Watch: 2of2 GEF The World Festival of creativity in Schools SANREMO

 

 

European Parliament, The Presidency of the Cabinet of Ministers, Senate of the Republic, Chamber of Deputies, Ministry of Education, Dipartimento Politiche Comunitarie, Department for Work, Health and Pensions., Ministry of Youth The Ministry for Equal Rights & Opportunities, The The Department of Economic Development, The Region of Liguria, The Province of Imperia, Sanremo’s Local Government (Comune), UNESCO (National Italian Commission), UNICEF (Regional Committee), International Institute of Humanitarian Law, ANT (National Tumor Association), AISA (Italian Ataxia Association), P.A.I.S. (Sanremo’s International Academic  Hub), ALC (Art Loves Children). 

 

FINAL PRESS RELEASE

This year again GEF - The World Festival of Creativity in Schools, and a major reference point in the world of education, has attracted to the Sanremo finals students, teachers, school workers, and experts from Italy and elsewhere in the world, in spite of the international financial crisis and the problems caused by the Icelandic volcano erupting, with many flights cancelled and numerous finalists unable to attend.  

29 Countries (Italy, the Czech Republic, Moldavia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Sweden, China, Croatia, USA, Great Britain, Russia, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Georgia, Tajikistan, Romania, Lithuania, Serbia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, France, Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, and Latvia), 2.138 participants, 103 schools and over 17,000 visitors attended the  finals in Sanremo.  

This was the result of a year of active marketing developed and conducted by the GEF’s international team, and its over half million contacts worldwide.  

These figures from the 12th year of GEF - The World Festival of Creativity in Schools once again confirm this as the main international event in the field of education and explain the success of GEF’s 12^th year.  

The final stages of GEF 2010 took place in several venues in Sanremo, some concurrently, namely: Teatro Ariston (music, musicals, school music bands, dance and ballet, and fashion), Palafiori (theatre, exhibition area, and various kinds of meetings) Piazza Colombo (“Ciao GEF”: music, dance, solidarity), town streets (parade) and “GEF Welcome Party” at Victory’s. As usual the judging panels for each competition included highly qualified members of international renown.  

GEF has obtained the stamp of approval of the President of the Italian Republic and the high patronage of: the European Parliament, the Presidency of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, the Minister for Youth, The Ministry for Economic Development, The Ministry of Work, Health and Social Policies, The Ministry for Equal Opportunities, Sanremo’s Local Government, Sanremo Promotion, Regione Liguria, Provincia di Imperia, UNESCO’s Italian Commission, UNICEF (Regional Ligurian Committee), The international Institute of Humanitarian Law, SIAE Società italiana degli Autori ed Editori. 

Other important events this year were: “sanremoJunior”, an international singing and music competition for soloist singers (pop music) and soloist musicians (classic and folk music) between the ages of 6 and 15 and “Il Naso D’oro” (the Golden Nose), an international competition for Amateur Clowns. 

Numerous associations and public figures forwarded their good wishes including “Cirque du Soleil”.

GEF has ideally exported to all the participating nations Sanremo’s magnificent flowers, which decorated the stage of Teatro Ariston. 

Different Italian and international Radios and Televisions mentioned GEF. The major newspapers and magazines in Italy and abroad, besides the principal national and foreign journalistic newspapers, wrote about GEF.

PERFORMING ARTS

International School Festival of Music – eleventh year

Selected: 17 schools • 20 pieces • 358 students • 23 teachers

 

 

Section A Primary Schools – 1^st prize and Silver Dolphin;

• 4° Circolo didattico "S. Domenico Savio" - Barletta – BA (Italy) – “La scuola cammina con te”

 

 

 

 

Section B Secondary Schools  - 1^st prize

·         Ist. Compr. Careri Natile – RC (Italy) – “Tarantella Paesana”

 

Section C Upper Secondary Schools - 1^st prize

• I.T.N. “Caio Duilio” - Messina (Italy) – “Ummarè”

 

Section D Music Schools –  1^st prize

• Scuola di Musica "Le Voci" con SMS  Opromolla - Angri SA (Italy) - ” Jeeg robot d'acciaio”

“Students’ Prize”

·         Ass. Musicale Musicomania – Avezzano –AQ (Italy)

 “Audience’s Prize and Special Mention”

·         Scuola Primaria Borgo “G.Rodari” – IV Circolo Sanremo (Italia)

 

 

 

 

Judging panel:

Chairperson: Enrico Giovannini –  leading violin of the Symphony Orchestra of Sanremo

Massimo Laura – teacher of the Conservatory of Como, of CSI and of the Swiss Conservatory in Lugano

