FIDAF EXCO Meeting 2020 Report.

FIDAF EXCO Meeting 2020 Report.

 The 2020 Executive Committee Meeting of FIDAF just finished and many topics were on the  agenda. The meeting was conducted by FIDAF Vice-Secretary General Emil Dimitrov and was attended by 28 people.

The main topics had the follow outcome:

1 - Best Festival Award 2019, as per internal regulations 4 festival's are awarded every year and the winner's of 2019 are:

- VII International FIDAF Music & Folk Dance Festival " Belgrade Award 2019" - Belgrade- Serbia

- 1st Mallorca World Folk Festival- Palma de Mallorca - Spain.

- 15th International Folklore Festival of Nova Prata & 1st FIDAF Brazil World Championship Nova Prata - Brazil.

- XXIIIrd International Folklore Festival Vitosha - Sofia - Bulgaria.

2 - Best Activity Country Award 2019, a per internal regulations 5 representatives are awarded every year:

- FIDAF South Africa - South Africa

- Suzie Benitez - Philippines

- Gabriel Frontera Mestre - Spain

- Maria Szupiluk - Poland

- Nazan Karagozoglu - Turkey

3 - Festivals that were accredited by FIDAF:

- International Folk Festival Tirana - Albania.

- Festival Internacional Tradiciones y Culturas del Mundo - Ecuador.

- Festival Internacional Danzante en la Perla del Norte - Peru.

4 - New National Representatives:

- Croatia - Mr. Zeljlo Stajcer

- Senegal - Mr. Malal N'diaye

5 - Creation of FIDAF Honorable Festival Award that will be awarded to:

- Cheonan World Dance Festival - Korea.

- Büyükcekmece International Culture and Arts Festival in Turkey.

6 - The festival calendar and the actual times, long discussions about future of FIDAF, festivals and the importance of the festival calendar.