Vasko Lipovac cyclists on display in London
As the British leg of the Tour de France becomes a faint memory, the sight of one group of brightly coloured cyclists still lights up the City of London, thanks
View ArticleTime has come for the Nation of Tesla
Nikola Tesla’s legacy is woefully undervalued and his influence on future generations deserves to be more widely recognised and remembered worldwide. That is the strongly held view of award winning...
View ArticleMonument to Michael Jackson wows film festivals
Michael Jackson is making a smash at international film festivals, this month, thanks to Serbian director Darko Lungulov. The dead pop star was the talk of the Karlovy Vary and Pula festivals, for his...
View ArticleSerbian Director Darko Lungulov Fronts London’s Balkan Cinema Showcase
Award-winning Serbian director Darko Lungulov will be at London’s Raindance Film Festival to celebrate the UK premiere of his latest lauded movie, A Monument to Michael Jackson (Spomenik Majklu Džeksonu).
View ArticleDirectors recognise talent of Serbian actor Marko Janketic
As a frontrunner in the new wave of Serbian actors, Marko Janketić has won the support of leading directors, as well as some of the most sought-after roles in recent
View ArticleGay hate jeopardised film about Serbia’s ‘lost’ generation
A film about the failings of Serbia’s education system for the country’s so-called ‘lost’ generation was nearly halted by homophobia among its young Belgrade cast, provocative director Stevan Filipović...
View ArticlePolice strikes and religious rhetoric cannot crush Serbian Pride
With the democratic rights of Serbia’s LGBT community effectively held to ransom by Belgrade’s police force, the fate of the controversial Pride Parade hangs in the balance once more. The
View ArticleNo price is too high for pride in one’s country
As rumours and half-truths spread about the claimed cost of policing the Belgrade Pride parade, it would seem inevitable – and, no doubt, will be embraced in some quarters –
View ArticlePrime Minister Vučić faces verbal ambush at LSE talk to confirm Serbia’s EU...
Criminal accusations and claims of political wrongdoing appeared to be calculated to highjack a keynote address by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić on his country’s commitment to joining the...
View ArticleJournalists ignored as Serbian PM discusses press freedom
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić made efforts to silence critics who claim his government is running roughshod over press freedom in Serbia – but any opportunity for invited media to
View ArticleCould QR codes join candles and rakia at Balkan gravesides?
It can be interesting to see how different cultures deal with death and the issues of loss and remembrance. Losing someone close is bound to be unsettling but how we
View ArticleBritish-Serbian relations celebrated in heroic tale of women at war
The heroism of two women who met on the battlefields of Serbia will be recalled in a play to debut in London, this month, before a proposed tour of Britain and Serbia.
View ArticleFilm is a dying art, says Serbian director Dušan Milić
Film is a dying art and cinemas will soon become museums, according to award-winning Serbian director Dušan Milić, whose film Travelator is making its mark at international festivals. Dušan Milić
View ArticleEuropean shooting star Nikola Rakocević shines in Travelator
A teenage refugee hired by Serbia gangsters to carry out a hit in Las Vegas could be a story like so many other Balkan films. But seen through the eyes
View ArticleSerbian designers reap rewards for originality, quality and style
Belgrade streetwear brand Dechko Tzar is harnessing Serbia’s new-found business optimism and greater access to international markets to create significant uplift in interest and sales at home and...
View ArticleEnergy, charisma and range place Serbian Nikola Rakočević among Europe’s...
Hailed by industry experts as a leading talent of European cinema, Serbian actor Nikola Rakocevic can count himself among the ranks of World-leading European actors. As well as enjoying success
View ArticleBalkan history is a burden for Serbian actors, says Nikola Rakočević
Portraying real people or true events can be a thankless task for any actor or director. With its chequered past and a cast of characters both loved and loathed, it
View ArticleRefugee children of Balkan wars are cursed, says Serbian actor Nikola Rakocevic
Refugee children of the Balkan wars living in camps on the outskirts of Belgrade are cursed by the burden of their parents’ troubled past blackening any hopes for a better
View ArticleDutch director depicts when NATO bombs killed Serbian media
People under threat of death stay sane by living in the moment, according to Dutch director Marinus Groothof, whose debut feature shows a city struggling to retain a semblance of normality
View ArticleDutch director’s tale of NATO bombing of Belgrade informed by first-hand stories
As a Dutch director telling an emotionally loaded story set during NATO’s bombing campaign of Belgrade, Marinus Groothof knew that deep research and first-hand accounts from people who lived through
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