According to the team members, in a short period of time they have already been able to accumulate a lot of experience in preparing pyromusical fireworks.

1. 5. Swiss La Pirotecnica

Passion for pyrotechnics young man named after Guido Pancaldi, who lived in the Swiss commune of Ascona in the 30s of the last century, became the starting point in the creation of a whole pyrotechnic business - the company La Pirotecnica. Two decades ago it was led by brothers Andrea and Luca Colombo, who continue to lead the company with great dedication and professionalism.

Today, La Pirotecnica specializes in the organization and sale of professional fireworks. "On request, we organize large-scale fireworks and pyromusical shows both on land and on water. For any event and for any occasion," the team members say.

6. Pyro Events Team from Romania

The national leader in the field of SFX and pyrotechnics in Romania, the Pyro Events team, also takes part in the championship. Since 2006 she has organized over 1000 shows in Europe with pyrotechnicians from Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany or Poland.

The company specializes in all types of services related to pyrotechnics and special effects, and in last years is one of the main contributors to the development of the most important electronic festivals in Romania, such as Untold, Electric Castle, Neversea.

International awards:

Winner of Pyronale Festival - Berlin 2016

Prize Pyronale Festival Audience Award - Berlin 2016

Winner of Simfonia Focului & Danube on Fire Festivals Romania 2016

International appearances and ancillary events:

Ełk, Ogień and Woda - 2013

Münchner Sommernachtstraum - 2013

Malta International Fireworks Festival - 2014

7. Smart Pyrotechnics from the UK: "Innovation, not imitation"

From sporting events and traditional wedding celebrations to major pyro-musical shows, the professional Smart Pyrotechnics team hosts over 200 performances a year. In 2017, she celebrated her 10th anniversary and, despite her relatively young age, has been putting on impressive pyrotechnic shows all over the world.

"We have put on exciting shows all over the world, including Thailand, the Philippines, France and Italy, have participated and won prizes at international festivals fireworks, but more importantly, gained experience with different people and cultures," say members of Smart Pyrotechnics.

1. 8. Hong Kong, New-Art Pyrotechnics

New-Art Pyrotechnics is a large-scale company specializing in the production, research and sales of pyrotechnic products.

"We create goods High Quality and offer first class service. Our partners are companies from all over the world. "We are constantly developing and updating products in accordance with national and international market requirements."

New-Art Pyrotechnics creates professional fireworks using state of the art launch equipment. And on account of her many large-scale fireworks, received the admiration and praise of the audience.