Networking and Advocacy

Besides capacity-building, The Festival Academy actively expands its global community, connecting festival makers across regions, disciplines, and communities. Through dialogue, collaboration, and exchange, we strengthen connections between cultural leaders, social movements, and international Partners. We advocate for festivals as dynamic platforms for social change, civic engagement, and collective creativity. Through convenings, partnerships, and targeted advocacy, We ensure that festivals are recognised not only as cultural events, but as powerful catalysts for social change.