This document discusses funding sources for three different festivals: Lady Fest Ten, the Edinburgh International Festival, and Chinese New Year. Lady Fest Ten receives donations and has business partnerships. The Edinburgh International Festival gets funding from ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships, including from the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Arts Council. Chinese New Year is traditionally self-funded as it is celebrated around the world by individuals decorating their homes. The document notes that the festivals differ in their funding sources, with the religious Chinese New Year festival being self-funded while the others receive donations or have business sponsors.

1. Creative and Media: Level 2 Higher Diploma Unit 6: Festival
Level 2 Higher Diploma Creative and MediaUnit 1: Scene
6.1.3 Funding
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Find out how the festivals you are investigating are funded.
You could begin by looking for evidence of business sponsorship and/or public funding
(from arts organisations or local authorities) in the promotional materials.
Name of festival Funding from public sources Business sponsorship
Lady Fest Ten People can go to there website Lady Fest Ten have partnerships
and donate some money which with Funny Women, London
will be going towards the Rollergirls, Unskinney Bop.
funding of the festival.
Edinburgh There are 3 main sources in They have public sector grants
International which they get there funding mostly from The City of
Festival from. They have ticket sales, Edinburgh Council and
donations and sponsorships. the
Scottish Arts Council. This
festival is a listed charity.
Chinese New Year It is a traditional festival as they None
pay for themselves as it is
celebrated around the world and
they decorate their homes.
Compare and contrast the findings for the festivals in terms of funding, programme
content, target audience and artistic policy.
In what ways are they similar? How do they differ?
These festivals are not funded in the same way because some of them are not funded as
they are religious festivals and the others get donations and have business sponsorships.
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