Venues

Dear partners, we have been discussing partnerships for Zomba City Festival 2022 (ZCF22) and we kindly request you to fill in the form below.

The total budget for the festival is approx 18 million kwacha. Laura & Annelies are working tirelessly to get the budget covered. Financially the aim is to break even for the festival, but to create business opportunities after the event, because we want to put Zomba in the spotlight and not only attract tourists during the festival, but also afterwards.

A partner of Zomba City Festival means that you are a location where part of the programme takes place. In some cases the venue pays for all entertainment and programme content; in other cases ZAP organised (part of) the programme at your venue.

As counts for everything, nothing really comes for free. Laura and Annelies are investing many hours in organising the event; from talking to artists to finding sponsors, getting permits and organising 1st aid and security. From March they will be joined by volunteers who expect some allowances towards food, transport and airtime. There will be an office at Pakachere and the organisers will need paper, ink, internet and other stationary. There will be a dedicated team for social media and all these people need to be supervised.

Name of your venue/location *

Our venue wants to be official partner of Zomba City Festival 2022 *

• Yes
• No
• Unsure

If you are not sure, please contact Annelies on 0999 82 66 86

Does your lodge want to be included in the ZODIAK TV commercial? *

• Yes
• No

ZAP pays almost 1 million kwacha for coverage on ZODIAK TV. Please note that being included in the TV coverage does not come for free and we ask all venues/locations who want to be included, for a contribution. Either in kind or cash. ZAP also pays for the videographer, transport, models and props which is at least another 300,000. We kindly request a contribution of 150,000 to be included.

What is the Unique Selling Point of your lodge that you want to be the focus of the ZODIAK footage of your place?

Please describe in short how you want your place to be represented on TV.

How do you want to pay for your content on ZODIAK TV?

• In kind through rooms, meals or other swops
• We will pay cash
• We do not want to be involved in ZODIAK

Do you want ZAP to station volunteers at your location? A volunteer costs approx 10,000 per shift to cover their meals, drinks and transport. *

• Yes, I will cover their food & drinks and pay for their transport
• Yes, but I want ZAP to pay their food & drinks and pay for their transport
• No, thank you. I do not need volunteers

Do you want ZAP to include you in the (social) media strategy? *

• Yes
• No

We will have a team active on social media before and during the festival. Please provide information if you want to be included.

What content and what hashtags do you use for social media?

How do you want to be mentioned on social media. Please also send a short text what you offer and at least 3 photographs (max 2mB) to bhobho@zapmalawi.com

How many tickets do you want for the festival? *

You might want to visit the other locations or give your staff or family a ticket. Please let us know how many tickets you would like. The tickets will be Mk24,000 at the door, but 16,000 early bird.

Do you want a stall at Botanic Gardens to promote your business and/or sell food or drinks? *

• Yes
• No

We give our partners a chance to sell products in the Botanic Gardens. The value of a stand is Mk 36,000 for 2 days.

Do you have any questions or comments?

Please call or WhatsApp Annelies on 0999 82 66 86

Submit

Some venues pay cash to be part of the festival to cover costs for artists, organising and volunteers; others pay in kind through (discount on) rooms, meals or discount for people with festival wristbands; some don’t pay anything but organise their own programme. Please find attached an example of packages; all packages can be custom-made with your special requirements.

For all press and media, we kindly ask to refer everybody to Laura on 0883 68 85 30

For questions regarding the partnership, please contact Annelies on 0999 82 66 86

Or bhobho@zapmalawi.com

Here you find a document that explains the festival in 1-page