Transcultural dialogues will be organizing Djart in Algiers from 6th to 15th November.  A cultural mobility panel discussion regarding experiences that can shape future impact on policy makers and availability of guidelines, moderated by the team will take place during the festival.

Stay tuned if you are interested: 

http://transculturaldialogues.net/djart-2014/

https://www.facebook.com/DJART14

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The 5th Edition of the Festival of short films in Guelmin Morocco is looking for short films by young creative talents.

To fill in the registration form click here

For more information contact : 

E-mail : ajcgeulmim@gmail.com

Tel : 0673506058 / 0646149186 / 0623769966

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The surveillance device was broken on that particular day; it did not record, nor save any of the data that would show the violent incident that happened in front of its mechanical eye. The only remaining witnesses are human, who are “biased”, “emotional”, and whose accounts cannot be considered as “facts”.

How many humans’ witnessing would be equal to one properly working camera? If my words are not sufficient proof of the “facts,” can anyone stop me from remembering what I experienced? For more information on this exhibition at Depo Istanbul visit Isin Onol's website

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For the fifth edition of the Dancing on the Edge Festival, to take place in November 2015 in a number of Dutch cities, we are looking for contemporary dance and theater performances as well as (multimedia) installations/art works from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The multidisciplinary and contemporary festival focusing on (exchange with) the MENA region, is a platform for artists from the region to show what moves them. An extensive context program and other activities complement and enrich the artistic program. For more information click here.

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Fondation Liban Cinema is organizing a fiction feature films script rewriting workshop. for more information contact 

info@fondationlibancinema.org

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An open call for a residency taking place this summer in the village of Meziara,Lebanon. 

This call is eligible for artists of all disciplines, writers, architects, designers, urban planners and other cultural practitioners.


More information can be found here:
 http://www.temporaryartplatform.com/#!open-call/c164h.

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This open call is eligible for citizens or residents in one of the countries:
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria ,Tunisia & Turkey.

More information can be found here:
http://www.ghfilmcentre.org/index.php/genral-info/news/441-registration-2014-open

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International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting photo works, video/short films, installations and performing art works to include in the next 2014 exhibitions:
It will be held at Mixer gallery in Istanbul (Turkey), from the 1st to the 10th of July 2014.
This call is eligible for photography, video art, installation and performing art.

More information can be found here:

http://www.lucacurci.com/artexpo/

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Human mobility v. border control : what is at stake for the EU migration policy in the Mediterranean ?

This debate is organised by the MEDEA Institute. For more information : www.medea.be

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The projet MyMED, is a culture and citizenship project run by three dynamic French students to foster more interaction between youth in Europe and the Arab countries around the Mediterranean. They will be organising a workshop on mobility of young people in the Mediterranean in Paris on 7th June.

For more information : 

MyMED: Marie-Gabrielle Gaulard-Castello, Tiphaine Guérin, et Marion Maestripieri

+33 (0)6 31 45 63 68

Site internet : www.mymed-project.com (FR/EN) / Facebook : MyMED project / Contact : mymed@ap2i.org

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“Conflicts and Resistance: The Artist Citizen & the Tunisian Public Space”

 Call for projects open to young Tunisian artists for a three-week artistic training in public space
Five candidates will be shortlisted.

November 10th to 28th, 2014 in Tunis
 The FAI-AR, European centre for artistic training in public space, and L’ART RUE association, initiator of the Dream City biennial of contemporary art in Tunis, join forces in order to carry out a 3 weeks long Euro-Mediterranean artistic training on the theme of “Conflicts and Resistance: The Artist Citizen & the Tunisian Public Space”.
From November 10th to 28th, 2014, a group of students mentored by an educational team from the FAI-AR centre are moving to Tunis to work on the challenges of citizenship in the Tunisian political and cultural context. They will be joined by Tunisian interns invited to take part to this training time.
This module falls under the “Fundamentals” of the higher training proposed by FAI-AR. These are sequences of three weeks each, based on the learning of certain skills specific to street art and their site-specific implementation. Constructed upon a precise theme, they are moderated by artists and pedagogues who open up their tool box to transmit their knowledge and experience to the learners. The Fundamentals are complemented by a cycle of conferences, called the research salons, inviting specialists to enlarge the focus of the research and to put in perspective the questions of the training.
Since 2007, L’ART RUE, local partner of this module, has become through the Dream City biennial of contemporary art in public space an unprecedented movement compounded by artists from all horizons gathered to “dream their city and society”. Dream City is a space of artistic inspiration and committed citizenship. It is a tool of mobilisation of the imagination at the service of public liberties, a space of reflection on the role of artists in post-revolutionary Tunisia.
PEDAGOGICAL INITIATORS:

