Prizes awarded by Romanian Cultural Institutes abroad
From a desire to develop and diversify cultural relations with literary and artistic media as well as audiences abroad, and to highlight the importance and integrality of Romanian culture to the European and international space, the network of Romanian Cultural Institutes annually awards a series of prizes that foster creativity, reward the talent and endeavours of young creators, and pay homage to the literary or artistic achievements of established figures.
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From a desire to develop and diversify cultural relations with literary and artistic media as well as audiences abroad, and to highlight the importance and integrality of Romanian culture to the European and international space, the network of Romanian Cultural Institutes annually awards a series of prizes that foster creativity, reward the talent and endeavours of young creators, and pay homage to the literary or artistic achievements of established figures.
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The Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest annually awards a Prize for Cultural Excellence, a Cultural Prize, and Media Prizes.
Established in 2007, the Prize for Cultural Excellence is awarded to a Hungarian public figure and aims to strengthen cultural dialogue between Romania and Hungary. The first Prize for Cultural Excellence was awarded to writer Peter Esterházy. In 2007, Media Prizes crowned the careers of journalists Cselényi László, president of Duna TV, and Eva Iova Simon, editor-in-chief of Foaia Românească, a Romanian-language magazine published in Gyula. In 2008, the Prize for Cultural Excellence was awarded to Zoltán Kocsis, a renowned pianist, composer and conductor. The Cultural Prize was awarded to novelist and playwright György Dragomán, and a Media Prize to media researcher Miklos Sükösd. The year 2009 marked the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest marked the occasion with four commemorative Media Prizes. In a ceremony held in the Hagyományok Háza (Hungarian Heritage House), the Prize for Cultural Excellence was presented to Professor István Rév, director of the Open Society Archive, and the Cultural Prize to actor and director Róbert Alföldi, director of the Budapest National Theatre. The bronze trophies for the prizes awarded by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest were created by sculptor Peter Jecza.
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Established in 2007, the Prize for Cultural Excellence is awarded to a Hungarian public figure and aims to strengthen cultural dialogue between Romania and Hungary. The first Prize for Cultural Excellence was awarded to writer Peter Esterházy. In 2007, Media Prizes crowned the careers of journalists Cselényi László, president of Duna TV, and Eva Iova Simon, editor-in-chief of Foaia Românească, a Romanian-language magazine published in Gyula. In 2008, the Prize for Cultural Excellence was awarded to Zoltán Kocsis, a renowned pianist, composer and conductor. The Cultural Prize was awarded to novelist and playwright György Dragomán, and a Media Prize to media researcher Miklos Sükösd. The year 2009 marked the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest marked the occasion with four commemorative Media Prizes. In a ceremony held in the Hagyományok Háza (Hungarian Heritage House), the Prize for Cultural Excellence was presented to Professor István Rév, director of the Open Society Archive, and the Cultural Prize to actor and director Róbert Alföldi, director of the Budapest National Theatre. The bronze trophies for the prizes awarded by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest were created by sculptor Peter Jecza.
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The Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris annually awards the Benjamin Fondane Prize, in memory of the Romanian poet, essayist and philosopher, who wrote in French.
Inaugurated in 2006, on the occasion of International Francophonie Day, the Prize is each year closely bound to this celebration of French language, culture and civilisation. Presented in partnership with Le Printemps des Poètes şi Société d'études “Benjamin Fondane”, the Prize is awarded for one of more books (poetry and/or essays) by a writer not native to France, published in French anywhere in the world in the preceding five years. Each year, the jury includes, among others, celebrated French poets Andre Velter, Jacques Darras and Jean-Pierre Siméon. The winner of the inaugural Benjamin Fondane Prize was Czech writer Petr Král (2006). In the years that followed, the Prize was awarded to Tunisian writer Abdelwahab Meddeb (2007), Chadian writer Nimrod (2008), and Vietnamese writer Linda Lê (2009). This year, the Benjamin Fondane Prize was awarded to the Haitian writer Jean Métellus.
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Inaugurated in 2006, on the occasion of International Francophonie Day, the Prize is each year closely bound to this celebration of French language, culture and civilisation. Presented in partnership with Le Printemps des Poètes şi Société d'études “Benjamin Fondane”, the Prize is awarded for one of more books (poetry and/or essays) by a writer not native to France, published in French anywhere in the world in the preceding five years. Each year, the jury includes, among others, celebrated French poets Andre Velter, Jacques Darras and Jean-Pierre Siméon. The winner of the inaugural Benjamin Fondane Prize was Czech writer Petr Král (2006). In the years that followed, the Prize was awarded to Tunisian writer Abdelwahab Meddeb (2007), Chadian writer Nimrod (2008), and Vietnamese writer Linda Lê (2009). This year, the Benjamin Fondane Prize was awarded to the Haitian writer Jean Métellus.
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The Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm annually awards the Marin Sorescu Prize.
Inaugurated in 2007, the prize is awarded to a Swedish writer or artist whose work abolishes borders and creates spaces that enable encounters and communication between different forms of cultural expression. Each year, the jury includes, among others: Fredrik Lind, director of the Hedengrens bookshop chain and jury member for the August Prize; Katarina Frostensson, writer and member of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Committee; and Sara Arrhenius, writer and art critic, director of the Bonniers Konsthall art gallery.
The winners of the prize have been writer and critic Steve Sem-Sandberg (2007), poet and essayist Nina Burton (2008), writer and translator Peter Handberg (2009) and writer and journalist Carl-Johan Malmberg (2010). The prize is worth 50,000 Swedish krona and winners are presented with a trophy conceived and fashioned by artist Kuki Constantinescu.
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Inaugurated in 2007, the prize is awarded to a Swedish writer or artist whose work abolishes borders and creates spaces that enable encounters and communication between different forms of cultural expression. Each year, the jury includes, among others: Fredrik Lind, director of the Hedengrens bookshop chain and jury member for the August Prize; Katarina Frostensson, writer and member of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Committee; and Sara Arrhenius, writer and art critic, director of the Bonniers Konsthall art gallery.
The winners of the prize have been writer and critic Steve Sem-Sandberg (2007), poet and essayist Nina Burton (2008), writer and translator Peter Handberg (2009) and writer and journalist Carl-Johan Malmberg (2010). The prize is worth 50,000 Swedish krona and winners are presented with a trophy conceived and fashioned by artist Kuki Constantinescu.
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