{"id":235,"date":"2024-03-13T09:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T08:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylvainjuzan.lu\/recompenses\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:52:24","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sylvainjuzan.lu\/en\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luxembourg magician Sylvain Juzan wins magic awards worldwide<\/h1>\n
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Winner of the Fool Us Trophy on Penn & Teller: Fool Us<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a TV show where magicians from all over the world perform a routine in front of the legendary duo Penn and Teller. If Penn and Teller manage to figure out the secret behind the routine, the magician leaves without a prize; but if they can\u2019t, the performer earns the prestigious title of \u201cFooler\u201d\u2026 which I won in 2025![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1306″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1766159542321{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1296″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1766159067042{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2nd prize close up category at the 2018 Daytona Beach Festival of Magic (USA)<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We only had eight minutes to fool three judges who would evaluate us on five criteria, including technicall skills, global entertainment value and originality. Each of these judges gave us a note on 50 points and these notes were added to get a total on 150 points. Everything was filmed and recorded live so that the entire audience could enjoy the shows. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”144″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1710318523258{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”136″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1710318544975{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2nd prize close up category at the 2015 OlyBet Magic Mania (Riga, Latvia)<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Compared to my award at the Belgian Championships (see under), the jury was made of international well-known magicians but also laymen. Competitors were in front of a live audience, TV monitors displaying the acts. So the objectives were to be both fooling and entertaining.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”138″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1710318607955{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”al-center”]The Spy who loved my Magic, and gave me my award ![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”140″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1710318648977{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”142″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1710318661937{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

3rd prize close up category at the 2011 Belgium Magic Championships (Brussels, Belgium)<\/h2>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This competition was judegd according to the FISM criterias <\/strong>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale des Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s Magiques, the global Federation that supervises all national federations): originality, presentation, commercial aspect and technical skills.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The judges: <\/strong><\/p>\n