Selma and Sofiane OUISSI, L’ART RUE / DREAM CITY Tunis 

WORKSHOP MENTORS:

Selma & Sofiane OUISSI: Body and movement in public space

Hela AMMAR: Pictures and images in public space

Sonia KALLEL: Materials, society and public space

Alia SELLAMI: Voice, sounds and public space

Souad BEN SLIMANE: Dramatic writing and staging in public space

 DATES: From November 10th to 28th, 2014 

LOCATION: Medina of Tunis 

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS: CV, Cover letter exposing your motivations for working on public space, portfolio of your artistic career

APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO: lartrue.formation@gmail.com 

INFORMATION: Saloua BEN SALAH, coordinator: + 216 29 212 003 

DEADLINE TO SEND APPLICATIONS: June 6th, 2014

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Prospects of Arab Cinema

Launch of the Prospects of Arab Cinema (PAC) as a parallel program to the 36th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), 2014.

The call has been opened for submission of films for the Prospects of Arab Cinema (PAC), a program organized by the Egyptian Filmmakers Syndicate, parallel the 36th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), 2014. PAC will be supervised by screenwriter Sayed Fouad and film critic Sherif Awad. Started on March 1, 2014, the submission will continue until September 9, 2014 for Arab films having the following criteria:

1. The film should be produced in 2013 or 2014, exceeding a runtime of 60 minutes.

2. The film should not be screened before in Egypt.

3. The film should not be broadcast before in any medium.

This tradition is the first of its kind in Egyptian festival as leading film critic Samir Farid, CIFF president, decided that the Egyptian Filmmakers Syndicate organizes PAC following a signed agreement with Moussaad Fouda, president of the syndicate. Underway is selecting the jury consisting of three members and choosing the three honorees filmmakers from the Arab world, as well as the side selection, a book on Arab cinema between 2013-2014 and round table on problems of film financing and distribution in the Arab world. 

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Forum will explore practices of organising and supporting residency programmes, examining their role as hubs for inter-local and inter-cultural exchange. It will gather cultural professionals and artists from different fields of contemporary art, as well as decision-makers and experts. It will provide an opportunity to discuss and critically reflect on current practices and support models, to learn from each other and to share ideas on how residency programmes can be improved in order to resonate better with current and future cultural and social dynamics. Forum aims to contribute to the development of cultural policies that would provide an adequate support for such programmes in Croatia and other European countries that share similar challenges. Programme of the Forum consists of working sessions, panel discussions, conversations and presentations.

Registration is required due to the limited number of places. Registration is open until available places are full and no later than 26th of May 2014.  

You will find further information here.

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 1st edition of Visa For Music (VFM), Africa and Middle East Music Meeting, from November 12th to 15th 2014

Rabat – Morocco    

As the first professional music meeting gathering Africa and the Middle East, Visa For Music establishes itself as the unique international marketplace for World and New Music of these regions, and as the interprofessional platform for the music industry in Morocco and countries of the South.        Visa For Music will be punctuated by many activities, such as the showcases whose goal is to put the spotlight on major talents from Africa and the Middle-East but also conferences and documentary films projections, professional trainings, speed meeting, networking, professional sittings…

 Call for applications close on the 15th of May, so don’t waste time, you still have 15 days to apply!

You will find further information here.

