The International Participation Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors.
This scheme addresses the outgoing mobility of Maltese and Malta based artists over 18 years of age as well as their art works and cultural productions. The objective of the International Participation Scheme is to support the mobility of artists and cultural operators to create, to showcase and to expose their works to international audiences and to receive international feedback, to explore, to develop skills, to build networks, and to engage in international collaborations.
This scheme supports:
• Participation in international festivals, exhibitions, showcases, international networking events, films, conferences, artist residencies and fairs.
• Meetings with international agents, producers, curators, publishers, artistic directors or festival managers;
• Partner search for exchanges and collaboration;
Who can apply?
Creative professionals/individual artists; Groups, collectives and consortia; Registered cooperatives; Voluntary organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday 10th September 2024 at noon. Late application cannot be accepted.
Guidelines
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Applicants are required to register a new profile as from January 2021.
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Results
Application Deadline: 10th September 2024
Beneficiary: Raphael Vella
Reference number: IPS15-24-4711
Project Title: Zoocratic Zones
Amount awarded: €1,028.00
‘Zoocratic Zones’ is an exhibition that reconfigures democracy in an imaginary time in which non-anthropocentric forms of life are actively involved as political agents. Combining recent and older multimedia work by artist Raphael Vella on two floors of the Vilnius Graphic Art Center in central Vilnius, this solo exhibition will bring together large-scale drawings on fabric, stop motion animations, smaller two-dimensional works and sculpture in a unique display curated by Žygimantas Augustinas. The exhibition was selected and partially funded by the Exhibition Committee of the Lithuanian Artists' Association (LAA) and will be open to the public in June-July, 2025.
Beneficiary: Emma Mattei
Reference number: IPS18-24-4723
Project Title: Baħar Biss - International Premiere of Short Film directed by Franziska Stenglin
Amount awarded: €1,379.00
Through this scheme the beneficiary shall attend the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, accompanying the director at the international premiere of the film Baħar Biss and subsequent screenings, as well as press interviews and networking events. Baħar Biss has been selected to be screened as part of the short and medium length film programme. Moreover, as part of the production team, the beneficiary will be involved in the promotion of the film, which was entirely set in Gozo.
Beneficiary: Katie Sims
Reference number: IPS21-24-4735
Project Title: Artist Residency at The Arvo Pärt Centre, Estonia
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
Visual artist Katie Sims will attend a three-week residency at the Arvo Pärt Centre, Estonia where she will engage in a period of deep research exploring the notion of ‘surface’ and ‘container’ in relation to world renowned composer Arvo Pärt’s compositions, writing and world view. The purpose of the residency is to look laterally and compare what goes on in her painting practice, to spark new ways of thinking, and relating to painting’s constituency, particularly it’s stasis; it being a non-moving medium and how it can demand bodily presence and duration through structural relations, colour and light. Upon return, Katie will deliver an artist talk at the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences at the University of Malta, to discuss how her experience impacted her practice and the importance of finding international residencies which specifically drive one’s work forward and foster enriching networks.
Beneficiary: 808 Association
Reference number: IPS31-24-4757
Project Title: 808 Association, the organisers of Malta Design Week (MDW) to participate in Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2024
Amount awarded: €1,965.00
808 Association, the organisers of the Malta Design Week, is seeking funding for two team members to attend Dutch Design Week 2024 (DDW) in Eindhoven. This visit aims to research on international design trends, establish connections with global designers, and enhance Malta Design Week’s offerings. Dutch Design Week is one of Europe’s leading design events, showcasing innovative work across various disciplines, including sustainable and technology-driven design. By attending DDW, the 808 Association team will gather insights to improve the structure and international presence of Malta Design Week while fostering collaboration opportunities.
Beneficiary: Sarah Jayne Lee Portelli
Reference number: IPS02-24-4629
Project Title: Cats of Malta film advance theatrical screenings in Tokyo Japan
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin, the directors of Maltese film production company Nexus Production Group Ltd., have been invited to attend the advance theatrical screenings of their popular Maltese documentary Cats of Malta in Tokyo, Japan. The event is supported by the Malta Tourism Authority Japan and grants the filmmakers an opportunity to take part in press engagements, as well as to discuss the film and important topics around animal rescue and Maltese life through audience Q&A sessions. The theatrical screenings will reach many thousands of affluent and engaged cat-loving Japanese audience members while subtly showcasing and teaching about Malta.
