FESTIVAL DE LA CREATION
UNIVERSITAIRE
From march 17 to march 24, 2016 in Angers
4th Edition
GENERAL TERMS
§ I – OBJECT OF THE FESTIVAL
Article 1: Background
Since 2013, the Festival has been home to amateur university shows and exhibitions . It
focuses on creations (theatre, music, street art, musicals, visual arts, dancing…) by
students or University staff.
The festival is not open to professional artists.
Taking part in the Festival is subject to abidance by this regulation.
Article 1.2: Objective
The University of Angers wants to help university talents to get recognition and enter the
cultural word.
Access to the shows is for the students, the University staff and the public at large . Some
shows will be held on the campus, others in facilities made available by partners in town.
Admission to the shows is free.
The Festival is meant to be a place for exchanging and sharing: there will be groups of
actors, dancers, singers, people coming from the Uni versity and the public at large,
amateurs and neophytes.
The keyword of the festival is conviviality. Every one is invited to take part in this friendly
and lively event.
Another point of interest is that the Festival is not base d on consumerism: the groups are
invited to take part in the organisation of the Fe stival and help in terms of
communication, exchanges with the public and other groups .
Université d'Angers l Direction de la Culture et des Initiatives
4 allée François Mitterrand l 49100 ANGERS l Tél. 02 41 96 22 96 l dci@contact.univ-angers.fr
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§ II – REGISTRATION
Article 2.1: Conditions for participating
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Each group must be a University group, meaning that it is supported (money or
equipment…) by a French structure of higher education. Most of the members of the
group must be students in the academic year 2015 / 2016.
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The group or company is not a professional structure working on a paid basis. All
the actors, musicians, dancers, artists in the group perform without payment.
However, the technicians and the metteur en scene may be paid.
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Each group is represented by a spokesperson who guarantees that the group will
abide by the regulation and interacts with the DCI (Direction de la Culture et des
Initiatives).
A group is composed of at least one artist.
Every form of art is accepted: with or without video, music, etc.…
Contemporary authors are welcome. A show cannot last longer than 1h45.
Scene setting should be completed in less than 6 hours (= 1 day) (setting, sound, lighting)
and be ready for performance in the evening, and removed in less than 2 hours.
The show must be compatible with the technical specifications of the place where it is held
(see technical file).
Article 2.2: Registration file
Submit by Wednesday 17, December 2014:
For all shows:
this regulation (date, sign and handwrite « lu et approuvé », meaning "I have read the
form and I agree")
the "Information sheet for groups" form (date and signature by the project leader)
a presentation of the show (CD, DVD, pictures, text extracts…) and any other document
as you deem fit
the "Authorisation for fixation and use of image" form signed by each member of the
group.
For indoor shows:
a technical file (sound and lighting)
the fire plan
scene-setting specifications.
For outdoor shows:
a technical file
scene-setting specifications and the equipment brought by the group.
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► Registration date:
Files should be sent by Tuesday, 1 st December 2015 (as attested by the date on the
postmark) to the following address:
Festival de la Création Universitaire
Direction de la Culture et des Initiatives
UNIVERSITE D’ANGERS
4, allée François Mitterrand
49100 Angers - France
Or to: dci@contact.univ-angers.fr
WARNING :
Incomplete files will not be processed nor returned.
Article 2.3: Decision-making
The files will be submitted to a committee composed of DCI members. The decision of the
committee is final. It is based on:
- file complete (no missing document)
- originality, dynamism, thoroughness
- quality of the show as evidenced by the elements (CD, DVD, pictures …) given in
the file.
Article 2.4: Decision
The list of the selected groups will be published on Wednesday 16th January 2016 (check
on: http://www.univ-angers.fr/culture)
E-mails will be sent to every group as soon as possible, whether the file was accepted or
turned down.
Any additional documents should be submitted by Friday 8th January 2016.
The selected groups will have to send an e-mail in order to validate their registration.
The programme is established by the DCI. Each group agrees to be available at least one
day before the show and on the day the show is scheduled to be held.
Article 2.5: Final registration
Additional documents should be emailed to dci@contact.univ-angers.fr by Friday 8th
January 2016:
- Any document establishing the fact that the group/company is duly authorised by
the authors/rightful claimants to perform in public (SACD for shows and audiovisual, SACEM for musical extracts), if need be.
