CALL FOR WOMEX SHOWCASE PROPOSALS

CALL FOR WOMEX CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

CALL FOR WOMEX FILM PROPOSALS

Dear Media Colleagues,

We are ready to announce our first weighty step towards providing a lavish selection of the best artists, speakers and films at WOMEX '10 Copenhagen from Wednesday, 27 - Sunday, 31 October.

This is our annual call for proposals... Deadline is Friday, 16 April 2010.

How to propose - click here

CALLING ALL WORLD MUSIC ARTISTS AND DJS...

WOMEX invites artists from all over the globe to showcase at the most important international gathering of world music professionals, WOMEX '10 in Copenhagen. The selected acts will be playing in front of 1,000 international bookers, countless labels, distributors, journalists ... everyone they need to help launch, sustain and expand their careers.

WOMEX 09 Showcase act Kouyaté-Neerman expressed great satisfaction after their show: "The feedback we already have is amazing: a tour in the UK including the Brighton Festival, a potential festival tour in Canada and options at the Lincoln Jazz Center in NY, Chicago, agents and release of the album in Italy, 2 festivals in France, and much interest from all around Europe and Asia: We could not expect such a success. This was really worth the investment!!"

In 2009 WOMEX received around 700 artist proposals for almost 40 slots. The selection is done by the WOMEX Jury - the famous 7 Samurai - made up each year of a new generation of world music passionates.

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS...

Designed to serve the industry's ongoing need for education, exchange and inspiration, the WOMEX Conference Sessions will be guided by four key areas: Industry professionals are summoned to share their Live, Recorded and Digital Experiences as well as their "Vision Beyond" with peer professionals at WOMEX.

The popular Mentoring Sessions will also be on offer again. Delegates can sign up to talk to experts free of charge in a variety of fields. WOMEX is looking for mentors - anyone with valuable advice and feedback to offer.

The 2009 programme saw more than 60 speakers from 30 countries in around 30 Conference and Mentoring Sessions. Besides selecting the official Showcases the WOMEX Jury will also be collaborating on the Conference programme.

Will Page, Chief Economist at PRS for Music in London, noted about WOMEX 09: "It was the best music event I've ever been to, as a speaker and observer."

CALLING ALL WORLD MUSIC-RELATED FILMMAKERS...

WOMEX's long-time partner for the film screenings IMZ, the International Music + Media Centre in Vienna, asks all world music- related filmmakers to propose their recent work for presentation at WOMEX. Submitted films will also be considered for the World Music Films on Tour programme, a non-profit distribution project aimed at bringing musical diversity in film and video to a wider public. With the IMZ Film Screenings WOMEX also features an international platform for world music in audio-visual media.

Forms and more information on how to propose here. Deadline is Friday, 16 April 2010.

Kind regards from your WOMEX team

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WOMEX '10 Copenhagen / 27 - 31 October 2010
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