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Judith van der Kooij, DutchCulture
Judith van der Kooij
Advisor for the Mobility Info Point, Advice Desk & Ghana
j.vanderkooij [at] dutchculture.nl

 

 

 

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Lira Fund

Lira Fund

Lira Fonds
Funding for contributions of Dutch-language authors to public events abroad

The Lira Fund Foundation was established in 1990 with the aim of promoting, developing, and utilizing Dutch literary, literary-dramatic, and musical-dramatic works, consisting of Dutch texts or texts based on them. The fund invests in and improves the position of writers, translators, and adaptors. It does so by subsidizing contributions from professional writers, translators, and adaptors to public events and projects in the fields of literature and theater. This also includes readings of their own work by Dutch-language authors abroad.

Mobility to or from
The Netherlands
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten
Destination
Worldwide
Discipline(s)
Literature
Performing Arts
Who can apply
Organisations

Legal entities such as associations, foundations, and companies that organize literary public events.

For what
Remuneration
Requirements
  • Lira Fund only supports contributions by writers to public events;
  • The applicant must be a legal entity, such as associations, foundations, and companies. Sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply;
  • Institutions receiving funding from the Cultural Basic Infrastructure are not eligible;
  • The application must concern writing commissions for professional authors, who retain the copyright of the work they create;
  • The writer’s fee must be at least the minimum rate set as the standard by the fund;
  • Assignments and projects must be in Dutch, this includes translations into dutch and readings of their own work by Dutch-language authors abroad;
  • The project's budget must be balanced, budget costs must be fully covered by income, Lira fund's contribution may be included as part of the income;
  • There must be co-financing;
  • The application may not cover entrepreneurial risk;
  • Applications are not accepted for:
    • Structural or recurring funding
    • Screenplay
    • Book publications
    • Projects that have already started or been completed
When to apply
Before a specific deadline
At least 3,5 months before the start of the project.
Upcoming deadline(s)
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