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Once Brothers wins Grand Prix at Zlatibor film festival
ZLATIBOR - The documentary entitled Once Brothers, directed by Micheal Tolajian, won the best film award of the 3rd International Sport Film Festival in Zlatibor, southwestern Serbia.
Zvecan: Sokolica 2014 begins
ZVECAN – The 18th edition of the cultural event Sokolica 2014 has began in the town of Zvecan in northern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).
The event was opened by President of the Zvecan arts and culture center Slavisa Miljkovic on Monday evening. Also present was Zlata Radovanovic, coordinator of the Serbian government’s KiM Office in Zvecan.
Festival of traditional musical instruments starts Aug 28
IVANJICA - The 19th festival of traditional musical instruments is set to begin on August 28 in the village of Kusici, on the slopes of Mt. Javor near Ivanjica, southwestern Serbia.
Drawing on the rich musical heritage of Serbia, the festival gathers musicians who keep the tradition alive.
49th Nis Film Festival kicks off
NIS - The 49th Nis Film Festival opened on Saturday evening with the symbolic handing over the keys to the city to the jury president, actress Dragana Varagic.
Actor Misa Janketic was presented with the lifetime achievement award named after the great Serbian actor Pavle Vujisic.
Exhibition opens at National Library to commemorate WWI
BELGRADE - A visiting exhibition by the National Museum in Krusevac, titled The Bequest of Stevan and Stanislav Binicki, opened on Thursday at the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade as part of the events commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War I.
International Sport Film Festival starts Friday at Zlatibor
ZLATIBOR - The 3rd International Sport Film Festival is taking place August 22-25 on Mt. Zlatibor, western Serbia.
The competition part of the program will feature 12 documentaries by filmmakers from India, England, East Timor, France, Russia, Poland, U.S., Canada,Turkey, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia.
Serbian Tabloid Targets BIRN after Airline Revelations
Informer on Wednesday wrote that journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and Serbia’s Centre for Investigative Journalism, CINS, had been stalking Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, causing him to cancel his summer holiday - its second highly critical report about BIRN following the high-profile airline contract investigation.
Auteur film festival to be held in Pancevo on September 3-7
BELGRADE - The first Pancevo Film Festival, an international short and feature film competition event, will be held in Pancevo near Belgrade on September 3-7, the organizers have said.
Nisville Jazz Festival closes
NIS - This year's Nisville Jazz Festival, which is traditionally opened and closed by local bands, closed in Nis on Sunday with a concert of the band Proces.
The closing day was reserved for The Original Blues Brothers Band and the US singer Iyeoka.
Indonesian embassy marks 69th anniversary of independence
BELGRADE - The Indonesian embassy in Belgrade marked on Sunday the 69th anniversary of Indonesia's independence and 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Serbia and Indonesia.
International Novi Sad Literature Festival opens on Aug 25
BELGRADE - The 9th International Novi Sad Literature Festival will take place from August 25 to 29, the Association of Writers of Vojvodina announced on Friday.
During the four-day festival, authors from Serbia and abroad will read their poetry and prose at an open-air venue in downtown Novi Sad and take part in panel discussions on modern literature.
Sofia Comics Expo Starts In Sofia On August 15
The first international exhibition of comics in Bulgaria – Sofia Comics Expo – opens for the public on August 15 in the gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.
It is on the first floor of the gallery at 6 “Shipka” street and will be on till September 15.
Sasa Krstic wins 54th Guca trumpet festival
GUCA, Aug 10 (Tanjug) – Winner of the 54th Trumpet Festival in the western Serbian town of Guca is Sasa Krstic from Zaguzanje, the Golden Trumpet audience award went to Goran Rankovic from Guca, the best orchestra was the one led by Dejan Jevdjic from Pozega and the most authentic musicianship was showcased by Ivan Jovanovic from Uzice.
10th International Folklore Festival begins in Pirot
PIROT - The 10th International Folklore Festival began in Pirot, south-west Serbia late on Wednesday.
In addition to representatives of the host city, this year's festival programme will gather folk dance groups from Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain and Republika Srpska (Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina).
Famed trumpet festival kicks off in Guča
Famed trumpet festival kicks off in Guča
GUČA -- The traditional Trumpet Festival in Guča opened on Wednesday "with a flag-raising ceremony and the festival anthem," Tanjug is reporting.
Writer Radomir Andrić, the host of the biggest trumpet festival in the Balkans, proposed a toast to visitors.