I. What is KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant?

KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant supports international touring of Korean traditional performing arts groups. The grant is presented by Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and co-organized by European Forum of Worldwide Music Festival (EFWMF) since 2010 under the auspices of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The EFWMF‘s member-festivals can apply for this grant to present Korean performing arts groups, and the invited Korean performing arts groups will be supported for one round-trip international airfare and freight.

With KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant, KAMS seeks that the high quality of Korean traditional performing arts are internationally acclaimed and build networks with their international counterparts for future collaborations and exchanges.

< The result of KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant 2011 >

Weronika Szota (Artists liaison of Brave festival, Poland)

2 performances of Be-Being group well received by Brave Festival audience, as their performance  is an excellent example of an unusual project combining innovation with a deep respect for their own inheritance, that presents artistic traditions of Korea in interesting modern form.   As Brave Festival’s purpose is to present vanishing and non-mainstream artistic traditions, Be-Being performances were a great enrichment to our this year programme.

Kostadin Shurbanovski  (Project Manager of OFF-Fest, Macedonia)

It was the first time we include a Korean group at OFF-Fest.And it was a total success.     All media articles and reviews were very positive. The audience’s feedback was fantastic,as well. Participation of NoreumMachi at OFF-Fest increased diversity and enriched colorful character of the Festival.

II. General Description

i. eligibility

i-i. eligibility for applicants

European festivals, arts centers, performing arts organizations and networks planning Korea music special program can apply for KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant in associate to a EFWMF member.

①      An EFWMF member (except Korean member) or to multiple festivals with at least one EFWMF-affiliated venue can apply for the grant.  

②      Your application is eligible when applying with the concrete plan of inviting Korean traditional performing groups  

③      The targeted festivals must occur between April and December 2012.

※ Ineligible Projects

- Tours with no official guarantee

- Tours receiving international funds from other public institutions, including the Arts Council Korea, Korea Foundation, and other local cultural foundations

i- ii. Eligibility for invited Korean performance

: Korean performing groups based on Korean traditional music are eligible.

ii. share of the responsibilities  .

* Specific conditions are subject to change according to the negotiation and circumstances.

iii. grant conditions

iii-i. grant scope

 ? The final funded amount is based on international airfares and freight costs

When your application is selected, KAMS allocates grant directly to the Korean performing groups. KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant funds only one round-trip international flight tickets for touring members of Korean performing groups and their cargo. Additional international or domestic airfares and freights for touring are not funded.

iii-ii. Amount available

? the maximum amount per application is up to KRW 40,000,000.

* Applicants may not be awarded the full amount requested, depending on the evaluation by KAMS.

III. How to apply

i. Application form

We recommend you use the application form distributed by KAMS. When your application form is completed, submit the file to kams@gokams.or.kr along with the required support material by the deadline.

ii. Deadline

? 1^st call: 30^th March 2012

  2^nd call: 31^st May 2012

? Depend on the results of the 1^st call, 2^nd call can be canceled.

* KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant call will be closed once the funding is exhausted.

iii. Documents to submit

? Application form

? Support material: Additional documents or materials on your past festival/program/project are optional to submit.

? Application and support material should be submitted to byshin@gokams.or.kr.

IV. After you apply

i. selection

? 2012 onwards KAMS screens proposals and assesses according to criteria.

i-i. selection criteria

-  Contribution to Korean artists to strengthen their competence

-  The festival or venue’s potential to raise awareness about Korean artists locally and internationally

-  Past artistic achievements of the group/individual artist

※ Special consideration will be given to

- projects invited by two or more festivals

- projects already confirmed by both the host festival and the guest Korean group

- international collaboration project between Korean artists and international artists

ii. final announcement

KAMS announces the recipient project of ‘KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant’ in Apr ~ Oct 2012 by posting on KAMS’ website (www.gokams.or.kr) and sending an e-mail of confirmation to the selected.

V. Further Information

(Ms.) Bo Yeon SHIN, International Exchange Dept, Korean Arts Management Service.

Tel. +82 2 708 2284 / Fax. +82 2 708 2243

E-mail: kams@gokams.or.kr