The 2025 Cannes Pyrotechnic Art Festival’s prize list celebrates an exceptional year, which literally set the Croisette ablaze. Every summer, the city is transformed into a luminous showcase under the spotlight of one of the world’s most prestigious festivals. A not-to-be-missed event, it attracts between 100,000 and 130,000 spectators* each evening, bringing together families, friends and enthusiasts from all over the world to experience a suspended moment of wonder and shared beauty. The 2025 edition stood out for the remarkable quality of its creations and the virtuosity of the five competing companies, confirming Cannes as the undisputed capital of international pyrotechnics.
The Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique is a major popular event that makes Cannes shine every summer. It is financed entirely privately, from the profits of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. This exemplary management model does not burden taxpayers, while allowing us to offer everyone an exceptional show. It’s an example of a virtuous circle in which Cannes’ international appeal directly benefits local residents and visitors alike.
David LisnardThe 2025 edition of the Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique reached a remarkable artistic and technical level, confirming Cannes as the world capital of pyrotechnic art. More than 100,000 spectators per evening shared a moment of collective beauty and emotion on the Croisette, in keeping with our commitment to “Welcoming the World Sustainably”. This year’s event not only celebrated the virtuosity of the Japanese and Italian companies, but also strengthened the Festival’s sense of solidarity and responsibility, contributing every year to local initiatives while reducing its environmental footprint.
Portrait Jean Michel Arnaud Official PalaisTop 2025
Vestal: Ikebun Co. Ltd – Shizuoka, Japan (15 August) A show composed entirely of Japanese bombs, veritable works of heaven with perfect symmetries and sophisticated floral motifs. A poetic aesthetic of unrivalled finesse, unveiling for the first time in Europe artisanal creations based on ancestral know-how.
Special Jury Prize: Pirotecnica Morsani – Italy (22 July) A vibrant tribute to classical music. To the notes of Vivaldi, Verdi, Puccini and Rossini, the sky was transformed into a perfectly synchronised ballet of lights, combining power and elegance.
Audience Award: Ikebun Co. Ltd – Shizuoka, Japan (15 August) Awarded following audience votes, this prize recognises the collective emotion of these unique evenings.
Dart Pyrotechnics Festival 2025The prizes were announced on Sunday 24 August on the rooftop of La Malmaison, in the presence of David Lisnard, Mayor of Cannes, Thomas de Pariente, Deputy Mayor in charge of tourism, events and international relations, and Bruno Desloques, Managing Director of the Palais Festivals et Congrès de Cannes.vénementiel et des relations internationales and Bruno Desloques, General Manager of the Palais des Festivals et Congrès de Cannes, accompanied by a jury of leading figures from the artistic world: Hanna Baudet, Director of the Pôle d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Cannes, Grégory Berben, visual artist, Laure Cayla, Director of the Cité des Entreprises et des Studios de Production – La Bastide Rouge, David Hertzog-Dessites, Nicolas Perrin, presenter at Cannes Radio, and Ha Tran from the République des Arts.
For the second year running, two internationally renowned technical experts took part in the judging, accounting for 25% of the final assessment: Laurent Jéfaut, head of shooting for Jacques Couturier Artifice and Groupe F, and Xavier Gentil, head of shooting for the Swiss company Sugyp, Silver Vestal in 2022 and Gold Vestal in 2023. Companies from Sweden (Göteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik), Spain (Pirotecnia del Mediterraneo), Italy (Pirotecnica Morsani), Germany (Pyrogenie Feuerwerk) and Japan (Ikebun Co. Ltd) all vied with each other in terms of creativity and technical skill, putting on top-class shows that dazzled tens of thousands of spectators. Each of these evenings transcended generations and cultures, transporting the public for twenty minutes or so into a world of light and poetry, where everyone was able to rediscover their inner child.
As well as the magic of the fireworks, the Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique is also a responsible corporate citizen. Cannes’ private beaches donate between €1 and €2 per meal to the Fondation Cannes, generating around €45,000 for local charity projects. The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, true to its raison d’être of “Welcoming the World in a Sustainable Way”, is continuing its efforts to reduce the event’s environmental impact through the use of environmentally-friendly technologies.environmental impact of the event through meticulous cleaning after each show and the use of environmentally-friendly products. The Festival closed with a final out-of-competition fireworks display by French company Kervenka, on the theme of “Maturity in Light”. A spectacular conclusion that confirmed the excellence and creativity of this extraordinary edition. Now more than ever, the Cannes Pyrotechnic Art Festival has established itself as an exceptional event, a beacon of international pyrotechnic art that shines far beyond the Croisette.
*Orange Flux Vision figures – calculated for the Croisette area Note: The Japanese winners of the Vestale 2025 will also receive a “La Belle Bleue” watch, designed by Gérard Bocage, partner of the Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique. https://www.festival-pyrotechnique-cannes.com/
