'The Festival Season' kicks off IFF panels

IFF’s conference programme is set to open at 10am on Wednesday morning with a stellar lineup of agents and festival leaders running the rule over 2025’s festival season, with tips and learnings to take into 2026.‍

Chaired by James Drury (IQ Magazine), The Festival Season 2025 will see Cindy Castillo (Mad Cool), Virag Csizar (Sziget), Jesse Fayne (Wasserman Music), Josh Javor (WME) and Luís Soares (Rock in Rio Lisboa) dig into the topics that keep everyone involved in festivals awake at night.

From cancellations and cost hikes, to the emergence of a new generation of headliners and the impact of a changing climate, IFF delegates will be able to join in the conversation about the issue that really matter.

For more details on the schedule, click here.

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