ATTENTION:
Failure by a group to respond within 4 days after the decision is made public means
that the group/company no longer wishes to participate in the festival.
Failure by a group to confirm participation means that the show will not be
programmed.
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An agreement will be signed by the group and the DCI of the University of Angers by late
January 2016.
The agreement means that the group is authorised to take part in the Festival .
§ III - COMMITMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE GROUPS
Article 3.1: Abidance by regulation
Participation is subject to abidance by this regulation.
Any violation implies termination of the participation, as deemed fit by the organisers . The
termination is notified in writing to the group (registered mail with recorded deli very).
Article 3.2: Permission for use of image
Each member of the group agrees that pictures/videos can be taken of him/her during the
rehearsals and the show. Each member agrees that these pictures/videos may be used by
the organisers and published (ex: websites, picture galleries, posters, flyers).
§ IV – ORGANISATION OF THE FESTIVAL
Article 4.1: Dates and places
From march 17 to march 24, 2016 at Espace culturel, on the campus of the University of
Angers, and any facilities provided by partners .
Article 4.2: Programming
Done by DCI and based on different elements: duration and type of show.
Group members will be given a PASS with free access to 4 shows of the Festival de la
Création Universitaire, subject to booking.
Article 4.3: Rehearsals and shows
Responsibility for technical matters lies with the spokesperson of the group and the DCI
technical director who will do his/her best to make things easier for the group and make
sure that everything runs smoothly during the rehearsals and the show.
On the eve and on the day of the show, the DCI technical director is available to the groups
for scene-setting and technical adjustments.
On the day of the show, the DCI technical director and the technical agent of the group
work together on the basis of a planning established by the DCI. Finally, the DCI technical
director, or a technician working for the DCI, attends the show .
Dressing rooms are made available to the artists where the shows are held.
§ V – OTHER TERMS
Article 5.1: Scene-setting
Settings and props are not made available by the DCI.
However, the DCI may authorise the groups to use DCI resources, if practical and deemed
fit, under the responsibility of the groups while they use them .
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The groups should bring their own settings and props which may be stored in DCI facilities,
subject to agreement by the DCI technical director.
The settings and props should be up to the fire standards applying to concert rooms . For
more information, refer to articles R.121-3, R. 121-7 and R. 121-12 of the French Code de
la Construction et de l'Habitation. The use of any element such as cigarettes, candles, fire …
is subject to agreement by the DCI technical director .
Article 5.2: Technical equipment
The groups agree to use the material made available by the DCI, excl usively. The use of
any other equipment is subject to approval by the DCI technical director and is used under
the responsibility of the group.
Article 5.3: Replacements in the group
Any member replacement in a group should be brought to the knowledge of the DCI as soon
as possible.
Article 5.4: Participation cancelation
Any participation cancelation by a party should be immediately brought to the knowledge of
the other party. Any cancelation occurring after February 8, 2016 implies that damages
should be paid by the defaulting party to cover the expenses (supported by documents)
incurred by the other party (proportional calculation), except in the event of a force
majeure occurrence.
Article 5.5: Force Majeure
It is understood that the agreement may be suspended or cancelled due to force majeure
occurrences. A force majeure occurrence is a situation which is beyond the control of the
parties and could not be anticipated by them, in particular: acts of God, war, unrest, fire,
floods, strike of the Administration services, outbreak of a pandemic disease.
In the event of a force majeure occurrence, the DCI reserves the right to modify this
regulation, postpone or cancel the Festival de Création Universitaire.
The University of Angers would not be held liable an d no damages could then be claimed for
any reason.
§ VI – SUMS OF MONEY PAID TO ARTISTS
Article 6.1: Intellectual rights
Each group/company contacts the SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques)
to make sure that the texts and rights may be used or, if need be, refers to the DCI in case
of doubt.
The intellectual rights are paid by the DCI.
Article 6.2: Other expenses
No payment can be claimed from the University of Angers by any artist or technician
(unless otherwise agreed by the University of Angers in the framework of the Festival).
Transportation to Angers: not paid by the University of Angers
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Transportation in Angers: paid by the the DCI (transportation by bus and tram)
Lodging and Accommodation: paid by the DCI (maximum period: 4 days and 4 nights)
Meals: paid by the DCI (maximum period: 4 days and 4 nights), at the restaurant for
University students.
No other claims for other expenses are accepted by the DCI of the University of
Angers.
Place ……………………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………………
Signature of the project leader
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