Video Record
Meet the six teams
Short video logs produced at the 2010 Championship, introducing each of the six competing companies — their history, their style, and their ambitions for the inaugural World Fireworks Championship.
France · Winners
Lacroix-Ruggieri
Bringing more than 250 years of pyrotechnic tradition, Lacroix-Ruggieri went on to become the inaugural World Fireworks Champions.
Australia
Howard and Sons
Australia's premier pyrotechnic company, known for their innovative use of colour and their distinctive southern-hemisphere style.
United Kingdom
Merlin Fireworks
One of the UK's leading display companies, Merlin are renowned for their creative pyro-musical concepts and technical precision.
Italy
Panzera
Rooted in the Italian fireworks tradition, Panzera are celebrated for the drama and intensity of their displays — particularly their finales.
Hong Kong
Vulcan Fireworks
Specialists in large-scale oriental-style pyrotechnics, Vulcan brought the flair and spectacle of Hong Kong's celebrated New Year displays to the Championship stage.
USA
Zambelli International
Founded in 1893 and known as "America's First Family of Fireworks", Zambelli have lit up more than 100 years of American celebrations from coast to coast.
The event in full
Two video logs capturing the Championship itself — the displays as they unfolded across six competition nights, and the moment the winner was revealed.
2010 Championship
The Displays
A record of the six competition nights — six companies, six original pyro-musical displays, over an unforgettable three weekends in Muscat.
2010 Championship
The Result
The announcement of the inaugural World Fireworks Champions — Lacroix-Ruggieri of France, judged the outstanding company of the inaugural Championship.
See what a world-class finale looks like
You have never seen anything like it. The finale of a display from a world-class pyrotechnic company is an experience unlike any other in live entertainment — an overwhelming crescendo of light, sound and pyrotechnic excellence that has to be seen to be believed.
Merlin Fireworks · UK
The Merlin Finale
The breathtaking conclusion to Merlin Fireworks' display at the 2010 World Fireworks Championship — a demonstration of what the world's finest pyrotechnic companies can achieve.
The Panzera Finale — two perspectives
Panzera's finale captured from two extraordinary vantage points: two miles away on the Muscat corniche, and from inside the firing zone itself — where the shells that create the finale are launched from their mortar tubes.
Panzera · Italy · From 2 miles
The Corniche View
Filmed from the Muscat corniche, approximately two miles from the firing site — the perspective of the wider city as Panzera's finale lights up the night sky.
Panzera · Italy · Firing zone
Inside the Firing Zone
The same finale, from inside the firing zone — the mortar tubes, the shells, and the raw mechanics of a world-class pyrotechnic finale at the moment of ignition.
Bring this to your city
The World Fireworks Championship is seeking its next host city and headline sponsors. If what you've seen here inspires you, we would welcome the opportunity to talk.
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