Japanese business in support of Japanese and European artists

Japanese business in support of Japanese and European artists:

“Business can work daily at full capacity, and in 10 years it may find itself having achieved astounding economic and production results. And when this moment comes and society is left with no poets, musicians, philosophers, artists, young artists full of energy and courage, what would the meaning have been of all the investments over these 10 years?”

This is EU Japan Fest's motto, which unites a network of donor organisations which, in a selection process, support, partially or entirely, art projects submitted under the commission-announced open calls. The calls' deadlines and criteria follow strict rules and are announced in advance. Annual reports are open to public scrutiny.

Support will be given to projects that:

Suggest long-term cooperation with artists from Japan and/or Japanese descent and have been coordinated with the foundation that manages the European Capital of Culture project;
Have guaranteed shares of self-participation and partner support;
Meet the specification requirements and procedure as laid down by EU Japan Fest.
Support will be refused to projects:
Whose field of activity does not suggest long-term development and sustainability of the activity and cooperation.
That do not guarantee collaboration between the city hosting the European Capital of Culture and the project participants.
That envisages no contribution and sustained intervention in the cultural and social development of the city hosting the European Capital of Culture.

Here you can find details for the supporting schemes which EU Japan Fest offers in partnerships.

For questions related to the EU-Japan Fest project initiative, please write to japanculture@plovdiv2019.eu or info@plovdiv2019.eu