The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Directorate General for Promotion of the Country System in line with the objectives of the “Italian Care” (DL. 18/2020 converted into Law April 24, 2020, n. 27) to support the culture sector, and with the integrated promotion strategy “Vivere all’italiana” published two separate notices of interest to the promotion and revitalization of Italian culture abroad.
For the live entertainment sector, the first Notice, called “Vivere all’italiana on stage“, aims to acquire expressions of interest for the creation of unpublished and original artistic productions, both multidisciplinary, and in the individual disciplines of theatre, contemporary dance and circus. Up to a maximum of ten show proposals will be selected, with particular regard to the quality of the project and consistency with the aims of the initiative, the innovative nature and the international diffusion capacity, which must be produced and filmed in video form. The ten selected videos will be released by the end of 2020 through a dedicated platform promoted internationally by the MAECI foreign network.
- “Vivere all’italiana on stage” – Public notice
- “Vivere all’italiana on stage” – Enclosure 1 – Application
- “Vivere all’italiana on stage” – Enclosure 2 – Artistic project
- “Vivere all’italiana on stage” – Enclosure 3 – Budget
For the music industry, the second Notice of Interest, called “Vivere all’italiana in music” aims to acquire ten artistic proposals of unpublished and original productions, including five in the field of classical / contemporary music and five of jazz . The productions and musical projects must provide an output in the form of record album (in digital form), the minimum duration of 45 min. and a maximum of 70 min, as well as the production of a professional video of the recording of a live performance of the album produced.
- “Vivere all’italiana in music” – Public notice
- “Vivere all’italiana in music” – Enclosure 1 – Application
- “Vivere all’italiana in music” – Enclosure 2 – Artistic project
- “Vivere all’italiana in music” – Enclosure 3 – Budget
The deadline for submitting proposals is set for midnight on September 6, 2020.