The 9th edition of Talkfest - International Music Festivals Forum will take place mainly in Lisboa, in parallel and in partnership with BTL – Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa, between March 11 and 15, 2020. The Iberian Festival Awards gala, included in its programme will take place in the Grande Auditório FIL on March 14.
IBERIAN FESTIVAL AWARDS
We announce today the finalists (TOP10) of the 24 categories of the competition that were decided by the public and the jury panel:
01. Best Major Festival powered by SGAE
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
Azkena Rock Festival (ES)
Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
Festival F (PT)
FMM Sines (PT)
Galp Beach Party (PT)
MEO Sudoeste (PT)
North Music Festival (PT)
O Son do Camiño (ES)
Resurrection Fest (ES)
02. Best Medium-Sized Festival
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
AgitÁgueda (PT)
Arrecife en Vivo (ES)
Artes à Rua (PT)
Bime Live (ES)
Bons Sons (PT)
Cooltural Fest (ES)
EdpCooljazz (PT)
PortAmérica (ES)
Neopop (PT)
SonrÍas Baixas (ES)
03. Best Small Festival
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
17º Ribeira Sacra Festival (ES)
54º Festival de Sintra (PT)
Acustiquísimos (ES)
Artes à Vila (PT)
Côa Summer fest (PT)
Jazz & Blues Wines Fest (PT)
La Mar de Músicas (ES)
Rodellus (PT)
Sinsal Son Estrella Galicia (ES)
WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia (ES)
04. Best Touristic Promotion powered by BTL
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Festival Jardins Pedralbes (ES)
Festival Med (PT)
FIMM - Festival Internacional Música Marvão (PT)
Lisb-On #Jardim Sonoro (PT)
Mallorca Live Festival (ES)
Resurrection Fest (ES)
Sonorama Ribera (ES)
The BPM Festival Portugal (PT)
Tradidanças (PT)
05. Best New Festival powered by SGAE
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
Atlantic Pride (ES)
Festival do Maio (PT)
Festival RTP Andamento (PT)
Fred Festival (ES)
ID No Limits - Contemporary Sounds (PT)
In Door Festival Gijón (ES)
Jazz & Blues Wines Fest (PT)
Míaqué Festival (ES)
Polar Sound Festival (ES)
Wine & Music Valley (PT)
06. Best Line-Up
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
54ª Festival de Sintra (PT)
Azkena Rock Festival (ES)
Bay of Biscay Festival (ES)
Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Bons Sons (PT)
Brunch Electronik Lisboa (PT)
Edp Cooljazz (PT)
FMM Sines (PT)
O Son do Camiño (ES)
Resurrection Fest (ES)
07. Best Indoor Festival
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Public Voting
Bime Live (ES)
Ciclo Mundos (PT)
Festival Mil*Lenni (ES)
Festival Vapor: A Steampunk Circus (PT)
FIV de Vílalba (ES)
Inverfest (ES)
Nova Arcada Braga Blues (PT)
Party Sleep Repeat (PT)
Revenge of the 90's (PT)
WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia (ES)
08. Best Cultural Programme
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Artes à Rua (PT)
Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Cistermúsica (PT)
Festival Gigante (ES)
Festival Med (PT)
Festival Oito24 (PT)
FMM Sines (PT)
La Mar de Músicas (ES)
Sinsal Son Estrella Galicia (ES)
Warm UP Estrella de Levante (ES)
09. Best Communication & Marketing Strategy
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Basqueiral (PT)
