International Coproduction Fund the Goethe-Institut

Application Deadline: April 15, 2019

International coproductions epitomize a form of artistic collaboration involving partnership and dialogue. With a view to encouraging new collaborative working processes and innovative productions involving international cultural exchange, the Goethe-Institut set up a new coproduction fund in the summer of 2016 to promote new working networks and approaches within a global context and to explore new forms of intercultural collaboration.

This funding is intended 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.

With the International Coproduction Fund the Goethe-Institut would like to support the unrestricted international and intercultural exchange of artists and their ideas. The facilitation of such an exchange and the networking it spawns among the various players are equally as important as the productions resulting from the project.

The joint application, which must be submitted by the foreign partner (living and working abroad), must show clearly that good working contacts already exist between the partners and that both parties are interested in putting together a joint, dialogue-oriented production. Goethe-Institut head office recommends getting in touch with local Goethe-Instituts who may be helpful in developing the application and project.

The International Coproduction Fund promotes projects which are of a high artistic calibre and which have considerable public impact. The results of the collaborative efforts are to be presented in a professional setting in at least one country, though ideally both in Germany and abroad. An application should include a feasible financial plan which, in addition to third-party funding, should also show the substantial contributions of all the project partners involved. The amount of funding requested should not exceed €25,000. The fund mainly provides support for travel expenses (including accommodation and catering costs).

Award criteria

Expected artistic quality of the project
Innovative potential in the form and content of the collaboration
Relevance of the participating artists in their respective scenes
Budget indicating project partners’ own contributions and a solid financial plan
A balanced project partnership, not dominated by one partner
At least one performance to be given in one of the participating countries, ideally in other countries as well
Preference will be given to projects between German and non-European partners, especially from transition countries
The project’s potential to contribute significantly to current social discourse
Applicants should be prepared to participate in an event demonstrating the exchange of coproduction knowhow at the end of the agreed grant period
No applications for guest performance funding
The projects submitted should embrace only the performing arts (no outright film or exhibition projects)

Deadlines*

Deadlines for projects beginning:

in 2019: October 15, 2018 and April 15, 2019

*subject to modifications

Applications to the International Coproduction Fund are made by electronic means using an online form. The application form is only available in English and applications can only be submitted in English.

This blank application form will give you an overview of the structure of the online form.

Blank application form (PDF, 116 kB)

This manual for the application form gives you information on the fields to be completed and the documents to be submitted. Please read the information thoroughly before you complete an application.