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Open letter to EU leaders on financial contribution to culture: "investing in our culture is investing in our future"2 December 2019“We are writing as a group of 90
organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors ahead of
the European Council discussions on the future EU budget. At this key juncture
of the...
We are happy to share Fanny Guillaut-Martin's thoughts on the Atelier NEXT29 November 2019One of the main aims of The Festival Academy is to create spaces of exchange and reflection and this is why we are very happy to share Fanny Guillaut-Martin's thoughts on the Atelier NEXT, which took...
Forum 2019 bringing together 200 music festival makers from Catalonia in Barcelona28 November 2019Kathrin Deventer was invited to
give the opening address at the 2019 Forum organized by the Catalan Academy of
Music in Barcelona on 27 November 2019. The Forum, curated by Montse Faura | ...
Closing of the Atelier NEXT 2019: Insights on 7 intense days & Mike Van Graan on leadership and hope 20 November 2019The 16th edition of the Atelier for Young Festivals Managers was closed yesterday 19 November with an inspiring speech on leadership and hope by Mike van Graan, Atelier facilitator and...
The relevance of arts festivals and of cross-border collaboration17 November 2019The 8th Cultural Forum
in St Petersburg offered again a dynamic platform for exchanges on
cross-national collaborations between European and Russian festivals. This time,
under the ‘Festivals of...
Act for Global Change | Partner Kick-off Meeting 13 – 14 November 2019 in the framework of the Atelier NEXT15 November 2019ACT, a project supported by Creative Europe under the cooperation projects 2019.The Atelier for Young Festival Managers NEXT (13-19 November 2019), organised in the framework of NEXT Festival, offered...
13 November: opening of the 16th Atelier for Young Festival Managers NEXT 2019 14 November 2019Yesterday night 13 November 2019 the
16th edition of the Atelier for Young Festivals Managers taking
place in the Eurometropolis region of Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai and Valenciennes
(BE/FR), organised in...
International Antalya Piano Festival opens this Saturday13 November 2019The 20th International
Antalya Piano Festival will be held on 16 - 30 November 2019 with
guests such as Barbados Büyükakkan, Selím Bölükbaşi, Ídíl Bíret, Kerem, Diego
Valdivia, Kerem Gö...
Meet the international Arts Festival NEXT partners8 November 2019In less than one week the 16th edition of
the Atelier for Young Festival
Managers will take place from 13-19 November 2019 in the Eurometropolis region of Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai and
Valenciennes (BE/...
Meet our sixth and last mentor Ong Keng Sen Artistic, Director TheatreWorks and Artspace 72-13 Singapore, founder Arts Network Asia and the International Curators Academy - Singapore 4 November 2019Looking at
his title, Sen is very active in the Asian Arts scene, not to forget he’s also founder
of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) and winner of the
prestigious Fukuoka Asian...
Festival In Focus | Music Biennale Zagreb | Croatia31 October 2019In 2021 Music Biennale Zagreb will celebrate its 60th
anniversary and the composer recently appointed to guide the programme,
Margareta Ferek-Petric, has been contemplating how to recognise it. 'Of...
Danny Yung - Experimental art pioneer, influential artist, Founding member and Co-Artistic Director Zuni Icosahedron - Hong Kong 31 October 2019Danny Yung,
an experimental art pioneer and one of the most influential artists in Hong
Kong, will join the Atelier NEXT as a mentor too. He co-founded and directs
Zuni Icosahedron, a highly esteemed...
Meet Brett Pyper – South Africa, our fourth mentor during the Atelier Next 30 October 2019For the
fourth time in a row, we have the great pleasure to benefit from the expertise
and knowledge of Associate Professor Brett Pyper as a mentor during the Atelier
NEXT, taking place in the...
Introducing the third mentor at the Atelier NEXT: Erica McCalman – Australia 28 October 2019We are very happy to announce that one of the participants
of the Atelier Valletta will join us again, but this time as a mentor during
the Atelier NEXT, the 16th edition of the Atelier for Young...
We are happy to present our second mentor for the Atelier NEXT: Andrea Caruso Saturnino - Brazil25 October 2019The Festival Academy would like to introduce you to Andrea Caruso
Saturnino, Director of Brasil Cena Aberta, a multiple platform including a
Brazilian showcases festival, and a continuous program to...
