Festival Academy Budapest - extended deadline to 8 November
The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), has extended the application deadline for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Budapest, Hungary, until 8 November! The Atelier will take place from 2 to 8 June 2016 in Budapest, cultural hub of Hungary, in collaboration with the Armel Opera Festival. We want to give the opportunity to more festival managers to participate in this unique anniversary edition, at a time when Hungary is at the centre of attention in Europe. The Atelier will enable participants to reflect on the role of arts and festivals against the background of political and societal developments.
Do you want to be part of a very special Atelier – the 10th edition –
in a highly relevant political and cultural space? Read more HERE
Deadline extended: Apply by 8 November!
Share your experiences on the essence of art festivals
The Atelier for Young Festival Managers is an intense 7-day training programme addressed at emerging artistic festival directors or those who have ambitions to get involved in programming or in related departments within a festival. It is about sharing experiences and passing on knowledge to the next generation of festival makers: knowledge about programming a festival, while focusing on the very essence of art festivals – the arts and the artist.
Explore festival issues in various formats
45 young festival managers from all over the world will be selected to participate in the Atelier. Around 10 distinguished festival directors will attend, each for at least two full days and work together with participants throughout the 7 days. In lectures, one-on-one talks, group discussions as well as intense workshops on case studies, issues such as artistic vision, public responsibility, creation and coproduction, internationalisation, networking, renewal and sustainability will be explored.
Have a look at the list of presenters of the previous Ateliers.
Join a unique new network
Participants of the Budapest edition will become part of this unique global network of young festival makers, that counts with 335 alumni from 65 countries after nine Ateliers for Young Festival Managers since 2006 in Goerlitz, Varna, Singapore, Izmir, Ljubljana, Edinburgh, Poznan, Beirut and Gwangju.