The idea was accepted and supported by all. By mutual agreement, the choice was to organise Ex Tempore at the beginning of autumn, setting the date for the last weekend of September, thus prolonging Grožnjan’s cultural summer but also because the landscape of Grožnjan and its surroundings are particularly beautiful and inspiring during this time of year. After twenty years, we can say that the ‘experiment’ was successful. We all know how much this event has grown over the years, and what it represents today. In addition to the artistic value, it also has a strong social value. It has strengthened the friendship between the organising bodies and contributed to good neighbourly relations between different peoples and cultures in this border area. I would say that Ex Tempore is now part of the historical and cultural heritage of Grožnjan and, as such, it must be protected and safeguarded. It is our duty to thank all the artists who have participated and everyone who has worked for Ex Tempore in Grožnjan over the last twenty years: the members and activists of the IC of Grožnjan, all the members of the twenty juries, and the employees of the IU, the UPT and the Municipality of Grožnjan. I also want to remember the great contribution of professors Luciano Rossit, Antonio Pellizzer, Sergio Molesi and the artist Bruno Chersicla who unfortunately are no longer with us. Personally, I thank Maurizio Tremul, Alessandro Rossit and Giuliana Dešković Krevatin, with whom I collaborated and worked on all twenty editions. Every year during the day of the awards, I said to myself: “Grožnjan is particularly beautiful today… and it must stay beautiful! Therefore, Ex Tempore of Grožnjan must go on!”