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The Dutch translation of the novel Et vaig donar ulls i vas mirar les tenebres becomes the first work in Catalan to be distinguished with this award. The translation has been supported by the Institut Ramon Llull.

Joan Català, Toc de Fusta, Cia. D’Es Tro and Eva Marichalar-Freixa & Jordi Duran i Roldós will present their creations in Dorset. Throughout the festival, online working sessions will also be organised between eight Catalan companies and international professionals.

Between July and December, six creators from the fields of literature and music will participate in four strategic residencies.

Ars Electronica 2025, the leading international festival of art, science, and technology held in Linz from 3 to 7 September, once again champions the talent of Catalan creators with the prominent participation of Maria Arnal, who will perform as part of the Nightline, and Marc Vilanova, who will exhibit Phonos. This Catalan programme is supported by the IRL through its funding line for the international programming of visual arts.

Catalan literature takes centre stage this September across multiple international platforms, with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull’s grants for author mobility and literary promotion.

The premiere of the Catalan composer's work has been commissioned by the Flashback 66 Association.

One of Germany’s leading world music festivals has programmed some of the most acclaimed acts on today’s Catalan music scene for the 2nd and 3rd of August. This line-up has been made possible with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull through its international programmers’ grant scheme.

The proposal is based on the watermarks created during the papermaking process, preserved in the archive of the Museu Molí Paperer de Capellades, with documents dating back to the 12th century, connecting us to the contemporary world.

The folk and world music festival Dranouter, a key event in the Belgian summer that welcomes over 50,000 visitors each year, is featuring a Focus Catalunya this year, with performances by six Catalan artists. The support of the Institut Ramon Llull, the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, and the Fira Mediterrània de Manresa has made the focus possible.

The international festival Kleines Fest, held since 1986 in the Herrenhausen Gardens of Hannover, will this year shine a spotlight on Catalan artistic creation. In the 2025 edition, and with the support of the Institut Ramon Llull, the festival will host five Catalan companies, in recognition of the excellence and innovation that define Catalonia’s street arts.

On 18 July, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam will host the Dutch premiere of this work by the Catalan composer, as part of a concert dedicated to Ravel. The OBC’s performance in Amsterdam is supported by the Institut Ramon Llull.

The festival programme focuses on Catalan musicians from the 14th to the 19th of July, featuring performances by Tarta Relena, Dhikra, Dame Area, and Za! + Perrate. These performances are supported by the IRL through grants for international programming.

The 39th International Conference for Catalan Language Lecturers, organised by the Institut Ramon Llull, will this year centre its focus on Artificial Intelligence.

Txell Feixas at Hay Festival Cartagena, Marta Sagarra at l’Écode de l’Anthropocène, Pol Guasch at the PEN World Voices, Eva Baltasar at Festival du livre de Paris, and other authors present at FIL Bogotá and at Sant Jordi in Paris and in Berlin.

PROMOTION GRANTS 2nd call: from 25th June to 8th October 2025.This grant covers the expenses of promotional events of literary works, graphic materials, literary texts in cultural journals and promotion of illustrated works.The activities should be carried out between October 1 and December 31 2025.

From November 29 to December 7, Barcelona will be the Guest of Honour at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), the most important cultural event in Latin America, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Barcelona’s designation as a UNESCO City of Literature. With a programme featuring over sixty authors, the event —curated by journalist Anna Guitart in collaboration with the entire literary sector and the Institut Ramon Llull— will showcase the vitality of Barcelona’s ...