Translation Grants

In order to apply for this grant, you must be the playwright, director, producer of the play in Iceland.

Open for applications. Deadline March 19th, 2025, 4:00 PM

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The aim of translation grants is to generate interest, increase visibility and demand for Icelandic plays and stage works abroad.

Translation grants are provided to support translations of original Icelandic plays into other languages. The play must have been premiered in Iceland before applying for translation.

You can also apply for a grant for a subtitle of Icelandic stage work for a performance outside Iceland.

Please note that the Performing Arts Centre does not fully fund translations.

Conditions for Grant Allocation:
‍• The translation must be done directly from Icelandic.
• A commitment letter for a performance abroad can support the application but is not a requirement.
• Applicants must submit a statement outlining the planned promotion, distribution, and use of the translation.
• It is preferable that the translator is a native speaker of the target language.

The Advisory Board of the Performing Arts Centre is appointed by representatives from SAFAS - Consultation Forum of Professional Associations in the Performing Arts. Applications are evaluated according to how they meet the translation grants criteria of generating interest, increasing the visibility and demand for performing arts outside Iceland.
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Main representatives:
Adalbjörg Árnadóttir
Andri Björn Róbertsson
Rebekka Ingimundardóttir

Deputy representatives:
Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson
Tinna Grétarsdóttir
Þóra Einarsdóttir

For the application to be considered, the following documents and information must be included:
‍• A statement outlining the planned promotion, distribution, and use of the translation.
• The script of the play in Icelandic.
• Confirmation from the author granting permission for the translation and approving the chosen translator.
• The translator’s CV.
• A signed contract with the translator.

Responses to applications for translation grants will be received by e-mail no later than 4 weeks after the deadline for applications.

70% of the grant is awarded at the beginning of a work and 30% when a copy of a fully translated manuscript has been returned to the Performing Arts Centre Iceland.

The translation shall be completed within 6 months of the grant.

Performing Arts Centre Iceland undertakes to treat all data related to applications as completely confidential.

The completed translation must be submitted to the Stage Art Centre for confirmation of the end of the project.

When the play is accepted for exhibitions abroad, a notification must be received at the Performing Arts Centre.

We note that new applications cannot be submitted until a translation has been submitted.