EFFE

08/10/2026

🎨 FARM Festival has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

FARM Festival is an independent multidisciplinary festival founded in 2012 in Puglia, Southern Italy, bringing together music, visual arts, cultural experiences and local communities.

The 2026 edition explored the theme “RESPONSIBILITY – Who Owns Our Days?”, with six days of events across Putignano and Alberobello. Through music, artistic discovery, children's activities, food culture and public conversations, the festival created opportunities for creativity, reflection and connection, celebrating the region's cultural identity and landscape.

📅 When? 16–30 August 2026
📍 Putignano & Alberobello, Italy 🇮🇹
🔎 Find out more: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/find-festival-organisations/farm-festival

📸 Photo credits: Nicole Depergola

05/10/2026

🎭 Festival Tweetakt has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

Festival Tweetakt is an annual multidisciplinary performing arts festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, presenting work by emerging and established artists from the Netherlands and abroad for audiences of all ages.

As the only multidisciplinary youth arts festival in the Netherlands and one of the largest of its kind in Europe, Tweetakt brings together theatre, dance, performance, visual arts, installations, short films, spoken word and live music. Alongside its artistic programme, the festival supports emerging talent, international exchange and professional development, while placing education and the active participation of children and young people at its core.

📅 When? 4–13 June 2027
📍 Utrecht, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
🔎 Find out more: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/find-festival-organisations/festival-tweetakt

01/10/2026

📸 IPFA International Photo Festivals Association 2027 has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

Taking place in Barcelona, Spain, IPFA brings together photography festival professionals from around the world to connect, exchange knowledge and address key challenges facing the sector.

Through networking opportunities, professional workshops and panel discussions, the meeting encourages the exchange of best practices and the creation of meaningful international partnerships. With collaboration at its core, IPFA aims to contribute to a more sustainable, inclusive and innovative future for photography festivals worldwide.

📅 When? 1–4 July 2027
📍 Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸
🔎 Find out more: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/ipfa-international-meeting-of-international-photography-festivals-2027

29/09/2026

🎶 International Festival of Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensembles in Kragujevac has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027! Muzički centar Kragujevac

Founded in 1995, the festival brings chamber choirs and vocal ensembles together in Kragujevac, Serbia, with a focus on innovative concert programmes and research in vocal and choral music.

The festival presents complete concert concepts that explore sound, musicology and programme dramaturgy, while also welcoming approaches that go beyond the traditional choral concert format. Multimedia and interdisciplinary artistic projects form part of the programme, always keeping choral singing at the heart of the experience.

📅 When? 2–16 August 2027
📍 Kragujevac, Serbia 🇷🇸
🔎 Find out more: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/international-festival-of-chamber-choirs-and-vocal-ensembles-in-kragujevac-3

24/09/2026

[Zoom-In] Festivals bridging East and West

Festivals have a particular way of bringing people, the arts and their surroundings into connection. They draw lines between places and cultures, tracing paths from North to South, from East to West. Along these paths, encounters can shift perspectives: break down stereotypes, bring artistic traditions into a new light, introduce audiences to unfamiliar voices and practices, and reveal new ways to experience a place or culture.
Set off to discover festivals creating space for different perspectives to dialogue through music, visual arts and cinema.

Read the news on: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/news/zoom-in-festivals-bridging-east-and-west
Featured festivals: ReMusica Festival And Now East Sacrum Profanum Festiwal Eufonie Taifas Festival

22/09/2026

🎬 Tbilisi International Animation Festival - TIAF has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

The Tbilisi International Animation Festival (TIAF) brings together animation artists, professionals, students, young creators and audiences in Tbilisi, Georgia, creating a space for animation, education and international exchange.

Now in its 9th edition, the festival offers screenings, competitions, workshops, masterclasses and talks, connecting Georgia and the Caucasus region with the international animation community. Organised by AnimaLab Georgia since 2018, TIAF supports the development and promotion of animation art and emerging creative talent.

📅 When? 24–27 September 2026
📍 Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪
🔎 Find out more: https://filmfreeway.com/TbilisiAnimationFestival

17/09/2026

🎬 Chania Film Festival has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

The Chania Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival based in Chania, Crete, bringing together fiction films, documentaries and animation from Greece and abroad.

Now in its 14th edition, the festival features both Competition and General Sections, alongside jury and audience awards. Beyond its annual celebration of cinema, CFF also places a strong emphasis on audiovisual education through CineCourses, a network of educational activities for students and teachers that has been active since 2001.

📅 When? 21–31 October 2026
📍 Chania, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
🔎 Find out more: https://chaniafilmfestival.com/

15/09/2026

Congratulations to Costa Vicentina Early Music Fest on receiving the EFFE Label 2026–2027! 🎶✨

Celebrating early music as a bridge between cultures, generations and traditions. 👏

Find out more: https://costavicentinaemf.pt/
https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/costa-vicentina-early-music-fest-2025-2?fbclid=IwY2xjawUWGW1wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMDVTZ3J5U1ZjYUxqTkFpUVdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeVIDNpLtkQthKmwlrEFJ6WYNbk5NCLxTxbWrp6btxT6szXJActSULiPp0AtA_aem_QrEwgIYJDKt_nnSztjMseQ

4.ª edição. Vila do Bispo, Sagres, Aljezur e Lagos · 22—29 agosto 2026 · Entrada livre.

11/09/2026

🎭 Cinematica Festival has received the EFFE Label 2026–2027!

Cinematica Festival is an international festival exploring the relationship between movement and image, bringing together audiovisual and performing arts in Ancona, Italy.

Now in its XIII edition, the festival will focus particularly on the relationship between body and sound, with five days of performances, installations, concerts and workshops for children and adults across the city. As Ancona works towards its candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2028, this edition will also contribute to the city’s journey towards this goal.

📅 When? 22–26 October 2026
📍 Ancona, Italy 🇮🇹
🔎 Find out more: https://www.cinematicafestival.eu/

09/09/2026

[Zoom-in] Accessible Festivals: Making culture open to everyone

Explores how festivals are making culture more accessible by addressing physical, geographical, social and sensory barriers. Through inclusive programmes, diverse representation and new ways of bringing art to audiences, festivals can help create cultural experiences that are genuinely open to everyone.

Read the news on: https://www.festivalfinder.eu/news/zoom-in-accessible-festivals-making-culture-open-to-everyone
Featured festivals: Mirabilia Festival Europeo, Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Flying Carpet Festival, Homo Novus festival, Bridges International Film Festival ΓΕΦΥΡΕΣ-Παγκόσμιος Κινηματογράφος