The Ignis Brunensis is an international firework

Fireworks

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 competition held annually at the end of May and beginning of June in Brno

Brno

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. The name of competition is Latin

Latin

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 for Fire of Brno.

Program

The event lasts about two weeks and involves the whole city of Brno. It is introduced by non-competitive fireworks launched from the city centre. From this moment competing fireworks are presented outside the city centre on the nearby Brno Dam where the effect is increased by reflection from the water. Each fireworks show lasts about 22 minutes, with synchronized music broadcast by the local radio station. Shows are held one by one every second or third day. The event attracts from 100,000 to 200,000 visitors The closing ceremony again includes non-competing fireworks launched from the city centre. Local museums, castles and other institutions also participate in the event, with their own programmes.

History

Ignis Brunensis started in 1998. Until 2002 it was either a national fireworks competition (1998, 2000, 2002) or a non-competitive exhibition (1999, 2001). Since 2003 it has been a significant international competition, with 4 or 5 competing entries.

Winners

Year	Main Prize	Prize of Czech Television "Scene amongst Fire"	Prize of Czech Radio "Music amongst Fire"	People's Choice
2003	Spain FUEGOS ARTIFICIALES A. CABALLER	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Spain FUEGOS ARTIFICIALES A. CABALLER
2004	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Italy Panzera
Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	United Kingdom PYRO 2000	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA
2006	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA
2007	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	Portugal MACEDO’S PIROTECNIA	South Africa FIREWORKS FOR AFRICA
2008	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX	Early Modern France FETES & FEUX	Japan MARUTAMAYA	Japan MARUTAMAYA
2009	Portugal GRUPO LUSO PIROTECNIA	Austria PYROVISION	Portugal GRUPO LUSO PIROTECNIA	Portugal GRUPO LUSO PIROTECNIA
2010	Slovakia PYRA Pyra Pyra may refer to:*Pyra Labs, a Google company which founded the Blogger.com service*Pyra, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia*Pyra, Belarus*Jakob Immanuel Pyra...	Early Modern France STORM ARTIFICES	Germany NOCTILUCA	Czech Republic FLASH BARRANDOV SFX & THEATRUM PYROBOLI

External links

• Official website