1.9.2009

INFORMATION

International Television , Radio and Commercial spots Festival is focussed on gastronomy and lifestyle. „ Znojemský hrozen“ was established in the year 1999, it means, that is celebrating 11th anniversary.

With the selection of a theme gastronomy we filled in, till this time empty, position on the map of the world festivals and so enable participation of renown foreign producers, which are engaged in with theme of gastronomy, as for example corporations like BBC, TF1, RAI, ORF and many others.

In the jubilee of X. anniversary participated and competed in all three categories 340 programmes and commercial spots from 17 countries of the world.

Already from the first year of the festival we are concentrating on concomitant festival activities, like are public projections competing programmes, exhibitions of prominent czech artists and illustrators, general public accessible concerts,wine tasting of top domestic wine producers and renown foreign importers and from the fifth year of the festival we organize International Junior Sommelier Competition and Flairtrix Bartender‘s Competition.

For the comming year 2009 we will continue in qualified conception of programmes at Masaryk square, the biggest in Znojmo.

Principle of programmes of the National Days, when we present culture, gastronomy specialities and on the whole national speciality exquisite countries in coherent two hour blocks. Programme will supplement videoprojection of advertising programmes each specific country, including competing programmes of a particular country.

In the selection, for in this way drafted afternoon, we prepared for VII. anniversary of festival, when we started this project, we gained partly experience, which was case of Vietnam or Slovakia, and at the same time we increased with aim strategy to have in the television section more interesting regions in the television section, as was the case of Mongolia.

In the year 2006 we choose and carry out countries: Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lower Austria, Croatia and Flandry. In the year 2007 were presented Hungary, China and Austria and in the year 2008 Estonia, France and Latvia.

We believe, that this conception will attract to the area of stage and tent and to the contiguous stalls at Masaryk square general public, like from residents of Znojmo and visitors of the town, as well guests of the festival. This year we include as well historical territory of Althan palace.

Schedule of the National Days:
Wednesday 16.9.2009 16.00 National Day of Sweden
Thursday 17.9.2009 16.00 National Day of Romania
Friday 18.9.2009 16.00 National Day of Czech Republic

Festival will provide for the embassies of each state a stage and tent, preparation for gastronomy, sound technology and moderator, including projection screen and watchman service.Festival will provide accommodation for organization team and the cast of relevant country and local transport.

JUDr.Ladislav Jíša
Director of the Festival

13.6.2009

Dear Friends:

We are pleased to inform you that the 11th International Television and Radio Festival „ Znojemský Hrozen“ will také place from 15th – 18th September, 2009 again in the beautiful Moravian town of Znojmo. „ Znojemský Hrozen” is a specialized festival focused on TV and radio programmes related to gastronomy and culinary documentary programmes and cooking shows.

At the 10th Festival in 2008 were presented 152 TV programmes from 17 countries, and 45 competition programmes in the radio section.

An extensive accompaning programme is a traditional part of the festival. It consists of concerts, exhibitions, various culinary and social events.

We také the liberty to send you enclosed the festival’s statutes and entry form together with the provisional programme for this year.

We would be extremely pleased to be able to present your selected programmes at our festival and would like to invite you sincerely to participate at the 11th Znojemský Hrozen.

We thank you for your kind attention and we look forward to hearing from you.

Very best regards,

Ladislav JÍŠA
Director of the Festival
„Znojemský Hrozen 2009“