Artistic Director: Freddy Colt - conductor of orchestra, arranger, artistic director in international music festivals

Marjan Kataroski – President of WAF, Director of the International Art Festival – producer, musician, composer and writer

Felix Slovacek – Director, composer, musician

Constantin Moscovici (Moldavia) - Soloist in the National Phiharmonic “Serghei Lunkevich”

Karlygash Abdikarimova (Kazakistan) – Director of the International Children’s Art “Boztorgai”, Honored Servant of the Culture” of the  Republic of Kazakhstan

Rita Cucè – Artistic Director of Victoria Music School in Kabul – Visiting teacher of Arts of the University of Kabul – member of ORT

 

 

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International Festival of School Musicals – Third year

Selected: the winning school • 29 students • 4 teachers

 

 

1st prize and winner of the Silver Dolphin

·         Mlodziezowy Dom Kultury – Plock  (Poland) – “Ways of Life”

 

 

 

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International School Bands Festival – 5^th  Year

Selected: the winning school

 

1^st prize and winner of the Silver Dolphin:

• I.C. “V. Tieri” – Corigliano Calabro – CS (Italy) – “Luce”

 

Guest Band:

 “Borghetto S. Nicolò” – Bordighera (Italy)

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: M° Cesare Garibaldi – director of music bands and choral groups

Anghinoni Luca - director of music bands, teacher

Gavina Zani – flautist, conductor of “Corpo Musicale di Santa Cecilia”

 

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Eurotheatre – 11^th Year

Selected: 13 schools • 258 students • 32 teachers

 

1st prize section C and Silver Dolphin:

·         Istituto “Mater Misericordiae” - Sanremo IM (Italy) – “Esercizi di Stile”

 

1st prize section A:

·         4° Circolo Didattico “S. Domenico Savio” - Barletta (BA) (Italia) – “Tu…uomo, dov'eri www.ricerca in corso”

 

1st prize section B:

·         School "Nicolae Titulescu" - Cluj-Napoca – (Romania) - "Robin Hood"

 

1st prize section D:

·         National College "Mircea Cel Batran"- RM. Valcea- (Romania)- “The 12th night”

 

Special Mention

·         Music High School "Dinu Lipatti" – Bucarest  (Romania) - "Salomé"

“Students’ Prize”

·         College de la Salle - Avestochori  (Greece) – “The Hysterical History of the Trojan war”

 

 

Judging Panel and theatre workshop:

Chairperson: Lazzaro Calcagno – actor, author, director

Adalgisa Fiorillo - actress

Cara Kavanagh – actress

Eleonora Vanni – actress, singer

 

 

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School Movie Festival – 10^th Year

Selected: 13 schools • 193 students • 19 teachers

 

 

1st prize section B:  ex aequo

·         Scuola Media "Mons. S. Savastio" - Volturino – FG (Italy) -  "Eurialo e Niso"

·         Scuola di Arcueil – ARCUEIL (France) -  "Le Soleil se Leverà Toujours"

 

1st prize section C: ex aequo

·         CSH  "Tiberiu Poppviciu"-Cluj – Napoca (Romania) – “Coffee with love”

·         ITCG Statale Istituto "Colombo" – Sanremo (Italy) - "Cuore Ingenuo"

 

Winner of the Silver Dolphin:

·         ITCG Statale Istituto "Colombo" – Sanremo (Italy) - "Cuore Ingenuo"

“Students’ Prize”

·         ITI "S. Mottura" – Caltanissetta (Italy) -  “Motturina: una squadra di campioni”

 

Special mention

·         Ist. Comprensivo “Matteotti 11” ("P. Metastasio") – Cave – Roma (Italy) – 3 short cartoons: "Benvenuti a scuola" - "I Love Scuola" -   "L'Interrogazione"

 

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: Carlo Nicotra – director, author

Artistic Director: Massimo Terranova - director

Teresio Spalla - director, producer, writer

Paolo Pardini – TV Journalist, teacher in Journalism at University of Milan, writer

Giancarlo Santi – director, producer of TV-serials, script

 

 

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Schools Fashion Award – 7^th  Year

Selected: the winning school • 49 students • 7 teachers

 Winner of the Silver Dolphin:

·         IPIA G. Marconi - Giuliano in Campania – Napoli (Italy) – “Flower’s Fashion”

               

Judging Panel:

 Chairperson: Mrs. Daphne - Fashion house Daphne of Sanremo

Barbara Borsotto

Monica Borsotto

 

 

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International Festival of Dance for Schools – 9^th Year

Selected: 24 schools • 32 performances • 532 students • 61 teachers

 

