Pool A: Annual open call for next year's festival

Join the festival

The festival has an annual open call.

Who can apply?

Anyone who has a good idea for a cultural or artistic project or performance related to the festival’s central concepts, and who can successfully deliver the project.

The Committee will put emphasis to projects that are new to the festival when assessing applications. If you have previously been part of the H.C. Andersen Festivals, we advice you to develop new content.

Which projects can apply for funding support?

It is possible to apply for funding support for any type of project and its related costs, excluding costs for marketing. Projects implemented by established cultural institutions cannot expect H.C. Andersen Festivals to subsidize payment of employees or standard operating costs. The projects must be carried out within the festival area in Odense city during the festival period in August. The H.C. Andersen Festivals 2024 will open on August 15. with the majority of activities taking place from 18.-25. August.

What should the application include?

  • Contact informations.
  • Category (Theatre/dancing, art, music, subculture, cultural communication).
  • Brief project description (max. 10 lines). In addition to the written description you can include a link to a short video presentation (optional – of max. 3 minutes).
  • Target audience.
  • Detailed project description.
  • Description of the project’s relation to the festival’s core values.
  • Implementation schedule.
  • Location and staging requirements (i.e. stage measurements, need for sound equipment, etc.).
  • Budget.

When filling in the application form, we suggest you to first write your answers in Word e.g. and then copy the text into the application form. Please notice that bold, italics and underlining will disappear when copying into the application form.

Terms and requirements

To be included in the H.C. Andersen Festival's official program the project must live up to the terms and requirements.

How are the applications assessed?

The applications are reviewed by the festival’s selection committees with expertise in the fields of theatre, dance, music, art, subculture, street performance and cultural communication. It is the subject committees which decide which projects will be approved for the festival. They will consider the project's:

  • Quality
  • Relation to the festival's central concepts
  • Content that is new to the festival
  • Relevance to the festival
  • Budget

Budget

There is no set limit on the amount you can apply for. This depends on the individual project and the overall pool of applications. The granted amount is however usually in the range of 5,000-60,000 Danish Kroner.

Application form

The festival's official application form must be used for submission.

Budget form

The festival's budget form for exisiting productions or new productions must be used.

Application deadline

Next opportunity to apply will be for H.C. Andersen Festivals 2025. Application deadline 1 November 2024.