FIBER Festival

What FIBER Festival does

FIBER Festival is an Amsterdam-based interdisciplinary non-profit foundation (Stichting FIBER) founded in 2010-2011 that operates at the intersection of audiovisual art, digital culture, and electronic music. Its core offering is the annual FIBER Festival, a four-day multi-venue event that presents emerging and established artists through live performances, club nights, exhibitions, and a daytime symposium. The organization also runs a year-round Reassemble Lab program exploring art, technology, and ecology through workshops, residencies, and collaborative research; the FIBER x The Rest Is Noise annual New Year's concert series at Muziekgebouw; the FIBER x ADE collaboration during Amsterdam Dance Event; and discrete research projects such as Cartographies of the Vanishing Now and the Choreographic Coding Lab. Its target audience consists of art and music enthusiasts seeking immersive experiences and emerging artists and creative researchers seeking visibility, networks, and professional development opportunities.

FIBER's business model is that of a publicly funded Dutch cultural non-profit with diversified revenue streams. Income is generated from ticket and festival pass sales (early bird passes at EUR 50), workshop and lab participant fees (EUR 28.50-150 depending on participant type), corporate sponsorships and partnerships, individual donations, and material institutional grants from Dutch and European public funders including Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds), Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), CIIIC, Netherlands Film Fund, and Fonds Podiumkunsten. The organization holds ANBI status (Dutch public benefit organization designation) and complies with the Cultural Code of Governance, Code Diversity & Inclusion, and Fair Practice Code. Distribution is event-driven and venue-based, with ticketing through the Stager platform and Ticketmaster, marketing through email newsletter, Telegram, Instagram, Substack editorial, and earned media, and physical programming across Amsterdam venues including Melkweg, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Tolhuistuin, Garage Noord, Orgelpark, and Brakke Grond.

The organization is small (22 employees/core team), board-governed, and operates without external investors or parent companies. Underlying technology and proprietary programming include the OTHERWORLDS multidimensional multiplayer XR production (A MAZE./Berlin 2026 nominee, Lumen Prize 2025 finalist), the Futures of Listening spatial sound consortium using 4DSOUND technology, and lab programs covering regenerative technologies, permacomputing, and spatial audio research. International footprint is selectively European through residency partnerships with NEW NOW Festival in Germany and Semibreve Festival in Portugal.

Name

FIBER Festival

Legal name

Stichting FIBER

Website

https://fiber-space.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIBER Festival is an Amsterdam-based non-profit foundation that produces an annual audiovisual art, digital culture, and electronic music festival alongside year-round lab programs, serving emerging artists, creative researchers, and culturally engaged audiences in the Netherlands and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-disciplinary Arts Festival Production

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Environmental & Sustainability Events (Earth Day, Clean-Up Festivals) (MPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Party DJ, Music & Audio Services (HSACACAI)

Keywords

• Audiovisual art festival
• Electronic music events
• Digital culture programming
• Art technology residencies
• Cultural nonprofit events

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Festival and Event Tickets: Revenue from selling tickets and passes to FIBER Festival (annual multi-day event), FIBER x The Rest Is Noise concerts, FIBER x ADE events, and other performances. Early bird passes, standard passes, and special event tickets.
2. Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate sponsors and brand partnerships through the Partner & Sponsorship program. Partners include creative and cultural organisations, education institutions, and media companies.
3. Donations: As a non-profit foundation, FIBER accepts donations to support their work connecting up-and-coming artists with audiences.
4. Workshop and Lab Fees: Revenue from workshop participation fees, lab programs, and educational offerings. Fees vary: €45 normal / €28.50 students for workshops; €80 independent artists, €40 students, €150 corporate for Reassemble Lab.
5. Institutional Funding and Grants: Support from Creative Industries Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, and other cultural funding bodies. ANBI status (Dutch public benefit organization).

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

FIBER is a Dutch non-profit foundation that produces and presents an annual multi-day festival of audiovisual art, digital culture and electronic music across Amsterdam venues, alongside a year-round programme of concerts, residencies, workshops, labs and research projects at the intersection of art, technology and ecology. Its deliverables are event-based experiences (festival, concert series, performances, exhibitions, workshops, residencies) plus editorial content (podcast archive, Substack essays) and large-scale commissioned productions such as OTHERWORLDS.

