Lazar Ristovski

Culture competitions

15.June 2026 Sonja Ciric

Expected: Ristovski and Aja Jung are the winners of the Province and Novi Sad competitions

Vojvodina and Novi Sad allocated the most money from the budget for the projects of Aja Jung and Lazar Ristovski, and among the chosen competitors those of local importance dominate

Personnel

20.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

Changes in the leading positions of culture: the Philharmonic will not have Sudjic

The Government of Serbia has appointed conductor Bojan Suđić as acting director of the Belgrade Philharmonic. "Vreme" unofficially learns that the orchestra is not at all happy with this choice and will take appropriate measures

Changes in culture

20.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

Fest, Bitef, Bemus...: 56 new officials were appointed to leading positions in culture

At the session of the Belgrade City Assembly, 56 officials were appointed to management positions in cultural institutions and events. So now Lazar Ristovski is on the Festa Board, and the president is Jelena Medaković, Secretary for Culture of Belgrade

The premiere

16.January 2026 Đorđe Bajić

Is Lazar Ristovski "pumping" with the movie "Accomplices"?

The film "Accomplices", produced by Lazar Ristovski, exposes the corrupt system in which we live. Has Ristovski decided to "pump"?

The first NAFFIT

04.September 2025 Sonja Ciric

Boycott of the opening of the National Film and Television Festival

The first NAFFIT was opened in Zlatibor, as the state's response to the spontaneous development of culture - Minister Selaković announced. That is why there are no actors, directors and others who create Serbian films on it

Novi Sad

21.July 2025 S.Ć.

Military beans and the citizens of Belgrade received money for the culture of Novi Sad

Most of the money from the budget earmarked for the culture of Novi Sad was allocated to projects from Belgrade that have nothing to do with culture

Association of Film Producers of Serbia

11.February 2025. B. B.

Hypocritical: Lazar Ristovski also makes "Croatian" films

The Association of Film Producers of Serbia condemned Lazar Ristovski's speech in which he criticized civil protests and warned that "such incendiary rhetoric" in public discourse is irresponsible and dangerous

Comment

25.December 2024 Sonja Ciric

Lazar Ristovski's farewell letter: Thank you president, ungrateful

Lazar Ristovski resigned from the membership of the Association of Dramatic Artists of Serbia because it turned against Vučić, instead of thanking him as he did. There are still a number of pearls in his letter

The state and the film

18.July 2024 Sonja Ciric

Who is to blame for Golubović, Šotra, Skerlić and other directors when they are not in SNS

It is impossible not to notice that two of the four authors who will receive money for films from the Film Center of Serbia are members of the SNS, that the Commission that decided on the candidates is dominated by members or sympathizers of the SNS, and that the same applies to the Board of Directors of the FCS, which confirmed the proposal of the Commission

A new movie

01.June 2024 Sonja Ciric

Lazar Ristovski: Expo 2027 will be opened with a film about Tesla

President Vučić's idea to make a movie about Nikola Tesla will be realized by Lazar Ristovski. He says that everything is still in the idea phase, but it is not empty talk. The premiere will be at the opening of Expo 2027

Culture

30.September 2023 S.Ć.

The Ministry of Culture gave 220 million dinars to phantom companies

At the fourth protest of the Independent Cultural Scene, it was said that the Ministry of Culture and the City Secretariat supported 336 projects of phantom organizations, and that the minister spent 280 million dinars from the budget on the basis of her discretion, but according to a non-transparent agreement.

Politics

29.May 2023. Sonja Ciric

Differences: How Ristovski and Bakarec do it, and how Kojo does it

No one can take away your right to dissent and you act freely, but the way the government wants - is the latest message of Ristovski to the actors from the SNS speaker on Friday and Bakarac on Monday from the assembly hall. Which he answered them without saying a word

News

03.September 2022 Sonja Ciric

The new minister of culture: In the role of the main favorite Lazar Ristovski

The Minister of Culture is not even thought about in the daily calculations about the composition of the new Government. After the opening ceremony of the Wine Fair, it was publicly announced that he could be the host of this event. Given that Ristovski resigned from his position as a member of parliament and thereby legally cleared the way for the new government, this assumption may not be without grounds.