FestLabPool & Tools
Best practices
The FestLab brings together outstanding examples of creative, innovative works and collaboration projects in festivals:
FestLabPass Authorisation Ceremonies
- Complete list of FestLabPass holders (as of April 2010)
- List of FestLabPass holders: Vilnius, 14 May
- Press Release: Festivals acknowledged for being heralds of Creativity and Innovation: Second FestLabCeremony held in Vilnius - European Capital of Culture (14 May, Vilnius)
- Report: Launch of FestLab for Creativity and Innovation, 27 March, Prague
- List of FestLabPass holders: Prague, 27 March
- Press Release: Launch of FestLab for Creativity and Innovation (27 March, Prague)
FestFlash on Creativity and Innovation
The FestFlash on Creativity and Innovation is a series of newsletters spotlighting concrete examples of festivals acting as laboratories of creativity and promoters of innovation.
- FestFlash 7 January 2010: "Innovative and creative festival projects to foster access to culture in 2010" (a flashback on 2009 and looking ahead to festival activities 2010)
- FestFlash 6 November 2009: "From Occident to Orient, from Asia to South-America: Festivals world-wide engage in innovative collaborations fostered by successful intercultural dialogue" (featuring Festival Internacional Cervantino and Festival de México amongst others)
- FestFlash 5 Setpember 2009: "Alliances make the difference: Festivals, the European House for Culture and more commitments for a cultural Europe" (featuring International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, European House for Culture, Gaudeamus Prize 2009, Brucknerfest Linz, international literature festival Berlin, Emilia Romagna Festival, European Week of Festivals / Italiafestival)
- FestFlash 4 August 2009: "Festivals are innovative platforms for young artists" (featuring BBC Proms, Gaudeamus Music Week, "George Enescu" Festival, KlaraFestival, Lucerne Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Athens-Epidaurus Festival / Kadmos, Rossini Opera Festival, Black International Cinema Berlin)
- FestFlash 3 July 2009: "Audiences meet artists: Summer Festivals invite to explore emerging artists and new works" (featuring Concentus Moraviae Festival, Emilia Romagna Festival, Estoril Music Weeks, Festival de Granada, Dubrovnik Summer Festival and Rheingau Musik Festival)
- FestFlash 2 June 2009: Vilnius Festival, Baltic Sea Festival, 2009 EFA conference on “Artistic Trends in Festivals”, the second FestLabCeremony in Vilnius - European Capital of Culture and the second European Atelier for Young Festival Managers
- FestFlash 1 April 2009: Launch of the FestLab for Creativity and Innovation