Meet our first mentor at the Atelier NEXT: Airan Berg – Austria 25 October 2019Artistic Director and Theatre
Maker at Festival der Regionen in Upper Austria, Airan Berg will join us as a
mentor during the 16th Atelier
for Young Festival Managers in the Eurometropole region....
We are delighted to announce the programme of the Atelier NEXT 2019 | 13- 19 November Eurometropolis region (BE/FR)23 October 2019Exactly in 3 weeks the Atelier for Young Festival Managers NEXT
will kick-off and we are delighted to announce that the full programme and the
participants’ list are out !34 selected arts festival...
Meet Mike van Graan, Founding President African Cultural Policy Network – South Africa, the Atelier NEXT Facilitator 23 October 2019We are more than excited to introduce to you Mike van Graan,
who will be facilitating the 16th edition of the Atelier for Young
Festival Managers, which will take place in less than one month in the...
Festival Ljubljana presents the 4th Winter Festival22 October 2019Press Release, Ljubljana, 10 October 2019THE 4TH WINTER FESTIVAL: HOMMAGE À LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Festival
Ljubljana presents the Winter Festival that will take place from 2 to...
EFA President Jan Briers at the China Shanghai Performing Arts Festival with a Keynote Speech21 October 2019EFA President Jan Briers held a keynote speech about collaboration between European and Asian festivals at the China Shanghai Performing Arts Festival on 17 October 2019.Delegates from...
Creative Europe – Culture: Kick-off meeting 2019 | Present with The Festival Academy's project "ACT, A Global Conversation from the Arts to the World."21 October 2019Today and tomorrow The Festival Academy (initiative of the
European Festivals Association) takes part in the
Creative Europe kick off meeting 2019, which brings together all
organisations selected...
Extension of the deadline to apply for The Festival Academy 2020 programmes21 October 2019The
Festival Academy is delighted to announce that following the strong interest
shown by emerging festival makers to engage in inspiring debates and meeting
peers, experts and artists coming from all...
Festival in Focus | Malta International Arts Festival15 October 2019Maltese composer Ruben Zahra has only just finished his first as Artistic Director of the Malta International Arts Festival
(MIAF) but already he is very clear about how he wants MIAF (in the first...
Festival in Focus | Culturescapes3 October 2019Culturescapes, Basel, Switzerland Culturescapes is one of those portmanteau
words that on the surface seems like just a clever label but turns out to encapsulate
what it describes...
The Festival Academy long reads: Ode to the unwavering people of Afghanistan by Hjalmar Jorge Joffre-Eichhorn3 October 2019The Festival Academy Long Reads give the floor to current and future festival leaders to voice their in-depth reflections on the work they are doing and more generally on art and culture and the role...
A Cultural Europe - in soul, in spirit, in words and deeds3 October 2019 The EFFE
Awards Salon last Thursday 26 September
showed us again: Europe is happening. Now. Whatever the circumstances, we are
always and continuously in a time of building Europe. Let us assume...
The Festival Academy joins forces with The International Cities of Refuge Network3 October 2019ICORN and The Festival Academy join forces in the project Act for Global Change: A Global Conversation between from the Arts and to the World (ACT), thanks to the support of the Creative Europe...
5 remarkable festivals receive the EFFE Award 2019-202026 September 2019Today, 24 EFFE Laureate festivals were celebrated at the EFFE Awards 2019-2020 Salon in BOZAR. 5 of them were honoured with the EFFE Award 2019-2020 and one wins EFFE’s Audience Choice. In addition...
Saodat Ismailova and Beki Probst to zoom into the arts and the film markets at EFFE Awards Salon20 September 2019Saodat
Ismailova is confirmed laudator in honour of Dieter Kosslick (Former Director Berlinale) at the upcoming EFFE Awards Salon on 26 September in BOZAR. Dieter Kosslick
will receive one of the...
Summer in the company of top artists11 September 2019The summer draws to
a close and with it the 67th edition of the Ljubljana Festival, which offered a
rich variety of genres and the company of renowned foreign and local artists. The festival summer...
EFFE Awards 2019-2020: Romeo Castellucci, artists and the arts in focus at EFFE Awards Salon 9 September 2019Romeo Castellucci
is confirmed laudator in honour of Frie
Leysen during the EFFE Awards Salon
at BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts Brussels on 26
September. Next to Frie Leysen, founder of the...
EFFE Awards 2019-2020: Frie Leysen and Dieter Kosslick to receive lifetime achievement awards28 August 2019Frie Leysen, Founder and Director of Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels from 1992 – 2006 and Dieter Kosslick, Director of the Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival from 2001-2019, will receive...
