Funding Sources for Cultural Initiatives in ACP Countries

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The Arab Fund for Arts and CultureMain officeThe Arab Fund for Arts and Culture5th floor, Gardenia Building, Sourati Street, Hamra, BeirutP.O.Box Beirut 13-5290, Beirut, LebanonTel: +961.1.747.761/2Fax: +961.1.747.762Email: info@arabculturefund.orgWebsitehttp://arabculturefund.orgPurpose and program areasThe Arab Fund for Arts and Culture is an independent Arab initiative established in 2007. AFACfunds individuals and organizations in the fields of cinema, performing arts, literature, music andvisual arts, while facilitating cultural exchange and cooperation across the Arab world and globally.AFAC envisions a thriving Arab art and cultural scene that is confident in its expression, open todialogue, accessible to all, and sustained locally by committed patrons. AFAC will play a leading rolein achieving this vision and serve as a catalyst for homegrown philanthropic initiatives across the Arabworld by listening to and engaging with artists and cultural actors.Objectives Increase and enhance cultural production and research; Support capacity-building and training; Perpetuate cultural exchange and collaboration across the Arab region and globally; Deliver a sustainable source of funding for independent cultural work; Identify and develop distribution channels for Arab cultural works.Funding sourcesThe Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is an independent Arab initiative funded by contributionsfrom foundations and individuals in and outside of the Arab world, such as: Open Society Foundations Ford Foundation Doen Foundation Arab Fund for Economic Social DevelopmentEligible countriesArab regionWho can receive a grant?Cultural organizations and individuals.Grant sizeAFAC grants range from a few thousand dollars up to a maximum of €37,000 ($50,000). The jurorspresent their evaluation of applications to the AFAC board of trustees, which has the final say onamounts granted.24
Recent grantsSince 2007, AFAC has financed a total of 266 cultural projects in 20 countries, including: 39 projects in the cinema category 58 projects in the literature category 41 projects in the performing arts category 40 projects in the visual arts category 22 projects in music category 35 projects for research and training 31 projects for documentary filmsApplication procedureAFAC resorts to general calls whose proposals are open or to special programs with well-definedobjectives. These general tenders are aimed at financing projects in six categories: film, performingarts, visual arts, literature, music and RTR (research, training, and regional events).There is another special program entitled The Arab Documentary Film Program (ADFP).Invitations to tender are posted on the organization’s website and the applications must be completedonline. Each call for proposals shall remain open for about three months.Applications may be submitted in English or in Arabic, but projects deemed relevant for the Arabregion may be eligible even if they are written in a language other than Arabic or English.RestrictionsApplications can only be submitted during the proposal call period.It is possible for an organization or an individual to submit applications for projects in differentcategories, provided that applicants apply separately for each project. Candidates can apply for oneproject per category and implementation cycle.25
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