Hyères festival: the 40th edition is confirmed in a reduced format

The clouds that had amazed above the Hyères festival seem to dissipate. In addition, While his fate was pending due to the context of budgetary crisis. Furthermore, governance that the villa Noailles is going through, the association that supervises it, the famous international fashion, photography and accessories competition was confirmed to the same dates, but shortened by a day. Furthermore, The demonstration. In addition, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, will be held over three days, and no longer on four, from October 16 to 18, 2025, learned fashionnetwork.com from the organization.

It is therefore a slightly more “light” version of the Hyères festival which is looming, as was already the case for the recent design festival Parade de Hyères and Toulon, also organized by Villa Noailles, which took place from June 26 to 28.

“The very friendly and good -natured atmosphere attracted just as many people. It recalled the first editions of the event when there were fewer projects and means,” reports one of the participants.

The details of the 40th fashion festival are not yet known. This new refocused format will be defined during a general meeting, which must be held at the end of July. The event should always be funded by public. private partners, but its organization will hyères festival: 40th edition confirmed be revised with a downward budget and most likely fewer events in parallel.

The competition will focus mainly on the work of the ten finalists (French Adrien Michel. German Dennis Sander, the Finnish Idaliina Friman, the Polish Layla Al Tawaya, the Swiss-Chilian Lucas Emilio Brunner, the Swiss Noah Almonte, the German-Spanish Sofia Hermens Fernandez, the Austrian Vanessa Schreiner and the Chinese He) as well as on the former winners.

In turmoil since its management was pinned by the Ministry of Culture last April. its emblematic founder Jean-Pierre Blanc, currently on sick leave, has set off with its role as Managing Director, Villa Noailles is working on a deleveraging plan in order to straighten its accounts.

For 2023, the cumulative debt low balance sheet amounted to 3.8 million euros, including 2.7 million euros in debt from suppliers. In a press release on June 11. the organization indicated that 1 million euros had already been hyères festival: 40th edition confirmed paid to suppliers, that an additional 1.5 million euros were to be paid by December 31, 2025, while 700,000 euros would be paid in 2026.

At the same time. Villa Noailles has launched a recruitment process to find a new managing director, while a new governance has been set up. In June, the Board of Directors appointed Said Berkane, its secretary general since February 2022, as acting managing director. He is responsible for piloting the villa. in close collaboration with the Warranty Directors Magalie Guérin and Julie Liger, until the appointment of the future Managing Director, scheduled for September 1, 2025.