The Swiss translation agency specialized in culture.
Translation, Editing & ProofreadingCD booklets
Exhibition catalogues Fiction & non-fiction manuscripts Media releases & dossiers Open call & funding submissions Theatre & radio play scripts Programme booklets Subtitles (feature & documentary films) Websites (CMS) Concepts & ConsultingCustomised vocabularies
Multi-lingual communication Style guidelines |
For Arts Professionals & Cultural InstitutionsArt schools
Bands and orchestras Casting, artist & event agencies Concert promoters Curators Dance & performance venues Film production companies Galleries & museums Independent theatre, dance & performance groups Music producers Professional associations & arts foundations Publishers Radio stations Theatres |
Languages Translation, Editing & ProofreadingSpecialization
German Swiss German (especially dramatic texts, subtitles) English Further languages French Greek Italian Spanish Chinese Longer lead times apply for other languages. |
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Team
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Simon Froehling
Partner, translator & editor (BA in Literary Writing, Bern University of the Arts; CAS in Translating, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW) A theatre writer himself, Simon Froehling has specialised in translating into and from the vernacular, especially for radio and theatre productions as well as films. His main language pair is German-English. At Zurich Sydney the Swiss-Australian dual citizen is responsible for external communicating, among other things. Contact |
Anna Sophie Wendel
Partner, translator & editor
(MA Specialist Translator, Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
Be it Theatre of the Absurd or subtitles for a documentary about the band Pussy Riot – Anna Sophie Wendel isn't one to shy away from a translating challenge. Her languages are German, English, French and Spanish. At Zurich Sydney she is responsible, among other things, for internal communication and work processes.
Freelancers
Culture? Yes we can. Because all of our freelancers are not only translators or editors with a lot of experience in different languages and in all types of genres, but are all also culturally active themselves.
Partner, translator & editor
(MA Specialist Translator, Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
Be it Theatre of the Absurd or subtitles for a documentary about the band Pussy Riot – Anna Sophie Wendel isn't one to shy away from a translating challenge. Her languages are German, English, French and Spanish. At Zurich Sydney she is responsible, among other things, for internal communication and work processes.
Freelancers
Culture? Yes we can. Because all of our freelancers are not only translators or editors with a lot of experience in different languages and in all types of genres, but are all also culturally active themselves.
References Translation, Editing & Proofreading
Abraxas – Zentralschweizer Kinder- und Jugendliteraturfestival Zug Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz AdS astej – Schweizerischer Verband für Kinder- und Jugendtheater Auawirleben Theaterfestival Bern Coviello Classics Der Pfeil Edition Howeg Edition Patrick Frey Edizioni Periferia Electronic.Art-Foundation Eugénie Rebetez Figura Theaterfestival Henschel Schauspiel Hugofilm herdeg&desponds Interplay Europe und World Interplay Jacqueline Zünd Kiriakos Hadjiioannou Langfilm LiteraturSchweiz.ch Matterhorn Produktionen Nikkol Rot Fotografie Orchester le Phénix Public History ps72 productions real Film Republik Schaubühne Berlin Schweizer Radio SRF 1 Schweizer Radio SRF 2 Kultur Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk SJW Solothurner Literaturtage Spoken-Word.ch Swiss Films Tanzhaus Zürich Thalia Theater Hamburg Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Theater Kanton Zürich Theaterprojekte Durrer/Bodinek Triluna Film Verein für allgemeines Wohl/Simone Aughterlony Zeitraum Film Zukkihund
Pricing TranslationPrices vary according to language, complexity, degree of specialisation and deadline.
For smaller commissions we work with per line rates and for larger projects with per page rates. One line comprises 55 characters (including spaces) and one page 1,500 characters (including spaces). The calculation is always based on the source text. We can also offer fixed rates, especially for larger projects such as subtitles for feature films or for editing book-length manuscripts. |
Pricing Editing & ProofreadingFor localisations, editing and proofreading we work with hourly rates which vary according to language, complexity, degree of specialisation and deadline.
For larger projects we can also offer fixed rates. |
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