What is FEST?
The Federation of European Storytelling (FEST) is an international network of organisations, networks and associations active in the field of oral storytelling.
FEST has 99 members in 28 different countries, who represent national, regional or local organisations like professional storytelling associations, festival organisers, storytelling training centres, local authorities, academies, colleges, universities, cultural centres or libraries, all with a special interest in oral storytelling.
FEST aims to empower the world of oral storytelling through sharing, learning and relationship building.
FEST wants to enhance the visibility and the recognition of oral storytelling as a performing art.
FEST focuses on professional development of the oral storyteller as a performing artist and as a professional provider of oral storytelling in other (cultural) sectors.
FEST wants to raise the European dimension of oral storytelling events and transnational cooperation in the sector as well as build a 'culture for storytelling' (audience development).
FEST supports the mobility of oral storytellers and organisation staff through conferences, training activities, festivals and mentorship.
FEST supports the oral storytelling sector by:
- Providing data, research, good practice examples,…
- Offering effective international communication, networking and sharing structures
- Looking for synergy with other art forms, link up with other networks and sectors (education, heritage, tourism, social sector …)
- Creating an international community and providing a link between European and non-European storytelling organisations
- Act, in the long term, as an advisory structure in the field of storytelling for the European Institutions as well as UNESCO, and other relevant bodies.
FEST is not about promoting individual storytellers.
FEST Team
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Milda Varnauskaitė
Representative Storytelling ambassadors Organisation: Baltic Storytelling Centre -
Pauline Godson Oyoo
Advisor R&D – training in the field of applied storytelling Organisation: Lighthouse Academy (ESContact > -
Paola Balbi
Advisor R&D – training in the field of performance storytelling Organisation: Compagnia di Storytelling RaccontamiunastoriaContact > -
Shona Cowie
Representative Young Storytellers Organisation: The Village Storytelling CentreContact > -
Maria Junghans
Advisor strategic marketing and communications Organisation: Fortællere i DanmarkContact >
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Katty Van Kerkhove
Coordinator
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Max v. Mitschke-Collande
FEST Ambassador Germany Period: 2019 Organisation: Hochschule HannoverContact > -
Agnieszka Aysen Kaim
EC member & contact for the FEST ambassador project Poland Period: 2019 Organisation: Grupa Studnia O. Opowiadacze StowarzyszeniaContact > -
Maria Vrachionidou
FEST Ambassador Greece Period: 2019 Organisation: Center for the Study and Propagation of Myths and Tale - MYTHOSContact >
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Zsolt Pinter
Representatie host organisation FEST conference 2023 Organisation: Csűrdöngölő Kulturális Egyesület -
Diana Garlytska
Representative conference host organisation 2022 Organisation: University of Applied Social Sciences SMKContact > -
Agnieszka Aysen Kaim
EC member & contact for the FEST ambassador project Poland Period: 2019 Organisation: Grupa Studnia O. Opowiadacze StowarzyszeniaContact > -
Ben HAGGARTY
EC Member -
Ilkka HAUTALA
EC Member -
Tom VAN OUTRYVE
EC Member -
Sam Cannarozzi
Committee Member 2015-2018 -
Ana Dusa
Committee Member 2015-2018 -
Spela FRLIC
Committee Member 2017-2018 -
Csenge ZALKA
Committee Member 2015-2018 -
Marina Maria GRANLUND
Committee Member 2014-2017 -
Sonia CARMONA TAPIA
Committee Member 2015-2018 -
Nuala HAYES
Committee Member 2016-2017 -
Davide BARDI
Committee Member 2013-2016 -
Markus LUUKKONEN
Committee Member 2013-2016 -
David AMBROSE
Committee Member 2012-2015 -
Giorgios EVGENIKOS
Committee Member 2014-2015 -
Jennifer RAMSAY
Committee Member 2013-2015 -
Yvonne Rose-Marie LINDFORS
Committee Member 2012-2014 -
Theresa AMOON
Committee Member 2010-2013 -
Paola BALBI
Committee Member 2011-2013 -
Rosario Pita Villares
Committee Member 2011-2012 -
Pep BRUNO
Committee Member 2010-2011 -
Sue CHAND
Committee Member 2010-2011 -
Peter CHAND
Committee Member 2010-2011 -
Claire Muireann MURPHY
Committee Member 2009-2011 -
Torgrim MELLUM STENE
Committee Member 2010-2011