St Michael's Fireworks Factory of Lija won the 11th edition of the Malta International Fireworks Festival, held over the weekend, with 435 points out of a total of 500.

Mirnovez of Croatia placed second with 391 points and Jost Fireworks of Austria placed third with 377 points.

Photo: Mario GaleaPhoto: Mario Galea

Lija also won the public opinion trophy.

Participation trophies were presented to Apogée of Canada, Phoenix of the UK and Surex from Poland.

The winners were judged by five adjudicators hailing from Japan, Portugal, Italy, Canada and Malta. They were chaired by Michael Brockdorff.

The festival, which came to a spectacular close last night with two pyro-musical displays by Italian company Parente.

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