Call for applications

Italia Music Export and She Is The Music join forces to host an international songwriting camp dedicated entirely to creative women in music. The camp will take place during Milano Music Week — a must-attend event that gathers all the major players in the Italian music industry — from November 20 to 24 at LePark studios (Milan), where six Italian female artists will join six international music creators for five exciting days of co-writing sessions.

She Is the Music was launched in 2019, including among its founder American chart-topping singer Alicia Keys, with the aim of increasing the number of women in music, from artists and producers to engineers and songwriters: it’s an independent, global network that operates as a unifying organization for women from across the industry, creating strength and impact on a global scale. This will be the first camp powered by Italia Music Export targeting 100% women: a great opportunity to provide space, support, and visibility to women in music while giving Italian artists the chance to build long-lasting relationships with their international counterparts. Since the camp will be held during Milano Music Week, Italia Music Export is also planning to organize a music panel in collaboration with She Is The Music, involving all participants.

She Is The Music Songwriting Camp is produced by Italia Music Export and She Is The Music in partnership with CNM — Centre national de la musique, WBM — Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques, The Spanish Wave and Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg.

When and where will the camp be held?
The camp will be held from November 20 to 24 at LePark’s studios in Milan, Italy. Artists are encouraged to arrive in Milan on the evening of November 19, and they are free to leave from the evening of November 24. Participants must be available for the whole duration of the sessions.

How will the writing sessions work?
LePark will provide 4 studios for 12 female artists, who will be divided into groups of 3 every day. Music creators will be free to write as they wish but will also have the opportunity to receive briefs from both Italian and international labels and publishers, mainly in the area of pop, rap, and electronic music. Each group is encouraged to write one song per day. Artists, publishers, and professionals will join together on the last day for a listening session that will also serve as a valuable networking opportunity.

What are the selection criteria?
Preference will be given to artists who identify as female, specifically those who are already signed to a publisher and plan to be joined by them during the listening session on November 24. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, has already participated in songwriting camps, and has experience on an international scale (i.e. featuring, touring, live…). The goal is to create a good mix of artists balancing the roles among producers, songwriters, performers, etc.

What expenses are covered?
Italia Music Export and She Is The Music will provide access to the studios. The Italian office will take care of the logistics, provide lunches for the artists and organize the listening session at the end of the camp. Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg will cover the costs of international travel and accommodation for successful Luxembourg applicants.

Application deadline: 10 June 2023

MENT Ljubljana is inviting European bands, solo performers, live acts and djs with concert experience and publicly accessible audio and video material to perform at its tenth edition (21–24 February 2024).

MENT Ljubljana is one of the leading showcase festivals and music conferences in Central and Eastern Europe and the largest event of its kind in the region. It is an award-winning festival of music discoveries, facilitating, in symbiosis with the conference, the presentation of music performers from all over Europe in front of international music professionals and audiences.

All applicants will be notified of the results via e-mail by January 12th the latest.

Application deadline: 01 September 2023

The artist applications for ESNS 2024 are open. ESNS is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping new and upcoming acts break into the international music scene. Each year ESNS attracts over 4000 delegates, including representatives of more than 400 international festivals.

Application deadline : 1 September 2023

Screaming Fields is back! Young artists from Luxembourg can apply online to the Festival and the Song Contest from the 19th of April.

Francis of Delirium, Maz, CHAiLD, C’est Karma, Chasey Negro, Tuys… so many young Luxembourgish bands and artists who were discovered over the last few years have been able to take off and develop their musical projects by passing through Screaming Fields: launching their project, getting known by a wider audience, taking the local scenes by storm, and starting to export abroad!

Screaming Fields is designed for young artists aged 12 to 25 from the current amplified music scene (hip-hop, pop, rock, electro, metal, world, blues, jazz) and covers two key elements of an artistic career: live performance and songwriting.

The festival offers artists who love the stage the opportunity to perform at the Rockhal Club and present their live set to an audience of music lovers and industry professionals. The Song Contest is the ideal platform for aspiring songwriters and producers who prefer to share their creativity through recording and production. The programme thus enables Rocklab to identify and promote tomorrow’s talents and to support their development.