Product overview

FIBER is an Amsterdam-based interdisciplinary organization that presents a portfolio of artistic productions at the intersection of audiovisual art, digital culture, and electronic music. The core offering is the annual FIBER Festival, complemented by the FIBER x The Rest Is Noise concert series, the nomadic Reassemble Lab programme exploring art/technology/ecology themes, and the FIBER Podcast Archive spanning 2011-2020. Additional offerings include editorial publications like Writing Wildness, past event series like Coded Matter(s) (2013-2018), and research projects such as Cartographies of the Vanishing Now and Choreographic Coding Lab. The organization also partners with events like Amsterdam Dance Event and presents spatial sound programming through Aural Spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FIBER Festival Annual multi-day festival presenting audiovisual art, digital culture, and electronic music across multiple Amsterdam venues, featuring live performances, club nights, exhibitions, and a daytime symposium programme. For audiences interested in experimental electronic music and digital culture.
• FIBER x The Rest Is Noise Annual New Year's concert series at Muziekgebouw presenting experimental music performances with video art, light scenography and stage design. For audiences seeking experimental boundary-pushing music and audiovisual experiences.
• Reassemble Lab Multi-year nomadic lab programme connecting festival editions, exploring art, technology and ecology through workshops, collaborative working sessions, field trips and discussions. Includes parts such as Weaving With Worlds, Sound Ecologies, Natural Intelligence, and (De)Growing Infrastructures. For independent artists, researchers, students and corporate participants.
• FIBER x ADE Annual collaboration with Amsterdam Dance Event featuring audiovisual performances at Melkweg Cinema, pairing musicians with visual artists for live collaborations. For audiences attending ADE and fans of live audiovisual performance.
• Aural Spaces Spatial music sessions in collaboration with The Concertgebouw and 4DSOUND, featuring immersive audio experiences using omnidirectional sound environments. For audiences interested in spatial audio and immersive sound art.
• OTHERWORLDS Multidimensional multiplayer participatory performance using Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality environments, rooted in Ukrainian pagan traditions and seasonal rituals. Selected for A MAZE. / Berlin 2026 Awards nomination, Lumen Prize 2025 finalist, and Art*VR Festival Prague Special Jury Mention.
• Futures of Listening Consortium Two-year programme exploring the future of spatial sound and immersive audio through four interconnected research areas, residency programmes, listening events, symposia and community workshops. For academic researchers, artists and audio professionals.
• Cartographies of the Vanishing Now Research and development project exploring sensory art and alternative cartographic methods to remap reality in the age of environmental collapse. Includes residencies, publication and collaborative research with partners including Valley of the Possible (Chilean Andes), Waag and Simulacrum Magazine.
• Choreographic Coding Lab International travelling laboratory bringing together code-savvy artists, creative coders and dancers to translate choreography into digital form. Co-organised with Motion Bank and ICK Amsterdam.
• Coded Matter(s) Event and workshop series exploring creative coding practices in art, design and music, featuring talks, workshops and performances. Historical programme (2013-2018).
• FIBER Podcast Archive Podcast series (2011-2020) featuring electronic music mixes with accompanying texts exploring artistic influences, ideas and techniques. 40 episodes featuring artists like Dustin, upsammy, Conforce and Alex Downey.
• Writing Wildness Editorial archive of essays, reflections and interviews responding to FIBER Festival 2025's theme, offering critical insights into artistic practices around wildness, ecology and technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10th anniversary edition celebrated in 2025 with pluriversal approach to wildness exploring human, technology, and ecosystem entanglements
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