Brunch Electronik Lisboa (PT)
Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
Festival F (PT)
Festival Iminente (PT)
Festival Jardins Pedralbes (ES)
Lisb-On #Jardim Sonoro (PT)
PortAmérica (ES)
Sinsal Son Estrella Galicia (ES)
SonrÍas Baixas (ES)
10. Best Infrastructure
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Arrecife en Vivo (ES)
Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Bons Sons (PT)
Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
EdpCoolJazz (PT)
MEO Sudoeste (PT)
Mimo Festival (PT)
O Son do Camiño (ES)
Sonorama Ribera (ES)
Wine & Music Valley (PT)
11. Contribution to Sustainability powered by Copos Reutilizáveis ArtCor Light
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Arrecife en Vivo (ES)
Bay of Biscay Festival (ES)
EdpCoolJazz (PT)
Festival Med (PT)
Festival Pé na Terra (PT)
La Mar de Músicas (ES)
PortAmérica (ES)
Rodellus (PT)
Sonidos Liquidos (ES)
Tradidanças (PT)
12. Best Hosting and Reception
Music Festivals (PT/ES) | Jury Panel
Bay of Biscay Festival (ES)
Bons Sons (PT)
Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
Festival Gigante (ES)
Festival N2 (PT)
MEO Monte Verde Festival (PT)
MUSA Cascais (PT)
Sinsal Son Estrella Galicia (ES)
Summer Opening Festival (PT)
WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia (ES)
13. Best Service Provider
Companies that offer services at music festivals PT/ES | Jury Panel
ArtCor (PT)
Bracein (PT)
Cada Lata Cuenta (ES)
Idasfest (ES)
Mister Unknown (PT)
Moose Food Truck (ES)
Nortaluga (PT)
Pollen (PT/ES)
See Tickets (PT/ES)
Volkswagen Driving Music (ES)
14. Best Brand Activation powered by Culto da Imagem
Companies that promote brand activations at festivals PT/ES | Jury Panel
Critec Creative Agency/AgitÁgueda (PT)
Estrella Galicia (ES)
Estrella Galicia/PortAmérica (ES)
Galp (PT)
INNSiDE By Meliá/Mallorca Live Festival (ES)
Prio (PT)
Ron Brugal/Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
Samsung/Festival Iminente (PT)
Toyota Caetano (PT)
Wines of Lanzarote/Sonidos Liquidos (ES)
15. Best Use of Technology
Brands/companies that have technological solutions for music festivals PT/ES | Jury Panel
Bracein (PT)
Critec Creative Agency/AgitÁgueda (PT)
Easygoband (ES)
Enterticket (ES)
Fever & Secret Media Network (PT/ES)
Idasfest (ES)
MEO/ MEO Sudoeste (PT)
Pollen (PT/ES)
See Tickets (PT/ES)
Volkswagen Driving Music (ES)
16. Best Lusophone and Hispanic Festival
Festivals held in Ibero-American and lusophone countries | Public Voting
Bons Sons (PT)
Cartagena Festival de Música (CO)
Dreambeach Villaricos (ES)
Edp CoolJazz (PT)
Festival F (PT)
Festival Med (PT)
Low Festival (ES)
MIMO Festival (PT/BR)
Resurrection Fest (ES)
Social Surf Weekend - SSW (AO)
17. Best Academic & Youth Festival
Academic, Infantile and Juvenil Festivals (PT/ES) | Public voting
American Pie Europe Party (ES)
BeLive Trofa (PT)
Certamen Internacional de Tunas Costa Cálida - Múrcia (ES)
Festival Académico de Lisboa (PT)
Gravíssimo! (PT)
IKFEM (ES)
Nochevieja Universitaria (ES)
Paellas Festival LIVE (ES)
Semana Académica dos Açores (PT)
Wildly (PT)
18. Best Festivity
Festivities (PT/ES) | Public voting
Agrival (PT)
Aste Nagusia (ES)
Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
Expofacic (PT)
Feira de São Mateus (PT)
Festas de São João do Porto (PT)
