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- Arts Festivals' Declaration announced10 December 2007The European Festivals Association is proud to announce the ‘Arts Festivals Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue’ which will be signed in Ljubljana on 8 January 2008 with the participation of...
- EFA and Jan Figel announce Arts Festivals' Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue7 December 2007European Commissioner for Culture Mr Jan Figel' and the European Festivals Association are proud to announce the Arts Festivals' Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue.
- Culture Europe International online4 December 2007Culture Europe International, the magazine devoted to cultural practicies and policies in Europe is from now on internet! Culture Europe International has become an online magazine, freely...
- TEATRO EUROPA - Colloque Porto, 7 et 8 décembre 200728 November 2007Organisé par l’Union des Théâtres de l’Europe et le Teatro Nacional São João, avec la collaboration de la Convention Théâtrale Européenne et Relais Culture Europe, Teatro Europa se veut...
- TEATRO EUROPA - Colloquium Porto, 7/8 Decembre 200728 November 2007UTE - L'Union de Téâtres de l'Europe invites all EFA members to participat in the colloqium organised by the Union of the Theatres of Europe (UTE) and the Teatro Nacional São João, in...
- Teatro Europe - Colloqium Porto 7/8 December 200728 November 2007Organised by the Union of the Theatres of Europe (UTE) and the Teatro Nacional São João, in collaboration with the European Theatre Convention (CTE) and the Relais Culture Europe, Teatro Europa...
- European Agenda for Culture approved23 November 2007On 16 November, the Culture Council in the framework of the Council meeting approved the first ever European Agenda for Culture! The European Agenda for Culture proposed by the European Commission...
- EFA Secretariat reinforced by new staff member15 November 2007We are happy to present you with Mareile Zuber, the new EFA project assistant supporting the EFA Secretariat for six months. We are warmly welcoming Mareile at the EFA office!
- European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 200814 November 2007The Arts Festvals' Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue is the flagship project of the European Festivals Association in the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. A special...
- EFA information and communication tools: your feedback needed!14 November 2007“…to gain profit from EFA membership” involves among the others an effective use of the various communication tools EFA is offering. In order to perfect our services, we invite you to...
- EFA Group Meeting with collective and affiliate members14 November 2007The EFA Group Meeting with collective and affiliate members took place on 1-3 February 2008 in Tallinn. Hosted by the Estonian Festivals Association, the meeting brought together 30 delegates and...
- EFA General Assembly and Conference 200814 November 2007130 delegates, from 27 countries on four continents, representing 60 arts festivals join for four working and networking days in Antalya/Turkey. This year’s theme: "Festivals in a Globalizing...
- EU Operating grants for Festivals under the Culture Programme14 November 2007Next to the classical cooperation projects under the EU Culture Programme with deadline 31 October 2007, the EU, for the first time, included the category ‘Festivals’ under the Call for...
- Quality Press – A unique cultural Database online in new format14 November 2007The cultural quality press database is operable in different formats: after the database development itself (read more about this process in ‘for members only 1’), all technical devices are now...
- EFA Secretariat preparing next EU funding application14 November 2007In order to further develop EFA activities which were supported already twice from the European Union, the EFA Secretariat is preparing an application form for 2008, this year for the first time in...
- EFA/ECPNM Ars Nova Meeting14 November 2007Given the new composition of ARS NOVA participation and the objective of this particular meeting the discussion focused on the presentation of delegated networks, their expectations of the ARS NOVA...
- 16th UTEfest in Torino11 October 2007Ute - l'Union des Théâtres de l'Europe is having its 16th festival from 25 October - 31 December. Read more about it here.
- EFA SHOP launched11 October 2007The European Festivals Association launched its E-shop. Looking for extraordinary cultural items? Then this is the place to be! Order our very first product now: EFA BOOKS 1 'Still so much to be...
- European Cinema : A Soul for Europe11 October 2007European Parliament Cultural Diversity Days : "European Cinema : A Soul for Europe" Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 October European Parliament, Rue Wietz / Brussels The Committee on...
- Second edition of EFA BOOKS 1 available in EFA SHOP11 October 2007The second edition of EFA BOOKS 1 STILL SO MUCH TO BE DONE is available in the EFA SHOP. 2000 copies of EFA BOOKS 1 have been distributed among the festival sector, national and European...
