THE APEFE — the Association of Promoters of Shows, Festivals and Events was born this year and has mapped out as a goal to return the VAT of live shows and exhibitions to 6%. And also want to look at the safety laws and alcohol.
Jorge Lopes, the festival’s spring Tides, Alvaro Graves, responsible for the organization of the festival In the Alive, and, among others, Paulo Dias, who runs the Tivoli Theatre and the producer of Wow, founded the APEFE — the Association of Promoters of Shows, Festivals and Events, which was born with the new year to “unite efforts between the actors of the sector in order to improve the offer of shows and festivals in Portugal and, inherently, leverage areas vital to the Country, as the culture, tourism and the economy,” according to a statement sent to newsrooms,” according to a statement sent to newsrooms.
In the first year of office the newly elected direction you want to “roll back the VAT of live shows and exhibitions to 6%,” says the same document of the association.
“The promoters, entrepreneurs and cultural agents have made an effort to keep ticket prices among the lowest in Europe, to ensure the access performances to all audiences”, they support the entrepreneurs of the shows, festivals and events, evoking the article 78.º of the Portuguese Constitution, of the access of all citizens to culture.
The association was born to fill a gap in the representation of the sector, explains Jorge Lopes to the DN, by phone. “We know of the existence of the Aporfest [Portuguese Association of Music Festivals], but does not have the promoters represented.” “Never been displayed”, says the owner of the ENP Entertainment, responsible for Festivals in the spring Tides, which is held annually in Vila Nova Gaia.
The association says you also want to position themselves “as the interlocutor of their constituents along all entities, public and private, related to the sector”, says the statement. “We want equal rights and better opportunities for all”, stresses the president of the APEFE, Jorge Lopes of the ENP Entertainment, in the same statement.
in Addition to the intention to lower the VAT rate of 6% instead of the current 13%, they also want to see debated with the importance of the issues “to the security legislation and the law of the alcohol.”
“The security legislation in theaters was discussed with security companies and law enforcement authorities, but not with the promoters because there was an association,” says Jorge Lopes, on the necessity of creating the association.
On the law of alcohol, prohibited under the age of 18 years, the newly-created APEFE you want “a clarification about the methodology of control,” says Jorge Lopes. Today, some festivals choose to give a bracelet to anyone who is a minor, others leave that supervision for anyone who is selling drinks. “It is a law and must be complied with, there is now to be a clarification of the methodology of enforcing the law,” she details. The association has a working group that will submit a proposal to the secretary of state. For this and other areas.
According to Jorge Lopes, the association intends to take a picture of the sector that provide concrete numbers about its impact on the economy. Today, it is estimated the president of the APEFE, the accounts will be between 100 and 150 million euros a year. Only the sale of tickets is between 50 and 60 million euros, estimated the president of the APEFE.
from The direction of the association are also part of Paul’s Days (WOW) and Alvaro Graves (Everything is New) as vice-chairmen, Sandra Day (Force of Production) as Treasurer and Ana Rangel (Plan 6) as secretary. The mandates have the duration of two years. You can subscribe to all promoters who are registered in the Inspection-General of Cultural Activities (IGAC).
Among the founders of the APEFE are still To the South of the World, the Better World, the Tenth Hill, Group Chiado, H2N, Live Act, Mandrake, Music in the Heart, Primeartists, Associate Producers, Regiconcerto, Rhythms & Blues Alley Music, Sounds in Transit, Uguru and Vibes & Beats.
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