📢 Open Call for Festivals 🎭 Organized by: UNIMA International Festival Commission The PASSPORT program invites festivals to support young UNIMA members—puppeteers and students—by giving them the opportunity to attend international events and gain practical experience in festival organization and programming. By participating, your festival can: Offer free accommodation and festival tickets to young artists […]
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Questionnaire for the Directory of Puppet Museums and Puppet Collections 📢 Open Call for Museums & Collections 🎭 Organized by: UNIMA International Heritage Commission The UNIMA International Heritage Commission invites museums and collection holders to complete the Directory of Puppet Museums and Puppet Collections questionnaire which aims to collect information on puppet museums and diverse […]
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19–22 February 2026 Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria Language: English UNIMA International, in partnership with the State Puppet Theatre – Plovdiv and AKT-UNIMA Bulgaria, is pleased to announce the UNIMA South-East Europe Regional Meeting. The meeting is part of the project “Together Again” (BG-RRP-11.021-0003) within the Europe and Beyond programme of the Municipality of Plovdiv and is […]
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Join UNIMA-Canada, UNIMA-USA, Puppeteers of America and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center on Zoom for a first ever virtual gathering of Canadian and US puppeteers on Monday, January 12th at 8 pm EST. – This event is in English, is free, and lasts approximately 75 minutes. Led by Mark Blashford, this gathering will feature short […]
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We invite theatre companies and independent artists to apply for participation in the upcoming festival BÁBKARSKÁ BYSTRICA 2026, the 25th International Festival of the Contemporary Puppet Theatre for Children and Adults, organized by The Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The 25th edition continues the festival’s tradition as a platform for artists […]
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– Letter from the President and the General Secretary of UNIMA Dear Colleagues, These first seven months at the helm of UNIMA International have taken us around the world, allowing us to discover your remarkable projects—projects that unite, inspire, and structure the development of the art of puppetry. They have made us realize the scope […]
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