- They Kill Theater Directors!16 September 2007Theater director Mark Weil was brutally assaulted on September 6 by two unknown attackers in the lobby of his apartment house in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and died a few hours later in the hospital, on...
- CHRISTOPHER TRAPANI WINS GAUDEAMUS PRIZE 200713 September 2007CHRISTOPHER TRAPANI WINS GAUDEAMUS PRIZE 2007 At the final concert of the International Gaudeamus Music Week 2007, which took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 3 to 9 September, the...
- Duo Con:Fusion winner of the first ECPNM competition13 September 2007Duo Con:Fusion winner of the first ECPNM competition for live-electronic music projects 2007. The ECPNM – European Conference of Promoters of New Music is has hosted a European competition for...
- Mobility of Imagination - Book by Dragan Klaic published6 September 2007Mobility of Imagination A companion guide to international cultural cooperation By Dragan Klaic Published in September 2007 by the Center of Arts and Culture, Central European University Budapest,...
- Rainbow Paper on Intercultural Dialogue - Open consultation3 September 2007Open Consultation! Deadline now 14th September 2007 This consultation asks eight questions on how to make intercultural dialogue happen more. It solicits answers from a broad range of civil society...
- Opportunity for Action on the Communication on Culture16 August 2007Ask your Ministry to engage actively with the future European Agenda for Culture and to involve national cultural operators in the process! Following their regular updates and briefing notes...
- Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay soon!12 August 2007Sacred Music from near and far to come very soon in Vézelay, on the "eternal hill"! 4 days of Vocal sacred music from August 23rd to 26th 2007, with 7 musical ensembles of international fame, 10...
- EFA Vacancy10 August 2007EFA, the network of arts festivals in Europe, is seeking a project assistant. He or she will be editing two international publications in the framework of the EFA BOOKS Series launched in 2006. For...
- EU Calls for Proposals published10 August 2007HOT OFF THE PRESS ! The Calls for Proposals for 2008 have been published in the EU Official Journal today!(OJ C 184). Please find the different calls hereunder: - Call for proposals — EACEA/23/07...
- Festival Charter discussed in Avignon10 August 2007“The European Festival Charter is one of the most important initiatives” in the framework of 2008 – European Year of Intercultural Dialogue according to European Commissioner for Culture Ján...
- New EFA Members8 August 2007During the General Assembly - 9 June 2007 - in Brussels, 9 new festivals and 1 festival association were elected EFA members! The festivals are: - Sommerkonzerte - Germany - Rencontres Musicales de...
- Sarajevo Winter 20088 August 2007The 24th International Festival Sarajevo „Sarajevo Winter 2008“ will be held from February 7 to March 21, 2008. The official title of the Festival will be „Baricades without borders -'68. New...
- EU Calls for Proposals 20087 August 2007HOT OFF THE PRESS ! The Calls for Proposals for 2008 have been published in the EU Official Journal today!(OJ C 184). Please find the different calls hereunder: - Call for proposals — EACEA/23/07...
- Website European Year of Cultural Dialogue31 July 2007In the run-up to the EYID 2008, part of its future website has been launched in a preliminary version today. The website was developed in cooperation with civil society and is being launched in two...
- Rainbow Paper6 July 2007The European Forum for the Arts and Heritage announces that the consultation for the Rainbow Paper on Intercultural Dialogue is now open! This Paper asks eight questions on how to make...
- CNaW concluded with remarkable Declaration21 June 2007Brussels Declaration on ‘European House for Culture’ concluded EFA/ISPA Conference The international Conference on ‘Cultural Networks at Work’ organised by EFA (European Festivals...
- Arts Festivals - Promoters of Intercultural Dialogue - first draft passed EFA General Assembly 200719 June 2007Arts Festivals - Promoters of Intercultural Dialogue - EFA General Assembly discussed first draft As a key-document in preparation of 2008 – European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the Draft...
- The Communication A European Agenda for culture in a globalizing world15 June 2007On 10 May 2007, the European Commission adopted a Communication on a European Agenda for culture in a globalising world. This Communication is a significant policy document that affirms the central...
- News 6 - 12 June 2007 - CNaW concluded with remarkable declaration14 June 2007Brussels Declaration on ‘European House for Culture’ concluded EFA/ISPA Conference The international Conference on ‘Cultural Networks at Work’ organised by EFA (European Festivals...
