DESU Entrepreneuriat et management des festivals at Aix-Marseille University

A specialisation diploma created with the OTACC Chair that strengthens entrepreneurial and managerial skills for festival professionals, with a responsible, social and solidarity approach. It prepares for service management or director posts in festival organisations of any artistic discipline.

Faculty: IMPGT (Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale)  |  Duration: 1 year; 6 weeks of teaching and assessment at IMPGT in Aix-en-Provence  |  Study mode: initial or continuing; French  |  Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

Six weeks: strategy, diagnosis and steering; cultural law and taxation, legal responsibility, artists' social rights; financial management, accounting and funding; responsible festival programming, sustainable production, audience analysis, marketing and public relations; reducing environmental impact, risk management, temporary team management and cultural mediation; final evaluations and jury.

Career pathways

Festival director; service director.

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