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Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro Fail to Qualify for Eurosong
All Balkan contestants in the semi finals on Tuesday failed to qualify for Eurosong. Macedonia and Albania are still hoping they will qualify on Thursday show in Malmo.
Latest Culture and Lifestyle News
Tadeschi, Panahi Honored at SFF Opening
Sarajevo looked like Cannes on Friday night as the 17th annual Sarajevo Film Festival got underway at the National Theatre with a red carpet reception and gala ceremony.
ʻX-Menʼ Star Will Attend Sarajevo Film Fest
Michael Fassbender, who starred in the popular films “X-Men: First Class” and “Inglourious Basterds,” is coming to the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Stars Come Out For Sarajevo Film Festival
Final preparations are underway for the 17th annual Sarajevo Film Festival, which opens on Friday in the Bosnian capital.
Priceless Works Vanish from Tuzla Museum
Investigators are searching for 70 artworks reported missing from the International Portrait Gallery in Tuzla.
Liceulice Competition Highlights Disadvantaged
The activism platform Liceulice (Face of the street) has announced a competition for short videos and films about the problems of marginalized people in Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Sarajevo Film Festival Opens on Friday
Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki’s new film “Le Havre,” which won a critics’ award at Cannes, will open the Sarajevo Film Festival, which gets underway on Friday, July 22.
Balkan Rivals Battle for Eurovision Crown
Three regional entrants, Serbia, Bosnia and Romania, will be taking part in finals of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Balkan Singers Prepare for Eurovision Kickoff
Performers from Albania, Serbia and Croatia will take the stage tonight for the first semifinal in the 2011 Eurovision contest, an event that is very closely watched by viewers in the Balkans.
Balkan Journalism Fellowship Opens in Vienna
This year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence gets under way, as ten journalists attend an opening seminar in the Austrian capital.
Legendary Yugoslav Rocker Stulic Surprises with New Material
After having stayed off the radar for more than a decade, the former frontman of the famous Yugoslav rock group Azra recently released new music.
Journalists, Experts Discuss Culture in Balkan Media
Some 30 journalists, editors, cultural organisations and experts gathered at a regional conference in Pristina on Saturday to discuss ways to improve media coverage of culture in the Balkans.
BIRN training - How to Write for the Culture Watch Online Magazine
A training session - How to Write for Culture Watch Online Magazine - is being held today in Pristina. Thirteen journalists from the region are participating in the event, part of the Balkan Initiative for Cultural Cooperation, Exchange, and Development.
Culture in the media – Pristina conference
On March 17 2011, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, is organising a conference - Culture in the Media – as part of the Balkan Initiative for Cultural Cooperation, Exchange and Development programme, BICCED.
Pristina Culture Watch Training
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network is organising a training session for journalists - How to write for Culture Watch Online Magazine - as a part of the Balkan Initiative for Cultural Cooperation, Exchange and Development, BICCED, project. The training will be held in Pristina, from March 17 to 18 and will involve journalists from across the region.
Journalists selected for Pristina culture conference
The Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network is pleased to announce the journalists who have been selected to participate in the second round of the Balkan Initiative for Cultural Co-operation, Exchange and Development project.
Politics and Society
Extra Detention Sought for Bosnia Federation President
The State Prosecutor has sought two more months' custody for the Federation entity President, Zivko Budimir, along with four others arrested in an alleged bribery case.
Culture Policy Focus
Turks Bewitch The Balkans With Their Addictive Soaps
Turkish soaps have replaced Latin American shows as must-sees for many TV viewers in the Balkans - tapping into nostalgia for a system of family values that people in the region have lost, and lament.
Business
Bosnia Resists EU Call For Free Trade
Foreign Trade Minister says Bosnia will not accept a customs-free import regime with EU states despite pressure from Brussels.
IMF Nods Through €39 Million For Bosnia