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Here's a very simple message European cultural networks and organisations want to circulate to encourage citizens to use their right to vote and influence the future of Europe. All of them are concerned by the high rates of abstention during European elections and the recent rise of extremism across Europe. These elections will – perhaps more than any previous EU elections – help decide the future direction of Europe. Some 350 million voters will have a say over how the EU should be governed for the next five years, including deciding who will become the next President of the European Commission. Cultural networks wish to contribute to the European debates and policies, defend democratic values and raise citizens' awareness of their power of decision. 

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Saturday, May 24 from 2 PM to 6 PM in Lille: numerous testimonies and events about mobility in Europe or internationally. 

Do you want to go abroad? Do you want to escape, to travel, study or work abroad? The CRIJ Nord-Pas de Calais  invites you to the Human Library of Mobility! You can meet people who have had an experience beyond our borders and want to share their stories with you!

You can find further information here.

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This is an open call for submissions of short clips of the everyday from Europe and the MENA(Middle-East & North Africa) Region. 

Artist Sulaiman Majali is creating a piece of work involving the selection and curation of the submitted material in forming a piece of work which requires the public to participate in submitting short film documents of their respective situations and surroundings at the time of recording.

This project requires participants from Europe and the MENA region, to record "everyday" footage on their mobile phones, nothing staged, out of the ordinary or scripted, but a short (no longer than 2minute) documentation of their respective situations/surroundings/environments.
By submitting a short clip, the participant and all people who feature in their clips must agree to the footage being used for the creation and public exhibition of the work. Submissions that are used in the final production of the piece will be credited online at www.smajali.co.uk.
Footage should be sent as AIFF, MP3, MPEG, WAVE, JPEG, TIFF, M4V, or MP4* File. (*Most common format for Smartphones)

For submissions and any queries you might have e-mail wearehome@live.co.uk

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The theatrical performance Syrian Letters / exile letters of Grenier Neuf Company, established in March 2013 at the Domaine d'O in Montpellier and relaunched in late November to the Maison d'Europe et d'Orient and also to the Elles résistent festival in Montreuil, returns toParis in April! The show will take place during the Festival "A Century of Resistance 1914-2014" at CONFLUENCES, on the 9th and 10th, at 8:30 PM. This performance is the first step to reflect on the events that are currently taking place in Syria. The next project of creation of the company Grenier Neuf will focus on the same theme: a trilogy composed of texts of the young Syrian writer Mohammad Al Attar (see attached file) that explain the three years of civil war in Syria and the process of "balkanization" of Syrian society.

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As the first professional music salon for Morocco, the Middle East and Africa, Visa For Music promises to be a unique and indispensable international marketplace for World and New Music of these regions, and a professional platform for the music industry in Morocco and countries of the South. The main mission of Visa For Music is to promote the constitution of a music marketplace in Africa and Middle East.

Today, this market is insufficient whereas the local musical creation is extremely rich and diverse. Thus, Visa For Music has the ambition of creating a platform for greater visibility as well as an environment favoring creativity and professionalization in the cultural sector.If there is one country in Africa which can  legitimately claim the right to organise this event, then it is Morocco. In recent years the country has experienced a growth in the development of its cultural and musical landscape. Its great music festivals, whose reputation are spreading worldwide, are just one obvious proof of this.

Visa For Music will gather professionals of the music industry: artists, professional organizations, and groups, independent and major labels, cultural institutions and foundations, media and distributors, managers, agents… etc. The meeting will be punctuated by many activities, such as the showcases whose goal is to put the spotlight on new talents and booming artists. In order to do so, 24 artists / bands will be selected and will have the opportunity to perform in front of professionals and a prestigious jury. A tribute will also be given to some of the figures that have left a mark on the recent music history in Morocco, on the African continent and in the Middle East. A series of others activities will animate this meeting in order to make it an event full of interactivity and exchange: conferences and documentary films projection, professional trainings, speed-meeting, networking, professional sittings…On the fringe of Visa For Music 2014 the 4th edition of the International Conference on Creative Economy in Africa will be held, an annual meeting organized by ARTerial Network. This event will gather almost 300 participants of the cultural and artistic sector from the whole continent and beyond in order to tackle current fundamental issues and to formulate development and durability strategies for a dynamic African creative sector.

