In competition "Balkan Artists 2004" participed over 150 artists from Balkan countries. Artists from Romania, Bulgaria and Albania received the top three awards of "Balkan Artists 2004" contest greeted personaly by Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov. Romanian Zamfir Dumitrescu swept first place pursed with EUR 3000 followed by Aneta Petrova Drugushanu from Bulgaria and Spetim Kertsov from Albania. The art competition shortlisted eight contestants from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Bosnia and Hertegovina, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. They rivalled each other with a total of 24 canvasses, worth EUR 30,000 that will eventually be bought out by the event's sponsor, the businessman Arben Havalyov. |