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An Austrian Cultural Forum is an agency of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, whose task consists of the cultural and scientific dialogue with artists and scientists of each particular host country. A Cultural forum focuses on the specific needs of local users and partners, and works independently on different contents. The international network currently consists of 30 cultural forums.

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(Originally established as either a "cultural institute" or a "cultural department of an Austrian embassy", which, in March 2001, were both renamed as "cultural forum")

CityEstablishedName in local language
Belgrade 2001austrijski kulturni forum
Berlin 1991österreichisches kulturforum
Bern 2001österreichisches kulturforum
Brussels 2001forum culturel autrichienbru, oostenrijks cultuurforumbru, österreichisches kulturforumbru [1]
Budapest 1976osztrák kulturális fórum
Bucharest 1999forumul cultural austriac
Istanbul 1974avusturya kültür ofisi
Cairo 1959Austrian cultural forum
Krakau 1990austriackie forum kultury
Kyiv 1994Австрійський культурний форум
Ljubljana 1990avstrijski kulturni forum
London 1956Austrian cultural forum
Madrid 1992foro cultural de Austria
Milan 1993forum austriaco di cultura
Mexico City 2002foro cultural de Austria
Moscow 2001Австрийский культурный форум
New Delhi 2007Austrian cultural forum
New York 1956Austrian cultural forum
Ottawa 2001Austrian cultural forum
Paris 1954forum culturel autrichien
Peking 2004österreichisches kulturforum
Prag 1993rakouské kulturní fórum
Bratislava 1990rakúske kultúrne forúm
Rome 1935forum austriaco di cultura
Sarajevo 2018Austrijski kulturni forum Sarajevo (Part of the Austrian Embassy Sarajevo.)
Teheran 1958Das einzige Kulturforum, an dem auch Deutsch unterrichtet wird.
Tel Aviv 2001
Tokyo 2001オーストリア文化フォーラム
Warsaw 1965austriackie forum kultury
Washington 2001Austrian cultural forum
Zagreb 1974austrijski kulturni forum

ACFNY Translation Prize

The Austrian Cultural Forum New York Translation Prize is an annual literary prize that supports translations of contemporary Austrian fiction, poetry, and drama which have not previously appeared in English, with a grant of US$ 5,000. The first award was in 2009. In 2012 and 2013 the award was "suspended until further notice" due to budgetary constraints. It was revived in 2014 and is now awarded in a two-year cycle. [2]

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References

  1. Kulturforum Brüssel
  2. "ACFNY Translation Prize". ACFNY website. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.