NIF 2024

FESTIVAL PHILOSOPHY
 
The proposals submitted should be in line with the philosophy of the Festival, which in turn is aligned with the long-term strategy of the Nicosia Municipality for culture and which includes the following objectives:
 
1. To support and promote young professional artists and to showcase Cypriot talent of all ages. Starting from 2024, the Festival has established the #UNDER30 Program, exclusively addressed to artists under 30 years old, wishing to systematically support them in their first steps.
2. To propose cultural actions aimed at acceptance and inclusion regardless of age, gender, colour, religion, sexual orientation etc.
3. To propose a wide range of cultural and artistic expression aimed at raising awareness through audiences’ contact with other cultures and social groups.

For 2024, the philosophy of the Festival also includes the need:

1. to present the diverse realities of illegal invasion and forced displacement,
2. to argue the extent to which democracy is fragile or flexible and resilient,
3. to give a platform to all nationalities and cultures living in Nicosia to showcase their history and culture, as well as their contemporary reality.