Performers

How to apply

The Festival accepts applications between 1 June and 1 July for the following year.

If you are a Dance Act applying for the Festival then please also ensure that you read the information on the Dance Information Page.

If you are applying as part of our Street Choir program, please read the the information on the Street Choir Information Page

The application process

• Applications close on 1 July each year.
• Between July and September the Artistic Program Manager categorises and appraises each application.
• We receive many more applications than we are able to include in the final selection each year. Successful inclusion in the program is broadly based on the primary performance spot offered by the Artistic Program Manager. Additional performances that have been sought with other groups cannot be accommodated in the overall program.
• The final selections are made in October.
• At the end of October letters of notification are sent to all applicants. We aim to have all notification letters sent by the second week of November.

Two Years Break

As a general rule, we do not consider booking acts until they have had a minimum two years break from the Festival.

International Acts

All International Acts must engage an Australian Agent to arrange all immigration, visa, and tax details. The Festival cannot provide this service, and will only deal with an Australian Agent.

Availability

The Festival runs from Thursday 6:PM till midnight Monday night, and all selected acts are expected to be available for the entire Festival.

Early Bird Tickets

DO NOT purchase Earlybird tickets before you have been notified if you are selected.If you do not succeed in your application, you will be eligible to buy Earlybird tickets as long as your name is on the Artist list in the original application.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR TICKETS PURCHASED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION OF YOUR APPLICATION STATUS – so if you do buy an Early Bird Ticket before being notified we will be unable to refund your ticket. (Selling or gifting it on to a friend or relative will be required)

Family Tickets

Earlybird 1 rate tickets will be available for purchase by the immediate family members of booked performers (including Street Performers, Choirs and Dance Groups.  Extended family members are not eligible.

Artists Names

Please put all names in the artist section. Any names not included in the application will not be eligible for early bird tickets if unsuccessful.

Accommodation

Artists are requested to state their preferred accommodation; the NFF will make the decision as to what is able to be provided based on the performance group/artist and fee offered. We encourage as many people as possible to make use of the great camping facilities on site. If you do not wish to camp, then there is ample two and four person tents with stretchers and mattresses supplied available in our on-site ‘Tent Town accommodation’. Motel accommodation is very limited. Please bear in mind that the cost of motel/tent town is taken into consideration in the selection process.

If booked accommodation is preferred then you must state clearly in the application how many people will require it. We do not provide accommodation for large dance groups or choirs.

Sound Checks

As with most Festivals, it is not possible to do an extensive sound check. Line checks are possible, and our experienced sound crews will do the rest.

Performer Services

Instrument Lock-Up:
This is located in the Fitzroy Building. Our friendly volunteers will help store your instruments. There is a shuttle bus that runs from the back of the session bar to the Instrument lock-up.

Promo Materials.

We prefer electronic support material. Please provide links to any relevant websites. We DO NOT require CD’s in the first instance (If you are selected we will then require a CD to be sent)

Catering “riders”

We do not provide backstage riders. There are plenty of wonderful food stalls around the festival site.

Public Liability Insurance

Please note:

It is mandatory to provide an electronic copy of your PLI Cover. This must be provided to the NFF with the signed Contract by December 1, 2012 if you are selected. If you do not have PLI Cover you cannot be included in the program

To assist you with finding suitable PLI cover the following are most commonly used by performers attending the festival:

Folk Alliance Australia http://www.folkalliance.org.au/page/12345/

Duck For Cover http://www.duckforcover.com.au/minigen/

AON http://www.aon.com.au/australia/entertainment-insurance/performers-insurance.jsp