NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Appel ouvert : showcases, films et conférences au WOMEX 24

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Le WOMEX s’engage en faveur de la diversité et de l’inclusion, et il accueille des propositions de tous les horizons. Le comité d’organisation encourage les propositions qui contribuent à la diversité de la scène musicale internationale, en englobant des aspects tels que la culture, la région, le sexe, les styles, la tradition de performance, etc.

Chaque année, le programme officiel est concocté par un jury international indépendant, connu sous le nom de Seven Samurai. Les membres du jury de cette année seront annoncés dans les semaines à venir.

Les propositions peuvent être soumises dans l’une des quatre catégories suivantes :

  • Showcase
  • Sommet du club
  • Film
  • Conférence

Showcase

Les candidats retenus proposeront leurs activités devant des promoteurs internationaux de concerts et de festivals, des organisateurs de tournées et des salles, des labels, des distributeurs, des journalistes et des professionnels du secteur mondial de la musique. Les candidatures sont les bienvenues de tous les coins du monde, et de tous les styles de musique, y compris le blues, le jazz et d’autres genres du monde. Pour en savoir plus sur la catégorie Showcase, cliquez ici.

Club summit

Le WOMEX présente un sommet des clubs spécialisé, qui met en avant des DJ et producteurs de tous horizons musicaux et de toutes les scènes de musique électronique du monde. Les DJ et les producteurs de tout genre, de tout support et de toute origine sont encouragés à poser leur candidature et à faire connaître leur musique au monde entier. Pour en savoir plus sur la catégorie Club summit, cliquez ici.

Film

Le WOMEX Film est une plateforme qui relie les communautés internationales de la musique et du cinéma en présentant des documentaires qui décrivent la musique, ses mouvements et son histoire à travers le monde entier. Les cinéastes peuvent poser leur candidature ici ou là, pour que leur long, moyen ou court métrage soit présenté au WOMEX 2024. Pour en savoir plus sur la catégorie film, cliquez ici.

Conférence et mentorat

La conférence WOMEX sollicite des propositions de représentants de tous les secteurs, qui font avancer l’industrie en présentant leurs visions, en élaborant des idées et en partageant leur expertise pratique. Participez à la conversation et créez des réseaux avec vos pairs en soumettant une proposition. Pour en savoir plus sur la conférence et le mentorat au WOMEX, cliquez ici.

La date limite d’envoi des propositions pour le WOMEX 24 est fixée au 1er mars 2024.

Vous pouvez consulter l’appel d’origine ici.

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