Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival 2025: Open Call Application Form
Thank you for taking the time to submit your application to our Open Call. We will never share any data collected here with any irrelevant third parties - the data collected in this form will be seen by the Festival Co-Directors and the applications assessment panel. Your personal data will not be subject to decision-making. We will keep this data for as long as it is needed to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected.
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Have you read our Open Call - How to Apply guide?
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ABOUT YOU
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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Name of Company (if applicable)
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
ABOUT YOUR EVENT
Title of Event / Activity
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Artform - how would you classify the event or activity you're proposing?
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Arts Participation
Theatre
Music
Visual Art
Literature
Traditional Arts
Opera
Dance
Spoken Word
Circus
Spectacle
Audio Arts
Arts developed by / for young people
Food related
Walking Tour / Tour
Hybrid of Disciplines
Digital or Online Experience
Other
Stage of development - is the event/activity existing (has been previously mounted/staged), at concept stage or in development?
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Existing
Concept
In Development
Event / activity description: please describe the event/activity to us in 500 words max. (Be as specific as possible - how would you describe it to us face to face?)
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Short description: a 20 word max description of the event (how would you describe it in a short social post?)
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Relevance to Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival: please explain how your proposal fits in with the themes of the festival (refer to pages 4 and 5 in the Open Call 2025 How To Apply Guide). 200 words max.
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Is this a one-off event or do you plan for the event to take place multiples times over the festival weekend?
One off event
Multiple times / days
If your proposed event takes place across multiple days, please indicate which days.
Friday 31st October
Saturday 1st November
Sunday 2nd November
Monday 3rd November
Please list the times on each day you propose for your event. Please note the festival may require these days and times to change.
Venue: if you have a particular venue(s) in mind for your event / activity please include information on it here.
If you have agreement in principle from a venue for your event / activity please upload a letter of support from the venue here.
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Timescale: what's your timescale for the production of your event / activity? For example, for a theatre production, we need to know: timescale for delivery of script, casting timeline, rehearsal period, production timeline. For a walking tour, we need to know timescale for development of the route, research timeline, delivery of risk assessment, duration of tour. 200 words max.
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Please list any collaborating organisations or partners, if you have any confirmed or plan to have any.
BUDGET
Have you applied for any Arts Council commissions or project awards, or funding from any other source for your proposed event? If so, please detail the funding or award and amount applied for.
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Cost of event / activity - how much are you looking for from Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival? The maximum available is €15,000. You do not need to apply for the maximum amount
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Your budget should include all proposed ticket price; proposed box office income; any additional income from other funding sources; artist fees; venue hire; equipment hire; travel costs; accommodation costs; insurance; suggested box office deal with the festival and/or venue and any other budget lines relevant to your proposal. Please refer to page 6 of the How to Apply guide to ensure your budget file meets submission requirements.
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ABOUT YOUR TEAM
Team: Include the names and roles of all other people involved in the proposal.
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Does anyone involved with the proposal have any accessibility requirements?
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If yes, please detail accessibility requirements here.
Team CVs - please upload CVs of team members here.
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MARKETING & PR
Target audience and experience: who is your target audience? Who will you market this event to? Describe the audiences/demographics you think would come to your event. E.g 18-25 year olds with an interest in cult films / 25-40 year olds interested in horror theatre. Please be as specific as possible and consider audiences you have previously successfully targeted as well as new audiences. 250 words max.
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Please outline the marketing and PR activity you will use to reach this target audience. (Max 250 words).
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Please outline existing marketing channels available to you (your own or a partner / collaborator’s) to use during promotion of your proposed event.
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Facebook Page
Instagram Account
X / Twitter Account
TikTok Account
Email Newsletter
Website
Season Brochure
In-Venue poster spots
Existing media partnership - Print
Existing media partnership - Online
Existing media partnership - Radio
Existing media partnership - TV
Radio Advertising
Out of Home Advertising (billboards, bus shelters, digital screens)
Branding / advertising opportunities at site-specific venues
Partner/Stakeholder advertising
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OTHER INFORMATION
Any other information: please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application here. Max 100 words.
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OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Please upload a PDF document which includes images relevant to our assessment, if possible. These can include images of previous productions; links to videos; images of the activity you are proposing if it has already been staged; any other images you feel are relevant. This is not essential.
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