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Stankovic’s short film nominated for student Oscar

LOS ANGELES - A short film ‘Way in Rye’ by young director Goran Stankovic has received a nomination for a 2014 Student Academy Award in the United States.

“The film ‘Way in Rye’ is my Master's degree film at the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles, and the story is set in Russia, at the time of World War Two,” Stankovic has told Tanjug.

Violinist, conductor Sitkovetsky in Belgrade on Friday

BELGRADE - Violinist and conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky will perform in both roles with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra at the start of the Novi Sad Music Festival on Thursday and at the Kolarac Foundation in Belgrade on Friday.

This will be Sitkovetsky's fourth visit to Serbia, but his first performance accompanied by the Belgrade Philharmonic.

5.1 Earthquake Jolts California, Possible Aftershocks

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale has shaken Southern California on Friday evening.

There are no reported major damages, though several residents suffered slight injuries from falling objects, according to the Los Angeles Times. The epicenter of the tremor was in Orange County, one mile east of La Habra, and in close proximity to Los Angeles.

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