International Cultural Exchanges Scheme (Malta)

This scheme supports:

• Participation in international festivals, exhibitions, showcases, films, artist residencies and fairs.
• Marketing, including digital as well as printed adverts in, for example, international art/literature/film magazines, train stations, subways, buses, bus stations, ferries, parks, websites, social media platforms, TV programmes etc. This is specifically intended for overseas collaborations/projects.
• The production of audio visuals of completed artworks and cultural productions, which are then presented to international programmers, producers and collaborators overseas. This could include, for example, the filming of a theatrical or a dance production, filming of art installations, poetry readings, exhibitions, fashion shows etc.
• The production of websites and demos for international promotion purposes.

Objectives

• To encourage international collaborations and exchanges with the aim of building bridges with the rest of the world so as to enable further understanding and gain trust with other people through culture
• To increase international accessibility and exposure, to tour their productions, to build networks and to experience the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context
• To promote cultural diversity and strengthen cultural relations worldwide
• To showcase creative excellence to international cultural programmers, festival-makers, operators and audiences at large and to sustain and develop professional work

Funding Information

• Session Budget: EUR 150,000
• There is a ceiling amount of €15,000 per project to be allocated.
• Maximum eligible timeframe to implement the project: 18 months.

Eligible Costs

• Artistic fees and expenses on coordination, administration, management, legal costs etc
• Production fees (including the rental of venues and/or hire of equipment overseas)
• Standard accomodation, excluding long-term accommodation or part of Standard (economy class) travel, including air travel, public transport, vehicle rental etc Freight
• Insurance
• Marketing, PR and communications Membership fees of international networks
• Subscriptions to virtual platforms or other digital services where relevant]
• Translation, subtitling, proofreading and editing of, for example, exhibition catalogues, adverts, posters, websites, audio-visuals etc of artistic productions showcased internationally
• Travel visa
• Interpretation, including sign language interpretation; – Translation, localisation, revision, editing; – Linguistic and/or cultural mediation;
• Entrance tickets for activities and events that are directly related to the project such as the IETM’s cultural programme
• Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• Translation and Interpretation
• Contingency, not exceeding 10% of the total cost
• Costs related to health and safety measures, including costs for travel vaccinations for international travel purposes

Ineligible Costs

• Costs already covered by Public Cultural Organisations or another public funding programme managed or co-managed by Arts Council Malta or another public agency, Government department or Ministry
• Costs already covered by the international host
• Fees for services provided by Public Cultural Organisations or other public agency, Government department or Ministry
• Funding for the creation or upholding of contests, competitions, bursaries, prizes or scholarships
• Incoming mobility
• Mobility around the Maltese archipelago
• Mobility costs for chaperones
• Recoverable VAT, where applicable
• Reimbursement of salaries
• Retrospective costs
• Subsistence, catering and hospitality

Eligibility Criteria

• The scheme has two options: A State aid option and a non-State aid option. The State aid option is available to undertakings that carry out an economic activity within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU, for which assistance will be granted in line with the de minimis Regulation. The non-State aid option is available to those applicants that do not carry out an economic activity within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU as well as to proposed projects that would not involve such an economic activity.
• Applicants must qualify as one of the following:
  • Creative professionals/individual artists
  • Entities registered with the Malta Business Registry (including companies, partnerships, foundations and organisations/associations)
  • Groups, collectives and consortia
  • Registered cooperatives
  • Voluntary Organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applicants/Activities receiving local public funds through established government line votes;
• Applicants whose profile is not verified due to it being an incomplete profile for not having the below mandatory documents:
  • A copy of your Maltese ID card (including the front and back side) or your Maltese residence permit or your Maltese citizenship certificate or your Maltese passport;
  • A signed statute in the case of a Voluntary Organisation.
• Applicants who do not qualify under the definition of applicant for this specific scheme.
• Beneficiaries who have not honoured previous funding commitments;
• Beneficiaries who did not submit or complete at least one final report related to a previous grant funded by Arts Council Malta within the established timeframes.
• In the case of registered entities, entities who have not presented the required annual documentation to the Malta Business Registry.
• In the case of Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Organisations which are:
  • Not enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations;
  • Who have not presented their updated accounts to the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations;
  • Which do not have a registered address in the Maltese Islands.

For more information, visit Arts Council Malta.