Northern Festivals Network commissioned for two disability–led pieces of art
UK: The Northern Festivals Network – a consortium of festivals committed to raising the quality of arts available to families at Greenfield festivals – has teamed up with Unlimited, an organisation that believes disabled...
Powerful Thinking launches Industry Green Survey; results to be revealed at UK Festival Conference
UK: Powerful Thinking has launched the Industry Green Survey 2016, helping to track industry progress and shape support for all festivals to move towards more sustainable practices. Those surveyed are entered into a raffle...
GOAT Festival heads to Goa in January
INDIA: GOAT Festival, a brand new boutique music and arts festival, is heading to Indian shores in January 2017. The three-day festival is to be held on Ashvem beach, which is hidden away in...
Twickets launches crowdfunding campaign, partners with Palace, expands to Europe
UK: Marcus Russell and Alec McKinlay of Ignition Management have stepped up the fight against online ticket touting by investing in leading fan-to-fan ticket resale platform Twickets. The company is also receiving backing from...
AFO Conference to take place November 11 – 13
If you work in the events industry you will know that the world of festivals is a complex one. But that’s where the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) can help.
The AFO is an...
London Film Festival enlists Arena Group for design and install duties
UK: Arena Group designed and installed London’s largest temporary cinema venue in Victoria Embankment Gardens last month, forming part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of BFI’s London Film Festival from October 5 - 16.
People...
Amsterdam Dance Event wraps up successful 21st edition
NETHERLANDS: On October 24, this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event was brought to a close. From October 19 onwards, the city of Amsterdam was fully dedicated to the 21st iteration of ADE, the world's biggest...
Envision Festival to return to Costa Rica in February
COSTA RICA: Envision Festival has revealed the music, yoga, and speaker line-up for its seventh edition, set to take place in Uvita, Costa Rica from February 23 - 26.
Blossoming to life in 2011,...
Record breaking HebCelt worth £2.2 million to islands
UK: The Hebridean Celtic Festival’s coming of age event this year generated more than £2.2 million for the islands’ economy and helped safeguard 40 tourism-related jobs. A visitor survey and economic impact report on...
Blackout provides support for BFI’s London Film Festival
UK: Blackout was entrusted by live experience agency People to install a cinema screen support within the temporary pop-up Embankment Gardens Cinema, constructed in celebration of the 60th anniversary of BFI’s London Film Festival...