FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Feb. 8, 2021
Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. Submissions for the next round of the MVP Project for music video production (pictured) open on March 1.
By Kerry Doole
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period
Grants and Funding Deadlines
Canada Council Grants
FACTOR Songwriting Development Program
Passport: Music Export Summit
Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program
Applications for Canada's Music Incubator core programs
Applications for Radio Starmaker Fund
Submissions open for MVP Project
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
ScreenxScreen virtual conference
Shift Change festival and conference, Halifax, NS
South by Southwest festival and conference. Virtual
ECMAs, Sydney, NS
Canadian Music Week festival and conference. Virtual
North by Northeast, Toronto, ON
CCMA Country Music Week, London, ON
Americana festival, Nashville, TN
Contact East, Moncton, NB
Mundial Montreal
Yuri Hasegawa
