Photography festivals are stronger together. IPFA gives your festival or fair direct access to a global community of peers, resources, and opportunities that would take years to build alone. We connect festival directors, support exhibition exchanges, advocate for the sector, and create spaces where the people shaping photography culture can actually meet. More than 100 festivals and fairs across five continents are already part of it.
What do you get?
Festivals Membership
International promotion of your festival
Open calls and activities through IPFA’s communication channels.
Dedicated visibility through IPFA Visits
Instagram content highlighting your festival, programme, exhibitions and local context.
Participation in the IPFA Award programme
Giving your festival access to international artists and new photographic projects.
Presence in the IPFA Newspaper
Distributed through photography festivals, including printed copies for your own festival.
The opportunity to present exhibitions
in Barcelona at Sala Golfes.
Access to IPFA WhatsApp groups for direct communication:
exchange and collaboration between festival directors.
Possibilities for exhibition exchanges and collaborations
collaborations with other festivals in the network.
Exclusive members-only mentorships on Erasmus+ programmes,
funding strategies, partnerships and festival management.
A 10% discount on Picter.
A 1-year free plan on the InPhoto App.
