Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Prize) has been awarded by the Faroese government to Faroese writers, musicians, artists etc.
since 1998. In 2004 no award was given. From 1998 to 2000 only one award was given, but in 2001 they established an additional award, half as big as the original.
The prize is awarded by a board appointed by the Ministry of Culture. The board also gives additional special awards of 50.000 Danish Koroner and/or so-called sømdargávur or Sømdargáva landsins (grants), given as a lifelong annual grant of DKK 20 000. The main award, Mentanarvirðisløn landsins, is DKK 150.000, and the heiðursgáva landsins (award of honour) is DKK 75.000 koroner.
In 2011 the awards were announced in December, with the next awards announced on 15 January 2013, which was William Heinesen's birthday. This was also the first time that the event was held in Klaksvík, being announced in Spaniastova and broadcast live on national Faroese radio. The following year the prizes were handed out on 15 January in Stóra Pakkhús (The Large Storage House) in Vágur.
2011 – Kristian Blak, Danish/Faroese composer, musician and owner of TUTL record company
2010 – Jonhard Mikkelsen, who started Sprotin, which publishes Faroese books. He has written and published several Faroese dictionaries
2009 – Laura Joensen, theatre actor
2008 – Martin Tórgarð, who 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, a title given to the person who leads the dance and starts the singing of every verse.)
2007 – No award given
2006 – Jógvan Isaksen, crime fiction writer. He is also the head of Mentunargrunnur Studentafelagsins, which is a Faroese publishing house in Copenhagen.
2005 – Emil Juul Thomsen
2004 – No award given
2003 – Ólavur Hátún
2002 – Axel Tórgarð
2001 – Fuglafjarðar Sjónleikarafelag
Other Special Awards
The board can give a special award of DKK 50.000 if they think it appropriate. These persons have received the award:
Award to Young artist – (Virðisløn til ungt listafólk)
2019 – No award given
2018 – Búi Rouch, dancer og choreographer
2017 – Konni Kass, singer and songwriter.
2016 – Anna Malan Jógvansdóttir, poet
2015 – Andrias Høgenni, film director
2014 – Mathias Kapnas, musician
2013 – Trygvi Danielsen, writer and musician
2012 – Silja Strøm – young artist
2011 – Sakaris Stórá – young film director (25 years old in 2011)
Málrøktarvirðisløn Landsins – Award for exceptional work on 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:
2019 – The publication house Leirkerið with the brothers Zacharias Zachariasen and Flóvin Tyril
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