Looking for global food for thought? Have a look at The Festival Academy's 2020 training opportunities + NEW DATES Atelier Kampala! 26 August 2019Are you eager to exchange ideas with a diverse group of creative minds coming from all over the world, to become part of a festival makers’ global community now counting more than 650 festival...
La Traviata with a Timeless Love Story 23 August 2019Ever since its premiere in 1853, La Traviata
has been one of the most frequently performed of all operas. The reason for
this is the enduring appeal of its timeless love story and its rich,...
Peralada Festival launches Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award21 August 2019After the founder of the Perelada Festival passed away in
2018, it seemed right to commemorate permanently her belief in the power of the
arts. Carmen Mateu was the driving force behind the festival,...
Literary-Inspired Russian Musicals12 August 2019Each
year, the Ljubljana Festival dedicates part of its August programme to
musicals. In previous years, we enjoyed some of the greatest hits of this
lighter genre. However, musicals should not be...
EFA visits Festival Internacional de Música Antiga y Barroca de Peníscola 9 August 2019It was with great pleasure that EFA accepted the
invitation of the Festival
Internacional de Música Antiga I Barroca de Peníscola to
visit the festival and participate in a meeting with...
NAPLES: A PARADISE INHABITED BY DEVILS?6 August 2019Utrecht Early Music Festival is a 10 day early music festival that
will take place between 23 August – 1 September 2019 in Utrecht with the theme
of Naples. Inspired by Napoli’s cultural and...
MAfestival in Bruges: old music with a new twist2 August 2019The 56th edition of the MAfestival (the Flanders Festival in Bruges) will take place in Bruges from 2 to 11 August. This leading and internationally renowned festival for early music once again...
Ljubljana Festival26 July 2019CHAMBER CONCERTS OF THE 67TH LJUBLJANA FESTIVALThe Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra
is preparing a concert with the acclaimed mandolinist Avi Avital. Winner of the prestigious Aviv...
Joost Fonteyne, Klarafestival’s new artistic director19 July 2019Flanders Festival Brussels
International (Klarafestival) is happy to announce the appointment of Joost Fonteyne
as the new artistic director.Joost Fonteyne has built up broad experience in various...
Albori e bagliori. Naples and Europe: The golden century8 July 2019The 45th edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria will be
entirely dedicated to Paolo Grassi in the centenary year of his birth (with a
series of initiatives for the occasion) and it is heralded...
Mosel Music Festival explores the "Heimat"2 July 2019"Ich habe manchmal Heimweh, ich weiß nur nicht, wonach..." With this line by the Jewish-Russian-Austrian poet Mascha Kaléko, introduces director Tobias Scharfenberger the Mosel Music Festival 2019...
Ljubljana Festival opens with Aida2 July 2019Summer has officially begun, and with it the 67th Ljubljana Festival,
consisting of nearly a hundred evenings of culture between now and 5 September.
Last night the Festival opened with an eagerly...
NordicBaltic Festival Platform conference 20191 July 2019The 2019 Conference of the NordicBaltic Festival Platform will take place on 7-8 November 2019 in Liepāja, Latvia hosted by Timurs Tomsons, CEO of Liepājas koncertzāle...
Ljubljana Festival - At the heart of your cultural experience28 June 2019Every
summer the Ljubljana Festival makes an important contribution to the cultural
life of Ljubljana with a carefully selected programme covering a wide variety
of genres. This year’s 67th...
Mittelfest reflects on what leadership means today?11 June 2019The 2019 edition of Mittelfest – one of the most prestigious festival of Central Europe and of the Balcanic area - will take place from 12th to 21st of July in Cividale del Friuli. This...- Peralada Festival launches Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award, Opera and Dance22 May 2019The Carmen
Mateu Young Artist European Award, Opera and Dance, initiated by the
Castell de Peralada Private Foundation, aims to perpetuate the memory of Carmen
Mateu by recognising the career of young...
Festival Dreamscapes in Bergen14 May 2019‘Art is society’s way of dreaming,’ says Anders Beyer, artistic director of the Bergen International
Festival, launching its 67th edition. This year’s festival in Bergen, Norway, will...
Europe votes!10 May 2019The EU
elections are at our doorstep from 23 to 26 May European citizens get the
chance to vote for a better Europe. Arts festivals bring citizens together,
celebrate similarities, embrace differences...