Application deadlines:
Screaming Fields Festival: 12 May 2023
Screaming Fields Song Contest: 17 June 2023

The International Uuno Klami Composition Competition, one of the world’s foremost composition competitions, is being held for the fifth time in 2023–2024. The Jury will be Finland’s Kalevi Aho, Magnus Lindberg and Lotta Wennäkoski, and Sweden’s Mats Larsson Gothe, four of the greatest composers and most influential musical figures of their generation. Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing will also join the jury at a later stage, she will conduct the competition’s final concerts in autumn 2024. Aho and Lindberg have been part of the jury since the foundation of the composition competition, since 2003, Larsson Gothe and Wennäkoski are new members of the jury.

The competition is open to citizens of any EU Member State, of a Nordic country, or of Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom or the Vatican City State (proof of permanent right of residence also accepted). There is no age limit. Works entered for the competition must not have been previously published or performed and must last 15–30 minutes. They must be sent to the Competition Office postmarked not later than December 4, 2023. The following prizes will be awarded:

• I prize €11,000,
• II prize €9,000 and
• III prize €7,000.

The Jury may, if it wishes, divide the prizes in some other way.

In spring 2024 the Jury will select at least three but not more than five of the anonymous entries for the finals. These will be performed at concerts in Kouvola and Kotka in the autumn season 2024 by the Kymi Sinfonietta, one of the finest Finnish orchestras. The Jury chooses the winners only after hearing the finals concerts and their rehearsals. The composers of these entries will be invited to be closely involved in the rehearsing of their works and thus to acquire valuable international contacts and networks. For many composers, success in the Klami Competition has indeed meant a decisive boost in their careers.

The International Uuno Klami Composition Competition has attracted an astounding number of entries: 117 from 23 countries the first time it was held, 186 from 27 countries the second time, and 265 from 37 countries on the third occasion. In the fourth edition, a record number of entries was sent to the competition office: altogether 283 compositions from 38 countries. This clearly indicates an obvious demand for a professional competition for international composers. The V International Uuno Klami Composition Competition is organised by a Patrons’ Association consisting of the Kymi Sinfonietta and the cities of Kotka and Kouvola.

Application deadline: 4 December 2023

Created in 1981, Jazz à Vienne is now the first jazz festival in France and the first cultural event in the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Every year, the festival brings together more than 220 000 festival-goers in the Roman Theatre and around various free stages. It has gained international recognition in the eyes of the audience and the artists.

• 42nd edition in 2023
• 15 days of music (28th of june – 13th of july)
• 220 000 festival-goers
• 190 concerts

JazzUp offers young French and international musicians the opportunity to improve their instrument practice and develop their experience in a band. The program is an intensive 9-day course, with total immersion into the festival. Participants will also get to meet young musicians from all over the world and follow a comprehensive training program by an educational team of international teachers (master-class, live practice, conferences, concerts). In 2022, seven international partners took part in the organisation of JazzUp and select the foreign participants, notably the Echterlive Festival.

• Dates: from July 4th to July 12th (it’s possible to arrive a day before)
• Age: from 16 to 25 years old.
• Conditions: End of 1st jazz cycle and 2nd cycle (graduation cycles at the Conservatoire). Participants must have knowledge in musical harmony, read and understand chord charts. A musical extract (youtube video) is absolutly needed for the selection.
• Fee: 650€ / student. The price includes accommodation, catering (full board) and the supervision of the trainees. (This expense can be covered through the support for mobility, research and career development)
• Language: English.
• Courses: the courses take place in Vienne’s Conservatory.
• Accommodation: boarding school of Ella Fitzgerald’s highschool.

The Fonds culturel national offers grants to support the publication of a printed literary work for young adults. These grants are part of the effort to promote literature for young readers. The main objective of literature for young adults is to enable them to find their way through the diversity of literature and to learn about the world around them through an entertaining medium.

Eligibility
Grants are awarded upon a call for applications. Any professional publisher, regardless of its legal form, may apply as long as the work is published mainly in Luxembourgish, German, French or English and is distributed in Luxembourg through the retail bookshop network.

The publisher must have its registered office in Luxembourg and the author(s) and illustrator(s) must be resident in Luxembourg. Self-publishers as well as publishers in the public publishing sector or similar are not eligible. Only complete applications sent before the deadline will be presented to the committee. The same author, regardless of the publisher, may receive a maximum of two grants per year.

