{{Short description|Former global organization}} The '''Fédération Internationale des Organisations de Festivals''' ('''FIDOF''', "International Federation of Festival Organizations") was an organization to hold and organize festivals worldwide. It was established in 1966, and headquartered in Split, Yugoslavia with Secretary General professor Armando Moreno.<ref>""Encyclopedia of Associations 1985", by Gale Research Company, Katherine Gruber [https://books.google.com/books?id=B1k7AAAAMAAJ&q=FIDOF p. 71]</ref><ref>[http://www.musiccouncil.org/pages/directory/intlfederationoffestivalorgs.htm FIDOF profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901081943/http://www.musiccouncil.org/pages/directory/intlfederationoffestivalorgs.htm |date=2009-09-01 }} at the U.S. National Music Council website</ref> Later, it was headquartered in California, United States, where it was registered as a Section 501(c) non-profit organization.<ref name=home>{{Cite web |url=http://www.morenofidof.org/ |title=FIDOF home page |access-date=2009-02-03 |archive-date=2002-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021004221033/http://www.morenofidof.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was the member of the U.S. National Music Council. The organization ceased to exist in 2005 after the death of its founder.<ref name="UIA" />
The main role of FIDOF was to provide coordination of festivals and other cultural events through arranging their dates and publicizing them through the International English Monthly Bulletins, which were distributed among the members.<ref name=home/>
FIDOF had 220 individual members and more than 1,000 affiliated organizations. It was also associated with 320 festivals held in 72 countries. FIDOF participated in the organization of festivals mainly in the countries of Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and was a member of the International Music Council of UNESCO. The FIDOF Directorate included show business figures from the USA, Germany, Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malta, Turkey, Sweden, Japan and others.<ref name=home/>
FIDOF awarded outstanding performers with diplomas. In addition, the organization has established a special ''Distant accord award'', awarded for contributions to the music industry, to festival organizers.<ref name="home" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Алла Пугачева биография, фото, карьера, личная жизнь |url=https://www.rbc.ru/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=РБК |language=ru}}</ref>
==FIDOF members== {{Expand list|date=February 2011}} *Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk (since 1998) *MakFest *Voice of Asia *Splitski festival (Split song festival) (since 1966.)
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="UIA">{{cite web |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100000459 |title=International Federation of Festival Organizations |date=2009 |website=Open Yearbook |publisher=Union of International Associations |access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref> }}
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Category:Festival organizations Category:International non-profit organizations Category:Organizations established in 1966 Category:Organizations disestablished in 2005 Category:Charities based in California Category:1966 establishments in Yugoslavia Category:2005 disestablishments in California
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