The European television championship “Euro Folk 2024” is taking part within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2024” – The world is television. The Musical feasts “Euro Folk” last during the entire year of 2024 under the aegis of the European Association of Folklore Festivals EAFF. In 2023, within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk”, ninety international musical festivals were held in different countries and in 2024 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 2024” 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 2024.

Broadcasting

The performances of the participants in the European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk 2024” 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 2024 there are going to be included performances of groups, who have submitted application form by the end of October 2023.

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 2025 there will be a championship for the annual First Awards by categories and Grand Prix. The winners of the twelve months of 2024 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.

Champions for November

„Kafal sviri“ — Vocal group "Morski zvezdichki" at Municipal Children's Complex

Nessebar Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Magical Indonesia“ — Folklore group at Labschool Jakarta Highschool

Jakarta Indonesia
Folklore Dances

„Skalsa“ — Daiva Šeškauskaitė Skalsa at UAB Kruenta

Sargeliai, Raseiniu Lithuania
Individual Performers

Champions for October

„Snoshti sam minal, kuzum Elenke“ — "Sevda" Quartet at "Vasil Levski - 1904" Community center

Velingrad Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Gandagana“ — Children's Folklore Dance Ensemble "GORDA"

Batumi Georgia
Folklore Dances

„Stoyan na mama dumashe“ — Delyana Maneva at "Lyuben Karavelov" Secondary School

Plovdiv Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for September

Sednala e Yana — Male folklore group "KAMENCHANI" at "Vasil Levski 1904" Community center

Velingrad Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

Folk dance suite — Folk Dance Ensemble "Valchineteni" at House of Culture

Valchinets village Republic of Moldova
Folklore Dances

Malka moma — Francheska Latinova at „Saglasie - 1869“ Community center

Teteven Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for August

Authentic Ukrainian folk songs from the spring-summer cycle — Choral studio "Yasnitsa" at Union of Ukrainians in Romania

Galați Romania
Folklore Songs

Traditional dances from central Greece — Dance group at Cultural Association

Termo Greece
Folklore Dances

"Mayka si Donka" — Sonia Petkova at "Hristo Smirnenski 1925" Community center

Cherni Vit village, Teteven municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for July

"Izgreyalo yasno slantse" — Academic Choir "Angel Manolov" at National Student House

Sofia Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Makajamba" — "Cemara Seni" Folklore Group at Pahang Education Department

Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia
Folklore Dances

"Eleno chedo" — Emanuela Stoykova at "Probuda - 1923" Community center

Ovchartsi village, Sapareva banya municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for June

"Pirinska kitka" — Children's folklore ensemble "Shareno gerdanche" at Center for Youth Activities and Initiatives

Targovishte Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

Latvian dances — Folklore dance ensemble "Liksme" at Culture Center of Daugavpils region

Daugavpils Latvia
Folklore Dances

"Oltenian songs" — Dana at the Comic Opera for Children, a cultural public institution under the sponsorship of the City of Bucharest

Bucharest Romania
Individual Performers

Champions for May

"Tornala mi e Yanitsa" — Folklore group "Rupchos" at "Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov - 1936" Community center

Hvoyna village, Chepelare municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Suite dances from Codru region" — Folklore dance group "Codrisorul"

Bontida Romania
Folklore Dances

"Stani mi, stani, maycho, omesi" — Temenuzka Kaidzhieva at "Otets Paisiy - 1926" Community center

Polkovnik Serafimovo village, Smolyan municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for April

"Mari, bulyo" — Children's folklore group "Gabrovski glascheta" at "Gabrovo - 2002" Community center

Gabrovo Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Gamelan" — Cultural group "GOMBAK" at Department of Education in Selangor State

Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia
Folklore Dances

"Shto mi e milo i drago" — Dimitrina Atanasova at "Napredak 1869" Community center

Pirdop Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for March

"Shopska kitka" — Youth folklore group at Folklore ensemble "Gornopolska pesen" at "Probuda-1923" Community center

Ovchartsi village, Sapareva banya municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Trakiyski tants" — Dance ensemble "Yuzhnyatsi" at "Peyo Yavorov - 1982" Community center

Haskovo Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"O, kak beshe ot samoto nachalo" — Vlada Mosiondz

Vyshgorod, Kyiv region Ukraine
Individual Performers

Champions for February

"Momche plache" — Ensemble for authentic folklore "Draginovo" at "Metodiy Draginov - 1936" Community center

Draginovo village, Velingrad municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Vlashki tants" — Dance ensemble "Favorit" at "Valcho Ruskovski - 1894" Community center

Ugarchin Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

"Pansori" — Bola Choi at Korea National University of Arts

Seoul Republic of Korea
Individual Performers

Champions for January

"Malo selo" — Folklore trio "Avliga" at "Peyo Kracholov Yavorov - 1978" Community center

Dupnitsa Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Detvianska veselica" — Detský folklórny súbor Ratolesť

Detva, Banská Bystrica Slovakia
Folklore Dances

"Ivan na Dobra dumashe" — Dimitar Valkov at "Dimitar Madzharov" Thracian society

Kardzhali Bulgaria
Individual Performers