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Slovenian town Maribor bans Croatian pro-Ustasha singer's concert
The city authorities in Maribor, Slovenia, have banned Marko Perkovic aka Thompson from holding a concern in this town, as it represents "a security risk."
The Croatian singer, known for glorifying Ustashas, was to perform in Maribor on Saturday.
Stage is set for Jazz Cerkno
The three-day festival, taking place at a covered venue in the town's central square, will get under way with a concert by the Big Band RTV Slovenija, followed by a quartet led by Slovenia's foremost jazz guitarist Samo Šalamon.
Closing the first day will be a trio featuring Hailu Mergia, one of the pioneers of ethio-jazz.
Teenage Bulgarian Pipped to Post at Eurovision
A teenage singer from the Balkans narrowly missed seizing the crown at the 2017 Eurovision song contest staged in Kiev Ukraine on Saturday night.
Juries were wowed by 17-year-old Kristian Kostov's song "Beautiful Mess" despite a brief row over the youngster's brief appearance in a Russian TV show in Russian-occupied Crimea - a sensitive subject in Ukraine.
Balkan Hopefuls Clear Their Throats for Eurovision
With first semi-finals of the of 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv starting on Tuesday, eight Balkan countries are hoping their singers make it all the way to the final on Saturday.
N1 Fears Plot to Outlaw its Work in Serbia
TV N1's news director in Serbia, Jugoslav Cosic, has warned that Serbia's Ministry of Culture and Information is preparing a media strategy that he says could eliminate the presence in the country of CNN's news channel affiliate in the region.
Bob Geldof and Jesus Christ Superstar to headline Lent Festival
The main festival stage will be set up in the central Leon Štukelj square and is set to host La Traviata opera and the Faun-Carmen-Bolero ballet performance by the SNG Maribor Theatre, one of the festival's most important partners.
The Marathon Family opens Serbian Film Days in Zagreb
BELGRADE - Serbian Film Days ceremonially opened in Zagreb on April 3 with a screening of Slobodan Sijan's The Marathon Family.
Before the screening, Jugoslav Pantelic of the Yugoslav Film Archive and Miroljub Vuckovic of Film Center Serbia addressed the audience, highlighting the significance of cultural cooperation between Serbia and Croatia.
Croatian Film-Makers Campaign Against Political Interference
A group of Croatian actors, directors and other film industry workers are launching a campaign in Zagreb on Monday entitled 'Puk'o nam je film' (Croatian slang for 'We've Had Enough'), seeks to free the country's movie industry from what they see as political interference.
Croatian Wartime General Gotovina Gets Movie Biopic
The shooting of a feature film about the life of Croatian general Ante Gotovina, who was acquitted of war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, starts in Croatia this month.
Tech-Savvy Tesla-Inspired Play Premieres in Belgrade
A new play entitled 'FBI - The Tesla Files' premiers at Belgrade's Sava Centre's main hall on December 18.
Written by Nele Karajlic, a popular Yugoslavian musician, writer, performer and overall Renaissance man, the play premiered in November in Novi Sad and has now taken up residence in Sava Centre.
Kantfest to be held November 24-27 in Belgrade
BELGRADE - The 3rd Belgrade singer-songwriter festival "Kantfest", dedicated to Bob Dylan, will be held on November 24-27.
Over forty contestants from Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Montenegro, BiH, Macedonia and Serbia will perform.
In the competitive part of the program, singer-songwriters will only perform their original songs accompanied by one instrument.
Bulgarian Architect Shoots Documentary on Glagolitic Script
A Bulgarian architect has made a documentary about the Glagolitic alphabet, the oldest known Slavic alphabet, daily 24 reports.
Plamen Miryanov, 27, has shot the film inside a derelict church in northwestern Bulgaria and the Prohodna cave in Stara Planina.
Action Demanded Over Threats to Croatian Journalists
The European Federation of Journalists, EFJ, said on Monday that it felt "deeply concerned by the increase of hate speech and direct threats towards journalists in Croatia while impunity remains rampant".
"An alert will be submitted to the platform of the Council of Europe for the protection of journalism and the safety of journalists," EFJ stated.
32nd Belgrade Jazz Festival opens
BELGRADE - The 32nd Belgrade Jazz Festival, held under the slogan of "Planet Jazz", opened at Dom Omladine in Belgrade Wednesday.
Belgrade City Manager Goran Vesic opened the festival at a ceremony followed by a performance by the Vlada Maricic quartet feat. Brian Lynch (Serbia/USA).
Croatian Minister Praised WWII Fascist Official
New Croatian Science and Education Minister Pavo Barisic praised a WWII Nazi-allied Ustasa official, calling him “a tragic hero and a victim”, in a scientific paper he wrote in 1992, media reported.