It is reported that until April 24, 2024 it will be possible to submit to the Embassy of Italy in Singapore requests – written using only the corresponding form, in Italian or in English – for the award of prizes and grants for the translation into foreign language of literary and scientific works (also in digital form) and for the production, dubbing or subtitling in foreign language of short films, feature films and television series intended for the media.
Publishers, translators, production, dubbing and subtitling companies, distribution companies and cultural and international institutions, established both in Italy and abroad, may apply for two types of incentives:
1. Contributions shall:
– for the translation into a foreign language and publication (including digital e-books) of Italian literary and scientific works, to be published after 1 August 2024;
– for the production, dubbing or subtitling in foreign languages of short films, feature films and television series to be produced after 1 August 2024.
2. Awards:
– for Italian works (including digital e-books), including short and feature films and television series for the media, which have been distributed, translated, produced, dubbed, subtitled, on a date not earlier than 1 January 2024.
Please note that requests for contributions for works already published, distributed, translated or dubbed at the date of submission of the application and for works whose publication is expected before 1 August 2021 are not accepted, published before the completion of the procedures for receiving and allocating the benefit by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Applications which have already been the subject of contributions from other Italian institutions are also not eligible.Please consult the call text, available in Italian and English, for further information on the procedure and information on the documentation to be attached to the applications.