LIVE ACTS FOR THE EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS 2023 UNVEILED AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2023 Lifetime Achievement Award
The European Festival Awards is proud to announce that this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Ruud Berends. He is the co-founder and Head of Agenda of IFF in London (GB) and advisor for Westway Lab in Guimaraes (PT), Canadian Music Week in Toronto (CA), and SoAlive Music Conference in Sofia (BG). From 2002 till 2018 Ruud was project manager of the various Dutch Music Export organisations and executive producer of the Dutch Impact Parties for Buma Cultuur. From 2002 to March 2023, he worked for Buma Cultuur & ESNS as Head of Conference, ETEP & CEETEP, international marketing and sales. In this position, Ruud Berends was crucial for the networking and interconnection of European artists and promoters alike – especially the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) at Eurosonic was his brainchild.
“Life is full of surprises. I did not know that I was up for an award. I am deeply honoured, humbled and grateful to have won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Especially, as it is at the European Festival Awards, an event close to my heart. It means a lot to get this award from this part of the music industry with many friends and music industry family in the room.” says Ruud Berends.
Congratulations to Ruud Berends and thank you for dedicating your professional life and beyond to connecting artists and the music industry in general!
Tickets for the Award Ceremony, set to take place on January 17th 2024 at de Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands are already going fast. There are two different ticket options:
PLATINUM TICKETS (€100):
6.00pm - 6.45pm: Welcome Drink & Seating in the Grote Zaal
7.00pm - 8.45pm: Three-course sit down dinner with drinks
9.00pm - 10.45pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony
11.30pm - 2.00am: After show party, Location: TBA
TRIBUNE TICKETS (€25):
A tribune seat at the Award Ceremony (Dinner and drinks excluded)
9.00pm - 10.45pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony
