„It‘s all about cooperation“g

German Foreign Policies for Cultural Diversity

Anna SteinkampGerman Commission for UNESCO

Outline

1. German Setting

2. Foreign Policy for Culture and Education

3. The UNESCO Convention in Germany

4. From Policy to Practice

5. Challenges

The German Cultural Policy Setting

16 German States, Länder, are responsible for Culture and Education

Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media

Federal Foreign Office

The European UnionCouncil of EuropeUNESCO

Budget 2010 for Culture

Total public funding for Culture in Germany in 2010: € 9,2 Billions

~ 0,4% of GDP~ 1,8 % of German budget

44% from the Länder 43 % from Cities 13 % from Federal Government

Foreign Policy for Culture and Education

• Integral part of German foreign policies

• Funded with € 1.500 Millions

• Scholarship programmes

• Educational cooperation

• Cultural exchange programmes

• Intermediary organisations (e.g. Goethe-

Institut)

The UNESCO Convention as eye-opener

• Germany one of the strongest supporters• Ratified in March 2007• Member of the IGC from 2007-2011• No national action plan for implementation• Federal Coalition for Cultural Diversity• Convention as new legal argumentaire for

ongoing activities• State Report 2012 make the invisible

visible

From Policy to Practice

• work in the spirit of the Convention

• Promote cultural diversity abroad as well as

inside Germany

• Are carried out by different stakeholders to

show the diversity of players on the German

field

Berlinale Talent Campus

• creative academy and platform for young talents

in the context of the Berlinale

• International Talent Campus: Guadaljara, Buenos

Aires, Durban, Sarajevo, Tokio

• Financed by the Berlinale and the Federal

Commissioner for Culture and Media

World Cinema Fund

• micro fund in the context of the Berlinale for co-

production and co-distribution

• Partnership between a German and a foreign

partner

• Funded by the German Cultural Foundation and

the Berlinale

Culture and Development initiative

• intensify and consolidate its activities in

development cooperation countries

• Capacity development

• Educational consulting/educational cooperation

• Creation of cultural spaces

• Cooperation with civil society

International Exhibitors invited by the Frankfurt Book Fair

• invitation programme changes character of the

book fair in Germany

• promotes editors in their country

• Funded by the Federal Foreign Office

wanderlust – International Theatre Partnerships

• Collaboration between German and European or non-European theatres during up to three seasons

• From exchange of artistic staff to complete (bilingual) co-productions

• 4 Mio. Euros

U40-programme „Cultural Diversity 2030“

• Capacity building and platform for networking and exchange in the context of the Convention for young experts

• Initiated in 2007, currently over 60 experts from all world regions

• Contributing to putting the Convention to work• Co-iniative of the German Commission and IFCCD

Challenges

• Sustainability

• Mobility of artists

• Culture and development

• National plan for action

Thank you!

Anna Steinkampsteinkamp@unesco.de

Muito obrigada!

Danke schön!

Merci!

Gracias!