Festival do Queixo (ES)
La Tomatina (ES)
Semana Grande San Sebastián (ES)
Sexta 13 - Montalegre (PT)
19. Best Non-Music Festival
Festivals (PT/ES) | Public voting
Alma do Vinho (PT)
Comic Con Portugal (PT)
Curtocircuito - International Film Fest (ES)
EidosFest (ES)
Festival dos Canais (PT)
Festival Int. de Teatro Clásico de Almagro (ES)
Film Fest - Festival de Cinema Musicado ao Vivo (PT)
Guimarães Noc Noc (PT)
La Cabina (ES)
Nocturna Madrid (ES)
20. Best Pro Event
Professional Events (PT/ES) | Public voting
Barcelona Design Week Summit (ES)
Bime Pro (ES)
Climate change Leadership (PT)
Dance World Cup (PT)
Exib Música (PT)
Lisbon Bar Show (PT)
Mallorca Live Festival Pro (ES)
TEDXLasPalmasdeGranCanaria (ES)
Voice Spain Summit (ES)
Websummit (PT)
21. Best Festival Photo
Photographers (amateurs and professionals) (PT/ES) | Public voting
Alexandre Pinto / Summer Openning (PT)
Bikus / Festival Gigante (ES)
Blanquinni / Tsunami Xixón (ES)
Daniel Cruz / Resurrection Fest (ES)
Janite Lafuente / O Son do Camiño (ES)
Joana Rita Sousa / Rodellus (PT)
Midamideta / Vodafone Paredes Coura (PT)
Paulo Pinho / Backstage / Nos Alive (PT)
Rui Bandeira / Festival F (PT)
Vera Marmelo / Zigurfest (PT)
22. Best Media Partner
Media Partners (PT/ES) | Public voting
Antena 3 (PT)
Backstage (PT)
Canal 180 (PT)
Conciertos Lanzarote (ES)
El País (ES)
Mondo Sonoro (ES)
Radio 3 (ES)
RFM (PT)
RTP (PT)
Wololo Sound (ES)
23. Best Live Performance (PT/ES)
Festivals, Bands, Agencies or Bands (PT/ES) | Public voting
Amaia - WARM UP Estrella Levante (ES)
Batida - Impulso (PT)
Beret - Donostia Festibala (ES)
Berri Txarrak - Resurrection Fest (ES)
David Carreira - Festival das Marés (PT)
Dino d'Santiago - Festival Med (PT)
Ornatos Violeta - Festival F (PT)
Plutónio - Summer Opening (PT)
Rosalía - Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Vetusta Morla - O Son do Camiño (ES)
24. Best Live Performance (INT.)
Festivals, Agencies or Bands (PT/ES) | Public voting
Andrés Calamaro - PortAmérica (ES)
Boo Boo Davis - Caloura Blues (PT)
Bryan Ferry - Wine & Music Valley (PT)
Dub Inc - MUSA Cascais (PT)
Iggy Pop - O Son do Camiño (ES)
Jamiroquai - Mallorca Live Festival (ES)
Marcelo D2 - Festival MED (PT)
The Offspring - Tsunami Xixón (ES)
The Strokes - Bilbao BBK Live (ES)
Underworld - Neopop (PT)
25. Excellence Award
Direct Nomination | Aporfest + Jury + associates
POTENCIATE YOUR TALKFEST'20 EXPERIENCE
Portugal Festivals Guide (insert your festival, brand or service in this guide > HERE)
BTL Festivals (new activation area at BTL and which is almost sold out in terms of stands, talks and showcases) > HERE)
Sponsor one of the categories to competition at the Iberian Festival Awards > HERE)
Be part of the event with your organization, see the sponsors and entities present > HERE
Do your private meetings in the Meeting Room 1-to-1 Meetings > HERE
APORFEST – Associação Portuguesa Festivais Música provides again free access to its members (all modalities, with a valid share in the event) to the event.
Tickets are in Phase 3 and are available on the official website and See Tickets. General access guarantees free admission on concert nights. Be part of it!
All information available at: www.talkfest.eu
Contacts: (+351) 217904720 | talkfest@talkfest.eu