Visa For Music is organized with the support of:

-   The Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco
-   The European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF)
-  The Foundation HIBA

You can find further information here

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The Arab Fund for Art and Culture and the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in partnership with the Magnum Foundation in New York, USA, are launching the Arab Documentary Photography Programme (ADPP). The ADPP is a programme jointly funded by AFAC and PCF and will run from 2014 to 2016, targeting creative documentary photographers in the Arab region. A jurors’ committee comprised of Arab and international experts will select up to 10 grantees to receive financial and professional support to complete their proposed photography projects.

You can find further information on the official website of the Prince Claus Fund.

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The ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cultural Sector, ACPCultures+, is funding 37 new projects for a total of €15,020,663.70.
The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Commission are pleased to announce the results of the ACPCultures+ programme’s second Call for Proposals, launched on September 20th 2012 and closed on December 20th of the same year. Following a rigorous evaluation process in compliance with the criteria of the Practical Guide to Contract Procedures for EU External Actions, 37 new projects were finally selected for funding. 23 of these are concerned with cinema and the audiovisual industry and 14 represent other cultural industries*.

These projects will be implemented in more than 60 ACP countries by 158 organisations (117 ACP and 41 European), working in partnership. The number of applicants from the Caribbean, Southern Africa and East Africa is marked by an important increase, which means that the Programme is raising more and more interest in all ACP regions.
Out of the 37 selected applicants, 19 come from ACP States and 18 from Europe. Six are established in West Africa, four in Southern Africa and four others in East Africa. The Caribbean counts 4 project beneficiaries, while the Pacific joins the beneficiary regions for the first time with one project granted.
15 Actions are related to the distribution, broadcasting and promotion of cultural goods and services, in particular through festivals and online digital platforms; 11 are concerned with the training sector; 10 are concerned with producing cinematographic and audiovisual works and one project is about strengthening regulations in the cultural sector.
Implemented by the ACP Group of States and funded by the European Union (10th European Development Fund - EDF), the ACPCultures+ programme has the overall objective of contributing to the fight against poverty by consolidating viable cultural industries in ACP countries. The specific objectives of the 2nd Call for Proposals are the following:
Strengthen the creation and production of cultural goods and services within ACP States through an approach integrated with distribution networks,Support improved access to local, regional, intra-ACP, European and international markets for ACP cultural goods and services, Building the capacities of professionals of the cultural sectors in ACP States,Improve the regulatory environment of cultural sectors within ACP countries.Further to two Calls for Proposals launched in eighteen months, the ACPCultures+ programme now counts 57 projects that are being funded under the intra-ACP line of the 10th European Development Fund for a total amount in excess of €23,270,000.

In this way, the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Commission are confirming their commitment to cultural professionals in ACP States to work together side by side to protect cultural diversity and to develop ACP cultural and creative industries.

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The Seminar Artworks & landmarks intends to approach the cross-disciplinary/inter-media practices of contemporary artworks, with the intention to breakdown its boundaries by studying and interrogating its cultural contexts  rather than its disciplinary practices.Artworks & Landmarks are the two main subjects that inform and frame the activities, discourse and development process of the Seminar.The overall objective of the seminar is to invite a small group of participants to question and expand the notion of contemporary art practices related to the concept of displacement in different cultural contexts of the Mediterranean area. The program is based on applied artistic fieldwork research throughout a mobility period in the rural area of Tahanout (Marrakesh, Morocco), Barcelona (Spain) and Marseille (France).The Seminar also provides a critical framework for contemporary practice that is concerned more with ideas of process, mobility, flow, displacement and transmission, than with form, object, materials, and techniques. Therefore its program seeks to provide an understanding that can reflect, position, or map the shifting role of artwork in contemporary culture.

You can find further information here.

