Artist handbook!
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This handbook has everything you need to know about participating in this year’s festival. From registration and marketing to tickets and producing, from what we need from you to when we need it, and everything else in between – we’ve got you covered!
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Festival registration operates on a first-come, first-serve basis.
50% of slots will be held for BIPOC artists. Fringe North will also be prioritizing local artists. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, primary preference will be given to local and regional artists within Northern Ontario. Spots are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Applications will be open from March 21 2022 to May 2022, or until spots are filled. Once spots are filled, no further applications will be accepted.
This year’s festival will be in person and digital. We will be accepting pre-recorded content, live performances, hosted workshops/artist talks. Pre-recorded content will be screened prior to the festival and may be rejected if visual and audio quality is not up to festival standards. Submissions will NEVER be rejected based on artistic content. Submissions can be any length.
There will be no application fees this year. If accepted for a spot in the festival, participation fees will also be waived. This means artists can participate in the festival this year for free! Furthermore, thanks to grant funding, all submitted shows over 15 min of length will receive a guaranteed income of $100 CAD. This means that artists will get paid to participate regardless of ticket sales. 100% of proceeds from any ticket sales will go directly to the artists involved in that show.
Please note that digital content submitted that is over 20 minutes in length will be considered its own show. Shorter content will be paired with content submitted by other artists to create curated multi-artist shows. The proceeds from multi-artist shows will be divided equally between the number of submissions that have been paired together.
In alignment with the guiding principles of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, artists will be selected on a non-juried basis, through a first-come, first-serve process on the basis of the following:
If you are accepted into the festival, you will be included in all Fringe publicity: our program, on our website, and in any event publicity through traditional media and social media platforms. Artists and companies will be expected to provide promotional information on time or risk being inaccurately represented in festival promotional materials.
Participating artists and companies receive 100% of their ticket price. Fringe North will set a maximum ticket price. Artists may charge less, but not more than the maximum ticket price.
More information on tickets and revenue for the 2022 virtual festival to come.
Please be advised that you do not have final say in how many times your show will be offered. The number of showings that your performance will be included in will be confirmed after all applications have been gathered.
Submissions can be of any length, though it is suggested to remain between 1 and 90 minutes. Once submitted, you may not add to your running time.
Fringe North will accept only one application per person and only one application per company.
Fringe correspondence will only be sent to the primary contact. Only the primary contact is authorized to submit or make changes to company information.
As a primary contact, it is your responsibility to:
Fringe North International Theatre Festival will not knowingly produce a show without the permission of its originator(s). You are obliged to obtain written permission from the playwright/author/originator and pay any fees required for the production rights. As well, you are expected to obtain the necessary releases or pay appropriate fees to any professional associations to which you belong. Failure to do so could result in disqualification without refund or written notice.
Fringe North International Theatre Festival reserves the right to remove any company from participation in the Fringe Festival should the company members or an individual member engage in illegal activity, behave unprofessionally, or otherwise place the Fringe North International Theatre Festival itself at risk.
Fringe North International Theatre Festival reserves the right to cancel performances and activities at any time due to restrictions related to COVID-19 or if festival management feels it is unsafe to proceed. Fringe North International Theatre Festival will strive to provide artists with regular updates on the status of the festival and any changes related to COVID-19.
Fringe North International Theatre Festival reserves the right to reject applications where a spot is not guaranteed (i.e. non-local artists). Fringe North International Theatre Festival also reserves the right to reject any submitted digital content should any element be of unsuitable digital quality (audio, video, etc.). Submissions will not be rejected or censored based on content.
While the Fringe North International Theatre Festival will schedule showings for each company, if performances are delayed or interrupted by an act of God, fire, flood, war, public disaster, strikes or labour difficulties, governmental enactment, regulation, or order, or any other cause beyond the control of the Fringe North International Theatre Festival, the Fringe North International Theatre Festival shall not be liable for any lost revenues or performance times.
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