The young artists came to the Embassy from various places in Romania, from Bucharest, Buftea, Bacău, Ploiești, Medgidia and also from the very distant towns of Piatra Neamț and Cluj-Napoca.

The Colegiul Național de Muzică George Enescu Conservatory provided the musical accompaniment of the awards ceremony.

ICEFA Lidice is one of the oldest European competitions for children from 4 to 16 years of age for all types of schools and organizations working with children - kindergartens, primary schools, primary art schools, special schools, leisure centres for children and young people, children's homes, multi-year grammar schools and other secondary schools. Individuals can also participate.

An expert panel of judges, consisting of art teachers and artists, selected approximately 1,400 works for the exhibition. The awarded works received an Honorable Mention and the best of them were awarded the Lidice Rose Medal.

A total of 14,527 children from all over the world took part in the 50th edition. Among them, 235 children from Romania participated and 16 children and one school were awarded.

A total of 16,416 children from all over the world participated in the 51st edition. 224 children were registered from Romania and 7 participants were awarded this year.