Posted by: Arnhem Mode Biënnale

Arnhem Mode Biennale presents state-of-the-art fashion design in the context of a cultural festival.

With exhibitions, fashion shows, films, workshops, performances, publications, an educational programme and symposia, AMB is the world’s biggest cultural fashion event. It is the ideal platform for leading international and Dutch creative talent, the fashion industry and the interested public.

director(s):
JOFF (artistic director), Willemien Ippel (managing director)

Posted by: IDFA

IDFA is one of the leading documentary events in the world, offering filmmakers and producers an international platform for their new documentaries.

The festival is a key launch pad for creative documentary films, because so many of the most prominent TV buyers, festival programmers, distributors and sales agents are on hand in Amsterdam each year. IDFA also draws a huge audience, selling more tickets each year.

director(s):
Ally Derks (director), Cees van 't Hullenaar (managing director)

curator(s):
Martijn te Pas (program coordinator)

Posted by: IFFR

The International Film Festival Rotterdam offers a quality selection of worldwide independent, innovative and experimental cinema and visual arts. Devoted to offering a platform to and actively supporting independent filmmaking from around the globe, The International Film Festival Rotterdam is the essential hub for discovering film talent.

During twelve festival days, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists present their work to a large and devoted audience in 18 screening venues located within central Rotterdam.

director(s):
Rutger Wolfson

curator(s):
Chris Schouten (head of programme department)

Posted by: Impakt

The Impakt Foundation focuses on presenting and stimulating innovative audiovisual arts in an interdisciplinary context. To this end Impakt organises the annual Impakt Festival and year-round Impakt Events; short projects centering a certain theme, movement, or artist.

It also launches annual net.art projects on its webgallery Impakt Online (www.impaktonline.nl). Beside this, Impakt runs the production house and residency programme Impakt Works. Raising Impakt is the educational programme for schoolkids and students.

director(s):
Arjon Dunnewind (general director), Marc Boonstra (managing director)

Posted by: Manifesta

Manifesta, the roving European Biennial of Contemporary art, changes its location every two years. Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.

Each Manifesta biennial aims to investigate and reflect on emerging developments in contemporary art, set within a European context. In doing so, we present local, national and international audiences with new aspects and forms of artistic expression.

director(s):
Hedwig Fijen

Posted by: Noorderlicht Photography

For twenty years Noorderlicht has been staging the much-lauded Noorderlicht International Photo Festival.

But Noorderlicht is more than just that. It’s a podium for the development of young talent, a photo gallery, a publishing house and a project bureau. Noorderlicht works with photographers from all around the world, with a special focus on non-western regions and social themes.

director(s):
Ton Broekhuis

curator(s):
Wim Melis

Posted by: Oerol

The Oerol festival is an annual 10 day location theatre and landscape art festival on the island of Terschelling. The island serves as a source of inspiration and as a stage for the expansive programming that characterises the Oerol festival with its innovative artistic profile in which culture, nature and experimentation vie for the centre stage.

On Oerol nature is combined with theatre, music, the arts, installations and street theatre in order to celebrate the nature and culture of Terschelling in all aspects of the festival.

director(s):
Marelie van Rongen (general director), Joop Mulder (creative director)

curator(s):
Kees Lesuis (artistic leader)

Posted by: Sonic Acts

Sonic Acts is a biannual festival taking place in Amsterdam. Since its inception in 1994, the Sonic Acts festival has questioned, examined, assembled and exhibited contemporary and historical developments at the cutting edge of art, technology, music and science.

Each festival edition explores a theme by means of an international conference, a wide range of concerts and performances, exhibitions and films, covering a great variety of fields, practices and disciplines.

director(s):
Lucas van der Velden

curator(s):
Annette Wolfsberger, Arie Altena, Gideon Kiers, Martijn van Boven, Nicky Assmann

Posted by: STRP

STRP Festival is one of the largest art & technology (e-culture) festivals in Europe which melts music, art & technology together.

The multidisciplinary program is an accessible mix of 360 degrees experience and adventure, which appeals to a wide audience.

director(s):
Frens Frijns

curator(s):
Vivian van Gaal (curator art program), Dorien van den Hurk (curator audiovisual program), Marjoleine Timmer (curator technology experience), Ties van de Werff (curator STRP conference)

Posted by: Utrecht Manifest

Utrecht Manifest is a biennial cultural event in and around the city of Utrecht that is multidisciplinary in character. At the heart of the biennale stand the disciplines of design and architecture, which play a guiding role in the event’s programming.

The Utrecht Biennial Foundation seeks to establish associations with other cultural domains in its programme of activities: the performing arts, literature and also socio-political debate.

director(s):
Els van Gerwen, Pieter Hooimeijer, Harm Scheltens, Eric Vilé and Ida van Zijl (board)