 Sezione F - 1^st prize and Silver Dolphin:

·         Culture Center "DOROZKARNIA" WARSAW (Poland) – “You may run on”

 

Section A – classic dance – 1^st prize

·         Académie "Creation Danse" - GRASSE (France) – “Requiem”

 

Section B – modern dance – 1^st prize:

·         Dance School G.C.M.C. - ONESTI (Romania) – “Dirty Dancing”

 

Section C – folk dance – 1^st prize

·          Folk children choreography ensemble "AIGULEK" - Shymkent (Kasakhstan) – “Mereke”

 

Section E – 1^st prize

·         Primary School "St. Mark Križin" KOŠICE-KRÁSNA (Slovakia) – “The Painter & dolls”

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: M° Marcello Algeri - artistic director, choreographer and principal dancer, “Ariston Proballet”, principal guest “Connecticut Ballet” (USA)

Sabrina Rinaldi - principal dancer “Ariston Proballet”, “Connecticut Ballet” (USA)

 Qian Fang (Cina) – organizer of cultural events, actress, dancer, model, TV presenter

Valentina Moscovici (Moldova) – choreographer

Altynbubi Omarbekova (Kasakhstan) – choreographer

Sonja Fager – (Sweden) President AIPA (International Association for the Promotion of the Arts), GEF’s delegate of the dance.

 

 

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

CiriCASCOsempre – 5^th Year

International competition within the education and training project for road safety

Selected: 5 schools • 114 students • 8 teachers

 

1^st prize

·         Scuola Statale "Luigi Rizzo" - Milazzo – Messina (Italy) – “Allaccia la vita alla cintura”

 

2^nd prize

·         ITI "Avogadro" - Torino (Italy) – “Metti in moto Bob” – “La vita non è un film” – “Non sempre ti salverà il tuo angelo custode”

 

3^rd prize

·         Ist. Magistrale "Vittorio Gassman"- Roma (Italy) – “Col casco che corro!” – “Occhio al segnale vivere vale” – “Occhio al cartello attiva il cervello”

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: dott. Frattarola Claudio – Comander of the City Police of Sanremo

dott.ssa Erica Biondi Zoccai e dott. Fulvio Asconio - High Municipal Superintenders of the City Police of Sanremo

 

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Edu-click - 7^th  Year

An International Competition of Journalism for Schools

(classes)

Selected: 11 schools • 222 students • 18 teachers

 

1^st prize section A

• Primary School "Ahmet Hromadzic" – Bosanski Petrovac (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

 

1^st prize section B 

• Scuola Media "Luigi Rizzo" - Milazzo – Messina (Italy)

 

1^st prize section  C

• Avram Iancu Middle School - Baia Mare- (Romania)

 

 

 

Judging Panel:

 Chairperson: Fabrizio Cerqua - professional journalist, director of Cinecorriere

Stefania Baldini – General secretary of the International Institute of Humanitarian law

Nicola Cona – RAI director

Giovanni Rabbia – University teacher, President of Cassa di Risparmio of Saluzzo

Maura Ruggi – Quirinale officer

 

 

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Educ-Arte  Painting Competition – 10^th Year

Selected: 14 schools • 148 students • 18 teachers

 

 

Absolute Winner:

·         Scuola Media Statale “Matteotti 11” (“P. Metastasio”) – Cave (Roma) (Italy)

 

1^st prize section A

·         Scuola dell'Infanzia "Paolo Raimondo Giordano" - Verezzo (IM) (Italy)

 

1^st prize section B 

·         Ist. Comprensivo "Matteotti 11" (“P. Metastasio”) - Cave (Roma) (Italy)

 

1^st prize section C

·         Tev Inang Tűrkeş őzel Lisesi – Gebze Kocaeli (Turkey)

 

Judging Panel:

 Chairperson:  Prof. Mario D’Onofrio - President of the Department of art history of University “La Sapienza” Rome

Lucio Furlani – organizer and producer of events

Gian Luca Beruto – assistant of the Secretary-Genral od Institute of Humanitarian Law

Tiziana Di Cicco – painter and graphic artist

Riccardo Brignoli – painter, president of an ONLUS of artists of Aquila

 

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Da Vinci’s Secret’s - 3rd year

Selected 26 schools • 65 projects

 

Winner of the Silver Dolphin:

• Riga Classical Gymnasium – Riga (Latvia)

 

1st prize section A:  ex aequo

• Nicolae Iorga Middle School -Baia Mare (Romania)
• Ist. Compr. “Matteotti 11” - Cave (Roma) (Italy)

 

