Aid for international development projects in contemporary music – ambitious projects: beneficiaries, costs and arrangements
Aid for international development projects in contemporary music – ambitious projects — Support ambitious international development projects in the field of contemporary music (musiques actuelles). Eligible beneficiaries: organisations affiliated to the CNM that lead and fund an international development project: record producers, show producers, music publishers, distributors, agents, managers, self-employed artists. Amount and criteria to be checked with the funder.
Aid for international development projects in contemporary music – ambitious projects aims to support ambitious international development projects in the field of contemporary music (musiques actuelles). The scheme falls within the culture and creative industries field. This page brings together the information available in the catalogue; it must be compared with the official rules in force before any decision.
Funded by Centre national de la musique (CNM)
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue: • Organisations affiliated to the CNM that lead and fund an international development project: record producers, show producers, music publishers, distributors, agents, managers, self-employed artists. Check the legal forms, company sizes, locations and any exclusions in the official rules.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions listed in the catalogue: • Except for applications concerning a musical or variety show, an artistic project is eligible if it has a recording on at least two commercial streaming platforms and the artist or band has at least 500,000 streams, or 10,000 followers on a social network, or 100,000 monthly listeners on a streaming platform. This list is not legal confirmation. Check in particular the eligibility conditions, combination rules and any requirement to apply before the project starts.
What the scheme covers
Purpose and operations associated with the scheme: • Travel: transport (on an economy fare basis), accommodation, per diems, meals, visas • Accreditations and stand hire • Pay: artistic and technical team (performances and rehearsals) up to five times the collectively agreed rates in force; hairdressers, make-up artists and stylists for promotional television events • Costs linked to performances for the public or for professionals: backline, agent’s commission, stage design, purchase of tickets for guests, transport or hire of the artists’ instruments, hire or purchase of equipment • Promotion and marketing: press agencies based abroad, marketing campaigns, advertising space, social media campaigns, content creation (teaser, EPK, short clips, etc.), subtitling and video editing, translation costs. • Costs relating to Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg are only eligible if three other non-French-speaking territories are covered by the project. • Content creation costs (audio/video) are covered up to 30% of total eligible costs. Only costs expressly provided for in the rules in force can be treated as eligible.
Amount and funding terms
A grant covering 50% of eligible costs, up to €80,000 per project. A single entity cannot receive more than three aids a year for the same project. The same artistic project cannot be the subject of several applications on the same submission date. A single entity cannot apply for more than two aids for a writing session per year. A single entity cannot receive more than €200,000 in cumulative international development aid in the same calendar year. Amounts, rates, caps, combination rules and eligible costs must be confirmed in the official rules in force.
How to apply
To prepare an application under “Aid for international development projects in contemporary music – ambitious projects”: 1. Check that the applicant, activity and area meet the official criteria. 2. Describe the project and draw up a detailed budget. 3. Gather the administrative, financial and technical supporting documents requested. 4. Confirm the timetable, application channel and whether you must apply before any commitment with the funder. 5. Keep proof of submission and wait for the written decision before treating the aid as granted.
Timeline
No reliable deadline can be confirmed from this page alone, and no end date is recorded in the source catalogue. Check whether the scheme runs on a rolling basis, through submission rounds or calls for projects, and check the cost eligibility period before applying.
Key facts
- Funder
- Centre national de la musique (CNM)
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €80,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 50%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- All of France
Frequently asked questions
Who is Aid for international development projects in contemporary music – ambitious projects for?
The catalogue mentions: organisations affiliated to the CNM that lead and fund an international development project: record producers, show producers, music publishers, distributors, agents, managers, self-employed artists. Eligibility must be checked in the official rules in force.
How much can be obtained?
A grant covering 50% of eligible costs, up to €80,000 per project. A single entity cannot receive more than three aids a year for the same project. The same artistic project cannot be the subject of several applications on the same submission date. A single entity cannot apply for more than two aids for a writing session per year. A single entity cannot receive more than €200,000 in cumulative international development aid in the same calendar year. Confirm the rates, caps, eligible costs and combination rules with the funder.
When should I apply?
The timetable and the rule on applying in advance must be confirmed with the funder. As a precaution, do not commit costs before checking the applicable rules.
Is the information on this page confirmed?
No. It is an editorial summary of the data available in the catalogue; the official sources and criteria in force still need to be checked.
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