FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Dec. 18, 2017
Need some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? New entries this week include the 420 Festival in Calgary and a new FACTOR program deadline.
By Kerry Doole
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program acknowledges the dedication and drive of Canada's touring artists and bands. It is awarded to those artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over the course of any 12-month period
Grants and Funding Deadlines
SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program
Apply to play 420 Music Festival, Calgary, AB, April 19-20
Submissions for Sound City fest, Liverpool, UK May 4-6
Super Early Bird applications to perform at 2018 Indie Week in Toronto
Submissions for Canadian Songwriting Competition
Submissions for Great Escape festival, Brighton, UK
Deadline for FACTOR Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO
SXSW 2018, Austin TX
Juno Week, Vancouver, BC
East Coast Music Awards, Halifax, NS
Canadian Music Week, Toronto
Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON
Indie Week, Toronto,ON
BreakOutWest, Kelowna, BC
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