Play an active role at WOMEX - propose a
WOMEX Artist Showcase
WOMEX Conference Session
WOMEX Film Screening
The deadline for all proposals was Friday, 18 April 2008!
To suggest a networking meeting or book a room for a presentation, send an email to conference@womex.com
Read more about networking meetings and presentations.
The Jury Process
Each year WOMEX selects a new group of seven Jury members - the famed 7 Samurai - to work on the Showcase selection and consult on the Conference. In recent years we have received many high quality proposals for Showcases and Conference Sessions for a limited number of slots, so the task is hard and the competition spirited.
Film proposals are independently juried by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, Vienna.
Artist Showcase Proposals
The deadline for proposals was Friday, 18 April 2008!
Calling for world music artists and DJs... Come perform at the premier world music Showcase event on the planet. If selected by our 7 Samurai Jury, you'll play before the largest audience anywhere of international concert and festival bookers, labels, distributors, journalists and industry professionals - everyone you need to help launch, re-launch, sustain and expand your career. Find out more...
Conference Session Proposals
The deadline for proposals was Friday, 18 April 2008!
WOMEX delegates tend to like the following: sessions with good, solid information of use to the world music network; talks on new trends and technologies for music; talks on culture and the politics of culture; introductions to traditions or artists; interviews with noteworthy artists; master classes in the music industry; how-to sessions... You get the idea. And remember that they like to be surprised. Suggest something radically different. But whatever you suggest, be sure to convince the Jury that your proposal simply must be picked.
New this year:
This year we are looking to increase the number of practical conference sessions. Can you help? Should we use your services, we'll give a free registration in return.
Mentor Sessions: Inspired by our friends at SXSW, delegates will be able to sign up to talk to experts in a variety of fields. Each delegate will have 15 minutes of consultation, and all encounters will be entirely private. The sessions will last 90 minutes overall. Mentors will be asked to do 2 of these sessions on 2 different days. We are looking for mentors - managers, experienced artists, labels, festivals, press and publicity experts, distributors, in short, anyone with valuable advice and feedback to offer. If you're interested, please send us a short bio with your experience. Should you be selected, a free registration will be yours.
Mail to: conference@womex.com
Master classes: We'll be offering several practical sessions on the music business, and are looking for 'masters'. Can you offer a course in contracts, distribution, online press and promotion, label start-ups, festivals and the like? Here, too, we'll need a short bio and information about your past presentations, if any. Once again, free registrations will be offered for all who are selected.
Mail to: conference@womex.com
Film Screening Proposals
The deadline for proposals was Friday, 18 April 2008!
Find the proposal form & more information here: www.imz.at
Film proposals are independently juried by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, Vienna.
Here's what they advise for anyone wanting to get their music-related film into the showcase.
Obviously enough, they are looking for sheer, undeniable cinematic quality - a film that grabs the viewer, who should be moved by the way the story is told and how the message is conveyed. This means an intriguing storyline, dramatic composition, fascinating visuals and overall first-rate camera work. They welcome new/unheard/unseen subjects and niches but are open to established artists as well. Then, of course, comes the quality of the music itself.
As with all jury processes, there is always a subjective quality to the decision, but they do emphasise that connection with the viewer.
As for the technical considerations, the IMZ needs:
- Two viewing copies of good quality on an easily accessible format.
- If the film is not finished by the WOMEX submission deadline, at the very least enough rough cuts or previous works for the Jury to get a clear, confident idea of how the finished work will turn out. Then the commitment to send the final version as quickly as possible and an indication of the expected date of delivery.
- Full, precise information filled out on the online IMZ entry form (film and music credits, synopsis, etc.).
- A picture for illustrating the aesthetic of the film.
That is the sum of our advice. Be complete, but convincing and be on time.
