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New publication out on Visas for Third Country National Artists Travelling to the Schengen Area24 April 2018The new edition
of the series What you didn’t know about Europe - The Ultimate
Cookbook for Cultural managers is out now!
After Social Security, Artist Taxation, VAT and Copyright...
Participants reflect on the Atelier Johannesburg 2018 - "Entering the Artist Work Room"24 April 2018A month after the 13th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, some participants offered to share their experience of this 7-day training....
100 festivals participate in Arts Festivals Summit 2018 in Ljubljana10 April 2018From 11 to 13 April, 150 festival makers gather in Ljubljana
for the annual Arts Festivals Summit of the European Festivals
Association, hosted by the Ljubljana Festival. 3 intense days to
exchange...
Training opportunities - Application deadlines and reminders9 April 2018Festival Readings Mechelen, Belgium, 27-29 April 2018Following
a successful 8th edition of the Festival Readings taking place in Sochi, Russia
last week, 23-25 February 2018, The Festival Academy ...
Deadline extended for Festival Production Management Training 2019, module I9 April 2018The deadline for the Festival Production Management Training is extended to 15 May 2018 in order to give more production managers the chance to apply. Module I of the fourth...
Last week to apply for the Atelier Gothenburg 20189 April 2018The Festival Academy calls for application for the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 - 29 August 2018, hosted by and co-organised with...
Closing News on the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Johannesburg, 23 - 29 March 20185 April 2018The 13th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival
Managers, was
officially closed on Thursday 29 March in The Market Theatre, Johannesburg,
South Africa. The first edition taking place in Africa
and...
Celebaration of Slovenian Music29 March 2018Slovenian
Music Days combines contemporary musical creativity and interpretation,
building on the foundations of Slovenia's musical heritage. At the same time it
encourages reflection and the search...
Latest news on the Atelier Johannesburg27 March 2018On
23 March The
Festival Academy (an initiative of the European
Festivals Association, EFA) launched the 13th
edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in...
European Agenda for Music Launched23 March 2018On 21 March, music sector
stakeholders and representatives from the European Parliament and European
Commission gathered in Brussels to celebrate the launch of the
European Agenda for Music (EAM). The...
Launch Atelier Johannesburg Tonight, 23 March 23 March 2018We are very pleased to gather 27 talented, emerging festival managers coming from 15 different countries together with renowned festival leaders coming from all over the world in Johannesburg, South...
Carmen Romero Quero - Executive director of Teatro a Mil Foundation - Chile20 March 2018Up to 25 emerging festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to...
Brett Pyper - Associate Professor and Head of the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand - South Africa19 March 2018Up to 25 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange...
Dora Ruždjak Podolski is the Dubrovnik Summer Festival’s new Artistic Director 16 March 2018This
February, Dora Ruždjak Podolski presented her first
programme for the 69th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, which will
take place from 10 July to 25 August at around 20 venues in the Old City of...
Ismail Mahomed - Chief Executive Officer Market Theatre Foundation – South Africa16 March 2018Up to 25 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange...![Mantse Aryeequaye - Co-Director at Accra [Dot] Alt - Director and founder the Chale Wote Street Art Festival - Ghana](media/profile-photo/5622-photo.jpg)
Mantse Aryeequaye - Co-Director at Accra [Dot] Alt - Director and founder the Chale Wote Street Art Festival - Ghana15 March 2018Up to 25 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange...
Veerle Simoens is the new director of the Ghent Flanders Festival15 March 2018After eighteen lively years, Barbara Stevens—Business Manager since 2016 and previously Marketing and PR Manager—is stepping down to take a new direction in her career. Veerle Simoens, who was...
Annet Lekkerkerker - Director Holland Festival - The Netherlands12 March 2018Up to 25 emerging festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to...
The Young Czech Performers Showcase 2018 presents the youngest generation of classical music artists 9 March 2018The second Young
Czech Performers Showcase takes place on 15th and 16th
June 2018 as part of the accompanying program of the Leoš Janáček International
Music Festival. The showcase offers...
Carole U. Karemera - Artistic Director Ishyo Arts Centre - Rwanda8 March 2018Up to 25 emerging festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to...
Cristina Fuentes La Roche - International Director Hay Festival - UK/South America6 March 2018Up to 25 emerging festival directors from all
over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival
Managers in Johannesburg, South Africa. For them, it is the opportunity to...
Application deadline extended - Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Gothenburg5 March 2018The Festival Academy
(initiative of the European Festivals
Association -...
EFA Delegation meets European Commissioner for Culture21 February 2018On 21 February a delegation
of 24 renowned festival directors from 14 countries met the European Commissioner for Culture,
Mr. Tibor Navracsics at the invitation of the European Festivals Association...
One week left to apply for the Atelier Gothenburg! 21 February 2018The Festival Academy calls for application for the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 - 29 August 2018, hosted by and co-organised with...
EFA and the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 label!19 February 2018Throughout 2018, The European Commission will be encouraging Europeans to discover and engage with their history, identity and traditions. A number of events will take place across Europe to celebrate...
Music Moves Europe preparatory action launch - A letter to the Commission16 February 2018Music Moves Europe is the framework for the European Commission's initiatives and actions in support of the European music sector. It started in late 2015 with meetings with key music stakeholders to...
Apply now for the Festival Production Management Training 201915 February 2018Opening of the call for application for Edition 2019 of the Festival Production Management Training! Apply here before 31 March 2018!This three-module programme
addresses early career production...
Festival Readings Sochi, 16-18 February 201812 February 2018The Festival
Academy (an
initiative of the European Festivals Association - EFA) organises the 8th edition of the Festival Readings, for
the 3rd time taking place in Sochi, Russia from 16-18...
Festival Production Management Training 2018, Module I - "Choose your battles"6 February 2018Frans Robert - Alumni Module I, Festival Production Management TrainingAll that's left after the Festival Production Management
Training in my tote bag are a couple of folders and the program of the...
Call for a substantial and meaningful support for culture and the arts as generators of an EU added value31 January 2018The European Festivals Association signed the statement of the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts, a call on the European institutions and Members States to ensure substantial and meaningful...
Apply by 31 January for the 14th Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 – 29 August 201824 January 2018The Festival Academy
(an initiative of the European Festivals Association - EFA), calls for
applications for the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival
Managers, taking place from 23 – 29...
Round-up of an inspiring 3rd edition of Module I of the Festival Production Management Training 201823 January 2018Last week from 17 - 20 January, the third edition of the Festival
Production Management Training took place in Antwerp, Belgium. Organised by
The Festival Academy (an initiative
of the European...
Productive days in Antwerp: the 3rd edition of the Festival Production Management Training programme in full swing19 January 2018On Wednesday 17 January 2018,
the third Edition of the Festival Production Management Training programme opened
with 12 young production managers from 8 different countries at deSingel
International...
New online platform "Festivals on Demand", participate now!18 January 2018The
Nordicbaltic Festival Platform is a platform for arts festivals in the
Nordic-Baltic area. It aims to foster cultural cooperation in the region by
enhancing the number and strength of connections...
A Winter Music Festival Featuring World-Famous Names15 January 2018Ljubljana
Festival is the oldest, largest and most
important festival in Slovenia. Since 1953 it has been a highly popular part of
the summer holidays for residents and tourists. With its...
