Pirotecnia Valenciana has won this year's Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Big Week International Fireworks Competition
The well-known Pirotecnia Valenciana has this year won the Golden Shell at the annual San Sebastian Big Week Fireworks International Competition, and has been awarded first place to the Peña Roja de Castellón in the Palmaris of this year's Super Amara Young Jury Award, the International Fireworks Competition of the Big Donostiarra Week.
At a press conference held this Saturday morning, the members of the young jury have acknowledged that it has been "difficult" to name the winner, given the "high level" they have met this year. They have cited "the choice of colors, the use of space, the rhythm, originality and the final plot" among the reasons why Peña Roja has been declared winner.
After recounting that Ainara Delgado, a member of the young jury, has spent an hour choosing the Palmaris (from 10:30 to 11:30 in the morning), the Official Jury Awards have been awarded.
Antonio Blanco has taken over the delivery of the Bronze Shell and the IP Innovative Pyrotechnichas been for the German . The silver shell has been acquired once again by the Peña Roja , in this case by April di Palma. Finally, the well-known Pirotecnia Valenciana has obtained the Golden Shell, which has been handed over to them by the Councillor of Culture, Euskera and Tourism, Jon Insausti.
This very Saturday night, a pyromusical show on the Bay of La Concha and a concert by Leire Martinez, former singer of La Oreja de Van Gogh, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the San Sebastian International Fireworks Competition will put an end to the 2025 Big Week.
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