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Submit Your Resources and Support the IN SITU Project

Tuesday 21 January 2025  

The National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (NATFIZ) in Bulgaria, is working on the IN SITU project, a collaboration with 12 other European partners. Funded by the EC Horizon2021 programme, IN SITU is a four-year initiative aimed at enhancing the innovation capacities of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in non-urban areas across Europe. 

As part of this project, NATFIZ is currently in the process of gathering resources to develop a Methodological Guidance on conducting workshops and seminars to support innovation and entrepreneurship in non-urban settings. They invite all ELIA members to contribute by sharing any resources you use in your training and educational processes. 

Goal: To research and collect resources that facilitate and assist training, mentoring and other methods of capacity-building for CCIs in non-urban areas across Europe. 

Type of resources: 

  • Primary (e.g., toolkits, handbooks, videos, podcasts, guides, "how-to" publications) 
  • Secondary (e.g., books, articles, websites, additional readings) 


Topics: 

  • Applying for EU Funding 
  • Visual and Written Storytelling for Audience Engagement 
  • Innovations in CCIs 
  • Social and Business Entrepreneurship 
  • Networking and Strategic Alliances in CCIs 
  • Sustainability in CCIs 
  • General Resources on CCIs in Non-Urban Areas 


The deadline for submissions is 10 February 2025. Please submit your resources via this Google Drive link.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Lidia Varbanova at lidiavarbanova@gmail.com.