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EFFEA Call #5 is Open

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:44:30 +0200

Applications are now open for the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5. From 1 September to 3 November 2026, festivals can apply for funding to support emerging artists across borders through residencies taking place in 2027.

EFFEA Story: Diane Portelli & Moveo Dance

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:47:18 +0200

Residency of Diane Portelli & Moveo Dance hosted by Dance Festival Malta in partnership with Diane Portelli & Moveo Dance, Abril en Danza & Na knap. Festival of Short Dance Form.

EFFEA Story: Bruno Duarte

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:39:46 +0200

Residency of Bruno Duarte hosted by Quinzena de Dança de Almada - International Dance Festival in partnership with Abril en Danza, Šibenik Dance Festival, Fagagna Dance Festival, Derida Dance Fest and Dance Festival Malta.

EFA Summit 2026 in Montenegro

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:45:40 +0200

From 16 to 19 May 2026, EFFEA Artists and Festivals joined the European Festivals Association (EFA) in Budva, Montenegro, for the EFA Arts Festivals Summit 2026. They arrived alongside EFA Members, EFFE Hubs, alumni of The Festival Academy, cities and regions, speakers and guests for four days of conversations, artistic encounters and time together.

EFFEA Call #5: Get Ready

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:46:37 +0200

Update, 1 September 2026: EFFEA Call #5 is now open. Read the full Call and apply by 3 November 2026.

The next call of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) will open from 1 September to 3 November 2026. Use the momentum of this festival season to plant the seeds of your next collaboration. Come September, you’ll be ready to take the next step.

EFFEA Generation #4 Intake Seminar

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:02:43 +0100

On 20 January, the EFFEA Intake Seminar gathered 147 festivals and 127 emerging artists selected in EFFEA Call #4. For one day, they met online to exchange ideas, present their residencies, and reflect on what it means today to collaborate as artists and festivals across borders.

The programme combined different moments: collective discussions on the questions that connect EFFEA - relationships between artists and festivals, inclusion, sustainability, and mobility in Europe - alongside time for networking and peer exchange. Participants introduced their residency projects to one another and began conversations that will continue in the months ahead.

EFFEA Generation #4

EFFEA Call #3: A Reflection

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0200

EFFEA Call #3 marks the closing chapter of the first Creative Europe funding cycle of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) and accompanies the continued development of a new generation of artistic collaborations across borders, shaped by care, exchange and artistic risk.

EFFEA Call #4: Results

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:46:21 +0100

Discover the festivals and emerging artists selected through the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #4.