Finland takes Đà Nẵng Fireworks title

Finland’s JoHo Pyro Professional Fireworks at the final of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) on July 13. Photos courtesy DIFF

ĐÀ NẴNG Finland’s JoHo Pyro Professional Fireworks won the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) after a breath-taking performance on the Hàn River with their final show Made of Young Generation.

It is the second time that the Finnish team have won, they took the title in 2019 before the festival was suspended for three years due to the pandemic.

Representatives of Finland's JoHo Pyro Professional Fireworks and China's Liuyang Jingduan New-art Display at the award ceremony of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024.

Finland’s show on July 13 was hugely impressive, flooded with colourful lights from from 10,000 fireworks accompanied by heart-beat music for a 20-minute performance.

The European team also took an award of US$20,000 for the champions from the festival’s organising committee.

A performance of JoHo Pyro Professional Fireworks team from Finland in the final of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024, The team won first prize.

China’s Liuyang Jingduan New-art Display – a newcomer at the festival – started the final with their Dazzling Đà Nẵng show, with a slow melody in style of the Chinese traditional music rhythm.

Fireworks launched by China’s Liuyang Jingduan New-art Display in the final of the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024. The team ranked second in the final on July 13.

The Chinese team took the runner-up prize of $10,000 for their debut at the largest fireworks festival in Việt Nam.

The two final teams both won their places in the grand finale, during a fourth night of performances on June 30.

Italy’s Martarello Group was awarded the most favourite team by audience, while the innovation prize was given to France’s Arteventia team.

DIFF 2024 drew teams from France, the US, Italy, Germany, Poland, China, Finland and Việt Nam performing from June 8-29.

Đà Nẵng is the only place in Việt Nam to have hosted a fireworks festival since 2008.

China’s Liuyang Jingduan New-art Display debuts at the Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival 2024. Their ‘Dazzling Đà Nẵng’ performance was beaten into second place in the final to Finland on July 13.

The winners have been: Canada’s Davis Whysall took the top prize in 2008, while Italy’s Martarello won the title twice, in 2017 and 2018 after another Italian team, Parente Fireworks, took wins in 2011 and 2012. VNS