Funded Travel Grants for 2015
Travel Grants
Applicant: Oliver Degabriele
Reference number: CETR 02 – FN 1238
Project Title: *etnika (Touring Band)
Amount awarded: €1,124
The newly reformed folk group *etnika will be performing in the Roman Philharmonic Academy auditorium in Rome. This performance forms part of the group’s tour which aims to expand its international network and take its music to new audiences.
Applicant: Joshua Cassar Gaspar
Reference number: CETR 01-FN1237
Project Title: Participation at the American Film Market and Conferences
Amount awarded: €2,000
Joshua Cassar Gaspar will be attending the American Film Market and Conference in Santa Monica, US. The American Film Market is a high-profile networking event bringing together Hollywood’s decision-makers and key people in the sector. The aims of this project are primarily networking and looking for supporters and collaborators for the distribution of Joshua’s recent work The Maltese Fighter (Maltese – Canadian production).
Applicant: Claire Ghigo
Reference number: CETR18-FN1254
Project Title: Opera.Connections.Europe
Amount Awarded: €1,750
Claire Ghigo will be attending an intensive 10-day course targeting opera singers. Having just finished her Masters in Opera Performance, Claire will be attending this course to discover new techniques on how to succeed in professional auditions for opera houses in Europe.
Applicant: Louise Aquilina
Reference number: CETR03-FN1239
Project Title: Demo Division SS16
Amount awarded: €2,000
Louise Aquilina will be participating in the prestigious contemporary fashion tradeshow ‘Seek’, taking place in Berlin in July, where she will present her own brand ‘Demo Division’. Important representatives of the international fashion scene will be present, providing new business and networking opportunities.
Applicant: Bettina Hutschek
Reference number: CETR 31-FN 1361
Project Title: VALLETTA - performance-lecture with slide show
Amount Awarded: €912
Applicant: Nadia Mifsud Mutschler
Reference number: CETR 26-FN 1356
Project Title: Parteċipazzjoni fil-Festival Internazzjonali tal-Poeżija ta' Granada, Nikaragwa, Frar
Amount Awarded: €1,152.71
Applicant: Angelique Muller
Reference number: CETR 25-FN 1355
Project Title: Riff Industry Days 2015
Amount Awarded: €1,000
Applicant: Lawrence Buttigieg
Reference number: CETR 28-FN 1358
Project Title: Presentation of paper entitled 'Encountering the Other, the Juxtaposition of Woman and God' at the 8th Global Conference on 'Persons and Sexualities, Connecting, Rethinking and Embracing Differences' to be held at Mansfield College, Oxford, UK.
Amount Awarded: €1,000
Applicant: Oliver Mallia - Film Grain Foundation
Reference number: CETR 36-FN 1366
Project Title: 2nd Valletta Film Festival - Attendance and Soft Launch at Venice Film Festival 2015
Amount Awarded: €1,117
Applicant: Julia Agius
Reference number: CETR 30-FN 1360
Project Title: Royal Ballet White Lodge Summer School 2016
Amount Awarded: €1,550
Applicant: Tricia Dawn Williams
Reference number: CETR 27-FN 1357
Project Title: Masterclasses with Margaret Leng Tan
Amount Awarded: €1,268
Applicant: Rebecca Anastasi (Film Grain Foundation)
Reference number: CETR 44-FN 1436
Project Title: 2nd Valletta Film Festival - Attendance and Programming at Berlin Film Festival 2016
Amount Awarded: €1,200
Applicant: Gabi Sultana
Reference number: CETR 41-FN 1427
Project Title: Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Australia
Amount Awarded: €2,000
Applicant: Lucien Houtkamp
Reference number: CETR 45-FN 1437
Project Title: Luc Houkamp Tour in Australia
Amount Awarded: 2,000
Applicant: Amy Borg
Reference number: CETR 43-FN 1435
Project Title: Iceland Writers' Retreat and Conference
Amount Awarded: €2,000
Applicant: Stephanie Borg
Reference number: CETR 48-FN 1440
Project Title: Connecting Patterns' - a solo exposition of original ink drawings inspired by patterns in Oman and Malta. The Omani theme will be developed further to include merchandise
Amount Awarded: €800
Applicant: Jean Noel Attard
Reference number: CETR 62-FN 1499
Project Title: Festival Production Management Training in Antwerp, Belgium
Amount Awarded: €2,000
The Festival Production Management Training, hosted by deSingel International Art Campus, is a new format of The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA). It focuses especially on production management in terms of realising and implementing the vision of the artistic director. The training looks at the practical side of this process, with special attention given to working with artists. Participant will meet and exchange with experienced production managers and artists, including set designers, light designers, conductors, choir leaders etc. The training is set up as a long-term programme which explores all phases of producing an artistic work. Participants will also become part of the Academy Alumni Network of The Festival Academy, a global ever-growing network of young festival makers, allowing for the development of new cooperation and broader networks.
Applicant: Boyana Dimitrovska
Reference number: CETR 56-FN 1493
Project Title: Preparation for the 2nd edition of the Valletta Film Festival through attendance at the Tribeca International Film Festival, New York
Amount Awarded: €2,000
Attendance at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York to help with the film selection and programming for the 2nd edition of the Valletta Film Festival (VFF), organised by The Film Grain Foundation. The applicant will be observing and learning about the organizational aspects such as: marketing, advertising, social media and publications, the curating of the various festival sections, organization of side events including talks, workshops, master classes and social events, the use of technology, etc. Furthermore, attendance as an accredited professional offers opportunity to attend meetings with industry professionals that could potentially be invited to submit their work or attend VFF 2016 as speakers, guests or jury. Through creating contacts and relationships with established film and festival workers, the applicant aims to increase the profile of the VFF internationally as well as create opportunites for exchanging knowledge and expertise. In light of the Small Nations Film Conference that the applicant is currently organising, meeting with other film festival organisers and film institutes and companies will also help publicise this event.
Applicant: Luke Saydon
Reference number: CETR 54-FN 1491
Project Title: Musical Direction and Composing Internship at “Chickenshed,” London
Amount Awarded: €1,182
The internship is a Theatre in Education (TIE) project where the applicant will be performing, composing and musically directing theatrical productions within the London based company “Chickenshed,” for the 2016/2017 season. With constant mentorship by Mr. Dave Carey (Creative Development Director and Resident Composer at Chickenshed), the applicant will take part in outreach projects, working with socially marginalized participants, such as young offenders, disabled children and refugees. The training there will also include further collaborations with professional sound engineers, recording studio managers, sound designers, vocal coaches, orchestrators, conductors and other composers.
Applicant: Kenneth Spiteri
Reference number: CETR 50-FN 1459
Project Title: Artist Residency in Tainan, Taiwan
Amount Awarded: €818
Two month residency in the Welove Gallery situated in the cultural capital of Tainan in Taiwan, to create a series of audio works (both music and narrative based) in collaboration with the Taiwanese video artist Adrian Feng. The residency's tangible outcomes will be the exhibition of works categorised as follows:
- The production of video material - of produced songs, in the format of video clips/extended narratives created in collaboration with video artist Adrian Feng.
- The development of already existing music song sketches/ideas to be co worked with Adrian.
- The development of audio/text based material that extends on the applicant’s work as a dramaturg.
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