Theatre creation and production project support

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Theatre creation and production Project support 2012-2013

Important reminder

This program is intended solely for artists' groups.

Organizations must submit their grant applications in French in conjunction with the Soutien aux projets pour les organismes de création et de production program.

Registration deadline: October 1, 2012

If the registration deadline falls on a weekend or a statutory holiday, it moves to the next business day. The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) deems the postmark to be the date of reception of the application. Incomplete applications or those received after the registration deadline are ineligible.

The CALQ sends by email an acknowledgement of receipt to the applicants. Applicants who submit their applications to the CALQ's offices will receive a dated acknowledgement of receipt.

The masculine form of pronouns is used in this document and designates without discrimination both women and men.

General information on support for projects

Before you fill out your application, it is important to read the section entitled General information on support for projects. It provides complete information on general eligibility requirements, the presentation of the application, the evaluation of grant applications, the review process, conditions governing the awarding of a grant and specific conditions to abide by in the case of an applicant with ties to an affiliated organization.

For additional information on the terms that the CALQ uses, please refer to the Glossary.

Objectives of support for theatre production projects

By granting specific financial assistance to theatre creation and production organizations and theatre artists' groups, the CALQ facilitates the realization of projects involving the production of original Québec works or performances that rely on original or barely explored fields of contemporary or repertory theatre. In so doing, it pursues the following objectives:

support artistic excellence in theatre, the diversity of practices and creative renewal;
encourage the production and dissemination of Québec theatrical works;
support revivals;
foster the integration of young Québec artists and performers into a professional work setting;
facilitate access throughout Québec access to theatrical works and increase attendance at performances;
develop and heighten audience awareness;
contribute to the recognition of professional artists.

Eligibility

This support is intended for professional theatre creation and production organizations (adult theatre, children's and young people's theatre) and artists' groups that create, produce and promote specific performances.

The organization is recognized as a producer when it assumes the artistic management and the cost of designing, rehearsing and presenting the performances.

To be eligible, the applicant must satisfy the general eligibility requirements as defined in the section entitled General information on support for projects.

Moreover,

the organization must hire professional actors and professional designers in its discipline;
the artists' group must ensure that the majority of its members are working in the theatre sector as professional actors, designers or recognized interveners.

Moreover, an artists' group made up mainly of the same people who are working in another artists' group or an organization submitting an application may not submit more than one application per year.

Ineligibility

The program is not open to:

an organization that receives an operating grant;
an organization that presents most of its activities free of charge.

Maximum amount of the grant

The maximum amount of the CALQ's grant to support projects may not exceed 75% of the cost of the project. Project grants are specific in nature and are not renewable.

If the actual cost of carrying out the project leads to the exceeding of the scale respecting the maximum amount of the grant, the CALQ Conseil may demand the repayment of the surplus amount.

The CALQ may, under exceptional circumstances, support for a period of two years projects that display artistic promise.

Evaluation criteria

1. Artistic quality of the project: 60%

the quality and artistic interest of the project;
the quality of the applicant's previous achievements;
the quality of the artistic work of members of the artists' group associated with the project.

2. Impact of the project: 20%

the project's contribution to the development and renewal of the discipline;
the project's contribution to the region's artistic development;
the extent of the dissemination planned (number of performances and spectators in light of the nature of the project).

3. Management of the project: 20%

the project's feasibility, the realism of budget estimates, and financial equilibrium;
the remuneration of artists, performers and cultural workers.

Exceptionally, when the type of project warrants doing so and the organization or the artists' group makes such a request by checking the appropriate box on the form, the CALQ will attach greater importance to the criteria concerning the project's impact. In this instance, the project's artistic quality will account for 50% of the weighting, the project's impact for 30% and the project's management for 20%.

Place of registration

Applications must be submitted to the CALQ office in Québec City or Montréal.

Response time

If the application is complete, the CALQ will inform the applicant of its decision following the evaluation of the application within roughly five months of the registration deadline.

Organizations that submit an application that is deemed to be ineligible will receive a letter explaining the reasons for the ineligibility.

Application form

Applicants wishing to register must fill out the appropriate form and be sure to submit all of the documents demanded.