In 2020, the first Premio Arte D’Amore, a love songs music award for young artist, was held in the city of Verona on the occasion of Verona in Love. Singer – songwriter, Giada Ferrarin,  winner of the fist edition, won the production and pthe publishing contract for the song she presented. The prize was awarded on Saturday 15 February 2020 on the stage of  Verona in Love. The well-known songwriter and writer Massimo Bubola presided over the quality commission on this first edition.

However  the “love theme” has always been an important ispiration for art in general, not only for music: poems, novel and plays, but also photographs, paintings, choreography, short films and video clips are part of past and current cultural heritage.  

That’s the reason Verona in Love festival is going replicate and increase the success of the Arte d’Amore Award and for the 2021 edition to involve all other art forms. On the other hand, the EUROPEAN LOVE SONGS AWARD 2021 (ELSA) –  that will also part of the festival program will be exclusively dedicated to music.