Project funding
Performing Arts Fund Transfabrik
The Franco-German Performing Arts Fund Transfabrik supports artistic projects and collaborations between France and Germany, particularly in the fields of contemporary dance, contemporary theatre, contemporary circus, object theatre, puppet theatre, and street theatre. The fund is a joint initiative of the Institut français Deutschland and the Goethe-Institut.
Conditions of funding
- The project must involve a premiere.
- The premiere needs to take place in Germany and/or France after April 16th, 2026, and tour to the other country during this and/or the next season. Works in progress won‘t be considered.
- At least one German partner and one French partner must be involved (for example, through the provision of a rehearsal studio, technical team, or equipment, or other forms of financial contribution). The applicant cannot hold the role of one of these partners.
- If the sole institutional partner is a Goethe-Institut in France or the Institut français in Germany, the application is not eligible for funding. The company or artist must have additional partners outside of these institutions. The Transfabrik fund must be listed as a co-producer in the financing plan with a contribution of up to €10,000 and a maximum share of 25% of the total budget.
- The project sponsor must not be a private individual but a legal structure, such as a registered association (e.V.), foundation, municipal enterprise, or limited liability company (GmbH).
- The funding application must be completed in German and French. The attached documents may be completed in German/French, French/English, or German/English.
- Artists and applicants who have received funding three times or more from Transfabrik in the last five years are not eligible.
- Applicants are invited to contact the Office for Theatre and Dance of the Institut français to check the eligibility of their project for funding.
- Detailed project description
- CVs of the participants
- Detailed project budget
- Confirmation letters from the project partners in Germany and France
Next application deadline
The projects to be funded will be selected by a jury of German and French experts. Results will be announced in April 2026.
Contact
Director
Bureau du théâtre et de la danse, Institut français Deutschland
btd@institutfrancais.de Tel. +49 (0)30 590 03 9247/48
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