IFEA Europe Newsletter | April 2008

Dear Member,

Although it feels that our meeting in Reykjavik is only just behind us, our next meeting in Borlänge Sweden is already on the horizon and only 2,5 months away.

If you were not present at IFEA Europe’s 2008 annual conference in Reykjavik, you really missed out on a unique event.

While the Board of Directors of IFEA Europe appreciate the many positive comments about the speakers and overall programme we have received from those present, we would like to pass the appraisal to VisitReykjavik and the people of Iceland. Their commitment shaped a most memorable conference.

Please note that selected speaker’s slides from the conference are available for download area at here.

Please join us 25-28 June during our 2008 Behind the Scenes Session at the Peace & Love Festival in Sweden. Registration for members is free (limited availability)!

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Behind the Scenes '08

Peace & Love Festival
Borlänge, Sweden

25-28 June 2008



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IN THIS ISSUE

  • INVITATION - BEHIND THE SCENES 2008
  • NEW EDINBURGH COMEDY FESTIVAL UNDER ATTACK
  • IFEA EUROPE TARGETS EVENT EDUCATION
  • FESTIVALS AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGE I & II
  • MEMBER AREA LOGIN - ANNOUNCEMENT
ARTICLES

INVITATION - BEHIND THE SCENES
by Maria Anderberg

Meet the people behind the fastest growing festival in Europe...A Festival in the land of the Midnight Sun

Peace & Love in Borlänge, Sweden invites IFEA-members to "Behind the Scenes" 25 - 28 juni 2008.

Each year IFEA Europe presents an excursion to a particularly interesting festival somewhere in Europe.

Our 2008 Behind the Scenes Session is hosted by Peace & Love in Borlänge, Sweden, but will include a visit to Ludvika Festivalen - located outside the doorstep of our Behind the Scenes hotel in Ludvika.

More Information

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NEW EDINBURGH COMEDY FESTIVAL UNDER ATTACK
by Jeroen Mourik

The announcement by four of the main venues of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to launch a new comedy festival in August this year has been heavily criticized over the last two weeks by stakeholders in our industry.

The four venues presented their plan as a mere marketing exercise to combine their sales efforts. Critics say it is only the first step to break away from the Festival Fringe completely, which would have serious implications on the future of the festival.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has a broad mix of comedy, theatre, dance, musical theatre and music. Last year, both theatre and comedy covered around 31% of the festival programme each. The four venues initiating the new comedy festival (the Assembly, Pleasance, Underbelly and Gilded Balloon) had a combined share of 50% of all Fringe ticket sales.

The Fringe sold 1.6 million tickets in 2007, generating over £10 million at the box office!

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IFEA EUROPE TARGETS EVENT EDUCATION

For many years, a number of university researchers have contributed to the conferences and general network of IFEA Europe. However, as event education has grown substantially across Europe in recent years, we would like to broaden our outreach to the educational field and would welcome suggestions from our members for universities with good event management education that we might include in our network. Please send your ideas/recommendations to office@ifeaeurope.com.


FESTIVALS AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGE - I

Does your festival have appeal to people from all cultures? Do you target local subcultures or international audiences well? As an employer, do you embrace new cultures on your staff or amongst your volunteers? CACC, Copenhagen Arts & Culture Consult, has launched a workshop programme targeted specifically to festivals, cultural venues, and other arts institutions in Europe. On the basis of recognized cultural theories and applications, the half or full-day courses are throughtprovoking and inspiring, and take a starting point in your unique circumstances. Read more about the programme at www.cacc.dk


FESTIVALS AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGE – II

IFEA Europe has supported the initiative taken by EFA and co-signed a declaration on the conceptual role of festivals as promoters of Intercultural Dialogue, in suit of the 2008 European Year.

The declaration can be seen at: http://new.efa-aef.eu/FestivalsDeclaration/home.lasso.

EFA welcomes other organisations as co-signatories.


MEMBER AREA LOGIN  - ANNOUNCEMENT (members only)

Members will receive their personal password and login to our Member Area at www.ifeaeurope.com within the following 24 hours. With this login you can create your own Member Profile and add yourself to our online IFEA Europe Member Directory.

If you have any technical problems or questions, please send an email to webmaster@ifeaeurope.com.

If you have not received your login by Monday, please contact office@ifeaeurope.com.


NEWS HEADLINES
IFEA Europe News is sponsored by www.festivalorganiser.com

Send your news to our News Editor at news@ifeaeurope.com

» The 1st World Circus Trade Show
Posted on 1 April
For the first time in the world, an event bringing together all of the professions and all of the spheres of influence pertaining to the circus!
» Hot House Terschelling
Posted on 5 April
While winter storms were challenging the Island of Terschelling 10-15 March, inside the walls of a former farmhouse there was a temporary artistic high pressure zone. A mixed company of artist and festival directors from all corners of Europe gathered for a creative seminar. This year the Oerol Festival was the host of Hot House, which is an initiative by IN-SITU, the European outdoor festival network.

» Brits Encouraged To Cross Channel
Posted on 1 April
British festival goers are encouraged to cross the channel and visit festivals this festival season on the continent instead. Virtual Festivals (VF), the number one online gateway for the UK (music) festival scene writes: “With soaring prices, transport gridlock, rubbish toilets and that bloody rain giving something for us British fist-shakers to moan about this side of the Channel, many eyes are looking to Europe for their festival fix.”
Daniel Fahey - a journalist of Virtual-Festivals.com - continues to list VF's top ten European music festivals, UK festivals excluded of course, with Sziget in Hungary on number 10 and Exit in Serbia as number one on the top of his list.

» Festivals Mean Business
Posted on 1 April
The British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) has conducted the largest survey of arts festivals to date in the UK; revealing a sector that is dynamic and vibrant. Festivals create some of the preeminent cultural events in the UK; they are at the leading edge of artistic innovation and resent unparalleled opportunities for local communities and visitors to engage with the arts.

» Glastonbury Festival Launches First Biodegradable Tent Pegs

Posted on 1 April
Thousands of metal tent pegs get left behind after each Glastonbury Festival, potentially causing injury, especially to the cows which graze the fields. Now the Festival has come up with a bright idea – biodegradable tent pegs. The eco-friendly tent pegs, made from natural material derived from wheat and potatoes, are being jointly provided by the Festival and Millets, the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer. Over 100,000 packs will be distributed at this year’s event with every tent-wielding Festival-goer receiving a free pack of ten when they arrive on site.

» 2nd Annual International Film Festival Summit Europe - 15/16 April

Posted on 1 April The 2nd Annual IFFS Europe is the largest dedicated gathering of the European film festival community, which provides a platform for the community to explore ways to collaborate and promote the advancement of the film festival industry. This is the exclusive meeting place for industry professionals, vendors and those committed to the film festival and entertainment industry to dialogue with their peers, share insights and gain knowledge that will help grow film festivals and keep the industry thriving.

 

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  • Special Interest Meetings, where we focus on topics related to our sector.
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