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The Agenda 21 for culture was approved in 2004 by UCLG. Today, it has accumulated 10 years of specific practices and meaningful experiences. We need to update it; we need a new charter on cities, culture and sustainable development, a new Agenda 21 for culture. 

We have prepared a QUESTIONNAIRE. We kindly ask you to devote a maximum of 10 minutes of your time to answer some questions so that we can learn from your experience and your expectations. We would also appreciate if you could disseminate this questionnaire to your networks. 
Should you require any additional information on the new Agenda 21 for culture, please visit the sitewww.new.agenda21culture.net and do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat of the Committee:info@agenda21culture.net. 

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Powered by See.Me, the fifth annual EXPOSURE photography competition is an international call for image-makers of all backgrounds who speak in the language of lenses and aperture. Share your best photos and earn over $100,000 in awards, including a New York City Gallery Exhibition.

For more information and to submit, please click here. 

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Applications are now being accepted for the Mawa3eed Travel Grant.  Mawa3eed was launched in 2006 to help cover the travel expenses for artists and cultural directors so that they could present their works or participate in artistic and cultural activities and events throughout the Arab world. Designed to support cultural and artistic exchange between artists and independent theaters, galleries, institutes and other cultural organizations, the Mawa3eed programmed offers Arab artists an important opportunity to circulate and disseminate their creative output throughout the region, as well as to exchange knowledge and expertise with their peers.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

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The curators of the Parisian collective Glassbox and Kasbah Nova launched a call for project proposals to select 6 young Tunisian visual artists. Selected artists will benefits of training programmes during the residence and of an exposition in Paris and Tunis. Glassbox plans to establish a long-term sharing of experiences on the renewal of forms of the artistic object. The presentation of the works is every time considered after a dialogue with curators and external personalities. Kasbah Nova and Glassbox want this program to increase and emphisize the visibility of emerging Tunisian artists. 

For more information, click on the application form and visit the official website.

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In the presence of His Excellency Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia, the Anna Lindh foundation in cooperation with the UNESCO club Bardo, launched the Arab Forum for Education for intercultural citizenship in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, in the framework of the Dawrak Programme.

To read the full story on the forum, please visit the website.

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 The Mediterranean Dance Center is a new space for residencies located in San Vincenti, Istria Region, Croatia. They have just announced an open call inviting artists from Croatia and abroad to apply for artistic residencies in San Vincenti.

In 2014, from July - October, they are planning 2 residencies in San Vincenti. The duration of a single residential stay is normally 8 – 15 days. 

For a residency in 2014, the deadline is March 10th, 2014.
For a residency in 2015 and future programs, the deadline is December 31st, 2014. 

You can find more information here.

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The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) was established in 2007 by local cultural lobbyists as an independent initiative that funds individuals and organizations in the fields of cinema, performing arts, literature, music and visual arts while facilitating cultural exchange, research and cooperation across the Arab world and globally.

Two fundamental principles guide AFAC's mode of work: transparency in the grant giving process and independence through a diversity of funding sources.

Dates when calls will be open:

- 1st February 2014 for Visual Arts and Performing Arts (deadline: 1 May 2014)

- 1st May 2014 for Cinema

- 1st June 2014 for Music and RTR (Research, Training and Regional events)

Find all details online

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The IFCD provides support to projects that aim to foster the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector, primarily through activities facilitating the introduction and/or elaboration of policies and strategies that have a direct effect on the creation, production, distribution of and access to the diversity of cultural expressions as well as the reinforcement of institutional infrastructures supporting viable local and regional cultural industries.

Public authorities/institutions and NGOs from developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, as well as international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), are eligible to apply.  

Further information on the UNESCO official website

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The cultural association Area C | Contemporary Cultures is pleased to announce a call for artists for the first edition of ‘Renkontiĝo – Incontri tra Arte e Territorio’, a project by Leonardo Regano and Liliana Serrone, with the support of the Puglia Region. The Project ‘Renkontiĝo – Incontri tra Arte e Territorio’ consists in a path through artistic sites and site-specific artworks within the city of Trani, aiming at the promotion and enhancement of the territory and particularly of its peculiar places, using contemporary art to give them new vital stimula.

