New annual calls will be launched in 2026-2028, so we encourage festivals and artists to stay connected.
To keep updated, please check our News section and Facebook page regularly. We also encourage you to join the EFFEA Facebook Community, a platform to connect with fellow artists and festival makers, share opportunities, and explore collaborations. Discover festivals across Europe on FestivalFinder.eu and register or update your next festival edition.
Information you will need to provide
When applying to EFFEA, you will be asked to submit the following information:
- Lead festival deatils (or organisation/venue/foundation, if it organises a festival)
- Profile of the proposed emerging artist, including a short biography and links to relevant audiovisual material
- Information about the partner festivals involved in the residency proposal
- Motivation for involving the selected artist and the consortium in the residency programme
- Letter of intent between the lead festival and the emerging artist (template provided)
- Letter of intent between the partner festivals (template provided)
- Detailed budget proposal (template provided)
Eligible countries
Festivals and artists should have their residency address in one of the following eligible countries:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
Festivals with a residency in the following countries may participate only as partner festivals: Israel, Moldova, Palestine, Switzerland, Turkey, and the UK. Artists from these countries can be proposed.
Eligible disciplines
Festivals and artists work in one or more of the following artistic disciplines: Architecture, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Circus, Design/ Applied arts, Digital arts, Film, Folklore and folk arts, Heritage, Interdisciplinary, Literature, Music, Opera, Street Art, Theatre, Photography/ Video, Puppetry, Sculpture, Painting.