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Applications for the 38th edition of FIMU, from June 5 to 8, 2025 in Belfort, are now open!

This call for applications is open to all genres (World, Traditional, Classical, Jazz, rock, Rap, … etc. Music) for emerging artists / bands.

For information, it is no longer mandatory to be a student to apply to FIMU.

Applications can be submitted online until November 17, 2024, via our website fimu.com/apply or directly at this link.

Then, around fifty professionals from venues, festivals, producers, media, … will listen to all the applications to offer the most eclectic and qualitative programming as possible.

As a reminder, here is a quick presentation of the festival by its 2024 figures,

  • 1,357 applications from 81 countries
  • 6 selection juries composed of 50 professionals from the music industry
  • 120 selected groups, 1,370 artists and 31 countries represented
  • 220 concerts and more than 100,000 festival-goers over 3 days
  • 100+ pros present to discover bands

In pictures on our Instagram and on the 2024 aftermovie.

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Distil is supported by PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund for Organisations

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