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Museum Lovers Prepare for Insomnia
Cultural institutions across Serbia will open their doors overnight on May 18th for the tenth Night of the Museums offering an attractive mix of exhibitions and performances.
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Kosovo: Dokufest is Back in Force
Prizren’s inimitable documentary film festival gets underway this weekend, offering 156 films from 34 countries, as well as a week-long schedule of parties, art events and even a new screen in the city’s fort.
Coffee with... Berlinale Winners
Following the screening of the Romanian movie "If I want to whistle, I whistle", which won a Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival this year, the programme "Coffee with..." hosted the fim's director Florin Serban, actress Ada Condeescu and producer Daniel Mitulescu.
Sarajevo Film Fest Hosts Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day at the Sarajevo Film Festival was held on Thursday for the second year in a row, in cooperation with the Swiss Embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
New Academy of Film Opens in Sarajevo
The Sarajevo School of Science and Technology on Thursday opened the Sarajevo Film Academy, and announced that classes will start in October 2010.
SFF Docu Corner Hosts Documentary Directors
Docu Corner, a place for debate and reflection on films screened as part of the Documentaries Competition Programme at the Sarajevo Film Festival, on Wednesday hosted directors Alexander Nanau from Romania, Milan Nikodijevic from Serbia and Nenad Puhovski from Croatia.
Circus Columbia Leads Audience Award Competition
After the screening of more than ten movies at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the film "Circus Columbia", directed by Oscar award winner Danis Tanovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, leads the Audience Award competition for best feature film.
"Coffee With..." Hosts Actors from Woody Allen Film
Following the screening of Woody Allen's „You will meet a dark tall stranger“ earlier this week, the program "Coffee with..." on Wednesday hosted two actors from the film, Ewen Bremner and Gemma Jones, as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Morgan Freeman Arrives in Sarajevo for Film Fest
Hollywood actor and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, the guest of honor at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival, arrived in Sarajevo on Wednesday. In honor of the renowned actor, the Festival will close with the gala projection of his latest film, "Invictus".
Cool off in Kosovo's Hot Summer
Ok, so it has hardly been a scorcher of a summer yet. But when it finally gets hot in Pristina, it will also get sticky, polluted and altogether unpleasant. To help remedy this situation, Balkan Insight has drawn up a list of destinations where you can escape the oppressive heat with the refreshing coolness of water.
World Premiere of "Jasmina" at SFF
"Jasmina", a fim by Nedzad Begovic, held its world premiere on Tuesday night, the third feature film from Bosnia and Herzegovina at this year's Sarajevo Film Festival.
"The Ticket Collector" Picks Up Atlantic Group Award
Romania's Catalin Musat, the director of the short film “The ticket collector“, won the Atlantic Group Award for the best film in the "Sarajevo: City of Film 2010" Programme, part of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Haiti's Cine Institute Receives Katrin Cartlidge Bursary
At last night’s official award ceremony held in the National Theatre in Sarajevo, Keziah Jean, a student at Haiti's Cine Institute, collected the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation bursary on behalf of her school and her fellow students.
"Tuesday, After Christmas" Touches on Universal Topics
The Sarajevo Film Festival's Square Terrace hosted a press conference for the cast and crew of the third film to be screened as part of the Competition Programme – features, the Romanian movie "Tuesday after Christmas".
SFF Screens "Tender Son 'The Frankenstein Project"
Inspired by Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein", the film "Tender Son – The Frankenstein Project" by Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo was the second movie to be screened as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival's Competition programe – Features.
Sarajevo City of Film Features Four Film Premieres
Four short movies by filmmakers from Southeast Europe, which are being screened as part of the "Sarajevo: City of Film 2010" Programme of the Sarajevo Film Festival, were premiered at Meeting Point Cinema on Sunday, July 25.
Culture Policy Focus
Foltin and the Art of Private Folklore
The band from Bitola describe their approach to music as an irrational process of creating a ‘private folklore’ out of their impressions and dreams, and their latest album as a tonic for apathy and depression.
Teaching Serbia to Love Modern Dance
Diagnosing Kosovo
Half a Century of Watching the Movies
Politics and Society
Bosnian Woman Jailed for Torturing War Prisoners
Monika Karan-Ilic, one of the few women tried in Bosnia for war crimes, has been convicted of torturing and abusing detention-camp prisoners in Brcko and jailed for four years.
New Roads to Reform in Bosnia
Business
Albanian Businesses Pessimistic About Economy
A survey published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania reveals that the majority of its members saw an economic downturn in 2012 and expect worse in 2013.
