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21st European Film Festival Palic to kick off on Saturday
BELGRADE – The 21st edition of the European Film Festival Palic will open Saturday evening by the screening of White God by Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes this year.
7th International Students’ Folklore Festival begins in Nis
NIS - The 7th Students’ Folklore Festival, which has kicked off in the city of Nis in southern Serbia, will feature presentations of folk traditions from six countries by 11 ensembles and over 500 participants.
Hurst, Suede and Deep Dish close 15th EXIT
Hurst, Suede and Deep Dish close 15th EXIT
NOVI SAD -- Steve Richmond's and Marko Nastić's performances the Dance Arena stage marked the end the 15th EXIT Festival at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad.
Ivan Ikic wins special recognition at Karlovy Vary festival
BELGRADE/KARLOVY VARY - Young Serbian director Ivan Ikic won the special recognition at the 49th Film Festival in Karlovy Vary for his debut film 'Varvari' (Barbarians).
The recognition was delivered to Ikic within the East of the West competition programme.
Nis youth philharmonic orchestra wins gold medal
NIS - The Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Naissus from Nis won the gold medal at the world festival in Bratislava in the special category up to 35 years, orchestra conductor Zoran Andric said on Sunday.
The festival ended in the capital of Slovakia late on Saturday and it featured performances of over 500 participants from three continents in various categories.
9th Vrnjci International Classical Music Festival in July
VRNJACKA BANJA - The 9th Vrnjci International Classical Music Festival will take place in the Culture castle in Vrnjacka Banja from July 20 to 30.
The festival will gather participants from Norway, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Great Britain, Germany and Serbia. The art director of the festival is Uros Dojcinovic.
RATEL expects digitalization to be completed by end of 2014
BELGRADE - Director of Serbia's Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communication and Postal Services (RATEL) Milan Jankovic said Wednesday that this regulatory body expects the digitalization process in Serbia to be completed by year-end, before the official deadline set to mid 2015.
Jelisaveta Karadjordjevic moves to Villa Crnogorka
BELGRADE – By virtue of a decision by Serbia’s Agency for Restitution, Princess Jelisaveta Karadjordjevic moved to Villa Crnogorka in Belgrade, decades after its confiscation by the Yugoslav communist government in 1947, on Tuesday.
Bosnia Marks World War One Centennial
The concert by the Vienna Philharmonic in the recently re-opened Vijecnica, the historic Sarajevo City Hall, was the central event to mark the centenary of the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.
Few hundred people could follow the the concert in a plateau on the other side of the river of Miljacka.
Billy Idol sets Belgrade's Kalemegdan alight
BELGRADE - British rocker Billy Idol delivered a rousing performance at Kalemegdan late Thursday in front of around 18,000 people at the 2014 Belgrade Calling festival.
With his sideman Steve Stevens, Idol played a selection of his classic hits.
First festival 'Miredita, dobar dan!' in September
BELGRADE - The central part of the festival 'Miredita, dobar dan!' founded with the aim of initiating meetings and exchange of Belgrade and Pristina cultural scene with a view to improving the Belgrade-Pristina relations, will be staged in Belgrade for the first time from September 19-21.
EC President Barroso to visit Serbia on Sunday
BRUSSELS - European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Serbia on Sunday, The EC said in a release Wednesday.
Barroso will meet with senior officials in the Serbian government, the EC said.
Israelis request 200,000 Euros from Karleusa
Serbian singer on trial over plagiary Israelis request 200,000 Euros from Karleusa
Authors of ‘Microphone’ and ‘Perfect Crime’ that the JK edited without their permission shall seek justice in court
The Israelis shall request from Jelena Karleusa a compensation of 200,000 Euros, the Blic learns.
OSCE representative visits Belgrade
BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Human and Minority Rights Office Suzana Paunovic met on Tuesday with the representative of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities William Romans to discuss matters related to the position and role of national minority councils.
Japanese modern film festival opens on Thursday
BELGRADE - A Japanese modern film festival will be held at the Museum of Yugoslav Film Archive in Belgrade on June 26 to 30, the Embassy of Japan in Serbia said in a release.
The festival will present some of the best known modern Japanese cinema releases.