Belgium

Each year Ath's outdoor festival Sortilège, Rue & Vous programmes a Springboard (Tremplin) that puts young artists and their new creations in front of an audience of programmers.

There's no fee for performances, but companies are given technical support and can play for the hat if they wish. The main reason to go is for the chance of meeting with programmers, who do seem to attend the festival. Here's Yohann Floch writing about Sortilège following a CASCAS trip: