Culture

Goethe-Institut Malaysia 60 © Goethe-Institut Malaysia

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

The cultural programme work of the Goethe-Institut Malaysia is diverse and supports very different forms of artistic expression in the fields of visual arts, theatre, film, dance, literature and music.

Cultural exchange

14th Edition
Science Film Festival

This year's festival with the theme of 'Net Zero and the Circular Economy', highlights the need for climate action and sustainable development. This event runs from 1 October to 20 December 2024. The films selected are made available on VIMEO for free during the festival period.

SFF 2024 square © Goethe-Institut

Co-Research Initiative
Borneo Perantis

To explore different parts of Borneo's history, local and international researchers work together using old records and oral stories - providing insights into how history shapes the culture and identity of its people.

© Goethe-Institut Malaysia
2020 - 2024
Social Films for Social Change

In 2019, the Freedom Film Network and the Goethe-Institut jointly applied and successfully have been awarded a five-year project grant under the European Union which aimes at strengthening the civil society movements in Malaysia.

Tsuji Lam © Goethe-Institut Malaysia
Listen Closely
Sound of X

How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

©Razlan Yusof

Cultural funding

Exchange Programme
Artist in Residence - AIR

The Artist-In-Residence exchange program or AIR aims at supporting and encouraging contemporary visual arts and promoting international exchange.

AIR Frankfurt © BASIS e.V. Frankfurt

Worldwide
Arts funding and residencies

The Goethe-Institut promotes art and culture in a variety of projects in Germany and abroad. You can search by genre, funding type and duration.

© Unsplash/Matthieu Comoy
Project funding
International Coproduction Fund

With the IKF, we support coproductions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.

© Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora)
Fiction, non-fiction, and books for children and young adults
Translation Grant Program

The Goethe-Institut translation program supports the publication of books by German speaking authors in Indonesian language.

© Goethe-Institut

Experience culture digitally

Tune in
Podcasts Around the World

The Goethe-Institut gets stuck in your ears and opens your eyes. Goethe-Instituts across the globe produce podcasts on different topics and in different languages. Choose from a range of diverse podcasts from around the world. Dive in and have fun listening.

Listen
Current Music from Germany

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Electro: Every month this podcast presents new music from Germany below the radar to adults and young people interested in music. Quality pop made in Germany, also available for download by subscription.

© Goethe-Institut | Illustration: DOON 東
Goethe on Demand
Streaming

We present various online film programmes, film festivals and film series on our streaming platform. After registering, you can watch films from home free of charge.

© Bandenfilm
Onleihe
German Online Library

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library. More than 35,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.

© Goethe-Institut

Language Media Centre

Our language media centre is a place for everyone who wants to read, listen to music, watch movies, get inspired and meet people.

Global perspectives, Everyday life in Germany

Our magazines

The International Culture Magazine
Zeitgeister

Which topics and discourse are we dealing with worldwide? We address people who are interested in art, international perspectives, original (even nerdy) topics, zines and Germany. ZEITGEISTER appears four times a year. Each time, we invite international artists and authors to contribute to our magazine with anecdotes, essays, podcasts, illustrations, videos, discussions and photo series.

Illustration: © El Boum
The Germany Magazine
#DeutschlandNoFilter

The diversity of Germany in one magazine. #DeutschlandNoFilter presents dialects and book trends, series tips and insights into everyday working life, sports and music, sustainable ideas and special places that you should get to know. A magazine for everyone who is interested in Germany and loves the German language.

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60 years Goethe-Institut Malaysia
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We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse