Chances

In association with the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the Goethe-Institut runs a shadowing programme for theatre people from abroad who have substantial prior experience in theatre abroad. After participating in the programme in Germany, you are expected to serve as a “multiplier”, i.e. to share the benefits of your experience in Germany with your theatre scene at home. We make it possible for selected theatre people from other parts of the world to get to know first-hand how at least one production is planned, rehearsed and performed at a theatre in Germany. They can also attend performances at other theatres.
Deadline for submission:
Always Open

This grant is to enable performing artists working in the field of music from developing and transition countries to prepare new international programmes and productions with partners in Germany. The object of the programme is to promote international artistic collaboration and intensive cultural exchange on a partnership basis.

Artists' houses support professional artists of all disciplines by providing them with studio space and accommodation for limited periods of time, often combined with the award of a stipend or grant. They are international meeting places and centres of cultural and creative exchange. On the following pages, the various artists' houses in Germany are listed with an outline of their programmes and selection procedures.

Artists and cultural actors at risk have the possibility to temporarily stay and work in Germany with the assistance of a host cultural institution. (Programme line 1)
MRI funding in programme line 1 enables cultural organisations in Germany to temporarily host artists and cultural actors, providing scholarships and a free and safe space for them to continue their creative work and to develop professionally.

Arab artists and cultural actors face major challenges when it comes to traveling within the Arab region or abroad for professional purposes. Foremost among them are insufficient funding to cover travel expenses, difficulties in obtaining visas and lack of opportunities to network with organizations that could potentially become partners in the creative processes in this region. Wijhat (Destinations) was developed by Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy to address these concerns. The program provides grants of up to €7,000 to artists and cultural actors from the Arab region to support their travels within the Arab region or to any destination abroad.
Deadline for submission:
Call is open all year long

TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ARTISTS FROM ABROAD TO PERFORM IN GERMANY
This funding is for music projects of ensembles from developing and transition countries as per the DAC list that cannot afford the cost of international travel owing to their economic situation. It is for professional ensembles and artists as well as for amateur and youth ensembles. As a rule, it takes the form of a travel grant.
Deadline for submission:
at least six weeks before the planned start of the project

Registration for Beirut Cinema Platform 7 is now open!
BCP, by Beirut DC, offers the opportunity for Arab independent filmmakers and producers working on feature-length films to meet with film professionals from around the globe to build partnerships, collaborations, and co-productions.
Deadline for submission:
01 December, 2022

The FILM FEST DRESDEN is now accepting your submissions for the 35 FILMFEST DRESDEN 2023Short fiction and animated films (incl. hybrid forms such as AnimaDok, experimental or documentary fiction), not longer than 30 minutes and produced after 31 December 2020, are eligible for submission to the International and National Competition Programmes. Experimental and documentary films can be send in for the Central German Competition (even with a length of up to 40 minutes) as well as our Special Programmes.
Deadline for submission:
01 December, 2022

The Locarno Film Festival is holding a competition open to all creative people in the world. Looking for graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, artists, art enthusiasts, or just fans of the Festival, regardless of age or background, to interpret the spirit of one of the most internationally recognized festivals. The winner will receive a prize of 5,000 Swiss francs and have the opportunity to see their creation on the Festival’s physical and digital platforms around the world.
Deadline for submission:
05 December, 2022

With the CCP Fellowships, the CrossCulture Programme (CCP) funds professionals and committed volunteers from up to 40 countries each year. During two to three months of work-related stays in host organizations in Germany or CCP partner countries, participants deepen their expertise, establish new contacts and acquire intercultural skills. The program is created and organized by ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen.
Deadline for submission:
22 December, 2022

The Artémed association offers an artist residency in Paris on the theme of world city(ies). The AiR is aimed at artists of Mediterranean nationality (except French) who practice is painting, drawing, illustration, photography, or installation. This artist residency asks participants to create works inspired by the city that evoke the "urban fact" or "urban doing".
Deadline for submission:
23 December, 2022

Media artists from all over the world can now submit their work to be selected for the European Media Art Festival 2023. Works from the fields of film, installation, performance and expanded media can be submitted.
Deadline for submission:
08 January, 2023

With the Artists' Contacts programme, the ifa supports the international cooperation of cultural actors. Artists and cultural practitioners from Germany and from transformation or developing countries receive valuable support for projects in contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, media art and design. Applicants thereby receive the chance to network internationally and to advance the intercultural discourse between Germany and the global South.
Deadline for submission:
31 January 2023