Beneficiary: Tara Mansell
Reference number: IPS29-24-4754
Project Title: Munich Jewellery Week 2025
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
Munich Jewellery Week is the most important contemporary jewellery event in the year. The beneficiary plans to have an exhibition featuring her contemporary jewellery creations. This Munich-wide city event combines established galleries and pop-up jewellery exhibitions, which include academic institutions such as Central St Martins. Participants are invited to daily organised presentations, panel discussions and, important networking events with leading contemporary jewellers, jewellery collectors, international museums curators and gallery owners. Visitors to MJW also attend Schmuck for 1 day, which is a parallel event run at the same time in the International Handwerksmesse at the Munich exhibition centre. The beneficiary has submitted jewellery to the curators who organise a separate exhibition, and if shortlisted, her jewellery will also be exhibited at Schmuck in the exhibition centre. From this exhibition the beneficiary would have a chance of winning one of 2 major international awards.
Beneficiary: Janelle Borg
Reference number: IPS24-24-4745
Project Title: ĠENN Supporting Canadian Band Metz in France
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
ĠENN will support Canadian band METZ on a tour in France this November, performing in mid-sized venues in cities like Rennes, Paris, and Lyon. They will also network with METZ's team and French music professionals, building on the work and reach of their ACM-supported album Unum. As METZ is signed to the renowned label Sub Pop, ĠENN aims to showcase their music to METZ and Sub Pop fans, using this tour as a stepping stone for future opportunities in France and mainland Europe.
Beneficiary: Joseph Smith
Reference number: IPS08-24-4670
Project Title: Photogravure residency and Barcelona Photo Biennale
Amount awarded: €1,548.00
The beneficiary shall work in a professional printmaking environment to gain knowledge and develop his skills in the direct-to-plate photogravure process. Moreover, the beneficiary will experience the work of other artists on the residency and share ideas and practices.
Beneficiary: Sam Vassallo
Reference number: IPS16-24-4712
Project Title: Rituals
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
Rituals is an international project by artist Julien Vinet and poet Sam Alekksandra that explores and engages rituals of time in places boarding the Mediterranean sea, beginning in Tunis, Tunisia. The project involves a five-week residency that culminates in a public exhibition and performance, in collaboration with Tunis-based art space and residency, Mouhit. The artists look to create a unique installation made of local old maritime charts of Tunis and a collaborative, site-specific poetry to create a kind of floating “tunnel” - representing a rite of passage, a break in time, and a symbolic portal for contemplation of colonial problematics of time and rituals. The project threads local contexts through direct cooperation with local poets, sailors, ship owners, craftsmen, cartographers and inhabitants to investigate how rituals of time have come to shape their lives.
Beneficiary: Kerry-Ann Calleja Mcgregor
Reference number: IPS14-24-4706
Project Title: GPS Hollywood Fellowship
Amount awarded: €2,000.00
Maltese screenwriter Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor has won the GPS Hollywood Fellowship run by the Roadmap Writers organisation in the US. Out of the numerous applicants that applied Kerry-Ann was the only European to be selected. This prestigious fellowship includes 6 months of one-to-one mentoring by a well-known Hollywood manager and producer. Her prize will also include several masterclasses with various other well-known Hollywood executives as well as an initial trip to Los Angeles where she will meet her mentor Nicholas Bognor and then participate in a writers retreat where some of her maltese linked screenplays will be polished and then sent out to Hollywood executives.
Application Deadline: 20th February 2024
Beneficiary: Angela Bettoni
Reference number: IPS25-24-3686
Project Title: Inclusive dance for Venere in Teatro dance festival
Amount awarded: €2,000
Angela is a performer, writer and advocate with Down Syndrome, who has been living in Malta since 2013. She is invited to perform at the Venere in Teatro dance festival in Italy, and to give a talk on inclusion in the performing arts. This is the 4th edition of the dance festival, held in the setting of Forte Marghera. The piece will be choreographed by Rachel Calleja, who will work with Angela and another dancer to create a mixed-ability performance, to be first performed during Dance Festival Malta. It will incorporate parts of monologues Angela has written. The festival will provide Angela with a platform to showcase her work and share her message of inclusion, while opening the door to new collaborations.
Beneficiary: Carlo Muscat
Reference number: IPS10-24-3584
Project Title: Workshops and Concerts in Canada
Amount awarded: €2,000
Saxophonist Carlo Muscat will lead a jazz workshop at Brandon University, covering improvisation, performance, and composition for students in the jazz department. Live performances featuring Canadian-Maltese artists aim to enhance cultural exchange and showcase the shared musical heritage between Canada and Malta.
Beneficiary: Charlene Galea
Reference number: IPS26-24-3686
Project Title: When good enough is enough: Impulstanz Festival
Amount awarded: €1,970
Charlene Galea will attend a month-long festival with Impulstanz Festival, Vienna, 2024 that holds a diverse programme of performances, workshops, research projects and musical acts for all levels and dance styles. The Impulstanz festival offers a variety of workshops to tailor the needs of various individuals to focus on performance practice disciplines and transdisciplinary work that goes beyond technical training. It also offers the opportunity to integrate with movers coming from all over the world to network or let go. During her time at the festival, Charlene will engage in experimental, somatic and more technical workshops. She will expand her awareness in movement, challenge her choreographic styles and memory in learning dance, and start questioning movement consciously and playfully through composition, towards creating ideas for a performance piece she is in the process of developing for the end of 2024: "When Good Enough is Enough: the Premiere."
