
SACEF
Société pour l'avancement de la chanson d'expression française
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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SACEF is a non-profit organisation based in Montréal, Canada working on arts & culture.
SACEF (Société pour l'avancement de la chanson d'expression française) is a Montréal-based non-profit that promotes the French language through song. It runs the Ma première Place des Arts competition, which supports emerging francophone singer-songwriters through auditions, quarter-finals, semi-final and final rounds, mentoring by established artists, workshops, and industry meetings. The contest has been running for around thirty years and has served over 800 artists, with recordings of the evenings made available for artist visibility.
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Ma première Place des Arts
Arts & Culture · Canada
Francophone song competition for emerging artists, offering staged performances before juries and the public, personalised mentoring, workshops, conferences, and professional networking, with a multi-stage contest from auditions to the final.