The European television championship “Euro Folk 2023” is taking part within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2023” – The world is television. The Musical feasts “Euro Folk” last during the entire year of 2023 under the aegis of the European Association of Folklore Festivals EAFF. In 2022, within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk”, ninety international musical festivals were held in different countries and in 2023 besides them the European television championship for folklore shall be held. We are expecting other festivals for traditional and folklore arts to join us.

Regulations

Participation

Any team or individual performer could participate in the European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk 2023” if they comply with the following conditions:

1. Fill an application form for participation;
2. Send to the address stated below two of their performances on DVD. If you have participated in a Festival of Musical Feasts "Euro Folk", you participate with ready recordings from the festival.
3. Pay on the bank account stated below the participation fee in the amount of 150 EUR. This sum is also considered as the subscription to the European Association for Folklore Festivals – EAFF for 2023.

Broadcasting

The performances of the participants in the European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk 2023” are going to be shown on the World Internet television “EuroFolkTV” at http://tv.eurofolk.com at least three times a day, during a month. The program for the respective month will include performances of groups and individual performers who have submitted their application form at least 60 days before the beginning of the month. Example: In January 2023 there are going to be included performances of groups, who have submitted application form by the end of October 2022.

Ranking

The ranking will be done depending on the votes of the audience, submitted to E-mail: eaff@eaff.eu. The message must contain the following text:

 “For the championship – number of category and number of the respective performance.”

 Only one vote shall be counted for the respective month, coming form the same e-mail address.

Awards

In each of the following categories, there will be First Award to be given every month. The categories are:

1. folklore songs;
2. folklore dances;
3. individual performers;
 

The awarded groups and individual performers will receive a First Award Winning Diploma for the relevant category.

Each month, the performance that received the most votes will receive Grand Prix. The group who received a Grand Prix will also receive a diploma for European folklore champion for the relevant month.

The winner-teams receive their diplomas by the Mayor of the relevant Municipality.

In January 2024 there will be a championship for the annual First Awards by categories and Grand Prix. The winners of the twelve months of 2023 will participate in this championship. Participants who received awards will also receive a diploma for European folklore champion in the relevant category, and their leader – a diploma for “Maestro” of Euro Folk Academy.

General Conditions

Each of the participants, being the holder of the copyright, gives their consent for the performances to be shown in the TV products of Euro Folk Academy.

No remuneration shall be paid to the participants in European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk”.

 

The bank account for paying the participation fee of 150 Euro is:

ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria) EAD
Central Bank address: 26 Todor Aleksandrov bul., 1303 Sofia ,Bulgaria
IBAN No:            BG79PRCB92301050446601
SWIFT:               PRCBBGSF
RECEIVER:       Association EAFF

Receiver address: 47 Nikola Gabrovski str., 5002 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

 

The sum must be paid after the application form has been confirmed by EAFF. 

The address, where you should send your DVD is:
 
 Bulgaria
 5002 Veliko Tarnovo
 Post Box: 27A
 European Association for Folklore Festivals EAFF
 For Euro Folk

 The organizers reserve the right not to broadcast materials which are not corresponding to the minimal artistic or technical requirements.

Annual Champions

"Lazgi" — Folklore group at "Culture" Department of Tashkent region

Tashkent Uzbekistan
Folklore Songs

Folklore dance suite "Zhok moldavskiy" — Ensemble for folklore dances "Codrenii" at House of Culture

Calarasi Republic of Moldova
Folklore Dances

"Izgryala zvezda Denitsa" — Presiyana Hristova at "Gabrovo - 2002" Community center

Gabrovo Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for December

"Petre le" — Female group for high voiced singing

Satovcha village, Satovcha municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Shumenski tants" — Representative dance group "Hemus" at Vratsa Municipality

Vratsa Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"Vido, Vido" — Lyubomir Kyosev - Folklore ensemble "Gornopolska pesen" at "Probuda - 1923" Community center

Ovchartsi village, Sapareva banya municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for November

"Bre, de se e chulo, vidyalo" — Group for spring folklore "Hadzhiliyka" at "Hadzhi Nayden Yovanovich - 1935" Community center

Yunatsite village, Pazardzhik municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Mtiuluri" — Children's folklore dance ensemble "Pherkhisa"

