Scheduled · Summer edition
For theatre, dance and music companies, orchestral ensembles, theatres, festival partners, touring networks, public and private cultural institutions, music academies and collectives taking part in the Festival Internazionale Fano 2026 at Teatro della Fortuna in Fano, that need festival catalogues, branded shoppers, accreditation badges for press and delegates, guest kits for international artists and audience materials delivered to the venue ahead of opening, with electronic invoicing in EUR and 22% VAT via the Italian Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) of the Agenzia delle Entrate.
The Festival Internazionale Fano is a summer season of theatre, dance and music held each year in Fano in the last week of August, structured around sections dedicated to contemporary theatre, dance, chamber music and early music, complemented by a focus on young ensembles and a programme of meetings with the artists. The 2026 edition centres on the Teatro della Fortuna in Fano, a historic 18th-century theatre in the heart of the Marche town, and draws on a network of partner venues (Cortile di Palazzo Bramante, Chiesa di San Francesco, Arena di Via Cavour) that host decentralised sections of the festival, alongside a pavilion dedicated to young ensembles and a workshop area for open rehearsals. The festival opens with a private preview on Thursday evening, runs across a week of public programming and closes with a final concert on Saturday evening.
From the Milan hub, Corp-Merch.IT coordinates the full merch plan for the theatre, dance and music companies, theatres, festival partners and cultural institutions taking part in the Festival Internazionale Fano: graphic pre-production adaptation (including festival catalogues that call for typographic work, sewn binding, two-colour print or coloured paper stocks), district-level producer selection aligned with the requested processing (Como for silk, Scandicci for leather, Vigevano for small leather goods, Maniago for small metalwork, Murano for art glass, Faenza for ceramics, Padova for technical print, Florence for hand-binding, Fano for traditional straw-weaving), physical pre-production samples for limited editions, and a structured response within 48 working hours of the brief. Festival catalogues and editorial materials are printed on FSC-certified paper with low-impact processes, and on request we add sewn binding, ribbon bookmark and a slipcase with a die-cut window.
For buyers with Italian VAT registration the invoice goes out in EUR with 22% VAT via the Italian Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) of the Agenzia delle Entrate, delivered to the buyer's Codice Destinatario or PEC; reduced 10% VAT rate applies to festival catalogues comparable to editorial publications, 5% to art catalogues under current Italian rules. Reverse charge for intra-EU buyers with a valid VIES number, split payment for public-sector stands and self-invoicing for public entities that request it per art. 17 of DPR 633/72. For clients subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024) we provide a sustainability data sheet per order with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates under the GHG Protocol on the Italian legs and on the provenances from the named districts, aligned with ESRS E1 (Climate Change) and S2 (Workers in the Value Chain).
The festival calendar often overlaps with the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (which runs at the same time a few kilometres away), concentrating in Fano artistic directors, critics, sales agents and international press. Direct deliveries to the Teatro della Fortuna have to be coordinated with the venue's loading calendar and the courier access passes; a buffer at a partner hotel in the centre or at our Milan hub lowers the risk of off-window deliveries. For companies that also have appointments at the Rossini Opera Festival we often propose a single coordination of the logistical plan, with separate packing lists per destination and dedicated on-site labelling. For heavy loads and co-edited catalogues we work with partners specialised in climate-controlled transport so that prints, bindings and programmes keep their condition through the temporary-warehouse phases.
For public institutions or public-sector venues hosting decentralised sections of the festival we operate in split-payment regime with VAT paid directly to the Treasury, and on request we handle the buyer's self-invoice per art. 17 of DPR 633/72. For extra-EU buyers based outside the EU the invoice goes out without Italian VAT citing the relevant regulatory exemption; for intra-EU buyers with a valid VIES number reverse charge applies with the relevant article cited. Goods travel with DDT, packing list and origin declaration, and split deliveries between the Teatro della Fortuna, Cortile di Palazzo Bramante and other partner venues are managed with separate packing lists per destination, dedicated on-site labelling and courier-express tracking. For companies and ensembles structured as cooperatives or associations we pay particular attention to correct bill-to details and to VAT-register reconciliation, aligned with Agenzia delle Entrate guidance.
Official festival catalogues with sewn binding on FSC-certified paper, room programmes for each evening, monographic publications dedicated to the young-ensemble focus, and early-music booklets with critical apparatus and poetic text.
