Different Face of Serbia in London
London will be immersed in a celebration of contemporary Serbian culture next month, as the London School of Economics schedules an impressive festival of photography, films and discussion as part of its Days of Alternative Culture, Art and Science programme.
The LSE’s Different Face of Serbia festival (5-14 October) will present and debate modern Serbian culture in a programme of photography, films and discussion. Running consecutive to the numerous Balkan cinema screenings as part of the city’s Raindance Film Festival, this series of events will make October a month of exploration, celebration and discovery for those interested in contemporary Serbian culture.
Montevideo Will Represent Serbia At Oscars 2012
Montevideo, Bog Te Video (God Bless You) has been chosen as Serbia’s representative at the Oscars in 2012. The smash hit film that tells the nostalgic and highly stylised story of Serbia’s path to the first World Cup Final in Uruguay, won the honour in stiff competition against other Serbian language films released in 2011.
Since its release at the start of the year, this warm and heartening tale has gone on to be Serbia’s highest grossing film. Director Dragan Bjelogrlić will compete in the Foreign Language category at the 84th American Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on 26 February 2012. The film is rich in period atmosphere and heavy on compassion and national pride. Starring Miloš Biković, Petar Strugar, Nina Janković, Danina Jeftić and Milutin Karadzić, it is based on a book by sports journalist Vladimir Stanković.
Look Up To See What You Could Be Missing
Malcolm McLaren once tipped me off to a useful piece of advice for when visiting a new city for the first time. This wasn’t any great insight or revelation that McLaren felt compelled to share with me personally: it was the fortunate outcome a television programme that he was presenting.
In this show, the entertainment Svengali brought to life the characters of London’s historic underbelly by pointing out evidence of their homes and business premises visible above the familiar twentieth century storefronts.
Belgrade Shows Some Cheek In Clean-Up Campaign
Belgrade has exposed its funny side with a humorous new advertising campaign that encourages people to keep their city clean. Dog owners are the targets of this canny campaign to encourage greater consideration for a cleaner city.
As was clearly the aim, the posters from international communications powerhouse McCann Erickson Belgrade have attracted attention at home and abroad, presenting a side of Serbia that is too rarely seen: its humour.