Four artists will be selected for the project and they will be staying in the territory of Trani for one month, while they will be asked to make two works, the first one by themselves, in complete autonomy, and the second one through workshop, involving different local actors and social realities such as elementary schools, art institutes, recreational and community centres for elderly people, associations for disability.

Deadline for applications: 16 March 2014.

Find all the details online.

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Since its establishment in 1997, the Arab Image Foundation has been collecting, preserving and studying photography in the Middle East and beyond. The AIF now seeks its first Head of Collections to oversee the development, study and dissemination of its growing collection.

The ideal candidate should have a post-graduate degree or a PhD in art history, history of photography, visual anthropology, or related fields, or demonstrate equivalent experience.Research interests must include history, art history, history of photography, theory of photography and contemporary art, both within and outside the region. Applicants must have conducted research within the region, and must have published relevant articles, essays or books on relevant topics. Applicants must have professional experience in project conception and implementation (including exhibitions, publications, conferences, etc).Applicants must have vision and leadership, yet must be excellent team players. Candidates should master English and Arabic - knowledge of French is desirable. 

Further information here

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Anna Lindh Foundation organises a forum on the participation of young people in local public life in Beirut, from 17 to 22 February, in cooperation with the Bureau of United Cities and Local Governments (Technical Office of Lebanese Cities) and the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO, the head of the Anna Lindh Network in Lebanon, in the framework of Dawrak - Citizens for Dialogue programme.
Read more about the forum here

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The residential program of research and professional training, promoted and founded in 2006 by Inteatro, that gives the opportunity to young performers to work with established artists of the international theatre and dance scene for the development of their practice and the creation of new artistic work. 

The program has a maximum of 15 vacancies for young artists/performers aged between 18 and 35 years, of different nationalities.The selection is primarily addressed to dancers, choreographers, performers with experience in dance / physical theatre / circus.

You can find further information here.

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The Festival Academy (initiative by the European Festivals Association) and Malta Festival Poznan are delighted to launch the Open Call for Applications for the next Atelier for Young Festival Managers from 20-27 October 2014 in Poznan, Poland.

The Atelier for Young Festival Managers is an intense and rigorous 7-day training platform addressed at emerging artistic festival directors or those who have ambitions to become involved in programming or in programming-related departments within a festival. It is all about sharing experiences and passing on knowledge to a next generation of festival makers: knowledge about programming a festival, while focusing on the very essence of art festivals: the arts and the artist.

The Atelier will select 45 young festival managers from all over the world.

All information on the Atelier, selection criteria, application procedure and application form can be found on the Atelier website. 

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The Racines Association for Cultural Development in Morocco and Africa is seeking volunteers for the annual organization of the 4th International Conference on the Creative Economy in Africa, to be held in Rabat, Morocco, from November 13th to November 15th 2014.

Our objective is to strengthen the organization and preparation ahead of the ACEC particularly at the level of communication, logistics and coordination of all activities that will take place before and during this event.

When?

• First level (option1): from September 15th to November 15th, 2014.
• Second level (option 2): from November 10th to November 15th, 2014.

Applications must be sent before April 15th, 2014 to the following email: mehdi.racines@gmail.com. Please include a resume and a cover letter (5 to 10 sentences), while specifying your choice (option 1 or 2) inside your email.

You can find further information here.

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CulturePost2015.org aims to be a One Stop Shop for information related to culture in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

The project plan was developed in recognition of the challenges the culture sector has to communicate its work to a wider audience. It aims to consolidate and distribute all information, past, present and future, related to culture and the Post-2015 Development Agenda, in order to inform and educate.

The culturePost2015.org media project is initiated by the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum (IIIM) and its Director, Professor Amareswar Galla. To setup and run CulturePost2015.org for two years will cost around €9,500, or about €100 euro per week. The crowdfunding campaign ends on March 14, 2014.

For further information.

