Structure
The Festival Academy is a non-profit organisation that believes festivals are bridging platforms with a direct link to people and civil society structures. We offer various training formats on festival management to young, dynamic and passionate festival makers worldwide, as we believe a critical reflection between arts and cultural managers worldwide can bring about positive change, informed awareness, ideas and proposals for action.
Board and General Assembly
- General Assembly
Ana Carla Fonseca Reis (President), Economist andPhD in Urbanism and Director of the Garimpo de Soluções in Brazil
Shahidul Alam, photographer, writer and human rights activist, initiator of Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
Jan Briers, President Federation of Music Festivals Flanders (FMiV)
Darko Brlek, General and Artistic Director Ljubljana Festival
Dounia Benslimane, Regional advisor for MENA region and Africa Freemuse
Sophie Detremmerie, World Choir Games
Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General European Festivals Association
Jelle Dierickx, Lunalia Festival, Atelier Alumni Görlitz 2006
Paul Dujardin, CEO Horizon 50-200
Michael Herrmann, Intendant Rheingau Musik Festival
Anna Lewanowicz, Narodowy Stary Teatr Krakow, Atelier Alumni Singapore 2011
Moky Makura, Executive Director #AfricaNoFilter
Orwa Nyrabia, Director International Documentary festival Amsterdam
Odile Quintin, Former Director-General European Commission
Anupama Sekhar, Director Culture Department Asia-Europe Foundation
Monique Veaute, President RomaEuropa Festival
Aukje Verhoog (Secretary), Artistic Director Amsterdam Fringe Festival – The Netherlands and Atelier alumni Gwangju 2016
Thobile Maphanga, Dance practitioner, writer, creative collaborator, and emerging festival curator, curatorial mentee for JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Jacob Boehme, Multi-disciplinary theatre maker, choreographer and artistic director, founding creative director of Yirramboi Festival, Director First Nations Programs Carriageworks
- Board
Orwa Nyrabia, President
Kathrin Deventer
Shahidul Alam
Jan Briers
Moky Makura
Thobile Maphanga
Jacob Boehme
Ana Carla Fonseca Reis