“From photography and podcasting, to data and saving the planet, this year was a real melting pot of ideas”

Paul Reed

Festival Congress 2019: Five key takeaways

Association for Independent Festivals CEO Paul Reed talks diversity, climate change, mental health and the power of podcasts following the sixth annual Festival Congress

Independent festival organisers from across the country descended on Sheffield for the Association of Independent Festival’s (AIF) 2019 Festival Congress last week.

It was the second time that the event was hosted in the Yorkshire city, with this year’s programme offering the usual cross-media, multi-discipline expertise that the Congress is known for. From photography and podcasting, to data, dystopian art pieces and saving the planet, this year’s gathering was a real melting pot of ideas. Here are just some of…

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