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Kosovo’s Film Industry Yet to Shine
Pristina’s fast-growing film festival kicks off this month, but industry insiders complain that despite such events cinematography in Kosovo continues to underperform.
Latest Culture and Lifestyle News from Kosovo
07 Jun 11
Pristina Flooded Again in Heavy Rain
Homes in Kosovo’s capital suffered almost 400,000 euro worth of damages after the city flooded again in downpour.
12 May 11
Guerrilla Gardeners Spruce Up Town Centre
Guerrilla Gardeners took to the streets last week in a bid to spruce up the city.
04 May 11
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.
18 Apr 11
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.
04 Apr 11
Bar Review: Frame
Yet another cafe-bar has opened in the bohemian downtown Peyton area of Pristina.
29 Mar 11
Manu Chao Relaunching Music Season in Kosovo
Pristina is stepping in from the cold after years of being ignored by international artists.
29 Mar 11
Fashion: ‘Chromosome Merge’
The amphitheatre of Pristina’s iconic Skenderbeu Square is about to be transformed into a fashion extravaganza, as international designer Krenare Rugova puts on her first fashion show in her home town.
19 Mar 11
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.
17 Mar 11
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.
17 Mar 11
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.
16 Mar 11
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.
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.
Diagnosing Kosovo
Politics and Society
Serbia Holds Senior Policeman Over War Crimes
The Serbian special police unit officer detained on suspicion of helping to massacre at least 65 Albanian civilians in a Kosovo village in 1999 is Vladan Krstovic, BIRN can reveal.
Kosovo Mayor Questions BIRN's Motives
Business
PTK Buyer Spies Gold in Call Centres
Telecom could become lead player in small but burgeoning industry in Kosovo, which is tapping the low-wage, multilingual workforce.
Offshore Cash Bankrolls PTK Purchase
Slovenian Investigation Ensnares IPKO
