PERUGIA- The 21st International Journalism Festival will take place in Perugia from 14 to 17 April. Journalists can submit proposals for the programme.
Every April, Perugia hosts the biggest media event in Europe. The next festival (the 21st edition) will take place from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 April 2027. The English-language part of the festival programme will be concentrated on Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 April.
All IJF sessions are free entry for all attendees, without tickets and without registration.
The partial and provisional 2027 programme will be online in February 2027. The definitive 2027 programme will be online in March 2027. For reference, here are the e-brochures and programmes year by year of previous editions of the festival.
Want to be a speaker or propose a session?
To make a main programme proposal, write to proposals@journalismfestival.com. The deadline for receipt of proposals is the close of 31 December 2026. If your proposal is accepted, you will receive a reply between 2 January and 10 January 2027. If your proposal is not accepted, you will not receive a reply.
Your proposal can be for one of the following formats: panel discussion, presentation, workshop, interview, other. Please include in your proposal the title, a brief description and the speaker(s). Please make only one proposal per mail. If you wish to make more than one proposal, use a different mail for each proposal.
For a panel discussion the standard number of speakers is 3 plus moderator (please indicate the 3 speakers and the moderator in your proposal). The standard duration of a panel discussion is 50 minutes.
For a presentation or workshop the standard number of speakers is 1 or 2 (no moderator is necessary). The duration of a presentation or a workshop is flexible.
For an interview the standard set-up is one interviewer and one interviewee. The standard duration of an interview is 30 minutes.
Want to propose a side event?
To make a side events programme proposal, write to side_events@journalismfestival.com. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 14 April 2027.
For more information: https://www.journalismfestival.com