33rd International Izmir Festival starts on 25th of May10 May 2019The 33rd International Izmir
Festival, organized by the Izmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education
(IKSEV), will take place from 25th May to 1st July 2019.The 33rd International Izmir
Festival...
Prague Spring Music Festival presents its 74th edition9 May 2019They are delighted to present you with the 74th edition of the Prague
Spring Music Festival. In May 2019 Prague will welcome some of the greatest
names on the classical stage – both true legends and...
Utrecht Early Music Festival 2019 programme announced9 May 2019Napoli – Music’s Forgotten CapitalThe
programme for the 38th edition of the Utrecht Early Music Festival
has been announced. Under the title Napoli
– Music’...
Arts Festivals Summit concluded with strong engagements17 April 2019The
European Festivals Association (EFA) successfully concluded its 3rd Arts
Festivals Summit in Lisbon from 14-17 April hosted by the Estoril Lisbon
Festival. 230 festival and city delegates from 45...
Shahidul Alam provokes the Atelier for Young Festival Managers with "Spaces for Dissent"29 March 2019Courage is Contagious Shahidul Alam provokes the Atelier Young Festival Managers with ‘Spaces for Dissent’. Shahidul Alam, reclaimed Bangladesh photographer and initiator of...
Did you hear about the European Investment Fund (EIF)?25 March 2019On 22 March
EFA attended a seminar “Be creative – call the bank” organised by the EIF,
aiming to inform about the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility
(CCS GF) as well as to improve...
Update on our first Atelier days in Valletta 25 March 2019The 15th Atelier for Young Festival Managers was launched
Saturday 23 March in Valletta / Malta bringing
together a group of 32 festival managers from 20 countries and all continents
with experts...- The Atelier Valletta will start tomorrow 23 March!22 March 2019Tomorrow the 15th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers is going to kick off in Valletta, Malta where 34 young festival makers from 20 different nationalities and all continents will meet...
Happy to announce the local guest speakers for the Atelier Valletta21 March 2019The city, country and context where an Atelier takes place is key to the programme and discussions and as such we are very much looking forward to meet up and exchange with numerous guest speakers...
EU Funds mobility for individual artists 20 March 2019EU Funds mobility for individual artists – pilot project, i-Portunes, to be launched in AprilFor the first time ever, the European Commission is planning a mobility scheme that will help individual...
Early Music Season 2019/2020 announced20 March 2019The Early Music Season represents the finest music from the Middle
Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, performed by local and international top
musicians and ensembles at more than 35 special locations...
Angela Delgado and Anthony Richter will be our international guest speakers at Atelier Valletta20 March 20193 days to go before the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Valletta Malta start and delighted to introduce you to Angela Delgado (Director Hay Festival Imagina el Mundo) and Anthony Richter (...
Meet our Keynote Speaker for the Atelier Valletta: Shahidul Alam19 March 2019It is an honour to have The Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2018, award-winning photographer, teacher, writer and human right activist Shahidul Alam, who will be our keynote speaker at the...
Roy Luxford, our fifth and last Atelier Valletta mentor to be introduced! 15 March 2019We would like to introduce you to Roy Luxford, Programme Director of Edinburgh International Festival, who will be joining to our expert group of mentors during the first Atelier days in Valetta...- Meet our fourth mentor for the Atelier Valletta: Brett Pyper14 March 2019We are delighted to introduce you our fourth mentor Brett Pyper, who will be guiding us during the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Valletta between 23 – 29 March 2019....
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival: "Beethoven and the Songs of Romanticism"14 March 2019The 23rd
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival will be held in Warsaw from 7 to 19 April.
Over 13 days, it will present 12 symphonic concerts, 4
chamber concerts, 2 song recitals and a concert for...
Introducing a third mentor at the Atelier Valletta: Faisal Kiwewa - Uganda 13 March 2019In less than 2 weeks, founder of Bayimba Cultural Foundation and Artistic Director of Bayimba International Festival - Uganda, Faisal Kiwewa will also be joining us as one of our mentors in...
Joins us as well as mentor for the Atelier Valletta: Luiz Coradazzi - Brazil 12 March 2019We are more than happy to announce that, as one of our mentors, Luiz Coradazzi will also be sharing his vast knowledge over festival management with us, during the Atelier for Young Festival Managers...
Delighted to announce Robyn Archer - Australia, mentor during the Atelier Valletta7 March 2019Singer, writer, creator and Artistic Director The Light in Winter Festival Robyn Archer will be joining us again as one of our mentors for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Valletta...
