Manchester International Festival
Large Scale Festival, Manchester
The Brief
To lead an extensive production team in the creation and delivery of the 10th edition of Manchester International Festival, a daring, large scale festival of newly commissioned world-firsts, produced and presented in Manchester.
Specialisms
- Technical Direction
- Production Management
- Props and art department
- Strategic Oversight
What we achieved
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Provided the Head of Production for the festival who fully integrated into the internal team at Factory International, working with the full-time team as well as recruiting a large pool of production staff.
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Successfully delivered 13 brand new works, from exhibitions in warehouses to outdoors life size animals on the streets of Manchester.
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Worked with emergency services, Transport for Greater Manchester, Environmental Health and other stakeholders to ensure the safe and compliant running of the festival.
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Provided production management and scenic/prop build for the opening event.



