Grant for Artists Outside Germany in the Fields of Theater and Music Up to €25,000 from the Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is offering a grant for coproductions by artists in the fields of theatre, dance, music, and performance art, in which hybrid and interdisciplinary formats and the use of digital media may be key components. The target group comprises professional artists and ensembles abroad and in Germany, which demonstrably lack sufficient resources to realize their coproduction project on their own.

An application should include a feasible financial plan which, in addition to third-party funding, should show the substantial contributions of all the project partners involved. The amount of funding requested should not exceed €25,000.

To conclude the project, you are expected to put together a short (5-minute) documentary film (no trailer) where both the process and the results of the project are shown. This film can be posted on the Goethe Institut’s website or shown on exchange events. The short documentary film is funded with a supplementary lump sum of € 1,000

• The applicant and/or 1st coproducer is the foreign partner who does not have his home and work in Germany. He/she is the main contact person for the project, as well as the contractual partner with the local Goethe-Institut abroad and, in principle, also the administrator of the grant. The applicant can be both a private person as well as a legal entity.
• Coproduction funding requires at least two partners to cooperate with each other. It also requires a co-production partner from abroad (1st coproducer) cooperating with a partner in Germany. The partner in Germany is the 2nd coproducer in the application.
• Joint artistic development of the project is mandatory; therefore, no guest performances, tours or festival participation will be funded.
• Third and other co-producers are not compulsory for the funding of the coproduction, but they increase the chances of being awarded the grant. The definition of a coproducer is deliberately broad. What is decisive is that he/she makes a substantial contribution to the production.

AWARD CRITERIA:

• The projects submitted should embrace only the performing arts (no outright film or exhibition projects).
• The expected artistic quality of the project.
• Relevance of the participating artists in their respective scenes.
• A budget indicating project partners’ own contributions / third-party funds and a solid financial plan.
• A balanced project partnership based on artistic collaboration, not dominated by one partner.
• Realization of at least one performance outside Germany, if possible also one in Germany.
• Projects between German and non-European partners, especially from transition countries, will be preferred (applications from Austria and Switzerland cannot be considered).
• Applications for guest performance funding are not valid.
• The project duration has to be within 24 months.

About Goethe Institut:

Goethe Institut is a cultural institute working worldwide and is a subsidiary of the German government, which supports international cultural cooperation. It provides a comprehensive picture of Germany through information on its cultural, social, and political life. The Institute's cultural and educational programs support intercultural dialogue and offer the possibility of cultural participation. It also promotes the building of civic structures and supports global mobility.

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