These legal entities must meet all the following conditions:

• the work must be printed ;
• a creative work in the field of children’s literature with a minimum print run of 500 copies;
• the print run must be equal to or greater than 500 copies;
• a publishing activity, as stated in the company’s object and statutes;
• at least one year of activity (a full financial year) and three published works in the catalogue;
• a regularly updated catalogue, on an annual basis;
• documents attesting to distribution in a established network of bookshops on a national scale;
• referencing on a distribution platform, in particular the sales catalogues of booksellers and publishers;
• compliance with legal obligations regarding the exploitation of the work.

Organisation
The application is free of charge. The applications will be examined and selected by a panel of judges who will decide on the winner(s). All applicants will be notified by e-mail.

Jury
Decisions to award, reject or postpone the grant are taken by a jury with proven expertise in the field of literature for young adults and pedagogy. The jury meets twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn, to discuss the applications for this grant. The jury meets once to shortlist the projects. The selected publishers may then be invited for an interview with the members of the jury. The invitation to an interview is at the discretion of the jury. Receiving an interview does not guarantee acceptance of the application. Similarly, the scholarship may be awarded without an interview. If you are called for an interview, you must be present. The decision of the jury is final. The jury may decide not to award a grant if it considers that the applications submitted to it do not justify the award.

Evaluation criteria
In assessing the application, the jury will use certain criteria. The book must be suitable for a young audience in terms of language and themes. The themes of the book must be able to attract the interest of young readers. The content should be clear and constructive in order to stimulate the young reader’s thinking and imagination. The educational plan and ethics of the book will be taken into account by the jury.

Financial conditions
The grant is calculated on the basis of a reference estimate including the costs of production, preparation, correction and proofreading, composition of the manuscript and copyright. The grant awarded may not exceed 50% of the total costs. The total amount of the grant is limited to EUR 4,000 per work and must not exceed the budgetary limits of the Fonds culturel national.

Application deadline: 12 March 2023 (spring session) and Sunday 15 October 2023 (autumn session) at midnight.

The Fonds culturel national offers grants to support the publication of a printed literary work for children. These grants are part of the effort to promote literature for young readers. The main objective of children’s literature is to enable very young readers to find their way through the diversity of literature and to learn about the world around them through an entertaining medium.

Eligibility
Grants are awarded upon a call for applications. Any professional publisher, regardless of its legal form, may apply as long as the work is published mainly in Luxembourgish, German, French or English and is distributed in Luxembourg through the retail bookshop network.

The publisher must have its registered office in Luxembourg and the author(s) and illustrator(s) must be resident in Luxembourg. Self-publishers as well as publishers in the public publishing sector or similar are not eligible. Only complete applications sent before the deadline for submission will be presented to the committee. The same author, regardless of the publisher, may receive a maximum of two grants per year.

These legal entities must meet all the following conditions:

• the work must be printed ;
• a creative work in the field of children’s literature with a minimum print run of 500 copies;
• the print run must be equal to or greater than 500 copies;
• a publishing activity, as stated in the company’s object and statutes;
• at least one year of activity (a full financial year) and three published works in the catalogue;
• a regularly updated catalogue, on an annual basis;
• documents attesting to distribution in a established network of bookshops on a national scale;
• referencing on a distribution platform, in particular the sales catalogues of booksellers and publishers;
• compliance with legal obligations regarding the exploitation of the work.

Organisation
The application is free of charge. The applications will be examined and selected by a jury which will choose the winner(s). All applicants will be notified by e-mail.

Jury
Decisions to award, refuse or postpone the grant are taken by a jury with proven expertise in the field of children’s literature and education. The jury meets twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn, to discuss the applications for this grant. The jury meets once to pre-select the projects. Successful applicants may then be invited for an interview with the jury. The invitation to an interview is at the discretion of the jury. Receiving an interview does not guarantee acceptance of the application. Similarly, the grant may be awarded without an interview. If you are invited for an interview, you must be present. The jury meets twice a year in two sessions (winter and summer). The decision of the jury is final. The jury may decide not to award a grant if it considers that the applications submitted to it do not justify the award.

Financial conditions
The grant is calculated on the basis of a reference estimate including the costs of production, preparation, correction and proofreading, composition of the manuscript and copyright. The grant awarded may not exceed 50% of the total costs. The total amount of the grant is limited to EUR 4,000 per work and must not exceed the budgetary limits of the Fonds culturel national.

Application deadline: 15 January 2023 (winter session) and 11 June 2023 (summer session) at midnight