Translation Grants and Awards for translation, subtitling and dubbing from Italian into non Italian languages - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation - 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation promotes the dissemination of Italian publishing and cinematographic works abroad by providing incentives to translation and dubbing/subtitling initiatives, as a strategic tool for promoting Italian language and culture abroad.

The Foreign Ministry provides two types of financial incentives:

Grants for the translation of an Italian literary work, which has not yet been published abroad, and for the production, dubbing and subtitling of short/feature-length films and TV series; 

Prize to an Italian work already translated abroad.

Proposals must be presented annually to the Italian Cultural Institutes and Italian diplomatic and consular representations abroad, according to the Call regulations. The expiry for submitting a proposal for the 2025 edition is 7 April 2025.

For French speakers, have a look at this article in French!

Please, read and download the call with the rules to be followed in order to apply for the Grant or for the Prize, in Italian or in English.

Sources --> https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/sostegno-alleditoria/promozionelibroitaliano/
https://www.newitalianbooks.it/highlight/translation-awards-and-grants-of-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-cooperation-2025/

If you are a non-Italian publisher wishing to translate an Italian book into your language through this call, why not considering a book from IBA? Do not hesitate to contact IBA at Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. . We will be more than happy to send you our newest books catalogue (we cover a wide range of genres), support you through the process and help you fill in the application to be sent at your local Italian cultural institutes or Italian diplomatic and consular representations in your country!