One of the main goals of the Etxepare Basque Institute is to promote the many Basque artistic disciplines among international audiences. Year after year, the Institute uses different tools to achieve this goal. The 2019 in numbers series allows us to draw attention to our work in different artistic disciplines. Today we turn the spotlight on other cultural initiatives to support Basque culture worldwide.

The Jon Bilbao Chair, which consists of a research residency at the Center for Basque Studies (CBS) at the University of Nevada, Reno, has already selected a new expert for this edition. The project presented by Asier Barandiaran was selected for a several month research study to be carried out in Reno, Nevada, USA.

The popular Marché du Film kicked off yesterday online and will run until Friday June 26. The market seeks to support professionals across all areas of the global film industry.

The Official Gazette of the Basque Country has published several calls for grants offered by the Etxepare Basque Institute, including grants for Basque literary translation. These grants will help local and foreign translators and publishing houses cover expenses for translating works written originally in Basque into other languages. The call is open until July 5.

The Annecy animation film festival (France) kicked off on Monday. The event, which will last until June 30, has opted for the online version this year. There will be two Basque films competing in the official short film selection: Homeless Home by Alberto Vázquez, and Lursaguak by Izibene Oñederra.

One of the main goals of the Etxepare Basque Institute is to promote the many Basque artistic disciplines among international audiences. Year after year, the Institute uses different tools to achieve this goal. The 2019 in numbers series allows us to draw attention to our work in different artistic disciplines. Today we turn the spotlight on Basque music.

Every year people from around the world come to the Basque Country to learn Euskara at live-in Basque immersion schools called barnetegis. Students from the Basque language and culture readerships sponsored by the Etxepare Basque Institute at university campuses around the world can study at the Aurten Bai barnetegi in Amorebieta. Barnetegis are also organized in Argentina by the Euskara Munduan program, which handles the Basque language classes at the International Basque Centers. All them have found a way to get through this COVID-19 pandemic year by moving online.

One of the main goals of the Etxepare Basque Institute is to promote the many Basque artistic disciplines among international audiences. Year after year, the Institute uses different tools to achieve this goal. The 2019 in numbers series allows us to draw attention to our work in different artistic disciplines. Today we turn the spotlight on Basque cinema and audiovisuals.

Year after year the Etxepare Basque Institute works with different tools to bring international recognition and exposure to Basque creativity across artistic disciplines. In 2019, for instance, we supported a total of 832 activities through mobility grants. One of the disciplines that received support was the performing arts.

Entry for the Etxepare-LABORAL Kutxa Translation Award, organized by the Etxepare Basque Institute and LABORAL Kutxa, will be open until June 26. Understanding that translation is a bridge to the wider world and a chance to shine an international spotlight on the work of Basque authors, the award is given for a published translation of a literary work originally written in Basque.