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Why is it important to register on Festival Finder.eu?
Last modified on: 10/10/2022
FestivalFinder.eu is an online search tool for audiences to discover all arts festivals, from music to theatre, streets arts to dance, literature, etc. in 45 countries in Europe near and far. FestivalFinder.eu serves as a tool to explore the other partners before applying for EFFEA.
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When will the Jury publish the results?
Last modified on: 10/10/2022
Results announcement: January 2023
Publication of the 50 selected artists and festivals on the EFFEA platform: Jan/Feb 2023
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Does the artist need to belong to a different country than the country from one of the 3 partner festivals?
Last modified on: 10/10/2022
The individuals involved as artist should have a nationality of or a residence address in one of the eligible countries.
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Can festivals apply as leading festivals more than one time?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
A festival can apply for one project as a leading festival and apply for multiple grants as a partner festival in other projects. An artist can be supported by maximum one EFFEA grant.
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Do the festival partners need to register on Festival Finder.eu?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
Yes, both the leading festival and the partner festivals need to register on FestivalFinder.eu.
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Is it necessary to hold the EFFE Label to apply for EFFEA?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
Even if holding the EFFE Label can be an added value it is not mandatory. Festivals only need to register on FestivalFinder.eu.
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Can the residencies continue after December 2023?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
The start and end date of the residency must fall within the grant period. This means that the start date of the residence must be earliest 1 February 2023 and the end date of the residence must be latest 31 December 2023. The applicants are free to start earlier or end later as long as the costs related to the extension is not included in the budget submitted to EFFEA.
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Who needs to sign the letter of intent?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
- The leading festival signs the letter of intent with two other partner festivals.
- The leading festival signs the letter of intent with the artist/collective/group.
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Is there an age limitation for the artists that want to apply?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
There is no age limitation for the artists in any of the two categories
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Can the Festivals apply with an ensemble, group, or collective?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
The artist can be an individual artist, a collective of artists, an artist(s) company, or an artist’s ensemble.
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What is EFFEA Intake Seminar and EFFEA Outtake Seminar
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
Online seminars with the selected artists and festival programmers
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If the Festivals are selected: does the artist have to go to all three partners or the partnership can be in other ways?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
Category one “Discovery”: a presenter from (minimum) 2 partner festivals will come to the leading festival place to work with the artist or the artist can go to the 2 partner festivals.
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Why do we have to add 1600€ (category I) or 3000€ (category II) from our own to the budget?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
The amount that you must add from your own budget is 20% of the grant value. Half of it is your minimum own investment in the residency of your artist and the other half is your contribution to the overall project.
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Why do we have to contribute 800€/1500€ to the overall project
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
The grant that EFA receives from the EC only covers 80% of the total budget. The remaining 20% is partly funded by EFA and its partners and partly by the selected applicants.
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When will the grant be paid?
Last modified on: 11/10/2022
70% of the grant amount (5.600/10.500€) will be paid within 2 weeks after the signing of the agreement with EFA 20% of the grant amount (1.600/3.000€) will be paid latest in December 2023.
10% won’t be paid as it corresponds to your contribution to the overall project -
Is it possible to apply with an already existing network project?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
If the network project meets the requirements of this call, it should be perfectly possible.
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Is co-funding allowed?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Co-funding of 20% from the festival side is mandatory.
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How does an individual artist register to be part of a festival?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
The artist does not need to be part of a festival but needs to establish a collaboration with at least 3 different festivals to apply for the EFFEA Grant.
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May the collaboration be between different types of festivals? (e.g. music, cinema, theatre)
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Yes, this is possible.
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Are theatres and foundations also eligible for the funding?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Theatres and foundations are also eligible for the funding if they are organising a festival.
The definition of a festival is:
- A festival has its primary focus on the development, presentation and/or participation in arts and culture.
- A festival occurs in a defined area/region and a defined period of time.
- A festival exists for at least one edition.
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How can an emerging artist find a festival partner?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Artists can find festivals to create a partnership on FestivalFinder.eu
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Are there any guidelines as to how the budget should be distributed between the leading and participating festivals?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
The distribution of the budget is up to the leading festival in agreement with the 2 other festivals. The partnership will have to agree on the division of the budget. There is no percentage given in relation to the division of it. It must show how the artist is supported in the best way. This can be very different project by project .
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Do the artists need to contact the festivals directly?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Yes.
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Can festivals have partnerships with more than 3 festivals?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
Yes and having more partners can be an additional asset.
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If the artist in residence presents the work/work in progress only at the leading festival, what is the role of the partner-festivals for the discovery category?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
If the artist in residence presents the work/work in progress only at the leading festival, the partner-festivals for the discovery category are present for the workshop and as mentors
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How long should be the residency?
Last modified on: 14/10/2022
There is no limit for the residency time. It can be a couple of days, weeks, months. The start and end date of the residency must fall within the grant period. This means that the start date of the residence must be 1 February 2023 at the earliest and the end date of the residence must be no later than 31 December 2023. The applicants are free to start earlier or end later as long as the costs related to the extension are not included in the budget submitted to EFFEA.
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Problem with login?
Last modified on: 10/11/2022
The 2 platforms FestivalFinder.eu and EFFEA are not linked at this moment. Your login on FestivalFinder.eu can not be used for EFFEA.
- On FestivalFinder.eu you already have an account or you create an account when creating for the first time your festival edition.
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Does the lead festival have to contribute financially?
Last modified on: 29/11/2022
Co-funding of 20% from the festival side is mandatory but this contribution should be agreed upon by the three festivals composing the EFFEA Partnership.
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Is the leading festival responsible for the whole financial organisation? Or what is the expected structure for the financial collaboration?
Last modified on: 29/11/2022
Yes, the leading festival is responsible for the financial report but a letter of intent at the call level and a partnership contract will be signed between the different festivals if you are selected
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what is the €1500 on the costs sheet that is a contribution to EFFEA
Last modified on: 29/11/2022
Each project is co-funded with 20% of the grant value own contribution.
This is divided into:
- 800 Euro (category 1) or 1500 Euro (category 2) (=10% of the grant) to EFFEA for EFFEA Intake and Outtake Seminar*, networking, communication and promotion of the artist and their festivals.
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- at least 800 Euro (category 1) or 1500 Euro (category 2) own contribution (=10% of the EFFEA Grant) to the project.