The open call for Circular Culture 2024 is now closed.
We thank the festivals that applied this year and congratulate the selected ones who, together with their partners from the United Kingdom, will promote sustainability and culture in Latin American and Caribbean cultural sector.
Stay tuned for further updates on Circular Culture on the British Council website and social media channels.
And remember: to participate in Circular Culture, it is necessary to have a partner in the United Kingdom. For guidance on finding a partner in the country and applying for the programme next year, please see our tips here.
Check out the selected festivals:
Festival | Country | City | Sector |
Festival Guateque Soundz | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Music |
Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos (FICDH) | Argentina | Buenos Aires y Mendoza | Film |
ANIMA2024 – XIV Festival Internacional de Animación de Córdoba | Argentina | Córdoba | Film |
Festival Arte x igual | Argentina | Bariloche | Visual Arts |
Fiesta Federal de las Orquestas Infantiles y Juveniles de Argentina | Argentina | Chascomús | Music |
Kino Beat | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | Multidisciplinary |
Baguncinha, o Festival | Brazil | Cuiabá (Mato Grosso) | Music |
Festival Se Rasgum | Brazil | Belém - PA | Film |
Instituto Feira Preta / PretaHub | Brazil | São Paulo | Music |
Favela Sounds – Festival Internacional de Cultura de Periferia | Brazil | Brasília | Music |
CoMA e Latinidades | Brazil | Brasília | Music |
Meeting Of Favela 2024 (MOF) | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro - Duque de Caxias | Visual Arts |
Ventana Sur 2025 | Chile | Santiago de Chile | Performing Arts |
Fluvial | Chile | Valdivia, Región de Los Ríos | Music |
Encuentro Internacional de Artes y culturas digitales - MASS 2025 | Colombia | Cali | Visual Arts |
La Movida FIAC | Colombia | Bogotá | Performing Arts |
Festival Afrodiáspora: la Nación del Ritmo 2024 | Colombia | Bogotá | Visual Arts |
Festival Internacional de Cine Golfo de Morrosquillo (FICGO) | Colombia | Golfo de Morrosquillo - Sucre | Film |
Petronio Power en Alianza con el Festival de Música del Pacífico "Petronio Álvarez" y El Centro 312 de La Universidad Icesi | Colombia | Cali | Music |
Festival De Arte Urbano De Mujeres IBANASCA | Colombia | Honda | Street Art |
International Environmental Film Festival “Isla Verde”
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Cuba | Isla de la Juventud | Film |
Eyeife Woman Festival | Cuba | Havana | Music |
The Shotlist | Jamaica | Kingston | Film |
GROUNDWORK | Jamaica | Kingston | Performing Arts |
Calabash 2025 | Jamaica | St Elizabeth | Literature |
Festival Internacional Cervantino | México | Guanajuato | Performing Arts |
Luciérnagas para la Paz 2025 | México | Cuautla | Visual Arts |
What Design Can Do México GNP | México | Ciudad de México | Design |
Muestra de Cine de la Mixteca | México | Oaxaca | Film |
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara | México | Guadalajara | Film |
Conciencia & Soundsystem | Peru | Lima | Music |
Ipanamu: Festival de Arte (SOS)tenible | Peru | Cocachimba | Visual Arts |
Mi Primer Festival, 10 Años | Peru | Lima | Film |
Festival Internacional De Cine De Montaña - INKAFEST | Peru | Arequipa | Film |
Welcome to Freetown | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad | Music |
Siparia Cousoumeh Festival | Trinidad and Tobago | Siparia | Multidisciplinary |
Festival: ¿Qué significa ser caraqueño? | Venezuela | Caracas | Photography |
Festival Círculo Escénico | Venezuela | Caracas | Performing Arts |
Festival Ascenso de Fotos y Videos de Aventura | Venezuela | Caracas | Video and Photography |
Culturally sustainable development brings together economic, social, and environmental dimensions and underscores the importance of growth, equity, and the value of culture. Recognising culture's role as a facilitator and agent of change for sustainable development, the British Council announces the opening of applications for the 2024 Circular Culture Programme selection process.
Circular Culture is an initiative by the British Council developed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. It provides financial and training resources to promote artistic exchange between Latin American, Caribbean (LATAC) countries, and the United Kingdom, strengthening cultural festival offerings and promoting the development of a sustainable cultural sector. Additionally, Circular Culture is committed to professionalising the LATAC cultural sector and offers a training scheme for managers with UK experts to integrate sustainable development skills into their cultural management practices.
The Circular Culture Grant offers a total fund of £350,000 (GBP) and is aimed at cultural and artistic festivals - both in-person and digital - taking place in the aforementioned countries. Festivals interested in collaborations, artistic exhibitions, or training activities with British professionals, as well as fostering changes in attitudes, narratives, and practices related to sustainable culture, are encouraged to apply.
The programme reinforces our commitment to promoting festivals, recognising their importance in the dynamics of cities and the promotion of contemporary artistic creation and the expansion of sustainable practices, always championing:
- The exchange between artists, creators and local managers
- Public access to international artists/creators/researchers/scientists
- Opportunities to provide technical skills for sustainable development through training
- The development of knowledge networks
- Global cultural exchange