- “Nouveaux territoires des festivals” lancé14 June 2007A PARAÎTRE ! France Festivals et les éditions Michel de Maule vous annoncent la parution de l’étude réalisée par Emmanuel NEGRIER, et Marie-Thérèse Jourda, chercheurs au CNRS, sur les “...
- News 5 - 4 June 2007 - CNaW is promising to be a real highlight!4 June 2007The CNaW Conference is promising to be a real highlight! The participants list looks impressive. The five working group themes are set up to allow insight into different aspects of a cultural...
- News 4 - 25 May 2007 - More than 300 CNaW participants!29 May 2007Preparations of the CNaW Conference are in full swing. Delegates from all over the world registered: EFA members, ISPA members and invited delegations of cultural networks. More than 300...
- News 3 - 19 May 2007 - CNaW Registration closed25 May 2007The CNaW Registration is closed. More than 30 delegations of networks from all over the world will be represented in Brussels for this exceptional event on 7 and 8 June. A detailed list of CNaW...
- News 2 - 4 May 2007 – CNaW confirmation form still available4 May 2007The CNaW Conference is getting closer! The programme has been finalized. Intense working sessions are in preparation; invaluable networking opportunities and informal face-to-face in a pleasant...
- ENCATC Recent Publication3 May 2007The Bologna Process and Cultural Education This publication “The Bologna Process and Cultural Education” consists of two main parts: A survey on the implementation of the Bologna Process in...
- 9 May is Europe Day3 May 20079 May is "Europe Day": on 9 May 1950 the first move was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union. In Paris that day,the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (9 May is...
- Registration for EFA GA 2007 open!3 May 2007EFA GA 2007 from 7 until 10 June Brussels: Registration open The official Programme of the EFA General Assembly and Conference 2007 is downloadable on EFAextra. Registration Registration is open!...
- EU Culture Programme - Deadlines3 May 2007The Call for Proposals (for cultural cooperation projects in 2008) of the EU Culture Programme may be expected in May/June this year, with deadlines in October/November. Please follow the news on...
- Fondation Goldberg annonce Prix annuel24 April 2007La Fondation Goldberg, récemment créée pour impulser le développement d’initiatives pour la récupération, la promotion, la divulgation et la revalorisation du patrimoine de la musique...
- Danish percussionist Reumert wins the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 200724 April 2007The International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, open to musicians up to 35 years of age, took place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) from 15 to 22 April 2007. The jury of the 36th edition of...
- FIT Report published24 April 2007FIT - Festivals In Transition, published its report summing up the results of debates and discussion round in the period between September 2005 and July 2006. You may download the report compiled...
- European Cultural Foundation publishes Special Mobility e-zine24 April 2007The European Cultural Foundation published a special e-zine that brings an array of cultural and political voices with insightful things to say on the subject of Mobility, along with a brief guide...
- Berlin Decleration at the occasion of EU 50th anniversary24 April 2007Herewith you will find the links to the English and French versions of the Berlin Declaration signed by the presidents of the EU three main institutions (European Parliament, European Council,...
- Budapest Observatory published figures on festival budgets24 April 2007In its latest edition of the Budapest Observatory memo (month of March), the budgets of four big festivals in Manchaster, Salzburg, Prague and Budapest are compared. You may download the Memo on...
- Forum Belgrade19 April 2007The first international conference on culture following the Balkan wars calls for new paths of cooperation between civil society and the world of politics. Culture has a key role for democratic...
- Second edition of Still so much to be done printed19 April 2007The second edition of EFA BOOKS 1 STILL SO MUCH TO BE DONE is printed. 2000 copies of EFA BOOKS 1 have been distributed among the festival sector, national and European politicians, cultural and...
- News 1 - 17 April 2007 - 'Cultural Networks at Work (CNaW)' webpage launched17 April 2007The CNaW webpage dedicated to the EFA/ISPA Conference 'Cultural Networks at Work (CNaW)'has been launched today: www.efa-aef.eu/CNaW! This page on the EFA web-domain will keep participants up-to-...
- EC Call for Proposals for 2008 launched16 April 2007The European Commission published the call for proposals for projects in support of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008: 1. Open call for proposals-DG EAC/07/2007 – Deadline 31 July...