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Open to emerging professional artists from Egypt, the Middle East, Africa and beyond, who work in the areas of contemporary dance and performance. The Cairo Contemporary Dance Center annual residency program offers artists in residence with a working space, artistic feedback, artistic accompanyment and presentation and exchange platforms.

Calls for Residences are open all year to those interested.

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

- A short motivation statement

- A project description

- A short summary of your project description (max.1000 characters)

- Curriculum vitae for everyone involved in the project

All applications must include links to full length video examples of your own work. 

Application requests are sent here.

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The Bains Numériques Festival is an international transdisciplinary event - a combination of concerts, screenings, live performance and installations - that takes over the town of Enghien-les-Bains for one week. Now in its 8th year, from 14 to 20 June the Festival will reveal the creative and social potential of the region via a programme of works that embraces the public space and its residents.

CRITERES

• The projects must be able to be adapted to the technical specifications (cf. rules);

• The submitted project must have been created and produced after September 2012 or be making its premiere at the festival;

• The works must not have been presented in Île-de-France (the greater Paris region) before the dates of the festival.

 CALENDAR

- 12 February: Final deadline for receiving applications

- 12 February - 5 March: Project selection period

- Before 5 March: Proposal of project showcase date

- 14 to 20 June: Programming of selected works

- 20 June: Award

Further information here

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The British Council is looking to appoint new Arts Partnerships Managers in the EU zone. The British Council’s Creative and Cultural Economy programme connects people who work in and inform the creative and cultural industries around the world with those in the UK.

You  can find more information about the vacancy here. 

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This year the International Film Festival is changing the process allowing people to register a FIDLab project, a film or for an accreditation.

We suggest you to read carefully the information on the website.

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Istanbul Bilgi University organizes, in cooperation with the ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers), an international academic conference on the management of arts and culture on 19 and 20 June 2014 in Istanbul (Turkey). These two days will be the opportunity to take part in cultural and political challenges that the Balkans, and also Turkey, are currently facing. 
Students in arts management and cultural administration can participate by answering a call for contributions before March 3, 2014 online.

Further information here.

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"Theatre between tradition and contemporaneity" is the professional multidisciplinary conference researching the bridge between tradition and modernity in performing arts.  The event is designed to foster creativity exchange, develop international network opportunities and new collaboration projects. Actors, directors, choreographers, dancers, performing arts educators, teachers, musicians, singers, composers, stage designers, lighting designers, costume designers, painters, mask makers, multimedia artists, scriptwriters, playwrights, press officers, theatre critics, journalists, theatre researchers, producers and arts managers. This meeting is the opportunity to meet potential partners from different countries!

You can find further information on submission procedure and pratical details here.

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International ArtExpo is selecting all interesting video/short films to include in “BORDERLAND – The entropy of identities” internationalvideo art screening which will be held in Almeria (Spain), at MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, the 13th and the 27th of March 2014.

You can find further information here.

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The call for applications for the official program of the Biennale CINARS 2014 is currently underway. Recognized worldwide, this essential networking event brings together over 1,000 professionals performers from forty countries. The 16th Biennale CINARS will take place from November 17 to 22, 2014 in Montreal. 
The official program of CINARS presents performances of multidisciplinary arts / circus, dance, music and theater, in full version (maximum 90 minutes) or extracts (25 minutes). Applications from all countries are accepted. Application fee of $ 120 is required for each entry. 
To submit an application, please complete the online form. For more information visit the website.

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MAM Marrakech 7.-20.4.14 (artistic exchange)

MAM on the road 21.-27.4.14 (social travel)

MAM - Maroc Artist Meeting is a meeting of artists living in Morocco and the

rest of the World, who want to deal with their living environments and their

place in performing arts in a critical way.

You can find further information on the facebook page and here

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Name of the organisation: Roberto Cimetta Fund

Activity of the organisation: the Roberto Cimetta Fund is an international association that provides support for artistic and cultural mobility in the Euro-Arab and Mediterranean regions. It has provided 1400 travel grants to date and offers its expertise to local and regional governing bodies in the development of strategies for transnational mobility.

