The joint session of the Council of the Orlando Award and the Jury of the Orlando Award was held this morning, 24 August in the Festival Palace. Who are the winners of the Orlando award for the best achievements in the music and drama programme of the 74th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, and who is the laureate of the prestigious Grand Prix award for exceptional artistic contribution in one or more festival seasons, we will find out tomorrow, 25 August at 10 a.m. in the Sponza Palace atrium at the Orlando Awards ceremony, after which the final media conference of the 74th Dubrovnik Summer Festival will be held, which will summarize the past festival season. The Croatian Radio and Televsion awards the Orlando every year for the best theatre and music achievements at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - the list of previous winners can be perused here.
In June of this year, the Croatian Radio and Television Director general, Robert Šveb, appointed the following members to the Orlando Award Council: Marija Nemčić, Marija Kosor, Dora Ruždjak Podolski and Zdravko Kedžo. The Council appointed the members of the Orlando Award Jury, for the 74th Dubrovnik Summer Festival music programme, Diana Hilje as the jury president and Matija Novaković and Alberto Frka as members, while Željka Turčinović was appointed the president of the jury for the theatre programme alongside members Petra Jelača and Davor Mojaš.