Beneficiary: James Azzopardi Meli
Reference number: IPS24-24-3685
Project Title: Inner Development Goals Summit
Amount awarded: €2,000
This project recognises the significance of inner development alongside external progress for achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Guided by the IDG initiative, Studio 18 aims to integrate these principles into its theatrical endeavours and educational programmes, benefiting the Maltese arts sector. By participating in mentorship, training, and networking opportunities at the summit, Studio 18 seeks to empower itself to inspire change and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive society within its revised remit. This summit serves as a crucial aspect of Studio 18's ongoing research and development phase, enabling the organisation to reassess its purpose, refine its vision, and adapt its learning approach to meet the evolving needs of the local arts sector. Through its engagement with the IDGs Summit 2024, Studio 18 endeavors to play a proactive role in shaping a more sustainable and vibrant cultural landscape in Malta and beyond.
Beneficiary: Rebecca Hall
Reference number: IPS20-24-3662
Project Title: “Maltese Flute; International Stage” Showcasing Maltese Contemporary and Baroque Music in America
Amount awarded: €2,000
America's National Flute Association has, for the first time, offered slots for the performance and presentation of Maltese music. A solo recital will feature the music of Charles Camilleri (Desert Songs), which will stand alongside leading flutists from across the globe. This will not only give exposure of the repertoire to a large international audience, but it will also present an opportunity for the diverse influences on Maltese contemporary composition to be explored. The project will also consist of a lecture recital on the music of the late Maltese Baroque. This substantial opportunity allows discussion on the compositions of M.A. Vella and Prota, among others, and highlights Malta's rich baroque heritage. The lecture recital is planned to be supported by pre-recorded videos in historical venues across Malta, featuring younger and established musicians, thereby showcasing the development of the Malta Youth Orchestra, the University of Malta and the School of Performing Arts.
Beneficiary: Simone Ellul
Reference number: IPS45-24-3726
Project Title: Participation in Two International Improvisation Festivals Held in the USA
Amount awarded: €2,000
The project consists of the participation in two improvisation festivals - the Vintage Improv Festival in Portland, Maine, and the Queen City Comedy Experience in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both festivals offer excellent networking, training and performing opportunities.
Beneficiary: Aidan Somers
Reference number: IPS43-24-3721
Project Title: AISO at ADE – International Networking
Amount awarded: €2,000
AISO Academy, a dynamic start-up dedicated to diverse music education in Malta, will be participating in the prestigious ADE Amsterdam. Together with a team of accomplished musicians, it aims to showcase its unique approach to music education, blending modern, classical, and electronic styles. The project focuses on outgoing mobility for artists over 18 years, fostering collaborations, and expanding the organization's international reach. The funding will facilitate attendance at ADE Amsterdam, a vital platform for electronic music professionals, offering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and the recruitment of potential students interested in studying music in Malta. With accreditation goals by the year’s end, AISO Academy aspires to make a lasting impact on Malta's cultural and educational landscape.
Beneficiary: Yasmin Kuymizakis
Reference number: IPS46-24-3727
Project Title: JOON Live in New York City
Amount awarded: €1,157
This project entails a performance at Knockdown Centre in New York City on the 31st May 2024, organized in collaboration with the record label "Italians Do It Better", alongside artists Johnny Jewel, Desire and more. The beneficiary will be staying in the US for three weeks to explore potential collaborations with other artists, to meet industry professionals and to potentially secure additional shows in nearby cities such as Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. While these collaborations and shows are pending confirmation, they represent exciting opportunities for artistic growth and expansion of Yasmin’s music career.
Beneficiary: Fabrizio Ellul
Reference number: IPS38-24-3712
Project Title: EUNIC – In Short, Europe Film Festival 2024
Amount awarded: €998
The beneficiary’s animated short ‘SOMEWHERE’ was nominated by the Maltese Embassy in the UK to be part of the EUNIC ‘Best European Short films' which will be held in London between the 27th - 28th April 2024 at the Institut Français in London. EUNIC will be partnering up with Glasgow International Film Festival, the EU Delegation to the UK, the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni and Scotland House London, and it is planning to present the festival in two locations, namely in Glasgow (20th - 21st April 2024, venue tbc) and at the Institut Français in London (27th – 28th April 2024). The programme will be curated in 3-4 blocks of screenings across 2 days, and will be accompanied by panel discussions with the filmmakers, industry events and workshops.
Beneficiary: Double Standard
Reference number: IPS42-24-3720
Project Title: Double Standard – Italy Tour
Amount awarded: €1,750
Malta-based multicultural punk band Double Standard will tour the Italian region of Tuscany, supporting their full-length release "Mt. Focus".
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