BitTorrent’s new fund for artists
BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing service, has launched a new fund for artists. The Discovery Fund will offer grants of USD2,500-USD100,000 (€2,250-€89,500) for marketing and … Read more
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#IStandWithTheArts protests Australia Council for the Arts cuts
A campaign to support the arts in Australia has reached over 80,000 audience members since it launched on 17 June. #IStandWithTheArts has seen actors give … Read more
California Arts Council gets budget boost
California governor Jerry Brown has signed a new state budget that sees a significant increase in arts funding. An extra USD10.8m (€9.7m) will go to … Read more
Spotlight on jazz composers in 2017
The £10,000 (€12,572) Arts Foundation Award, in partnership with PRS for Music Foundation, will this year recognise jazz composers representative of the UK scene. The … Read more
Big donation for Detroit Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) – which brands itself as ‘the world’s most accessible orchestra’ – has received a USD2.9m (€2.6m) donation for education projects. It … Read more
European Union Youth Orchestra disbanded
European Union Youth Orchestra’s 40th birthday celebrations have gone bad, with the orchestra disbanded due to a lack of funds. EUYO was funded by the … Read more
No money for Micronesia
The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture (CCAC), which supports arts projects across Micronesia, has been told it cannot receive National Endowment of the Arts … Read more
€20,000 funding pot up for grabs – see your work on screen
Exclusively for IMZ Members, the European Broadcasting Union EBU is offering a new pitching format, supporting development and research projects for intended film and TV … Read more
Wigglesworth quits ENO
Things have gone from bad to awful at English National Opera (ENO) as respected music director Mark Wigglesworth has resigned. The unexpected announcement came just … Read more
International funding news for March 2016
Creative Europe has put out a call for audio-visual producers looking for funding to develop work with cross-border cultural reach. Production companies based within the … Read more