1st prize section B:  ex aequo

• Ist. Compr. Val Nervia - Camporosso – Imperia (Italy)
• Ist. Compr. G.Caloprese - Scalea – Cs (Italy)

 

Special mention:

• Primary School Ahmet Hromadzic - Bosanski Petrovac (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

 

 

Judging Panel

 Chairperson: Ing. Gianni Rolando – President of the National Engineers Council

Prof.ssa Patrizia Boretti – Ministry of Education, University and Research Directorate-General for the student, integration, participation and communication

Prof. Marco Braghero – Responsible Office Studies of the USP of Imperia

Prof.ssa Beatrice Grossi – school director

Prof. Sergio Ausenda – school director

Prof. Giovanni Poggio – school director

Dott.ssa Anna Rossi – Headmaster

Prof.ssa Mariella Rossi – Headmaster

Prof.ssa Valeria Lanteri – Coordinator of  USP Imperia

Giacomo Rossetto – Vice President of “Consulta provinciale degli studenti d’Imperia”

 

 

 

 

SOLIDARITY AND WELFARE

 

A Smile Beyond the Dark - 12^th Year

International Painting Competition for Disabled Children

 

 

1° prize: ex-aequo

·         Scuola dell’Infanzia “S.Martino”- Saluzzo (CN) (Italy)

·         2° Circolo Didattico di Ercolano “F.Giampaglia” - Ercolano (NA) (Italy)

·         Onlus Verdeaqua - L'Aquila (Italy)

 

 

 

 

Children in Hospital – 6^th year

A letter to my favourite TV artist – A competition exclusively for hospitalized children

Selected: 27 children 

 

 

Absolute winner:  Asia Annino - Scuola Ist comprensivo “L. Pirandello” Floridia - Policlinico di Catania

Asia wrote a letter to Michelle Hunziker and after she met her, and received GEF’s plate and diploma, and a silver medal of the Presidency of the Cabinet of Ministers.

 

Special mention: Charles Bianchi –  Ist. Comprensivo “A. De Gasperi” - Piacenza

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: Prof. Sergio Bernasconi, director chair of the Pediatric Department of the University of Parma

Prof.ssa Renata Lorini, director of the Clinica Pediatrica of the University of Genova (Istituto G. Gaslini)

Prof. Mario Cotellessa, head of the Women and Children’s Department of Imperia’s ASL1

Dott. Riccardo Borea, Pediatric Unit at the Ospedale Civile in Sanremo

Dott. Vincenzo Lanteri, psycologist of the Psychiatry Department of Imperia’s ASL1

Prof. Mario La Rosa – Full Professor at Pediatric Department of Unversity Catania

 

 

 

EXHIBITION AREA

 

School Expo - IV edition

A Competition of the best production of an exhibition space for schools.

Selected: 16 schools • 208 students • 37 teachers

 

 

1^st prize the absolute best school:

·         4° circolo Didattico "S. Domenico Savio" - Barletta – BA (Italy)

 

1^st prize the best Italian school:

·         IPIA “G. Marconi” - Giuliano in Campania - Napoli (Italy)

 

1^st prize the best foreign school:

·          “Nicolae Iorga” Middle School – Baia Mare (Romania)

 

1^st prize, the best school in the Province of Imperia:

·         Scuola dell'Infanzia "Paolo Raimondo Giordano" - Verezzo IM (Italy)

 

Special mentions:

·         Staatl. Regelschule “Alfred Brehm” – Jena  (Germany)

·         Sc. Du class I-VIII – Jeud  (Romania)

·         Grad. PPnr.25 - Baia Mare  (Romania)

·         Sc. "Vasile Alessandri" - Baia Mare (Romania)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitors:

 

Associations: FNC Federazione Nazionale Clown Dottori - Guardia Di Finanza – Atelier Musicale “N. Buzzone”

 

Schools: Nicolae Iorga Middle School – Baia Mare – Romania, Scuola Dell'infanzia “Paolo Raimondo Giordano” – Verezzo (IM),

Riga Classical Gymnasium – Latvia, Sc. Media Stat. P.Metastasio Cave (RM), School Sport World – Giurgiu - Romania, Staatl. Regelschule "Alfred Brehm" – Jena – Germany, TEV INANG  TÜRKEş ÕZEL LISESI - GEBZE KOCAELI – Turkey,   Szkola Podstawowa nr.1 - ZIELONA ĠORA – Poland, "International Festival BOZTORGAI" – Almaty – Kazakhstan, MLODZIEZOWY  DOM KULTURY – Plock – Poland, IPIA G. Marconi – Giuliano in Campania  NA, Ist. Magistrale “V. Gassman” – Roma – 4° Circolo Didattico “D. Savio” – Barletta - BA, Palatul Copiilor Children's Palace-  TG-JIU – Romania, Sc."Vasile Alessandri" – Baia Mare – Romania,  Grad.PPnr.25 – Baia Mare – Romania, Sc.du class.I-VIII  - Jeud – Romania.

