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Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says
A survey of world media freedom in 2011 carried out by US-based watchdog Freedom House put Montenegro in top place in the region. Kosovo has also moved up the rankings while Macedonia has moved down.
Latest Culture and Lifestyle News from the Balkans
Student Film Festival Kicks Off in Belgrade
The festival held under the slogan "Check in" is presenting works by students from a variety of top European and world film academies as well as works by Belgrade students.
War Crimes Thriller Hits Serbian Screens
A movie on a war crimes investigation exposing a government conspiracy was screened for the first time on Monday.
Macedonian Poet Wows UK Festival Audiences
Nikola Madzirov, who describes writing poetry in today’s uncertain world as thrilling, is continuing his tour at festivals in England, Wales and Scotland.
Translation of Hitler’s Manifesto Sparks Row in Albania
A previously unknown publisher has translated into Albanian Adolf Hitler’s political manifesto, Mein Kampf, sparking debate on whether the book should be banned.
Russian ‘Beduin’ Wins This Year’s FEST
A movie on human suffering by a young Russian director won this year’s 40th FEST film festival.
Women’s Day Finds its Place in New Serbia
The day may no longer have quite the same status it enjoyed in Communist Yugoslavia - but most women still end up with a bunch of flowers from someone on March 8.
Front - Ladies Give New Dimension to Belgrade Rock Scene
Cannot is the latest addition to Belgrade’s surprisingly deep tradition of excellent female-fronted rock bands, making a big splash with their energetic alternative sound.
Amos Oz to Present His Work in Bucharest
Renowned Israeli Writer Amos Oz will be in Romania’s capital to gave public speech and launch his books.
Belgrade Shuns Premiere of Jolie's Bosnia Movie
Only a handful of people attended the Belgrade screening of Jolie’s ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’, which has garnered high praise round the world but outraged Serbian feeling.
Top Films Arrive for Belgrade's FEST
The 40th edition of Serbia’s main international film festival is mainly a showcase of the best in world independent cinema. Between the February 24 and March 4, Belgraders have 70 films to choose from.
Kosovo Culture to Premiere in Vienna
A play by Jeton Neziraj, “Yue Madeline Yue,” is among the long list of Kosovo cultural highlights to feature at a Vienna festival later this month dedicated to Kosovo.
Visegrad Film Week Opens In Sarajevo
The Visegrad film week started in Sarajevo on February 20 showing 'The Battle for Warsaw 1920' by the Polish director Jerzy Hoffman.
Capturing Pristina’s Street Style
Armed with just a camera, a team of young fashionistas have been chronicling Pristina’s own particular slant on fashion through the website Pristina Street Fashion.
Quit Smoking with Health Care Card
Can’t find a drug, special chewing gum or electric cigarette that can help you quit smoking easily? The Serbian Health Ministry has come up with a better idea.
Parade Wins Berlinale’s Audience Votes
The movie “Parade” by Srdjan Dragojevic won the Panorama audience award for the best fiction film at the Berlin international film festival which ended on February 19.
Culture Policy Focus
Foreign Soaps Push Out Kosovo Productions
Kosovo’s domestic soaps are falling victim to cheap imports from Turkey and Latin America.
Igor Mandic: Serbs and Croats Belong Together
New Secrets of Ancient Times Emerge in Butrint
Why Serbia’s Cultural Guardians Still Fear Europe
Kosovo’s Vetevendosje Keep Faith in Graffiti
‘Clip’ Shines Grim Light on Belgrade’s Suburban Youth
Artists Cross Tense Serbia-Kosovo Border on Net
Capital’s EU Culture Bid Leaves Some Serbs Unmoved
Politics and Society
Mladic’s Trial to Resume on June 25
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ratko Mladic will be examined on June 25 announced the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, ICTY.
Staff at Serbia's TV Avala on Strike Again
Amnesty International: 2011 Was Turbulent
"Croatia’s Putin" Takes Over Tudjman’s Party
Football Wins Amid Political Row over Kosovo Status
Business
Construction of Macedonian Motorway Section to Begin
Construction of the remaining section of one of Eastern Europe's key motorway networks, Corridor 10, will begin this summer, Macedonian Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski said today.
