Deadline for nominations Festival Awards Europe extended

EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG 12 - 15 January 2011The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival

Due to high levels of interest the deadline for festivals to nominate themselves in second edition of the Festival Awards Europe has been extended. Nominations have already come from 28 countries and the number of events taking part is 20 per cent above last year’s total.“We’ve had more applications than last year, and festivals are still contacting us about being involved,” says James Drury, Managing Director of Festival Awards Ltd. “So we’ve decided to extend the nomination deadline to 8 October, and push public voting back to 13 October, to enable as many events as possible to take part. The Festival Awards is about celebrating the incredible achievements of festival organisers over the last 12 months, and it’s exciting to see such vibrancy in the industry.”Click here for the application form   Following its successful debut last January, Festival Awards Europe will return to Groningen in the New Year with a larger venue and more categories. Featuring live acts and an aftershow party, the Awards Show takes place on Wednesday 12th January 2011 at Groningen's Stadsschouwburg in The Netherlands, on the opening day of the 25th Anniversary edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag. Decided by a combination of public vote and industry juries, these Awards are the only pan-European body solely dedicated to recognising the contributions and achievements of the event organisers and performing artists that generate billions of Euros for local economies and brighten up the summer for tens of millions of festival-goers each year.Tickets for the Awards Show are exclusively available for festivals and promoters (also Eurosonic Noorderslag registration is required) through this link  (password; EFA2011).Conference registration deadline approachingTo attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered. Registration rates go up as the event gets closer, so book early and save. The upcoming deadline is October 15th.Rates & deadlines:All Early Bird passes are sold outMedium € 235 register before 15 OctoberLate € 275 register before 17 DecemberWalk-up € 295 from 17 December onwardsClick here to registerwww.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl