Beautiful people at AGM'11 and Babel Med, Marseille

(c) Thomas Op de Beeck, Juana Burillo & Sarah Vereycken

AWME 2011 SHOWCASE APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON!

With only 10 days remaining, local and international artists are invited to apply for a showcase performance slot on the global stage at the 2011 Australasian World Music Expo (AWME), taking place in Melbourne from 17th – 20th November.

Artists interested in being part of the fourth Australasian World Music Expo are invited to apply through Sonicbids or via the AWME website before Friday 29 April 2011.

KAMS : International markets travel fund

With aim of supporting Korean presence at the international music and performing arts markets, Korea Arts Management Service launched open call for submissions from company tour managers and independent producers.

For 2011, KAMS also supports individual participation to 2 markets that are a member of the EFWMF: 

• AWME(Australia) for Yien
• Mercado Cultural da Bahia (Brazil) for Tori Ensemble, Dulsori and Seoul Fringe Network 

The application was closed on March 25(Fri.) and the final list of recipients will soon be announced.

More Info: gokams.or.kr

New Artistic Director for MMVV

The musician Marc Lloret is the new artistic director of Mercat Musica Viva de Vic (MMVV). Marc Lloret has two musical advisers: Maria Lladó, music coordinator of Institut Ramon Llull, and Oriol Roca, music and co-director of Fourni, a management company. Vic's City Council and the Catalan Government has agreed this new artistic direction team.

Marc Lloret is co-director of PopArb music Festival, in Arbúcies (Catalunya), and is musician and Keyboard player of Mishima, a pop-rock group. From 2006 to 2009, he has worked in the management and production company Produccions Contrabaix. He has also coordinated the guide of Catalan Sounds, published by Institut Ramon Llull.
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MMVV
Historiador Ramon Abadal i Vinyals, 5, 2a
08500 Vic
T. +34 938 833 100 F. +34 938 832 626
mmvv@vic.cat
www.mmvv.cat

Infoday ACP-Cultures II & ACP films II

INVITATION : 23 MARS 2011 à 10h SECRÉTARIAT ACP, av Georges Henri, 451, B1200 BRUXELLES

First call for proposals :  March 1 st to June 30th 2011 Objectives Ø      Enhancement of the creation and production of cultural goods and services in the ACP States in an interregional ACP context. Ø      Support for better access to local, regional, intra-ACP, European and international markets for ACP cultural goods and services. Ø      Strengthening of the capacities of cultural stakeholders, operators and entrepreneurs in the ACP States. Priorities Ø      Special attention will be given to actions whose partnership includes the Caribbean and/or Pacific regions due to their special geographical situation. Ø      Intra-ACP cooperation is in essence geographical and occurs at supra-regional level Ø      Emphasis is placed on support of South-South cooperation Ø      Proposed actions must take account of the economic and social dimension of culture Ø      Priority will be given to actions with real relevance for ACP final beneficiaries. Applicant and partners Non-governmental organisations (NGO) or private s ector bodies excepting public televisions in one case, nationals of one of the eligible ACP States, a European Union applicant or EEA Member State, whose bylaws are registered from at least two years. Geographic coverage Actions must take place in one or several eligible countries : Ø      3 geographical areas (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Ø      6 ACP regions. Ø      27 member states of the European Union and 78 eligible ACP States . Ø      Final beneficiaries must be in ACP countries. Cuba , South Africa and Overseas countries and territories (OCTs) are under special rules. Partnership Ø      At least three (3) partners, including the applicant, from two ACP states Ø      When partnership involves African countries only, partners must come from two (2) African regions Ø      The number of ACP partners must be higher Grant Amount 100.000 to 500.000 Euros (up to 800.000 Euro for cinema/audiovisual distribution/promotion), may not exceed 80% of the eligible budget Sectors or themes Lot 1: ACP Films II. Cinema/Audiovisual (7 Million Euros) Ø      Production •    Documentaries, TV series and films, animation films, full length films, radio programmes, etc .  Ø      Distribution/Promotion •    Distribution and dissemination of ACP works, support for programming of ACP works, broadcasters, networking of professionals, digital dissemination and exploitation, radio programming.  Ø      Training/Professional development •    Developing capacities in cinema, audiovisual and radio activities so as to build the professionalism of these sectors in the intra-ACP area through initial or continuing training and training of trainers. Lot 2: ACP Cultures II. All cultural sectors other than cinema and audiovisual (5 million Euros) •    Theatre, music, dance, written and oral literature, books and publishing, the plastic and visual arts, photography, applied arts, performing arts, development of the material and immaterial heritage, architecture, design, fashion, artisan/crafts activities, cultural tourism, etc.  Ø      Branches of activity related to the creation, production and distribution •    Encouraging ACP cultural operators to cooperate and work at trans-national level, to develop common cultural activities and to foster the emergence of an ‘industrial fabric’ of ACP cultures.  Ø      Branches of activity related to training and professional development •    Developing capacities in artistic and cultural occupations so as to improve the professionalism of the cultural sector in the intra-ACP area through ongoing training and the training of trainers. More information at : http://www.acpfilms.eu (lot 1) and http://www.acpcultures.eu (Lot 2) Mail your questions : info@acpfilms.eu (Lot 1) or questions@acpcultures.eu (Lot 2) Next information  Sessions : May 4th 2011 at 10 h