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20 November, 20:00h @ Hotel Grand, Congress Hall, First Floor Award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emilija Gašić was born in 1991 in Yugoslavia and currently resides in New York City. She graduated with an MFA in Cinematography from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Growing up in a small town amid news of war, a dying country, and uncertainty deeply shaped her artistic sensibility and her observant style in creating tension and atmosphere in film. The film follows sisters Sonja (17) and Dragana (15)...

22 November, 5:00 PM @ Bubble Bar Radmila Petrović (b. 1996, Užice, Serbia) is one of the most sought-after poets in the former Yugoslavia. She is the author of "The Scent of Earth" (2014), "Cellulose Rock ’n’ Roll" (2015), and "My Mom Knows the Kind of Things that Happen in Cities" (2020, 2025) (over 13,000 copies sold), published in Germany, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, and Croatian editions forthcoming. Her...

22 November, 1:00 PM @ Hotel Grand, First Floor This debate will examine the current political crisis in Serbia and the mass student protests that erupted following the collapse of the train station canopy in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, which claimed 16 lives and left one person seriously injured. The discussion aims to contextualize these ongoing protests and explore their implications for Serbia-Kosovo relations. The debate will be held in conjunction with the promotion of Kosovo Chronology 2.0, a publication...

21 November, 7:00 PM @ Barabar Centre – Hotel Grand, 4th Floor The play is based on the novel by Katarina Mitrović, directed by Đorđe Nešović, with dramatization and adaptation by Isidora Milosavljević. Featuring Aleksandra Arizanović, Julija Petković, and Nevena Kočović. The piece follows a young, uncompromising woman who returns to her hometown shortly before her thirtieth birthday, unprepared to admit her personal failures or the reasons for her return. Through intense encounters with family and friends, she is forced to confront...

1. November, 3:00 PM @ Barabar Centre – Hotel Grand, 4th Floor The exhibition features works by Ivan Šuletić, titled "Falsa Immagine," and by Nemanja Joković & Mihaela Vučinić, titled "Do you want to flatten all layers before saving?" Ivan Šuletić is a Belgrade-based visual artist whose work spans drawing, painting, installation, sculpture, and video. He has exhibited widely in Serbia and internationally, including the 60th Belgrade October Salon, and has received several awards for contemporary drawing and painting. Nemanja Joković...

21 November, 1:00 PM @ Hotel Grand – First Floor The debate "The Future of Relations Between Serbia and Kosovo" focuses not only on political challenges, but also on the lived experiences that shape understandings of peace and conflict. Following the debate, an author’s roundtable will feature writers from the books "The Moment War Started for Me" and "The Moment Peace Started for Me," both published by Propeace. Authors share deeply personal stories and literary reflections on war and peace, showing...

20 November, 8:00 PM @ Defy Them The band Pliš, formed in Belgrade out of a shared love for early 2000s guitar-driven indie music, consists of Branislav Cvetković (guitar and vocals), Stefan Drča (guitar), Mina Beljić (drums), and Aleksa Gajić (bass and vocals). Combining nostalgic melodies with restless rhythms, Pliš explores everything that drives, yet challenges, young people, describing themselves as something that can be felt on the skin and brings pleasure. With the single „Padobran“, they announced their debut EP,...

Founded with the idea of fostering mutual understanding and cooperation, the Mirëdita, dobar dan! festival has been a unique platform showcasing the cultural scenes of Priština in Belgrade and vice versa — creating a space where creativity becomes a vehicle for shared reflection on the present and the future. This year’s 12th edition of the festival will take place from November 20 to 22 in Priština, featuring a programme that brings together both emerging talents and established artists from Belgrade’s vibrant...

In collaboration with the international organization Human Rights Education Youth Network (Belgium), INTEGRA NGO (Kosovo), and Civic Initiatives (Serbia), Youth Initiative for Human Rights (Serbia) hosted a three-day conference in Brussels focused on the intersection of art and activism. Titled "Art x Peace", the conference took place across various locations in Brussels from December 12 to 14, including the European Parliament. It brought together a diverse group of artists, activists, politicians, Members of the European Parliament, and academics engaged in exploring...