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Grants for residencies and professional placements abroad - Contemporary classical music

Purpose

To support composers of contemporary music internationally:

 

Residencies:

- To promote residencies for composers of contemporary music with commissions placed by production and broadcasting companies outside France (ensembles, orchestras, festivals, etc.).
- To promote the production of specific musical projects and the organisation of ancillary services provided by and for the composer: masterclasses, workshops, conferences, professional meetings including meetings with other composers, musicians, and foreign orchestras.

 

Professional placements:

- If no residency is available, to promote attendance by composers at concert festivals and rehearsals outside France (creation of works), giving rise to professional encounters to support the development of their careers.

Eligibility criteria

  • The project leader must be the sponsor or organiser of the residency, placement, professional meetings, etc.
  • Where commissions are involved, the contracts drawn up with the composer specifying amounts to be paid for the commissions must be provided and must be in accordance with Sacem's charter for commissioned works (form to be completed).
  • Where financial support is provided by Sacem, a form co-signed by the Board must be submitted, indicating the additional contribution paid to the composer.
  • Special consideration will be given to:
    - Projects involving composers considered to be 'emerging' or not yet widely known in the foreign territories concerned.
    - Projects in which a variety of activities are organised for the composer: masterclasses, workshops, meetings with other professional musicians and the local media, audiovisual recordings and interviews with the composer, etc.
    - Projects that are open to local and international professionals

 

  • Project organisers may submit a maximum of two (2) applications per year.
  • Grants awarded under this scheme cannot be combined with any other Sacem scheme.

Amount of funding

  • The grant awarded by Sacem will be calculated on the cost of the project and any ancillary activities organised for the composer, to a maximum of €12,000.
  • For residencies with commissions passed on to the composer, Sacem's support will consist of a grant for the residency, including a contribution to the remuneration paid to the composer by the project organiser, relating to the composer's commission fee and remuneration during the residency and rehearsals.
  • For professional placements: up to 30% of the cost of accommodation and transport, to a maximum of €4,000.

Requirements for the application

  • A document giving details of:
    - the project leader or host organisation
    - the project and ancillary activities (a programme of any supplementary activities: masterclasses, workshops, conferences, meetings with the public etc.)
    - (interviews with journalists, meetings with programme coordinators and foreign professionals, production of audiovisual modules (for TV or Internet), )
    - biographies of the artistic team
  • Budget and financing plan (form to be completed)
  • For residencies with commissioned work:
    - a contract for the commission giving details of the amount to be paid, and where applicable the framework agreement governing the relationship between the composer and the project leader
    - order confirmation (form to be completed)

 

  • For professional placements:
    - a description of the composer's development strategy for the territory concerned

 

  • A provisional programme of any planned or scheduled professional meetings for the composer(s) (form to be completed)
  • Any other document you may wish to submit in support of your application

Evaluation of applications

  • The Cultural Support Directorate will examine the application and make a decision on behalf of the Board of Directors. The project organisers will receive written notification of the Directorate's decision, which is final.
  • No application having once been considered can be re-submitted.
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Payment of support

  • The grant will be paid after an agreement has been signed with the beneficiary, setting out the conditions for support by Sacem.

  • The beneficiary must submit a written report on how the aid will be used within the time limit set out in the agreement, by saving an artistic review (with a list of any professional meetings, if applicable) and a financial statement (specifying the amount of fees to be paid to the local authors' society) to the computerised file. Failure to provide these documents will result in the consideration of any new application from the project organiser being suspended.

  • The SACEM logo and the motto 'la culture avec la copie privée' (culture with private copying) must be displayed on all visual and written communications, and on all documents in general that relate to the SACEM-aided project.

Schedule for filing applications

Export support programmes are currently closed. Updates to come as soon as possible.