Splendid fireworks display over the Grand Harbour

Fireworks competition results

The 2009 Malta International Fireworks Festival competition official results were announced on the 5th May. The festival, organised by the Malta Tourism Authority and the Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism was held on the 1st and 2nd of May. 11 local fireworks factories and three foreign ones participated in the competition.

The final results are as follows (in order of placing):

International pyro-musical competition

1. Proformance Pyrotechnics (Australia)
2. Nakaja Art (Poland)
3. Vaccalluzzo Zio Piro (Italy)

Traditional Maltese one-by one fireworks shells competition

Murtaletti (Cracker cylindrical shells)

1. Santa Marija Fireworks Factory (Għaxaq)
2. San Mikiel Fireworks Factory (Lija)

Murtaletti tal-Beraq (Coloured Cracker cylindrical shells)

1. Taċ-Ċintura Fireworks Factory (Gudja)
2. Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory (Żurrieq)

Forom u Disinji (Design / shape shells)

1. Santa Marija Fireworks Factory (Għaxaq)
2. San Mikiel Fireworks Factory (Lija)

Murtali tal-Kulur (Colour cylindrical shells)

1. San Nikola Fireworks Factory (Siġġiewi)
2. San Mikiel Fireworks Factory (Lija)

Blalen (Spherical shells)

1. San Sebastjan Fireworks Factory (Qormi)
2. Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory (Żurrieq)