France Festivals

The federation

Founded in 1959, France Festivals, the French federation of international music festivals, today includes 88 festivals.

The federation's mission is to represent and defend its members' interests before governmental organizations and authorities, and promote the artistic events that its members organize.

These festivals are among the most prestigious French seasonal events with international reputations. They take place throughout France from January to December and are an exceptional asset for cultural development. Thanks to them, France has a reputation as a 'country of Festivals'.

France Festivals actively works to promote the artistic identity of the festivals and underscores the cultural, economic, and social importance of the festivals, both locally and nationally. The festivals represent an important vehicle for economic development for our country, as the following figures show.


Organization

France Festivals is an association organized under the French law known as Loi 1901 and is governed by a board of directors.

Philippe TOUSSAINT | President | Septembre Musical de l’Orne
Sébastien ALMON | Vice-President | Festival et Académie Musicale de Saintes
Alain BRUNET | Vice-President | Festival et Académie Européenne d’Ambronay
Michel LETHIEC | Vice-President | Festivals Pablo Casals de Prades

Charlotte LATIGRAT | Secretary General | Festival d’Ile-de-France
Jean-Michel MATHE | Treasurer | Festival de La Chaise-Dieu

Dominique DELORME | Member | Les nuits de Fourvière
Philippe DEPETRIS | Member | Festival d'art sacré d'Antibes
Pascal ESCANDE | Member | Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise
Véronique IACIU | Member | Festival du Périgord Noir
Christian LABRUYERE | Member | Les flâneries Musicales de Reims
Hugues LECLERE | Member | Nancyphonies - Festival de Nancy
Francis MARECHAL | Member | Saison Musicale de Royaumont
Bruno RASTIER | Member | Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay
Josette-Elise TATIN | Member | Festival de Musique et d’Art Baroque en Tarentaise


Bénédicte DUMEIGE |Director
Romane CAMUS CHERRUAU | Project coordinator
Yvette CUSSEY | Project coordinator
Anne GUEUDRE | Press officer


Key figures 2006

  • Almost one million spectators in
         attendance
  • 2000 concerts/events held, supported
         by municipalities, the national
         government, and corporate sponsors
  • Thousands of jobs created in the
         artistic, administrative, technical, and
         public relations fields, mostly held by
         intermittents du spectacle, or part-time
         works in the performing arts fields
  • 25 000 artists and musicians
         employed, of which 2/3 French
  • € 60 million in revenue generated by
         the festivals themselves
  • € 15 million of goods and services
         purchased from local businesses