FESTIVAL JUNGLE – POLICYDESERT?THE FESTIVAL POLICY OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

A round table ofCIRCLE(Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe) and the European Festival Research Project (EFRP) hosted by Interarts.

With the kind support of the Ministry of Culture and the Media of the Government of Catalonia.

Barcelona, 19-20 October 2007

Venue: Centre d'Art Santa Mònica. La Rambla, 7. 08002 Barcelona

Preliminary programme(updated 26 September)

Friday 19 October 2007

15.30Opening

Mercedes Giovinazzo, Director, Interarts

Dorota Ilczuk, President, CIRCLE

Dragan Klaic, Chair, EFRP

Government of Catalonia (tbc)

15.50The festival policy of public authorities

The CIRCLE/EFRP/Interarts survey on “Festival Policies of Public Authorities in Europe”

Summary of the main findings by Dorota Ilczuk and Magdalena Kulikowska (ProCultura, Warsaw)

Chaired by Mercedes Giovinazzo (Interarts, Barcelona)

16.15Discussion

16.35Forms of public support to festivals: systems, prerogatives, competences and responsibilities. The playing field and its protagonists. Legal provisions. Governance implications.

Introductions by Veronika Ratzenböck (Österreichische Kulturdokumentation, Vienna), Satu Silvanto (City of Helsinki Urban Facts), Kirill Razlogov (Russian Institute for Cultural Research, Moscow), Lluís Bonet (University of Barcelona)

Moderator and rapporteur: Jordi Baltà (Interarts, Barcelona)

17.15Discussion

17.40Coffee break

18.00Festival funding: rationale, expectations, objectives. Procedures and funding cycles. Financial volumes and proportions: sources and beneficiaries.

Introductions by Jordi Baltà (Interarts, Barcelona), Cornelia Dümcke (Culture Concepts, Berlin), Péter Inkei (Budapest Observatory)

Moderator and rapporteur: Carla Bodo (Associazione per l'Economia della Cultura, Rome)

18.40Discussion

19.15End of the session

Saturday 20 October 2007

9.45Festival support practices and cultural policies: tensions, contradictions and possible synergies

Introductions by Ayca Ince (Istanbul Bilgy University), Teresa Martinho (Observatory of Cultural Activities, Lisbon), Jean-Cédric Delvainquière (French Ministry of Culture and Communication, Paris), Joanna Ostrowska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan), Ricardo Szwarcer*(Grec Festival, Barcelona) –to be confirmed-.

Moderator and rapporteur: Christopher Gordon (consultant, Winchester)

11.00Discussion

11.30 Coffee break

11.45 Towards a set of recommendations to the public authorities on festival policies

Introduction by Péter Inkei (Budapest Observatory)

Moderators and rapporteurs: Dorota Ilczuk (Pro Cultura, Warsaw / President, CIRCLE) and Dragan Klaic (Chair, EFRP / Amsterdam)

12.00 Discussion and preliminary formulation of recommendations

13.30 Closing

Mercedes Giovinazzo (Interarts)

13.45 Lunch

15.30-19.00 CIRCLE General assembly

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Registration

Attendance to the round table is free. Registration by 17 October is required.

For registration please contact Elena de Alós, . Tel (+34) 934 877 022