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Expression of Interest for the Festivals Commissioning and Presentation Fund 2025

This form is for artists/producers and New Zealand arts organisations seeking funding for development and presentation of a new or reimagined work as part of the Festivals Commissioning and Presentation Fund.

Successful applicants selected from EoI submissions will receive seed funding to develop their work/idea. (Phase One)

Following Phase One, all seed-funded work will be considered for funding as part of Phase Two: commissioning and presentation.

Before completing the form below please be sure to read the full Guidelines for Application. You will also need to have the following information ready to upload:

  • Budget of how you will use the seed funding (see guidelines for parameters)
  • Profiles of core creative team involved in the project
  • A description of how you plan to develop the work with the seed funding
Eligibility Confirmation (*)
I confirm that:
* Applicants can have received some prior support from Creative New Zealand towards development funding, if development happened prior to applying to Phase One (Seed Funding).
PERSONAL DETAILS
1 Contact Name (*)
2 Contact Email (*)
3 Contact Mobile Number (*)

Your mobile number will be kept private.

88 Profile Image

Upload a hi-res image, up to 5Mb. All standard formats supported.

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4 Personal Bio
ORGANISATION/COMPANY DETAILS
5 Organisation/Company Name
6 Organisation/Company Role
7 Organisation/Company Bio
8 What best describes your primary role (the role of the person completing the form)? (*)
9 Location / Wāhi noho whakapā (*)
ABOUT THE WORK/IDEA
10 Synopsis of the work/idea (*)

Describe the work you are looking to develop. Consider how you speak to the criteria of the fund (see Application Guidelines)

11 Artform (*)

Select as many as apply

12 Audience (*)

Who will be the primary audience for this work, and why?

13 Size / Scale of the work/idea (*)

Describe what you envision the size/scale of the work to be

14 Venue / Presentation of the work/idea (*)

Describe what venue, type of festival/s, and presentation options the idea/work might be best suited for

15 Creative team (*)

Provide a list of the core creative team involved in the project at this initial stage. (This may include design, direction, production, artists and creators etc)

16 Development Plan (*)

Describe how you plan to develop the work with the seed funding

17 How much seed funding are you seeking for this initial stage of development? (*)
18 Seed-Funding Budget (*)

Upload a budget of how you will use the seed funding (see Application Guidelines for parameters).

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19 Is there anything else you would like to share about the work/idea?
20 Supporting documentation

Please upload here any documents to support your EoI - this may include video links / photos / scripts / planning docs etc.

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21 I'm Sure You're Not a Bot!

Once you submit your application you will be sent a confirmation email with a link to be able to review, or make changes to your submission, up until applications close at midnight, Sunday 16 February 2025. Once the deadline has passed all applications will be final and the last version you submit will be the one assessed.