Festival Focus
July 2006 - April 2007
What is Festivals Focus?
Festival Focus is a sepcialist capacity building programme which optimises the infrastructure of 18 London based cultural festivals, with the aim of placing them on the London 2012 cultural calendar and to ensure their sustainability thereafter.
The main programme participants have now been selected.
Who does it support?
SME organisations that produce London-based large-scale events or festivals, which celebrate and promote a BAME culture(s).
What support does it offer?
The programme supports carnival, festival and mela organisers to:
- Gain access to specialist advice on business and management development.
- Raise their profile with key funders and potential partners.
- Participate in strategic planning workshops and seminars to ensure the growth and sustainability of your event.
"Festival organisers need to understand the importance of their work and look at their organisation as a potential business. Festival Focus was the first initiative in London to look at us in this way", UK Brazilian Film Festival
"Festival Focus has really helped to bring together the arts and festival community. It is great to be able to obtain alternative perspectives and a source for new ideas and resources", Carnival de Cuba.
For more information on Festival Focus please contact Yemisi Mokuolu, CIDA's Cultural Arts Project Manager.
