EFFEA Call #4: Results are out!

18 Dec 2025

The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), has selected 50 emerging artists to participate in cross-border residency programmes hosted by 147 festivals, as a result of its fourth call.

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The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), has selected 50 emerging artists to participate in cross-border residency programmes hosted by 147 festivals, as a result of its fourth call.

Running throughout 2026, the residencies will cover 18 artistic disciplines and take place in 34 countries. The programme is designed to strengthen European cultural co-operation by linking emerging artists with festival networks beyond their home countries, while prioritising longer-term professional development and audience engagement.

EFFEA is a project led by EFA that offers emerging artists a platform to develop their career on an international level under the wings of arts festivals. EFFEA is an invitation for co-operation between festivals across borders to support emerging artists. Co-produced by a leading festival in collaboration with partner festivals, each from a different eligible country, the residency provides emerging artists with dedicated time, space and support to explore their ideas and creative projects, whether original works or the evolution of existing ones. Within this framework, artists forge intimate ties with festival programmers, emphasising a commitment beyond a singular presentation. The goal is to establish lasting and meaningful connections between artists, festivals, and audiences. EFA hopes that the opportunities and activities offered through the EFFEA residencies assist artists in launching their international careers with the expertise and exposure platform provided by European festivals. Festivals will develop and nurture a network of colleagues with shared goals, which hopefully lead to long-term co-production relationships.

A detailed description of each residency proposal, the artists and the festivals involved will be available soon on the EFFEA Residencies section of the website that already features the artists and festivals supported by the first, second and third calls.

Credits

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.