Batumi Georgia
Folklore Dances

"Sednala, sednala, Dimitrovata maychitsa" — Milka Dimitrova at "Prosveta 1883" Community center

Getsovo village, Razgrad municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for October

"Slantseto treperi" — Children's group "Belchinche" at "Svetlina - 1909" Community center

Belchin village, Samokov municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

Folklore dance suite "Zhok moldavskiy" — Ensemble for folklore dances "Codrenii" at House of Culture

Calarasi Republic of Moldova
Folklore Dances

"Byala Stana" — Aleks Lazarov at "Prosveta - 1909" Community center

Belozem village, Rakovski municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for September

"Zastoya se, more" — Youth folklore group at Folklore ensemble "Gornopolska pesen" at "Probuda - 1923" Community center

Ovchartsi village, Sapareva banya municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Kato Nan Bana" — NAWASENA - SMA Negeri 28 Jakarta

South Jakarta Indonesia
Folklore Dances

"Otdolu idat ergenite" — Vivian Vlasova at "Gabrovo - 2002" Community center

Gabrovo Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for August

"Pirinska kitka" — Choir "Rodolyubets" at Theoretical Lyceum "Hristo Botev"

Valea Perjei village, Taraclia Republic of Moldova
Folklore Songs

"Na megdana" — Dance ensemble "Zvezditsa" at "Zvezditsa - 2003" Community center

Dimitrovgrad Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"Izgryala zvezda Denitsa" — Presiyana Hristova at "Gabrovo - 2002" Community center

Gabrovo Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for July

"Tsarya na Rusya dumashe" — Group for authentic folklore at "Probuda - 1910" Community center

Stransko village, Dimitrovgrad municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Magunatip Dance" — Gombak Culture Group at Selangor State Education Department

Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia
Folklore Dances

"Ivan na Stoyan produma" — Nikolina Georgieva

Zlatitsa Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for June

"Pismo ti e doshlo" — Female folklore choir at Representative ensemble for folklore songs and dances "Chepino" at "Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodiy 1905" Community center

Velingrad Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Wonderful Indonesia" — Gantari Gita Khatulistiwa

East Jakarta Indonesia
Folklore Dances

"Chie e tova mome, male" — Dimana Mircheva at "Lyubomir Pipkov" National Music School

Sofia Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for May

"Kate, Kate" — Female folklore group "Balgarka" at "Izgrev - 1927" Community center

Obzor Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Jungoddess" — Children's dance ensemble "Teiksmiņa" at "Teiksmas" Studio

Riga Latvia
Folklore Dances

"Doyna" — Stratan Mihaela at Art school "Calarasi"

Calarasi Republic of Moldova
Individual Performers

Champions for April

"Shopska kitka" — Youth vocal group "Zvancheta" at "Zvezda - 1918" Community center

Hadzhidimitrovo village, Kazanlak municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Shopska zakachka" — Ensemble "Sedenchitsa" at Association "Folkloren svyat Sedenchitsa"

Plovdiv Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"Zaspala e malka moma" — Vanya Koleva at "Probuda - 1926" Community center

Dobrich village, Dimitrovgrad municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for March

"Lazgi" — Folklore group at "Culture" Department of Tashkent region

Tashkent Uzbekistan
Folklore Songs

"Igri ot Vidin" — Students ensemble "Zornitsa"

Sofia Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"A bre, Valko" — Melek Gyokhan Eren at "Lyuben Karavelov" Secondary school

Plovdiv Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for February

"Sitno se oro" — Youth folklore group part of Folklore ensemble "Gornopolska pesen" at "Probuda - 1923" Community center

Ovchartsi village, Sapareva banya municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Maramures" — Ensemble "AS" at Palace of Children

Bucharest Romania
Folklore Dances

"Krunk" — Hayk Mkhoyan at Caucasian Association of International Festivals

Yerevan Armenia
Individual Performers

Champions for January

"Sedi Dincho" — Mixed choir at "Videlina - 1865" Community center

Panagyurishte Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Leguri" — Children's ensemble "Shavnabada" and "Ureki"

Tbilisi Georgia
Folklore Dances

"Manda mayka si dumashe" — Mariela Lentova at "Hristo Smirnenski - 1925 - Sadovo" Community center

Sadovo Bulgaria
Individual Performers