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Certain members of the Commission have resigned, this is the explanation why the City Assembly made a decision to cancel all this year's competitions for co-financing cultural projects
Neither the Ministry nor the City Secretariat for Culture have announced the results of the competition for co-financing projects, although the deadlines have long been exceeded, so the question arises as to whether there is any money for culture in the budget at all
About 1000 signatories of all professions of film workers sent five requests to the Film Center of Serbia, requesting that the members of the commission that decide on the candidates of the contest be elected according to the law
"There is no contest, like this FCS, where writers, theater authors, distributors, actors are invited to the commissions, instead of cinematography experts." It's like hiring football fans to be a football coach," says the famous director, one of the 55 in which the state will not participate in co-financing this year.
At the competition of the Film Center of Serbia, future films by directors Sinisa Cvetić, Miloš Avramović, Danilo Bećković and Milan Karadžić were accepted, while Zdravko Šotra, Srdan Golubović, Radoš Bajić, Ivan Ikić, Srđan Dragojević were among those rejected.
In the jury of the international architectural competition for the new building of the Tesla Museum, there was not a single foreign or domestic recognized architect, urban planner, not a single educational institution, nor a professional organization - believes Slobodan Maldini
The best new Serbian word is rasanica, which means getting out of a state of uncertainty, like when it "bursts before our eyes". Last year marked depression
The amusement park around the lake on Ada will include swimming pools, playgrounds, restaurants, exhibitions, slides, a ferris wheel, and a zoo. The competition for this project has been announced, and the total prize fund of the local government amounts to 10,5 million dinars
By deciding not to set a budget this year for competitions that help contemporary creativity, the City of Belgrade called into question the implementation of many cultural projects in the capital.
The committee of the Ministry of Culture unanimously assessed that both projects of the Bitef dance company should be co-financed, but the minister in charge at the time, Maja Gojković, did not agree with that. According to her choice, the biggest prizes, apart from the Aje Jung festival, were given to folklore events and projects from Novi Sad and Kosovo.
The Commission of the Ministry sent three identical sentences to all whose projects were accepted, and two to those who were not. Local colonies, meetings and similar events stand out among the recipients of state money
The Ministry of Culture did not want to help any of the three programs of the U10 Art Space, which has been an important point of the domestic contemporary art scene for almost a decade, which U10 commented on with its daily program in August of participants from Serbia and the world
Neither I, nor all those not eligible for the regime, have anything to expect from the regime eligible in the FCS and its commission - says Zdravko Šotra, the doyen of the local cinematography, whose film did not meet the criteria of the FCS for co-financing
Among the selected projects, there are no ones whose authors are present at the biggest festivals (Venice, Berlin, Cannes ...), as well as those with good references at the box office - according to director Gordan Matić, whose films were both rejected at the recent FCS competition.
The 13th Hartefakt competition for an engaged dramatic text has been published. Staša Bajac, whose text This will be different, is one of the previously awarded ones, points out that apart from the writer and the theater, engagement also requires the viewer "to depart for a moment from the attitude or mood in which he entered the theater hall and open himself to something new perspective, be it ideological or stylistic"
ULUS called on the Ministry of Culture to announce the results because the deadline passed 60 days ago. They say that there is a fear of new malpractice with the competition decisions of the commissions
For five years now, the Administrative Court has not resolved the lawsuit against the Belgrade Secretariat for Culture, filed due to the results of the competition for co-financing projects from 2019.
No one from the Ministry of Culture has spoken about the delay in the results of the competition, which was warned about today by NKSS, ULUS and Stanica. Only information about the activities of Minister Gojković was forwarded to the media
The City's delay in announcing tenders for co-financing cultural projects is a long-standing practice, say the artists of the Independent Cultural Scene of Serbia. It is not clear why their colleagues from the institutions are silent
No competition was organized for the design of Expo 2027, which the government calls the future of Serbia, nor was local architects given the opportunity to create it. A Spanish stadium expert was hired
Prosecutor Jelena Stevančević refused to represent the indictment before the court against the policemen who participated in the discovery of Jovanjica. That is why she was not chosen as a prosecutor of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade. She believes that she did not get the job because she was not "obedient", reports BIRN
The broadcasters whose license was valid until December 17, 2023 say that they still have not received the Decision on the granting of a broadcasting license from REM
The Niš Media and Reform Center has announced a competition for the awarding of grants to projects aimed at strengthening the media and democracy in Serbia. Media, associations, associations and educational institutions can apply until November 30 for grants in the amount of 2.000 to 15.000 US dollars
The case of eminent directors Goran Marković, Želimir Žilnik and Srđan Dragojević has been before the Administrative Court for two years, with no indication that it will be concluded.
The Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade and the weekly "Vreme" are organizing the "Economic Journalism Workshop" again this year, which will be held in October and November 2023 at the Faculty of Political Sciences. During two months, students will have the opportunity to listen to quality lectures and undergo practical training and work with mentors from the academic community, relevant media organizations and successful companies. At the end of the workshop, the best participants were provided with a scholarship to work in the weekly "Vreme"
The film received 9.000.000 dinars from the state, the start of filming is planned for the end of September, but it has been called into question because it does not have the blessing of the administration of Visoki Dečani
