Cultural managers from more than European 30 cities have brought together their ideas and creativity to treat Moldovan audiences and politicians to a new kind of cultural vibe as part of Tandem Festival. The event will be held in Chisinau from 25–27 May 2012, under the aegis of the Romanian Culture Institute, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to a press release from the Soros-Moldova Foundation, some of the Festival's attractions include: a fusion between Berlin fashion and rural Moldavian embroiderers, leading to a presentation in nearby Palanca; a road-trip band travelling from north-east England to Moldova – culminating in a performance; a co-production between France and Ukraine bringing us a novel short film screening; exploring the mystic tale of the famous ship Towarishch Gorch Fock in dramatic form; and several debates on the impact of cultural policy reform in the EU, Ukraine, and Moldova. The Festival is the grand finale of a year-long collaboration project called Tandem, which the European Cultural Foundation  (ECF) launched with partners in 2011. Partly funded by the European Commission through the CULTURE-Program, Robert Bosch Stiftung and ECF, Tandem connects cultural managers from European Union countries and neighboring countries – in this case Moldova and Ukraine – who want to build long-term partnerships and expand their skills and networks. The Festival starts off with informal debates on May 25 at 13:30 at the Museum of Zemstva, and the official opening starts at 19:00. Entry is free. The Festival is organized by Tandem participants and the project's partners: Mitost (Berlin), CAE (Brussels), The Cultural Management Center (Lvov), the Romanian Culture Institute Mihai Eminescu (Chisinau) and the Soros-Moldova Foundation/Culture Policies Program.