Call for artists' support for a democratic Europe!6 March 2019Bernard Foccroulle (former director Festival d'art lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, organist); Paul Dujardin (BOZAR, Brussels); Kathrin Deventer (European Festivals Association); Tere Badia (Culture...- Mike van Graan will be facilitating our Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Valetta6 March 2019We are more than excited to introduce to you Mike van Graan, who will be facilitating our 15th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, which will take place in less than three weeks in...
Klarafestival kicks off 14 March!5 March 2019From 14 to 29 March the Klarafestival takes place in
different venues in Brussels. It’s the last edition under the direction of
Hendrik Storme (Artistic Director) and Sophie Detremmerie (Managing...
Fantastique! The Audi Summer Concerts 20195 March 2019On 5 March, Lisa Batiashvili presented the program of this year’s Audi Summer Concerts in Ingolstadt. Under the motto “Fantastique!”, Batiashvili, the new artistic director of this festival,...
European Commissioner for Culture meets Festival Directors 5 March 20194 March 2019There is a major shift happening in the
European sector of arts festivals. A new instrument is ready for the
arts-loving public and enthusiastic festival organisations: the website FestivalFinder.eu...
EFA Members welcome DiscoverEU young travellers2 March 2019DiscoverEU, is an initiative of the European Commission
launched in June 2018 that gives European youngsters turning 18 the opportunity to travel around Europe (28 EU Member States) by train. It&...
Register now at reduced rate for Communicating The Arts Copenhagen1 March 2019How can arts organisations become impactful and inspiring leaders
for their communities? Could our competitors also be our best collaborators? Discover
the big new ideas for establishing...
Tom Creed on the Festival Readings Sochi 201927 February 2019Reflections
of Tom Creed, lecturer at the Festival Readings Sochi, on 3 inspiring days at
the Winter International Arts Festival:It
was fantastic to return to Sochi for the second time and participate...
Lucerne Summer Festival 2019: Theme of "Power"27 February 2019“Power” is the theme of this year's Summer Festival, which addresses a topic that has multifaceted connections to music. Three faces of “Power” reflect prototypical layers of society that...
Update on the Atelier ELEUSIS, Greece 201925 February 2019The first Atelier for Greek Festival Managers, the Greek version of the
Atelier for Young Festival Managers, tailor made for the needs of the Greek
festivals’ professionals, was organized in Eleusis...
MASTERCLASSES OF LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL19 February 2019With its
top-quality cultural content, Festival Ljubljana not only cultivates and educates,
raises cultural awareness and contributes to general knowledge, but also
provides experiences that broaden...
Pilot Mobility Scheme for Artists and / or Culture Professionals February 2019 - Official Announcement14 February 2019In May 2018, the European Commission published its Communication on “A New European Agenda for Culture”. The New Agenda proposes more direct action in relation to the mobility of artists and...
Apply now for Atelier NEXT6 February 2019Extended Deadline 10 March // Application Atelier NEXT - Eurometropolis (BE/FR - 13 to 19 November 2019)The application deadline for the 16th edition of
the Atelier
for Young Festival Managers...
Dubrovnik Summer Festival celebrates 70th anniversary in 20194 February 2019The 70th Dubrovnik
Summer Festival will be held from 10 July to 25 August on around twenty
site-specific locations in Dubrovnik. On Saturday 2 February the programme was
announced by its artistic team...
New campaign launched by Culture Action Europe: No Europe without culture25 January 2019EU citizens are called to the ballot boxes to take part in European Parliamentary elections 23-26 May 2019. In the run-up to the vote, Culture Action Europe calls on political parties to recognise...
ABU DHABI MUSIC & ARTS FOUNDATION UNVEILS ECLECTIC LINE-UP FOR THE ABU DHABI FESTIVAL 201924 January 2019Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance, the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) announced a diverse headline programme as part of the Abu...
Festival Production Management Training 2019 - Closing News 23 January 2019Between 16 - 19 January, the fourth
edition of the 3-module Festival Production Management Training was launched
with Module I, taking place in Antwerp, Belgium. The Festival Academy (an
initiative of...
Launch 4th edition of the Festival Production Management Training, today 16 January, Antwerp (BE)16 January 2019The Festival
Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals
Association – EFA), together with the host and partner deSingel
International Arts Campus, are very much looking forward to welcome the...