 

Judging Panel:

Chairperson: Prof.ssa Anna Maria Giuganino – Education Superintendent – Province of Imperia

Prof. Ubaldo Guidotti – Coordinating principal, Assistano Superintendent, Education, Imperia (USP)

Dott.ssa Fulvia Siccardi – Funzionario Ufficio Pubblica Amministrazione Provinciale di Imperia

Prof.ssa Enrica Minori – School Director

 

 

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

 

Global Education Award – 12^th year

 

An International award assigned by GEF’s Committee to persons who through their thoughts, words and actions have encouraged the growth and development of education. 

Award recipients in 2010 were:

 

Persons

·         Laura Comi

·         Sebastiano Sandro Ravagnani

·         Giancarlo Santi

 

 

Pink Dolphin - 5^th year

·         Ist Magistr. Statale “Vittorio Gassman” – Roma (Italy)

 

Spring Schools Award 2010 – 2^nd year

·         Staatl. Regelschule "Alfred Brehm" - Jena (Germany)

 

 

Circus School - Award 2010

·         Scuola Master Class Metodo Olshansky

 

Silver Plate by SIAE

·         Associazione Musicale MUSICOMANIA - Avezzano –AQ (Italy)

 

Plate by the  President of the Republic

·         GEF – Festival mondiale di creatività nella scuola

 

Bronze medal by the Senate of the Republic

·         Alma Hadzic – Bosnia-Herzegovina

 

ANSO award

·         Primari School  “Ahmet Hromadzic” – Bosanski Petrovac (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

 

 

 

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Golden Nose – 1^st time ever

International Festival for Clown Amateurs

 

·         Winner: Francesca Tasini

 

Judging Panel:

Chairpersons: Yury and Vladimir Olshansky – Clowns, creators of the “Olshansky Method”, General Managers of Hospital Clown

Sandro Ravagnani – author of radio and TV programmes

Ivano De Cristofaro – actor

Alessandra Farneti – teacher in psychology

Roberto Flangini – clowndottore, psychology doctor, teacher.

 

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SanremoJunior – 1^st time ever

International song and music competition

for soloists singers (light music) and soloists musicians (classical/folk music)

from 6 to 15 years old

 

 

 

Category A: Soloists singers

Section 6 - 9 years old

1° Prize:

Albina Zhetkergen (Kazakhstan)

2° Prize:

Natia Svanadze (Georgia)

3° Prize:

Denis Midone (Moldavia)

Section 10 - 12 years old

1° Prize:

Ramona Parisse (Italy)

2° Prize:

Divna Milenova Stancheva (Bulgary)

3° Prize:

Maria Cristina Craciun (Romania)

WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX AND SILVER DOLPHIN

Ramona Parisse (Italy)

Section 13 - 15 years old

1° Prize:

Asmik Mirzakhanian (Russia)

2° Prize:

Ulpan Abdiakarimova (Kazakhstan)

3° Prize:

Giorgia Gentile (Italy)

SPECIAL PRIZE BY THE COMMITTEE OF GEF:

Mikhail Bochko (Russia)

Category B: Soloists musicians

Section 6 - 9 years old

1° Prize:

Kristina Stanislavova Georgieva (Bulgary)

2° Prize:

Giovanni Squillante (Italy)

Section 13 - 15 years old

1° Prize:

Shynggys Zharylkassyn (Kazakhstan)

2° Prize:

Giada Rivo (Italy)

WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX AND SILVER DOLPHIN

Shynggys Zharylkassyn (Kazakhstan)

Judging panel:

Chairperson: Enrico Giovannini –  leading violin of the Symphony Orchestra of Sanremo

Artistic Director: Freddy Colt - conductor of orchestra, arranger, artistic director in international music festivals

Marjan Kataroski – President of WAF, Director of the International Art Festival – producer, musician, composer and writer

Felix Slovacek – Director, composer, musician

Constantin Moscovici (Moldavia) - Soloist in the National Phiharmonic “Serghei Lunkevich”

Karlygash Abdikarimova (Kazakistan) – Director of the International Children’s Art “Boztorgai”, Honored Servant of the Culture” of the  Republic of Kazakhstan

Rita Cucè – Artistic Director of Victoria Music School in Kabul – Visiting teacher of Arts of the University of Kabul

 

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