Albert Einstein said, “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”
The idea to bring millions of Europeans together in one place - The Festival - where they can live, experience and enjoy Europe together - you might call it absurd.
But after almost four years of spinning the European [...]
Barcelona, July 21 2010 // The 7th of July 2010 will always remain a milestone for The Festival project. This is the day when we really “went public” for the first time. We presented the project at TEDxBarcelona. 600 TED fans confirmed with their positive reactions throughout the entire presentation that The Festival is definitely an idea worth spreading. Thank you, TEDxBarcelona!
Europe, May 6 2010 // “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “The Wisdom of the Sands” French writer (1900 - 1944)
Oslo, March 23 2010 // Knowing Eddie Mendes is like knowing the world… He stumbled across this project by coincidence. Ever since he has been brainstorming, helping with ideas, contacting brands and potential Official Ambassadors. It is people like Eddie who make this dream come true…
Socrates, Copernicus, or Shakespeare - that is the question…
Thank you for your interest in The Festival, a European movement which started to move in October 2006.
After an intense evaluation process which helped pave the way to bringing the first European get-together on a people-to-people level to life, we are very pleased to present to you [...]
Berlin, November 12 2009 // September 23 2009 was a big day for The Festival team: we were having our video shoot for the I AM EUROPEAN video clip. Bart Navarra and his team from Navarra Design had already worked on the animated parts, but we needed people in the video. A European people-to-people initiative without people? No way!
Co to jest „The Festival“?
The Festival jest odbywającym się co dwa lata wydarzeniem w europejskich metropoliach, na którym spotyka się około 1 000 000 ludzi w celu zainspirowania w sobie poczucia przeżycia europejskiej wspólnoty.
Misją tego wyjątkowego europejskiego ruchu jest poparcie paneuropejskiego ducha wspólnoty oraz wspólnego tworzenia europejskiej narracji.
The Festival chce zjednoczyć Europejczyków poprzez pasjonujące tematy [...]
Cos’è il The Festival?
The Festival è un evento biennale che si terrà nelle principali città europee superiori ai 1.000.000 di abitanti; The Festival è un luogo di unione di culture differenti al fine di trovare l’ispirazione per creare e condividere un’esperienza realmente europea.
La mission di questo movimento è di promuovere uno spirito pan-europeo collaborando alla [...]
Berlin, September 19 2009 // When we uploaded the I am European song on May 11 2009, we already knew we would have to produce a video clip for that. Of course! But it was not until Bartosz Navarra’s initiative that we could actually start with the production. In the pre-funding period we rely on people like Bartosz who just love this project and support it wherever they can.
The night of the 6th of September 1997 was the night that changed the way I looked at Europe forever… I had arrived to the beautiful city of Barcelona a couple of days beforehand. The summer still covered this Mediterranean town with its hot and humid sheet. Barcelona had exceeded my best expectations, for I had never been to the city of Mediterranean wonders. Gaudí’s crazy constructions, the warm summer beaches, the picturesque Barrio Gótico. Straight away I felt at home. There I was, an ERASMUS student far away from home. Great!
