Fringe Onsite Show Application 2012 for the Vancouver International Fringe Festival, September 6-16, 2012
Fringe Onsite Applications are now OPEN!
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Note, that there will no deadline, but spaces are limited to 14.
(Note: The Fringe Onsite category is separate from the BYOV/Site-Specific Show category. For information on BYOV/Site-Specific Show applications, click here).
1. The Application Process
Always wanted to create a Fringe show, but don’t have a specific idea? Have people you want to work with and looking for a place to start? Interested in thinking ‘out of the black box’ and creating site-specifically?
Fringe Onsite is a project with The Only Animal that will help you develop your own site-specific work for the 2012 Fringe (September 6-16). During the spring and summer, participants will work intensively with Vancouver’s premier site-specific creators, The Only Animal, to embrace every nook and cranny of Granville Island and bring them to life for the Fringe in September!
Onsite applications are approved on a first-come, first-served basis and will be placed on the line-up page. There are 14 Onsite spots available for the 2012 Fringe. All other applicants will be placed on the waitlist.
Onsite shows are not eligible for Pick of the Fringe.
Note: Onsite applications with pre-established scripts will not be accepted.
For accepted Onsite Applicants, the Fringe will provide:
- 11 weeks of development workshops with the Fringe and the Only Animal. Instruction will cover the entire creative process, from site and story development, to technical design, to marketing.
- One on one mentorship from The Only Animal’s Producing Artistic Director, Kendra Fanconi
- A unique location to perform your work at the heart of the Fringe on Granville Island
- Storage facility (limited amount of space)
- Permits and support with logistics planning
- Set performance schedules
- Advertising of up to 10 performances in the Festival program guide and Festival publicity
- Advance and at-door box office
- Front-of-house services through volunteer teams
- Access to the local media list and publicity information
- 100% of the regular box office revenue generated by the performing company
- Third party liability insurance
The Onsite Applicant will provide:
- Participation in Onsite Workshops
- Explore sites on Granville Island for your show
- Lighting
- Sound
- Running time
- Venue seating capacity
The Applicant accepts sole responsibility for all costs related to the production and promotion of their venue and related performances.
2. Fee Structure & Payment
Onsite applicants are required to pay the Onsite Artist Fee of $800.00 (HST-free!) within one week of receiving application approval. Payment instructions will be included in the approval email. After this deadline, accepted artists with outstanding payment will be moved to the bottom of the waitlist, and the first waitlisted artist will be offered their spot.
Payment of the Onsite Artist Fee confirms your acceptance of a spot in the Festival, giving you a maximum of 10 performances for Onsite shows of any performance length. (Shows at very small venues may be permitted to have more than 10 performances with Fringe approval).
A non-refundable $50.00 administration fee is included in the Fringe Onsite Artist Fee.
There will be a charge of $25.00 for all cheques with non-sufficient funds.
Accepted artists may withdraw from the Fringe until Wednesday April 4, 2012. Companies that withdraw before or on this date will have their Onsite Artist Fee refunded (less the $50 administration fee).
All accepted and waitlisted Onsite artists are also invited to come to the “Onsite 101” Intro Meeting, Mar 22, 2012 at 7pm at the Festival House Common Room, 1398 Cartwright St. Mark your calendars!
3. Fringe Onsite Agreement Policies
Read carefully – this is what you’re agreeing to when you submit your application!
I. Applicant
1. The Applicant’s company contact person signing this application is the sole contact for the Festival and is legally bound to make all decisions on behalf of the company. The Applicant’s company contact person ensures that the Festival has up-to-date contact information until the end of September 2012 and that all information requested is received by the posted deadlines.
2. The artist payment cheques will be made out to the Cheque Payable name on the application and released only to the person authorized to pick up the cheque. The Applicant’s company contact person is the only one who can change the cheque payable name or cheque pickup authorization.
Note: cheques cannot be made out to Company names unless there is a bank account in that name. There will be a fee charged for any cheques that need to be re-issued due to incorrect payable information provided to the Fringe.
3. The Applicant’s company contact person will be held financially responsible for any damage to any property or equipment of the Festival or its suppliers.
4. Each Onsite company is limited to one show with up to 10 performances in the Festival. Applicants submitting multiple applications are subject to disqualification. Participation in the Festival is non-transferable.
5. Postering is not permitted on Granville Island, with the exception of specific sites designated by the Festival. Any incurred costs for removal will be charged back to the Applicant.
II. Production
1. The company is solely responsible for obtaining all permissions from their respective association or union as well as all production rights. Failure to do so may result in the Applicant’s removal from the Fringe Festival.
2. International Applicants (US included) are responsible for the completion of all necessary paperwork to work in Canada, including
Federal Non-Resident Withholding Tax Waivers. Contact the nearest Canadian Consulate for more information.
3. The Fringe shall not be liable for any loss, damages or costs incurred by the Applicant for any performance cancelled, terminated, suspended or delayed for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing the Fringe shall not be liable for any loss, damages or costs incurred by the Applicant arising from labour disputes, acts of God, fire, floods, civil unrest, terrorism or war.
4. While the Fringe is an uncensored artistic forum, we do not condone any illegal activity. The Fringe accepts no responsibility for any actions of the Applicant. Any Applicant in violation of any applicable Federal, Provincial or Municipal, law, by-law or any other rule or regulation is subject to immediate removal from the Fringe.
5. The Fringe will set the performance schedule for the company.
III. Application Fees
1. The approved Applicant must submit the $800 Onsite Artist Fee within one week of their receipt of the approval email.
2. Any approved applicant withdrawing from the festival before the deadline of April 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. PST will be refunded their Onsite Artist Fee (less the $50 non-refundable administration fee).
2. Any outstanding balances owed to the Fringe by the Applicant will automatically be deducted from the Applicant’s Box Office pay-outs during the festival.
3. All NSF (non-sufficient funds) cheques will be subject to an automatic $25 fee without exception.
IV. Box Office
1. The Applicant must adhere to all box office rules and Festival regulations. This includes memberships, ticketing prices, comp booking procedures, advance sales, show cancellations, latecomer policies, pay-out schedules, TIFS (theatre improvement fees levied by some individual theatres), Foreign Artist Tax and HST remittances. The FVTSS does not collect nor remit GST/HST on behalf of the Artists. Where any of the Artists is registered for or otherwise required to remit GST/HST, the Festival ticket price is deemed to be inclusive of any GST/HST for which that individual artist must account.
2. The Applicant shall be prepared to staff their own shows with ticket sellers in case the Festival’s volunteer resources are not sufficient.
For more information, contact Fringe Artist Services at 604.257.0350 ext. 109 or by
email.