- Forum Belgrade 30 - 31 March 2007, Sava Centre, Belgrade, Serbia16 March 2007We are pleased to announce the upcoming Forum Belgrade which will take place on the 30th and 31st of March, Sava Centre in Belgrade. Felix Meritis is producing this event in co-operation with the...
- Jury selects 17 compositions for the International Gaudeamus Music Week 20078 March 2007The jury, this year consisting of Mary Finsterer (Australia), Kevin Volans (South Africa) and Yannis Kyriakides (Cyprus/the Netherlands), made a selection of seventeen works out of more than...
- Daniel Barenboim with First Discourses on Europe2 March 2007Daniel Barenboim hold the first discourse on Europe dedicated to 'The Power of Music. Europe's commitment in the Middle East and in the world". As one of the sub-projects ideated in the follow-up...
- Study on Study on the Economy of Culture in Europe published2 March 2007Study on the Economy of Culture in Europe published This study is a first at European level. It highlights the direct (in terms of GDP, growth and employment) as well as the indirect (links between...
- 2008 - Results on Call for Ideas online2 March 2007The European Commission published the results of the "Call for ideas" for promoting intercultural dialogue in Europe. The call for ideas has been addressed to civil society and all other interested...
- 2008 - Results on Call for Ideas online2 March 2007The European Commission published the results of the "Call for ideas" for promoting intercultural dialogue in Europe. The call for ideas has been addressed to civil society and all other interested...
- Sumpteous feasts and small delicacies27 February 2007Reykjavík Arts Festival Sumpteous feasts and small delicacies The Reykjavík Arts Festival will open unusually early this season, on May 10th this coming spring. The first festival days overlap...
- International Festival Sarajevo Winter7 February 2007The International Festival Sarajevo "Sarajevo Winter" is a traditional meeting place for artists and citizens from all over the World. The first "Sarajevo Winter" Festival was held from 21 December...
- 2008-Year of Intercultural Dialogue: EFA submits Entry7 February 2007EFA submits Entry on Call for Ideas preparing 2008, European Year of Intercultural Dialogue ‘To make use in an effective way of what festivals offer.’ This seems crucial to us in terms of...
- 2008 - European Year of Intercultural Dialogue7 February 2007EFA prepares European Year of Intercultural Dialogue ‘To make use in an effective way of what festivals offer.’ This seems crucial to EFA in the run up towards 2008, European Year of...
- IFEA Annual Conference in Athens28 January 2007IFEA Europe, the European network connecting festival and public event professionals around the world, invites you to participate in the leading conference on festival and event management in...
- New EU Culture Programme established26 January 2007On 12 December 2006, the European Union decided on the new Culture Programme, a Community programme established for seven years (2007-2013) The programme shall be implemented over a period starting...
- International colloquium: Festivals on the Electronic Highway25 January 2007Holland Festival, European Festival Research Project and Waag Society (Institute for Technology & Culture) plan to organize in Amsterdam in June 2007 an international colloquium Festivals on...
- EFA Group Meeting with collective and affiliate members23 January 2007The 2007 edition of the EFA group meeting of national festivals associations and networks was held 1, 2 and 3 February 2007 in Ljubljana at the invitation of the Ljubljana Festival www....
- EFA Group Meeting to take place in Ljubljana23 January 2007The 2007 edition of the EFA group meeting of national festivals associations and networks will be held 1, 2 and 3 February 2007 in Ljubljana at the invitation of the Ljubljana Festival www....
- EFA General Assembly and Conference 200723 January 2007The EFA annual General Assembly 2007 took place in Brussels at the invitation of the Flanders Festival and the Festival de Wallonie on 7 - 10 June 2007. It was the most ambitious yet and an...
- Three weeks to save the Belfast Festival18 January 2007Three weeks to save the Belfast Festival Telegraph launches funding campaign As a reaction of the announcement to close down the Belfast Festival if funding is not secured before the end of January...
- Kennedy Center Fellowships offer training opportunities15 January 2007The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers valuable training for arts managers through the Fellowship Program. The program provides 10 highly motivated, disciplined, and creative...
- UNESCO CONVENTION RATIFIED8 January 2007The UNESCO announcement: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions will enter into force on 18 March 2007 19-12-2006 8:00 am The Convention on the...