Selection Result of 2014 KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant

In early 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service solicited applications for the KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant, with the goal of promoting the international competitiveness and name recognition of Korea's traditional arts through a strategy of overseas performance arrangements. This support effort was initiated in 2010 under the joint operation of the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF). Applicants were EFWMF partner festivals confirmed to be in negotiations toward inviting Korean traditional music groups for performance. Once support has been confirmed, the Korean performing artists and/or arts groups invited by the festivals in question will receive assistance to cover airfare and freight transportation costs.

※ Applications were accepted between February 12 and March 13, 2014, and reviewed on March 20 2014. The final selection results are as follows.

1. Evaluation Overview and Selection Status

Applications for support through the KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant were received from a total of six festivals, with a total of three Korean arts groups selected as final recipients.

Project	Eligible Applicants	Grant Recipients
KAMS-EFWMF Tour Grant	EFWMF partner festivals (excl. Korean festival member)	Korean artists/arts groups

2. Evaluation Committee

List of Committee Members

	Name	Position
1	Hee-sun Kim	Professor, Kookmin University
2	Ju-young Ha	Professor, Seoul University
3	Woo-chang Whang	World Music columnist

3. Evaluation Principles

- Examination for outstanding planning ability, international name recognition of overseas partner (applicant festival), suitability of anticipated effect

- priority consideration for projects invited by two or more festivals, projects already confirmed by both the host festival and the guest Korean group and international collaboration projects between Korean artists and international artists

4. Selection Results

	Inviting Festival	Group
1	Druga godba (Slovenia) Roskilde Festival (Denmark) Festival Mundial (Netherlands)	Jambinai
2	OFF-Fest (Macedonia) Clandestino Festival (Sweden)	Geomungofactory
3	Sfinks Animatie vzw (Belgium) WOMAD Festival (UK)	SU:M