GOTS-certified organic cotton shoppers or FSC-certified paper shoppers, screen-printed totes with the festival's author graphics, linen or recycled-canvas shoppers for high-frequency hand-out across the seven public days, and hand-woven Fano straw pouches for young-ensemble focus delegates.
Recycled-PVC badges for press, delegates and critics, lanyards in RPET or organic cotton with safety clip, press materials (press kit, press folder, artist cards, photo sheets) for accredited journalists, and welcome bags with recycled-glass water bottle and programme sheet for international delegates.
Kits reserved for the 21 August preview for artistic directors and critics, festival objects in Murano glass or Faenza ceramics for public-institution delegates, dedicated shoppers for guests of the decentralised sections, and branded T-shirts for festival volunteers.
Before launching production we confirm artwork, edition size, binding type and on-site recipient. Assigned-space number, rehearsal calendar and dock-in slot must be checked against the latest operational plan issued by the festival organisation and against the courier pass calendar for the Teatro della Fortuna. The venue runs on nominal vehicle passes during the build-up phase, so loading windows must be cross-checked with the courier pass and with the calendar published by the festival's operational secretariat. For sewn-bound festival catalogues and art editions specific packing rules apply: single-piece glassine wrapping, label per edition number, dedicated packing list and, on request, pre-shipment photography.
For an Italian programme routed through Milan, shipments are consolidated at the hub and forwarded by BRT, SDA, GLS or DHL Express Italy with 24-hour windows across most Italian postcodes, and by appointment for direct loads to Teatro della Fortuna in Fano. For programmes above 1,000 pieces we offer appointment delivery with phone pre-notice and, on request, on-site set-up by our staff. For sewn-bound festival catalogues and editorial materials we work with partners specialised in climate-controlled transport so that prints, bindings and bookmarks keep their condition through the temporary-warehouse phases. For clients subject to CSRD reporting (D.Lgs. 125/2024) we provide a sustainability data sheet per PO with Scope 3 CO₂e estimates under the GHG Protocol on the Italian legs and on the provenances from the named districts, aligned with ESRS E1 (Climate Change) and S2 (Workers in the Value Chain).
For public institutions or public-sector venues hosting decentralised sections of the festival we operate in split-payment regime with VAT paid directly to the Treasury, and on request we handle the buyer's self-invoice per art. 17 of DPR 633/72. For extra-EU buyers based outside the EU the invoice goes out without Italian VAT citing the relevant regulatory exemption; for intra-EU buyers with a valid VIES number reverse charge applies with the relevant article cited. Goods travel with DDT, packing list and origin declaration, and split deliveries between the Teatro della Fortuna, Cortile di Palazzo Bramante, Chiesa di San Francesco and other partner venues are managed with separate packing lists per destination, dedicated on-site labelling and courier-express tracking.
Eight to ten weeks is the safest window for sewn-bound festival catalogues, early-music booklets and screen-printed shoppers with the festival's author graphics. Tighter programmes are possible only after stock, print methods and Teatro della Fortuna venue access are all confirmed, and accepting to work on reduced quantities or on stock items without complex customisation.
Only after the festival organisation has confirmed the loading window, the venue access and the named consignee. For sewn-bound catalogues and art editions specific packing conditions must be agreed in advance (single-piece glassine wrapping, label per edition number, dedicated packing list) to preserve the integrity of the prints through the temporary-warehouse stages.
Yes. Festival catalogues, public shoppers, accreditation badges for press and delegates, press materials and preview VIP kits can be packed and labelled as separate lots, each tied to its audience and its delivery point (Teatro della Fortuna, Cortile di Palazzo Bramante, Chiesa di San Francesco, other partner venues). We prepare separate packing lists per destination with dedicated on-site labelling.
No. Corp-Merch.IT is an external, independent B2B supplier that helps theatre, dance and music companies, theatres, festival partners and cultural institutions prepare their own merch for the festival. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the cultural foundation that promotes the season, nor the Teatro della Fortuna in Fano or the partner venues that host the decentralised sections, and is not part of the institutional or curatorial circuit of the festival.
Corp-Merch.IT is an external, independent B2B supplier to participating companies, theatres and cultural institutions. This page helps teams prepare their merch for the festival; it does not represent the cultural foundation that organises the Festival Internazionale Fano, nor the Teatro della Fortuna in Fano or the partner venues that host the decentralised sections.