The Cultural Fund Foundation of ProLitteris awards the annual ProLitteris Prize and supports activities in the fields of literature and art (text and image). Projects related to copyright and to the general conditions for creativity are the main focus. Contributions to individual persons or for individual works are excluded.
Applications can be submitted by organizations, institutions and groups that are planning a project in the field of literature or visual art, in particular if there is a link to copyright or to the management of rights. The information must be submitted in full and within the deadline. The decision of the foundation board is communicated in writing.
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Since 2012, the Cultural Fund Foundation has awarded the ProLitteris Prize for outstanding achievements in literature and art. The prize is awarded alternately for literature, visual art and photography, journalism and publishing.
An independent jury, which is newly composed every year and consists of personalities from the respective field, selects the main prize winner. The selected person then determines the winner of the promotional prize.
The amount of the main prize is CHF 40’000 and that of the promotional prize is CHF 10’000.
Applications for the ProLitteris Prize are excluded.
The life’s work of Hans Stutz shows how historical research, journalistic accuracy and a democratic attitude come together. Stutz has devoted himself to topics that were often reluctantly discussed in public: right-wing extremist organizations and structures, racist incidents and anti-democratic ideologies. With Hans Stutz, the jury honors a journalist who has pursued uncomfortable topics over decades, including under personal threats and with professional disadvantages, and who understands his work as a defense of democracy and human rights.
For the jury: Alexandra Stark, Amit Juillard and Kaspar Surber
The main purpose of ProLitteris is the collection and distribution of royalties and the granting of licenses for certain uses. As a secondary activity, the Cultural Fund Foundation of ProLitteris supports projects and awards the annual ProLitteris Prize.
The foundation is financed by a dedicated share of 1% of the Swiss revenue of ProLitteris.
The foundation board of the Cultural Fund consists of members of the supervisory board of ProLitteris: Fabio Casagrande, Claude Darbellay, Regine Helbling and Thomas Kramer. The managing director is Philip Kübler.
The foundation supervisory authority of the Canton of Zurich supervises the Cultural Fund.
