Prepare for Call #4 with info sessions, Q&A, and networking opportunities
The fourth call for festivals to collaborate across borders and support emerging artists is now open. Festivals are invited to submit their residency proposals between 1 September and 3 November 2025. Around 50 residencies will be supported in 2026, giving at least 50 emerging artists the chance to work closely with 150 festivals across Europe and beyond.
To guide applicants, the European Festivals Association (EFA) team is hosting a series of EFFEA Sessions: info, Q&A, and networking moments designed to help you find clarity on the application process, answer your questions and connect with potential partners. Always on Tuesdays, always at 11.00 CEST. Mark your calendars:
09.09.2025 - Focus: Informative Register here
30.09.2025 - Focus: Networking Register here
07.10.2025 - Focus: Networking Register here
21.10.2025 - Focus: Q&A Register here
In addition, our EFFEA Platform Members and other partners are planning sessions to clarify and make sure you find all the relevant info you need:
18.09.2025 at 11:00 - 12:00 CEST, organised by ARC Research & Consultancy (Malta)
Location: Victoria Local Council, Rabat, Gozo
Register here
18.09.2025 at 17:30 - 18:30 CEST, organised by ARC Research & Consultancy (Malta)
Location: Friggieri Hall, Valletta Design Cluster, Valletta
Register here
19.09.2025 at 09:00 - 10:00 CEST, organised by Culture Matters (Czechia) in Czech
Online
Register here
Get inspired, get informed, get connected. And stay tuned: new info sessions may be added along the way, all shared here and through the EFA and EFFEA channels.
Connect with us
EFFEA website
EFFEA Facebook
EFFEA Facebook Community
Send us an email: info@european-festivals.eu
EFFEA is an initiative of the European Festivals Association, co-funded by the European Union, implemented in partnership with the EFFEA Platform Members: Croatian Composers Society (Croatia), Culture Matters (Czechia), PLMF Arts Management (Estonia), France Festivals (France), Festival Friends (Germany), Stichting Caucasus Foundation (Georgia), Summa Artium Kultúra Támogató Nonprofit Kft. (Hungary), Association of Irish Festival Events (Ireland), ItaliaFestival (Italy), ARC Research and Consultancy Ltd. (Malta), Asociația Centrul Cultural Clujean (Romania), ArtLink (Serbia), Sweden Festivals (Sweden), Development Centre "Democracy through Culture" (Ukraine). Associated Partners: Culture Action Europe, European Music Council, Pearle* Live Performance Europe, Circostrada, IETM, On the Move, European Dance Development Network, Művészetek Völgye Nonprofit Kft.