[email protected]
www.poppyseed.net.au
8 Munster Terrace
North Melbourne
VIC 3051,
Australia
Poppy Seed Festival:
Poppy Seed aims to support exciting artists and theatre collectives in the presentation of
their work. This mini-festival will select four works from open submissions, program them
into participating venues, provide underwriting to help realise the productions, widely
publicise the festival and shows, provide logistic support to each project programmed and,
via strategic alignments with highly experienced industry professionals, will provide a
dedicated, structured collaborative program to all festival participants. Festival participants,
in turn, will form a de facto ensemble to support the realisation of all shows and, ultimately,
the success of the festival itself.
Our goal is to solicit the highest calibre of applicants and create a truly vibrant season
of work. Poppy Seed Festival has a few points of difference, from our submission process
to the hands on mentorship and structured professional development. Not everyone has
producing experience and many extraordinary creatives, from emerging artists to our
peers, would benefit from a no-risk platform to realise their passion projects.
Submission process:
The first stage of the process will be the submission of an application with support
materials including a script or development treatment. When submitting an application
do consider the three venues on offer: Butterfly Club, fortyfivedownstairs and Trades Hall.
You are welcome to express a preference of venue but this is by no means a guarantee.
All applications are assessed by the Artistic Panel and core creative team.
The second stage of the application process is a live pitch, a 20-25 minute meeting/
presentation with the Artistic Panel and the Poppy Seed team. To prepare for the live
pitch and discussion points, you’ll need to be ready to:
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Tell us why we should choose your project!
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Discuss you overall vision and how it has developed or changed since your original
pitch. This could include speaking to the text & realisation, showing artwork or an
updated cast & creative team or marketing strategy.
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Speak to your preparedness to work with others as part of the festival Ensemble.
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Field questions from the panel, whose diverse range of experience includes
playwriting & dramaturgy, directorial, production & technical expertise and
marketing/ promotions.
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Present some sort of visual material.
We understand that visually presenting your work can be difficult so we have formulated a
few ideas for your reference: an excerpt of the work on the floor, a full design pitch by the
key creative team, a rehearsed reading of the script or share your development process.
It’s up to you – you set the goalposts here. Just make sure it’s the best representation for
your project at this early stage.
File labelling
All applications must be uploaded onto the Poppy Seed website in one ZIP file. Please title
the file in the following format:
Surname of Producer_Production Title
For example, if your producers name is “Jane Doe” and your production is titled “My Big
Show” your file should read: Doe_MyBigShow.zip
All files within that should be labeled as follows Surname of Producer_Production
Title_File (Budget/Script/Application).
eg. Doe_MyBigShow (ZIP FILE)
eg. Doe_MyBigShow_Budget (INDIVIDUAL FILES)
Dates to remember
Live Pitch Day: 11/07/2015
Offers & Acceptances: 13/07/2015 – 27/07/2015
Show # 1: Nov 9 - 22 at Trades Hall Show # 2: Nov 16 - 29 at The Butterfly Club
Show # 3: Nov 23 - Dec 6 at Trades Hall
Show # 4: Nov 30 - Dec 13 at Fortyfivedownstairs
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Project Snapshot:
Project title: (Please attach script or treatment to application)
Collective, ensemble or artist name:
Contact name:
Contact number:
Contact email address:
Number in cast:
Names of cast members (if known):
Proposed director:
Proposed creative personnel and their roles (if known):
Approximate duration of performance:
Projected budget expenditure (total) excluding in-kind costings:
Brief Description of Proposal (100 word maximum):
Please explain your concept and what you hope to achieve through this opportunity.
Project Synopsis and Artistic Vision (500 word maximum):
This is your opportunity to sell your project, tells us about your inspiring creative team
and the artistic vision.
How will the Poppy Seed opportunity enable you to grow in and sustain your
practice? (200 word maximum):
Consider the Poppy Seed resources on offer and the viability of your project.
Marketing Strategy (200 word maximum):
Who are your target audience and how will you reach them? Please consider that you will
be expected to take on a collaborative marketing approach with the rest of the ensemble.
Fundraising Strategy (200 word maximum):
How will you source any further funds required to realise your project?
Technical Notes and Venue Preference (200 word maximum):
Considering the three venues on offer and the demands of the project, please describe
the known technical requirements of your production including the approximate stage
dimensions, any audiovisual requirements, scenic/staging and lighting specifications.
Video Links:
Please provide links to any archival footage of previous work, if available. Please use youtube
or vimeo, the panel will not be in a position to download large video files from dropbox.
Support Material
Please provide a maximum of three pages in minimum 11 point font of support material
including artist biographies, this is a compulsory element.
Industry Reference:
Please ensure you speak to your nominated reference before providing their details.
Name:
Organisation:
Contact Number:
Relationship:
Submission Checklist
I have attached my script or treatment.
I have attached a budget for the project and notes, using the template provided.
I have included relevant artist biographies in the support material.
I have read and understood the Poppy Seed Festival submission guidelines.
I have adhered to the published eligibility criteria for the Poppy Seed Festival.
I have completed and upload my application to http://poppyseed.net.au/submit/
adhering to the file formatting specified.
I have spoken to my nominated industry reference and cited their details above.
I (First Name, Last Name Printed)
declare that I am over 18 years old and am authorised to fill out this application.
Signature Date