Each year, the International Festivals and Events Association, that includes over 2500 festivals from all over the world (IFEA Africa, IFEA Asia, IFEA Australia & New Zealand, IFEA Europe, IFEA Latin America, IFEA Middle East, IFEA North America), presents the Pinnacle Awards that are dedicated to promoting successful marketing and modern trends in the organization of festivals.
At the 57th Annual Convention & Expo at Denver Marriott Tech Center in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. from September 21st and 23rd, Festival Lent was presented with:
• GOLD PINNACLE AWARD – in the category Best Event Program for Festival Lent 2012 program brochure
• SILVER PINNACLE AWARD – in the category Best Event Website for Festival Lent 2012 website www.festival-lent.si
• SILVER PINNACLE AWARD – in the category Best Promotional Poster for Festival Lent 2012 poster
• BRONZE PINNACLE AWARD – in the category Best Miscellaneous Printed Materials (single page) for Festival Lent 2012 program brochure
Festival Lent 2012 Corporate Design: Didi Šenekar
Website: Technical realization: Agenda Open Systems; Graphic realization: Media Clinic in cooperation with Narodni dom Maribor
Programme booklet and brochure: Graphic realization: Mitja Visočnik; Editor: Boris Črnič; Printing: Tiskarna EUROGRAF
Official IFEA notification:
2012 IFEA PINNACLE AWARD WINNERS
IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Award Winners Announced – Category Order 2012
Category: BEST EVENT PROGRAM (interior 4 or more colors)
Award: Gold: Narodni Dom Maribor, Festival Lent, Maribor, SI Slovenia
Award: Silver: Geumsan Insam Festival, Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do South Korea
Award: Bronze: Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA U.S.A.
Category: BEST EVENT WEBSITE
Award: Gold: City of Dublin, Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, OH U.S.A.
Award: Silver: Narodni Dom Maribor, Festival Lent, Maribor, SI Slovenia
Award: Bronze: Burlington's Sound of Music Festival, Burlington, ON Canada
Category: BEST PROMOTIONAL POSTER
Award: Gold: Boryeong Mud Festival, Boryeong City, Chungnam South Korea
Award: Silver: Narodni Dom Maribor, Festival Lent, Maribor, SI Slovenia
Award: Bronze: Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau, 28th Annual Main Street Days, Grapevine, TX U.S.A.
Category: BEST MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIALS (single page)
Award: Gold: The Parade Company, America's Thanksgiving Parade, Detroit, MI.S.A.
Award: Silver: Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO U.S.A.
Award: Bronze: Narodni Dom Maribor, Festival Lent, Maribor, SI Slovenia
At this convention, IFEA also presented Maribor with World Festivals and Event City award 2012 in the category Population Level: Under 500 000.