RCF is in touch with the emerging art scene and has a general overview of artistic and cultural projects taking shape in the Euro-Arab region.

Position: The Fund is offering two internships to work on the setting up and running of the WYCH Forum for Arab and Balkan artists and cultural operators as well as a webpage or blog.

Length of internship: 6 months (1^st April to October 2014)

Place of internship: Copenhagen, Belgrade, Paris. + online communication

Number of hours weekly: flexible

Hours: 9h30 to 18h00

Compensation: no compensation

Qualifications: Student Masters, cultural or international policies, administration of cultural organisations, communication skills.

Languages required: English is obligatory. Knowledge of Arabic or Serbian is appreciated.

Technical capacities required: websites and social networks management

Applications can be sent to: info@cimettafund.org

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Applicationss for the 6th edition of FIDLab are open until 19 February 2014. 

Eligible projects

- Any fiction film or documentary project
- Projects coming from all over the world
- At every stage of production: writing, making, post-production
-  Of any length, any format
- The project must be brought in by a producer (film-makers can turn into producers)

You can find further information here.

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IFA – InteatroFestival Academy is the residential program of research and professional training, promoted and founded in 2006 by Inteatro, that gives the opportunity to young performers to work with established artists of the international theatre and dance scene for the development of their practice. The program has a maximum of 15 vacancies for young artists/performers aged between 18 and 35 years, of different nationalities.The selection is primarily addressed to dancers, choreographers, performers with experience in dance / physical theatre / circus.For futher information, please consult the integral version of the call

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The Prince Claus Fund welcomes project proposals for cultural initiatives related to culture in defiance.

The Prince Claus Fund believes that culture has the power to stimulate change. Arts and cultural expression are powerful engines for nonviolent resistance and open dialogue, where artists and critical thinkers are important witnesses in the conflicts of today and can raise awareness about the need for development and peace.

The Culture in Defiance call is aimed at projects that strive for positive change. Their impact lies in creating opportunities of freedom of speech and thought. It is focused on promoting art and culture that seek to re-imagine possibilities, by creating a space for dialogue, critical thinking and impact in their societies. For projects situated in areas subjected due to censorship, conflict or oppression.

The Prince Claus Fund supports through this call projects that strive for transformation of different realities. It seeks creative and innovative ideas that promote equality and opportunity. 

The proposed call fits with the Fund’s theme Culture and Conflict. 

The Prince Claus Fund supports projects with an average grant of 15.000 Euros.

The deadline for the submission of projects is February 28th 2014 00:00 GMT. Only applications received before the deadline will be considered.

For examples of projects funded by the Prince Claus Fund, please check here

Prince Claus Fund does not provide support to:

·         The development, scripting, production and post-production of short and full-length documentary, animation, experimental, or feature films

·         Research and writing of literary works, novels, short stories, poetry, or biographies

·         Scholarships

·         Infrastructural costs

Eligible Candidates

 ·       The Prince Claus Fund invites all parties working in the cultural and artistic spheres in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, non-EU Balkan countries and non-EU Eastern European countries to send their project proposals regardless of age, years of experience, nationality, ethnicity, religion or any other factor.

·       This includes individuals and organisations concerned with culture and development.

·    The Prince Claus Fund only considers project proposals submitted by individuals living and working in or organisations based in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, non-EU Balkans and non-EU Eastern European countries; support is not provided to foreigners who wish to travel to these areas to establish a project.

Timeline Culture in Defiance

Opening of call 28 November 2014

Closing of call 28 February 2014

International advisory board meeting 8 - 9 May 2014

Notifications of Grantees 19 October 2014

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 The British Council has launched a call for proposals for grants to Syrian artists. The programme reflects the British Council’s belief in the right to free expression and in thepower of art to inspire social change. Specifically, it will look to support artistic initiatives -involving any art form - that develop new or existing networks; that raise awareness andsolidarity among refugee host communities; and that record or represent the very best of Syrian culture.

To view the eligibility criteria, click here.  

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