Montréal International Fireworks Competition

2004 Schedule

As Time Goes By
Ampleman Pyrotechnie
Saturday, June 12 2004

As part of the Coupe du Monde SAQ, the Canadian firm Ampleman will present the opening fireworks display saluting the 20th anniversary of the Montréal International Fireworks Competition. Ampleman is a veteran of 11 previous Montréal competitions as the Canadian representative, and won a Bronze Jupiter in 1989 and 2002 as well as a Silver Jupiter in 1999. Its out-of-competition display, entitled “As Time Goes By," will present various technologies and amazing pyrotecnic acrobats feats.


Lights for Peace
Pirotècnia Igual, S.A.
Saturday, June 19 2004

In memory of Mr. Mario Igual Baseda, founder of Pirotecnia Igual, who passed away in March 2004. Product of a century-old family tradition, Pirotècnia Igual will be competing at the Montréal International Fireworks Competition for the ninth time. Over the years, this Spanish firm has garnered close to 40 international awards. This year, it will be presenting “Lights for Peace,” a grandiose pyromusical celebration of peace, with spectacular starbursts illuminating the Montréal skyline.


Harmony
Marutamaya Co., Ltd.
Saturday, June 26 2004

The family firm Marutamaya Ogatsu Fireworks Co. was founded in 1864 and has won and a Gold Jupiter in 1985. This year’s participating firm, Marutamaya, is a completely independent company since 1990 and has won the Bronze Jupiter in 1994. Marutamaya will present “Harmony”, an epic, Buddhism-inspired pyromusical display that re-creates the planet’s beauty and harmony in five tableaux, each representing a fundamental element of nature: earth, wind, fire, water, and air.


Feste Romane
Ipon s.r.l.
Saturday, July 3 2004

Founded in 1896 and run by the Pagano family for three generations, Ipon S.R.L. is based in Ottaviano, near Naples, and today ranks among the leading pyrotechnics firms in Italy. Among the awards to its credit: a Gold Jupiter for their first presentation (1997) and a Silver Jupiter (1998) at the Montréal International Fireworks Competition. Their performance at this year’s competition, “Feste Romane,” promises to be a majestic pyromusical celebration in which fountains, comets and candles come together in tribute to the world’s best-known Italian city: Rome.


Music of My Heart (To Leandro)
Pirotecnia Caballer – Vicente Caballer
Saturday, July 10 2004

Based near Valencia, Spain, this century-old pyrotechnical firm has won numerous international awards and distinctions, including two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze Jupiter at the Montréal International Fireworks Competition. The firm’s entry in this year’s Coupe du Monde SAQ, “Music of My Heart,” is a grand pyromusical ode filled with hundreds of extraordinary pyrotechnical effects that pay a moving tribute to the music that inspires our lives.


Invasion of the Colours
JNS Pyrotechniek B.V.
Wednesday, July 14 2004

Hailing from Leeuwarden, in northern Holland, pyrotechnical firm JNS Pyrotechniek B.V. was founded in 1821 by the Shuurmans family. Winner of a Gold Jupiter (1995) and a Silver Jupiter (1991) at the Montréal International Fireworks Competition, the Dutch firm has also distinguished itself in several other international competitions. This summer, they present “Invasion of the Colours,” a breathtaking and unforgettable pyromusical excursion that will transport audiences into the world of fantasy and science fiction with music from blockbuster films such as Star Wars and E.T.


Dragons and Butterflies
Sunny International Co., Inc.
Saturday, July 17 2004

Sunny International is a family firm with more than 15 years of experience in the art of pyrotechnics. At previous appearances at the Montréal International Fireworks Competition in 1992 and 1993, it won a Gold Jupiter and Silver Jupiter. For its fifth visit to Montréal, Sunny International will present “Dragons and Butterflies,” a flamboyant Chinese-style pyromusical extravaganza that combines tradition and innovation, and allows Montréal audiences to get a better understanding of Chinese culture.


A journey through the movies of the world
Lacroix-Ruggieri
Wednesday, July 21 2004

In 1739, the Italian Ruggieri brothers embarked upon their glamorous career as fireworks experts to Louis XIV. The Lacroix company, for its part, was founded in 1848 in Toulouse, France, by Étienne Lacroix. In 1997, the destinies of these two great fireworks firms crossed and they became Lacroix-Ruggieri. This summer, the firm will delight us with “Cinema: Silver Screen, Endless Nights,” a fabulous pyromusical epic during which skypainters will take viewers on a history of the movies.


Eau de Cologne
WECO
Saturday, July 24 2004

The German firm WECO, based in Eitorf, near Cologne, was founded in 1948 by Hermann Weber. Previous participation in the Montréal International Fireworks Competition has won this company a Gold Jupiter in 2000 a Silver Jupiter in 1997 and a Bronze Jupiter in 1996. Its pyromusical odyssey “Eau de Cologne” is an invitation to discover in music and images the majesty and exceptional character of Cologne and Montréal, two wonderful multicultural metropolises that boast hundreds of years of history and customs.


La Ronde Around the World
Panzera S.A.S.
Wednesday, July 28 2004

In 1985, Panzera S.A.S. was the very first pyrotechnical firm to present a pyromusical display in Quebec. This year, the same Italian firm will present a closing fireworks extravaganza that is not part of the official competition. “La Ronde Around the World” is an extraordinary pyromusical celebration paying very special tribute to all the Gold Jupiter-winning countries of the past 19 years. Spectators will take a tour of Canada, Japan, Italy, the United States and other countries. The official presentation of the coveted Platinum Jupiter will be held prior to this out-of-competition display.