World Festival Network
The World Festival Network brings the international festival sector closer together.
Acting as a liaison between festivals and performers, audiences, suppliers and the media we provide the opportunity to strengthen and promote multi disciplinary Festivals. We do this through education, introduction, networking, research, dissemination of information, and the cultivation and development of good working practice. We encourage synergies, collaboration and expose issues, keeping the industry fresh, up to date with political agendas, highlighting global developments and monitoring trends. As well as holding online listings and facilitating major projects, we offer consultancy and legal advice, visa & tour routes information, and run workshops and networking events
What WFN does
WFN offers consultancy, start up and advice to new festivals. It holds important legal information and updates, information on courses, networking events and socials. It acts as a liaison between festivals and implements cross-festival ideas and relations, such as award schemes, tours and funding opportunities.
The WFN is working towards being an online network, and soon will hold information on tour routes and award schemes to get performers from one festival to the next.
The Idea
Holly has travelled around the world since 2001 speaking to festivals and performers gauging what they need and how their success could be supported. The WFN has grown out of an obvious desire for performers to tour in order to develop their careers and reputation. Festival management need to share ideas, keep in touch and support each other. Audience development is an important part of the World Festival Network keeping ticket buyers up to date with what’s on where they are. It is apparent that its not just Fringe Festivals who are interested in the WFN’s developments, but all genres of festival, and the performers, the audiences, the media and suppliers have all expressed an interest and have thought it a resource that is needed and one which they would use.
Next phase of the World Festival Network site is coming…
- Your own profile and login
- Put yourself in touch with important people
- Make and save contacts to your profile
- Notifications of important dates to add to your calendar
- Create events and notifications for them to send to others
Holly Payton – Managing Director and Founder
Holly has worked in the festival business since 2001 setting up and managing the Brighton Fringe, working as a Venue Director and in the senior management team of Edinburgh Fringe.
Holly travels the world meeting festival managers and giving support to new Fringe Festivals in the UK, USA and Europe. She is on the executive committee of BAFA, on the Brighton Fringe Board of Directors, Steering committee of Oxford Fringe, advisory committee of Hollywood and O'ahu Fringes and a member of IFEA, BAFA and has strong links with CAFF.
www.hollypayton.com
Holly's Blog - CLICK HERE
WORLD FESTIVAL NETWORK LTD
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