Faroese Cultural Prize

Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Prize) has been given to Faroese writers, musicians, artists etc. since 1998, in 2004 no award was given. From 1998 to 2000 there was only one person who was awarded, but in 2001 they established an additional award, which was half as big as the original one. It is the Faroese government which gives these awards, the Ministry of Culture has appointed a board which appoints the persons, who they think deserves the awards. The board can also give additional special awards of 50.000 Danish Koroner and/or so-called sømdargávur or Sømdargáva landsins (grants), which is a grant given as a lifelong annual grant of DKK 20 000. The main award, Mentanarvirðisløn landsins, is DKK 150.000, heiðursgáva landsins (award of honour) is DKK 75.000 koroner. In 2011 the awards were announced in December; the next awards were announced on 15 January 2013, which was William Heinesen's birthday, this was also the first time that the event was held in Klaksvík, it was held in Spaniastova and broadcast live on the national Faroese radio.^[1] The following year the prizes were handed in Stóra Pakkhús (The Large Storage House) in Vágur on 15 January 2014.

Awarded cultural persons

Mentanarvirðisløn landsins – Faroese Cultural Prize

Faroese Cultural Prize 2013 was handed to Tróndur Patursson in Stóra Pakkkhús in Vágur on 15 January 2014. Bjørn Kalsø Minister of Culture handed the award.

The main award, the Mentanarvirðisløn landsins (Faroese Cultural Award) is DDK 150.000. These persons have won the award since it started in 1998:

2014 - Tórbjørn Olsen^[2]
2013 – Tróndur Patursson, artist^[3]
2012 – Tóroddur Poulsen, poet, writer, artist and musician^[4]
2011 – Jóanes Nielsen, writer and poet^[5]
2010 – Sunleif Rasmussen, composer^[6]
2009 – Kári Leivsson (Kári P.), poet and singer/songwriter^[7]
2008 – Ebba Hentze writer^[8]
2006 – Zacharias Heinesen, artist (painter)
2005 – Tita Vinther, artist
2004 – Non
2003 – Hanus Kamban, short story writer and translator
2002 – Gunnar Hoydal, writer
2001 – Eyðun Johannessen, actor and Theatre director
2000 – Ingálvur av Reyni, artis (painter)
1999 – Jens Pauli Heinesen, novelist, short story writer and poet
1998 – Regin Dahl, poet and composer

Heiðursgáva landsins – Faroese Award of Honour

Árni Dahl received the Faroese Award of Honour 2013. Bjørn Kalsø cultural minister handed the award.

Heiðursgáva landsins is DKK 75.000. These persons have received the award since 2001:

2014 - Tey av Kamarinum^[9]
2013 – Árni Dahl, wtiter, editor,^[10]
2012 – Marianne Clausen
2011 – Kristian Blak Danish/Faroese composer, musician and owner of TUTL record company
2010 – Jonhard Mikkelsen, started Sprotin, which publishes Faroese books, he has written and published several Faroese dictionaries
2009 – Laura Joensen, theatre actor^[11]
2008 – Martin Tórgarð he got the award for his work with the Faroese chain dance and his gifts as skipari of the Faroese dance (skipari means skipper or captain, the person who is leading the dance and starts to sing every verse is called skipari.^[12]
2007 – Non
2006 – Jógvan Isaksen, crime fiction writer, he is also the head of Mentunargrunnur Studentafelagsins, which is a Faroese publishing house in Copenhagen.^[13]
2005 – Emil Juul Thomsen^[14]
2004 – non
2003 – Ólavur Hátún
2002 – Axel Tórgarð
2001 – Fuglafjarðar Sjónleikarafelag

Other Special Awards

The board can give a special award if they feel it is needed. This award is DKK 50.000. These persons have received the award:

Award to Young artist – (Virðisløn til ungt listafólk)

Trygvi Danielsen receiced the Young Artist Award 2013, the award was handed by Bjørn Kalsø minister of culture handed the award.

2014 - Mathias Kapnas, musician^[15]
2013 – Trygvi Danielsen, writer and musician^[16]
2012 – Silja Strøm – Young artist
2011 – Sakaris Stórá – Young films director (25 years old in 2011)

Málrøktarvirðisløn Landsins – Award for special care taking of the Faroese Language

2010 – Jóhan Hendrik Winther Poulsen, linguist

Serstøk virðisløn – Special Award

This special award is DKK 50.000. These persons have received the award:

2006 – Jón Hilmar Magnússon
2001 – Ebba Hentze, children's writer

Sømdargáva landsins

Sømdargáva lansins (Faroese Grant) is DKK 20.000, an annual fee for the rest of their lives.

2014 - Oddvør Johansen^[17]
2014 - Katrin Ottarsdóttir
2012 – Ebba Hentze
2012 – Hanus G. Johansen
2012 – Guðrið Poulsen

References

External links

Logir.fo KUNNGERÐ NR. 90 FRÁ 28. OKTOBER 2008 UM STUÐUL TIL MENTAN OG LIST (Faroese law about financial support of Faroese culture and art)