39 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Waag FuturelabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of (De)Growing Infrastructures evening and From Generative to Regenerative Technology workshop. Partnership exploring regenerative technologies, permacomputing, and symbiotic energy systems.
• Zone2SourcemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner at Amstelpark for workshops including Fermenting Electricity and Worlding Electricity series exploring microbial fuel cells and regenerative computation.
• Warming Up FestivalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization for (De)Growing Infrastructures program as part of Warming Up Festival's theme The Art of Coexisting. Presented by FIBER and Waag Futurelab.
• iMAL (Brussels)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative industries partner providing support for OTHERWORLDS production alongside Netherlands Film Fund and Creative Industries Fund NL.
• NEW NOW FestivalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean residency partnership at Zeche Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage in Essen, Germany. FIBER x NEW NOW residency for artists exploring mining histories and future imaginaries of energy.
• Semibreve FestivalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean residency partnership for FIBER x Semibreve at Gerês-Xurês biosphere reserve in Portugal for artistic research on natural resources and ecological intelligence.
• MelkwegcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual FIBER x ADE partnership at Melkweg Cinema for audiovisual performance programming during Amsterdam Dance Event.
• Muziekgebouw aan 't IJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for FIBER x The Rest Is Noise New Year's concert series presenting experimental music and audiovisual performances.
• The Rest Is NoisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration for annual New Year's concert series now in its ninth edition, celebrating bold and experimental music with video art, light scenography, and technology.
• Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual FIBER x ADE partnership for club programming during Europe's largest electronic music industry gathering.
• Garage NoordmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for FIBER Festival club nights featuring forward-thinking electronic music.
• Brakke GrondmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for FIBER Festival exhibition programming in Amsterdam.
• OrgelparkmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for FIBER Festival concert programming featuring live performances by international artists.
• TILLATECmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for FIBER Festival live performances and club nights with LazerGazer and other artists.
• The ConcertgebouwmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Aural Spaces spatial sound program at Concertgebouw's Kleine Zaal, featuring 4DSOUND installation and performances by Grand River.
• 4DSOUNDcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpatial sound technology partner for Aural Spaces and Futures of Listening consortium. 4DSOUND is a unique sound system combining hardware and software for omnidirectional sound environments.
• Motion BankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Choreographic Coding Lab 2019, bringing together international creative coders, choreographers, and digital artists for five-day prototyping lab.
• ICK AmsterdammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Choreographic Coding Lab 2019 alongside Motion Bank and FIBER, focused on intersection of dance, choreography, and digital tools.
• DansmakersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue host for Choreographic Coding Lab Amsterdam 2019 in Amsterdam North.
• iii (interactive)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Futures of Listening consortium exploring spatial sound through residency programmes, listening events, and symposia.
• Royal Conservatoire The Hague (Art of Sound)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Futures of Listening consortium through Art of Sound program.
• Leiden University (SSC and ACPA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Futures of Listening consortium through Spatial Computing & Perception Lab and Leiden Conservatory.
• University of the Arts The HaguemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Futures of Listening consortium providing research expertise in arts and design.
• MONOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in Futures of Listening consortium for cross-border spatial sound research.
• PXL-Music ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in Futures of Listening consortium at PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
• CTM festivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in Futures of Listening consortium and existing cultural collaboration in electronic music and digital arts.
• Xandra van der EijkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiator and mentor for Cartographies of the Vanishing Now project, co-creating research on sensory art and alternative cartographic methods for understanding ecological instability.
• Mark IJzermanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiator and mentor for Cartographies of the Vanishing Now project exploring interaction between sound, light, and ecological systems.
• Valley of the PossiblemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt and research refuge in Chilean Andes providing residency context for artistic research on ecological themes and collaborative projects.
• WaagmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Cartographies of the Vanishing Now project with Miha Turšič providing expertise in space technologies and open design.
• Simulacrum MagazineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublication partner for FIBER x Simulacrum Call For Papers on Practising Exposure theme.
• Parabol StudiomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partner developing visual language and graphic design for FIBER Festival campaigns including 2026 Fragile Forces theme.
• Deborah MoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAudiovisual artist and designer collaborating with Parabol Studio on FIBER 2026 festival campaign visuals.
• Sunjoo LeemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIBER Lab Resident 2025 conducting Electric Garden research on microbial fuel cells and electricity fermentation from bacteria.
• Noam Youngrak SonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunication designer and design theorist co-leading Worlding Electricity workshop series with Sunjoo Lee.
• Solar ProtocolmajorTechnology or IntegrationSolar-powered server network project by Tega Brain, Alex Nathanson, and Benedetta Piantella. Core technology partnership for Natural Intelligence lab exploring fossil-free internet infrastructure.
• A LabmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue host for Reassemble Lab: Natural Intelligence in Amsterdam, located in former Shell building representing symbolic location for sustainability discussions.
• MozFest (Mozilla Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival partnership for Natural Intelligence lab kickoff program exploring fossil-free internet themes.
• Creative Coding UtrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative coding community providing support for first installment of Electric Garden installation in Utrecht.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Regional players

• Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE): Amsterdam-based mega-festival and industry conference for electronic music. Not a direct programming competitor (much larger, industry-focused), but a recurring year-round collaboration partner for FIBER x ADE programming.

Broad incumbents

• Sónar: Barcelona-based pioneering festival of advanced music and audiovisual art. Comparable in core category (electronic music + digital art + audiovisual performance) but operates at significantly larger scale with a strong commercial and international tour model.

Direct peers

• TodaysArt: The Hague-based festival of contemporary art, music, and digital culture. Very similar positioning in the Dutch experimental electronic/digital arts space, with comparable lab, residency, and artist-development programs.
• CTM Festival: Berlin-based festival for adventurous music and art, with a strong research and publication programme. Directly comparable in programming at the intersection of electronic music, digital culture, and critical discourse; existing partner in FIBER's Futures of Listening consortium.
• Berlin Atonal: Berlin-based festival for experimental electronic music, audiovisual performance, and large-scale sound installations. Comparable focus on immersive audiovisual experiences and emerging artists in industrial/architectural venues.
• MUTEK: Montreal-headquartered international festival of digital arts and electronic music with editions in multiple cities. Similar positioning on audiovisual performance, digital creativity, and artist development, with broader international footprint.
• Sonic Acts: Amsterdam-based biennial festival and research organization for art, technology, and ecology. Directly comparable in mission, audience, and Amsterdam location, also focused on audiovisual art, digital culture, and the intersection of technology and ecology.
• Le Guess Who?: Utrecht-based festival curating experimental music, sound art, and audiovisual performances. Closely aligned audience and curatorial philosophy, with similar artist-discovery and emerging-talent focus.
• Unsound: Krakow-based festival for experimental and electronic music with strong commissions and residency components. Highly comparable in focus on emerging artists, sound art, and interdisciplinary lab programming.

Others

• Waag Futurelab: Amsterdam-based interdisciplinary research lab at the intersection of technology, art, and society. Not a direct competitor; functions as a strategic co-development partner (Waag Futurelab co-organizes Reassemble Lab programs with FIBER) and shares the art/technology/ecology thesis.

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Funding overview

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