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Drakamöllan i vinterskrud
10 Jan 2019

Inbjudan att söka stipendier för en vistelse på Drakamöllan

Drakamöllan, an old skåne farm on Österlen in Skåne, also a venue for an annual opera festival, is in the process of creating a meeting place and a platform for researchers and scientists from all over the Nordic region and all disciplines, from technology to the humanities, to artists, cultural workers , journalists and social debates. Drakamöllan - Nordic Forum for Culture and Science invites you to apply for scholarships for a stay at Drakamöllan February 10, 2019 - February 23, 2019.

EFFE international jury 2019-2020 (photo)
10 Jan 2019

EFFE International Jury and Creative Europa 2021-2027

The EFFE International Jury was gathering in Brussels on 7-8 September, together with the EFFE Hubs, to define the final criteria and the competitive process of this European scheme for festivals preparing for Creative Europe 2021-2027. In total 1129 festivals have received the European recognition for arts festivals in the pilot phase of EFFE. A new online search tool for audiences worldwide is added to the programme: The Festival Finder went online in the middle of November 2018.

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10 Jan 2019

How can festivals apply for the EFFE Label?

The EFFE Label is Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals showing their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness. 715 festivals across Europe were awarded the EFFE Label 2017-2018. How can festivals apply for the EFFE Label? The application for the EFFE Label 2019-2020 is now open. Are you running a festival and would like to join the community of festivals with the EFFE Label?

9 Jan 2019

Add your festival to EFFE's FestivalFinder.eu

Log in or register to add your festival. Are you an arts festival? You have a primary focus on the development, presentation and/or participation in arts and culture, including the following disciplines: Architecture - Circus - Dance - Design, Applied arts - Digital arts - Film - Heritage - Literature - Music - Opera - Photography - Spoken word, Storytelling - Street Arts - Theatre - Visual arts? You occur in a defined region in a defined period of time in one of the at the moment 43 participating countries. You exist for at least one edition? Do you join our ambition to reach out to the th

9 Jan 2019

Who are the countries in EFFE?

FestivalFinder.eu includes arts festivals from 45 countries: The EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (UK). The Creative Europe countries: Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Tunisia, Armenia, Kosovo. Other included countries: Swi

9 Jan 2019

Get Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals

The European Festivals Association (EFA) calls all European festivals to apply for the EFFE Label 2019-2020, showing their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness. The EFFE Label is Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals.

EFA, in close partnership with its 31 national partners, the EFFE Hubs and the European Commission, connects European festivals and presents them on the FestivalFinder.eu to the larger public.

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22 Nov 2018

Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe - new round 2019-2020

The 3rd edition of the EFFE-Label was launched on 14 November. The EFFE Label is Europe’s quality stamp for remarkable arts festivals showing their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness. 715 festivals across Europe have the EFFE Label 2017-2018. The new call was launched in 45 countries simoultaneously. In 31 of the participating countries EFFE is represented by an EFFE Hub. They are the national and regional contact points for the festivals that want to engage in the EFFE festivals community. In Sweden the hub is Sweden Festivals.

Turnéfest november 2018 - kartuppslag
22 Nov 2018

TurnéFest - biggest national live music initiative of the decade

From 5 to 25 November, 26 concerts, in the form of 5 tours, in 17 regions around Sweden in the genres of singer-songwriter music, jazz, chamber music, world music and contemporary art music. Artists are Loke and the ensembles GKN5, Anders Hagberg with Melodic Melange, Odd Size and GAHLMM. Behind TurnéFest is SAMSPEL - an initiative of the association Music Organizers in Cooperation (MAIS), commissioned by the Swedish Performing Arts Agency (Musikverket) to develop and test sustainable models for future tour structures.

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21 Nov 2018

Music, Art, Dance, etc - MADE Final!

This year's MADE festival is filled with music, dance and art from different parts of the world. Frida Hyvönen gives an intimate grand piano concert on the Main Stage. VAZ gives us innovative beats and enchanting texts. Folkoperans "God in Disguise" asks the question of who is the invisible god among us today? In the dance performance Host, the Filipino choreographer and world champion of Pole Dance, Eisa Jocson, show our expectations of femininity and entertainment. The movie Yellow Fever of Ng 'Endo focuses on African women's view of themselves.