Canton of Lucerne promotes productions
The expert juries of the selective production funding of the Canton of Lucerne have selected six winners in the first round of calls in the categories of music and theater/dance. The second round of calls for entries in 2018 will also take place in the music category.
17 applications were received in the music category. The winners are: Kali (Urs Müller, Raphael Loher, Nicolas Stocker, album 2019 and release tour, CHF 20,000), Hanreti (Timo Keller, Rees Coray, Mario Hänni, Jeremy Sigrist, album "Heading your Way" and showcases, CHF 20,000) and Fischermanns Orchestra by Thomas Reist and Simon Petermann (CD production, film and tour, CHF 20,000).
According to the canton, cuts in cultural funding in 2018 can be offset thanks to a temporary solution with funds from the proceeds of the supplementary lottery and one-off contributions from the "Verein zur Förderung der Freien Kulturszene Luzern (FFK)". This will enable a second round of calls for proposals in 2018 in the fields of music, theater/dance as well as for work contributions in the liberal arts and applied arts: illustration and animation.
The contributions from the music tender can be awarded to publications from January 2019 as well as the associated expenses for promotion and distribution. A total of CHF 60,000 is available for this purpose.
