EFFEA Apelul nr. 5, Fondul European pentru Festivaluri și Artiști Emergenți

Europa Creativă

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Banii susțin rezidențe artistice în care festivalele din cel puțin trei țări diferite colaborează pentru a oferi artiștilor emergenți o platformă de dezvoltare și vizibilitate internațională. Există două categorii de granturi: Discovery, de 8.000 euro, pentru artiști la început de carieră, și Springboard, de 15.000 euro, pentru artiști deja consacrați pe plan național care vor să se lanseze internațional. Pot aplica festivaluri înregistrate pe FestivalFinder.eu, cu sediul într-o țară eligibilă, care reunesc un festival lider și cel puțin două festivaluri partenere.

Buget total apel

470.000 EUR

Se deschide

01.09.2026

Eligibilitate România

Organizațiile din România pot aplica

Identificator apel

CREA-CULT-2024-PLAT

Sursă

Portalul UE pentru finanțări (finanțare în cascadă)

The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists, EFFEA, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, is a fund that supports collaborations between festivals from different countries. Together, these festivals provide emerging artists with a platform to develop their work and gain visibility on the international stage. EFFEA extends an open invitation for festivals to collaborate across borders and establish a network of colleagues centred around the concept of a residency. Through EFFEA, festivals join hands to foster the success of emerging artists.EFFEA's fifth call for festivals to support emerging artists is open from 1 September to 3 November 2026. 50 residencies will be selected involving 50 emerging artists (individuals, groups or collectives) in the seat of around 150 festivals, a leading festival in collaboration with a minimum of two partner festivals each.There are two categories of residencies: 1. EFFEA Discovery: Festivals support artists at the early stages of their careers but with a strong potential to break through internationally. 40 grants of 8.000€ will be attributed to this category.2. EFFEA Springboard: Festivals support artists already established in their own country and ready to develop their careers internationally. 10 grants of 15.000€ will be attributed to this category.Eligibility criteriaThe partnership must represent at least 3 festivals from 3 eligible countries (1 leading festival and 2 partner festivals).Both leading and partner festivals must exist for at least one edition.Both leading and partner festivals must be registered on www.FestivalFinder.eu before submitting their application.A festival may apply for one grant as a leading festival and is eligible to apply for multiple grants as a partner festival. Proposed artists may be individual artists, collectives, companies, ensembles, or groups of any age and nationality.Artists must have either nationality or legal residence in one of the eligible countries.Eligible Countries Leading festivals and artists should have their official address in one of the following eligible countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine.Festivals with their official address from the following countries are allowed to participate as partner festivals only: Israel, Palestine, Switzerland, Turkey, and the UK. Artists from these countries can also be proposed.Eligible disciplinesFestivals 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.Conditions and Selection CriteriaThe start and end dates of the residency must fall within the implementation period. This means that the residency start date must be no earlier than 1 January 2027, and the end date must be no later than 31 December 2027. If applicants start the residency earlier or end it later, any costs related to the extended period must not be included in the budget submitted to EFFEA.Submitted proposals will be assessed for eligibility by the EFA team. All eligible proposals will be evaluated by the EFFEA Jury, composed of members with diverse profiles in terms of artistic disciplines, geographies, backgrounds, gender, age, and, above all, with knowledge of the arts field.The selection criteria assume that: The residency is relevant for the artists, festivals and audiences. It will have an impact on the artists’ careers. It offers a market to artists even beyond the residency period (longer term). The budget is built on the principle of fair remuneration towards the artists at all stages (stay, rehearsal time and payment, fees, etc.). The topics of today focus on diversity, sustainability (ecological, cultural, artistic, economic and social), digital tools and inclusion. These can be cited as motivation and will be considered in evaluating the quality of the residency. SubmissionThe leading festival must submit the application online via the EFFEA website. Applications cannot be submitted in any other way.The leading festival will be asked to fill in:General information about leading festival/ organisation.Information about the proposed artists, including short biographies and links (text and/or audiovisual).General information about the partner festivals.Motivation for supporting the artists and establishing the partnership for the residency.Letter of intent with the artists (template available for download).Letter of intent with the partner festivals (template available for download).A detailed budget form (template available to download).The Leading Festivals mustUpload and sign all required documents (including the budget and letters of intent with the artists and the partner festivals).Ensure that the proposed residency dates fall within the eligible implementation period.Ensure that the proposed artists meet the EFFEA eligibility criteria regarding previous participation.Artists who received a Discovery grant through a previous EFFEA Call remain eligible for a Springboard residency under Call #5.Applications will be evaluated in November 2026. Applicants will be notified of the results by email in December 2026.

TimelinePublication of the EFFEA Call#5: 1 September 2026·Application deadline: 3 November 2026·Jury Evaluations: November 2026·Results announcement to applicants: December 2026·Public results announcement: December 2026·Implementation period of residencies*: 1 January 2027 - 31 December 2027·EFFEA Intake Seminar: 26 January 2027·EFFEA Outtake Seminar: 21 September 2027·EFFEA Sessions:EFFEA Info Session #1: 15.09 Register hereEFFEA Networking Session #2: 29.09 Register hereEFFEA Networking Session #3: 13.10 Register hereEFFEA Q&A #4: 20.10 Register here*Residencies may take place at any time during the implementation period, following the signature of the grant agreement.Further information on the call can be found on the EFFEA WebsiteThe European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists is an initiative of the European Festivals Association co-funded by the European Union, implemented in partnership with 15 EFFEA Platform Members: Croatian Composers Society (Croatia), Culture Matters (Czechia), PLMF Arts Management (Estonia), France Festivals (France), Stichting Caucasus Foundation (Georgia), German Centre - International Theatre Institute (Germany), Summa Artium Kultúra Támogató (Hungary), Association of Irish Festival Events (Ireland), ItaliaFestival (Italy), Kosovar Centre for New Music/ ReMusica (Kosovo), ARC Research and Consultancy (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.

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