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New Artists Revive Sound of Sevdah in Bosnia
Damir Imamovic
The popular vocalist-guitarist from Sarajevo was born into a family of musicians including his grandfather, Zaim Imamovic, a sevdah legend from the mid-20th century.
The award-winning musician is also a researcher into sevdah, a musical form whose roots date back as far back as the 15th century.
International Satire fest to be held on October 12
BELGRADE - The international "Satire Fest 2016" festival of humor and satire will take place on October 12 at the Kolarac Foundation, the organizer, the Belgrade Aphoristic Circle, has announced.
The 14th Satire Fest will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of writer Petar Kocic (1877-1916).
The Ridiculous Darkness named best play of 50th Bitef
BELGRADE - Wolfram Lotz's the Ridiculous Darkness, directed by the Czech Republic's Dusan David Parízek and produced by Burgtheater Vienna, has been named the best play of the 50th Belgrade International Theatre Festival - Bitef.
The Mira Trailovic Grand Prix was handed out to Parizek by an international jury.
14th International Comics Festival opens
BELGRADE - The 14th International Comics Festival opened at Belgrade's Student Cultural Centre on Thursday, featuring 292 entries by 325 authors from 33 countries.
This year's guests are Mary and Brian Talbot (UK), Petar Meseldzija (Serbia/The Netherlands) and Helena Klakocar (Croatia), with particular attention to be devoted to the Croatian comics scene.
Serbian Minister Shocked That EU Funds 'Lying' BIRN
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said that it is incredible that the EU was funding media outlets in the region that he says publish lies.
"I think that it is impossible that the EU is funding some media outlets, institutions that are distributing lies, such as the story on Tamnava [mine], which was published by BIRN," he told Serbia's public broadcaster RTS on Thursday.
Turkish film 'Swaying Waterlily' wins in Montreal
Turkish director Seren Yüce's film "Rüzgarda Salınan Nilüfer" (Swaying Waterlily) has won the Best Script Award at the 40th Montreal Film Festival, which ended on Sept. 5.
The Best Film Award went to the Croatia, Macedonia, Czech Republic and Slovenia co-production "The Constitution," directed by Rajko Grlic.
Greece ‘defaults’ in Eurovision song contest (video of Greek entry+twitter reactions)
Greece will not be represented in the Eurovision song contest finals for the first time since the competition’s its inception. ‘Argo’, the group that performed the song ‘Utopian Land’ did not impress the voting fans in the preliminary finals and was left out of the finals.
9th BELDOCS to kick off on May 12 in Belgrade
BELGRADE - The 9th Beldocs festival will commence with a screening of a domestic movie - 'Chasing a dream' by Mladen Mitrovi?, on May 12th in the Grand hall of Sava center. This festival shows the best documentaries from all over the world, which will present some rather intriguing accomplishments by May 18th.
Israeli Diplomat Slams Croatian Concentration Camp Film
Israeli ambassador Zina Kalay Kleitman said in an open letter on Thursday that the new documentary film Jasenovac - The Truth offered a selective view of history and was offensive to the families of those who died at the concentration camp.
NBC News: "Is the U.N. Ready for a Female Secretary General?"
No organized opposition has yet emerged to the idea that the time is right for a woman to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, Mike Brunker and Alex Lazar write in an article carried by NBC News.
The authors make an overview of the complex process of selecting a nominee who would be acceptable to majority of the U.N.'s 193 General Assembly members.
Croatia TV Axes Satirical Show for 'Intolerance'
Croatian Radio-Television, HRT, on Wednesday axed the satirical show "Montirani proces" ["Framed Process") from the schedule.
The program management of HRT said in a press release that "part of the script mentions content that is inappropriate for broadcasting" and collides with HRT's "mission, values and principles.
Serbian TV Pulls Film on ‘Operation Storm’ Murders
The Serbian national broadcaster removed a documentary about a war crime committed during the Croatian Army’s Operation Storm in 1995 from its schedule, citing alleged threats to the film-makers.
RTS "postpones" documentary to protect Croats who made it
The documentary "15 Minutes - The Massacre in Dvor" was not broadcast again on Serbia's state TV RTS due to pressure from Croatia.
Belgrade, Zagreb TV Stations Restore Broken Links
Serbia’s RTS and Croatia’s HRT public broadcasters, both accused of warmongering propaganda during the 1990s, are now making a new series together, reviving their Yugoslav-era links.
Disney Litigation Warning Angers Croatian Cake Shops
Lawyers for Croatian bakery company Fun Cake Factory, which specializes in making and selling frozen cakes in shopping malls, have notified prominent cake shops in Croatia to stop breaching copyright by using Disney characters.