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Review of independent films in "Serbian Holywood"
2012-07-27 18:00 - 2012-07-29 23:00 (Europe/Belgrade) | Unnamed Venue, Mutanj, Serbia
The 2nd Review of the independent Serbian off-films is being organized from July 27th till July 29th in the ambient of the “Serbian Holywood” in the village of Mutanj, at Mt. Rudnik.
Seven new films made in the so called house workshops will be presented at the Festival and will compete for the award “Šumski patuljak” (Forest dwarf). Another two films out of the competition will be presented to the audience.
The official program includes the films “Obrt” (Turnover) by Srdjan Stojanović from Belgrade, “To moram” (I have to do that) by Branko Radaković from Bač, “Filozof iz našeg sokaka” (Philosopher from our street) by the professor Dragan Krstić and Vladimir Karadžić from Subotica, “Putevima Tibora Sekelja” (Following Tibor Sekelj) by Stipan Milodanović from Subotica, “Potpisani” (The Signed) – the second episode “Šifra” (Code) and the third episode “Voz” (Train) by Marko Kovač from Belgrade, and “Hipnoza” (Hypnosis) by Kosta Marinković from Gornji Milanovac.
The film on the last year’s Review – “60’” by Miroslav Nikolić and Bata Petrović, also the author of the film “Srpski mjuzikl – 60’” (Serbian musical – 60’), will be presented at the Festival.
“Serbian Holywood” is a work of young enthusiast Ivan Jakovljević, called Ivo-Car. The “Holywood” sign is set on a hill above the Ibar highway, 105 km from Belgrade.

Kim Gordon at Belef
2012-07-26 21:00 - 23:00 | Belgrade Youth Center, Belgrade, Serbia
Resonate Festival presents Kim Gordon and Ikue Mori to Belgrade audience in Dom omladine (Belgrade Youth Center) on July 26th as a part of this year’s Belef (Belgrade Summer Festival).
Fans of rock music recognize Kim Gordon from the band Sonic Youth where she was the singer and played bass. She will be joined by Ikue Mori, the former drummer of the band DNA, who found her new inspiration in modern electronic music and sounds generated from the computer.
The concert is free for everyone.
Belef is Belgrade Summer Multimedia Festival taking place on the open scene and different alternative sites in the city. The manifestation includes three large artistic sections: theatre, music and art section, and numerous appealing programs are organized annually within all three sections.

Photo: www.belef.org

Vlatko Stefanovski trio Concert
2012-07-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Bojčin forest, summer stage, Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia
The famous Macedonian songwriter and guitar player Vlatko Stefanovski will be holding a concert on July 22nd in Bojčinska Forest. The concert starts at 20.30 and it is a part of the Festival “Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin Summer).
The unique guitar sound and the technique celebrated this artist on the territory of ex Yugoslavia and in the world.
Stefanovski started playing the guitar at the age of 13. He gained popularity with his band “Leb i sol”, they recorded 14 albums. At the moment he’s working with Miroslav Tadić and the band “VS Trio”, he’s writing music for film, theatre and ballet. He played with Tony Emanuel, Gibonni, Stefan Milenković and many other prominent musicians.
The “Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin summer) Festival is opened on the Summer stage in Bojčinska Forest. The Festival will run until September 23rd and will have 43 programs, on Saturdays and Sundays. Program will include all kinds of musical performances, from classical to pop, rock, ethnic music, theater plays by various Belgrade theaters and theaters from around Serbia.

Jadranka Jovanović Concert
2012-07-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Bojčin forest, summer stage, Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia
Jadranka Jovanović, Champion of the Serbian National Theatre Opera, will be holding a concert on July 21st accompanied by the “Stanislav Binicki”, Art Ensemble of the Ministry of Defense. The special guest of this concert will be the famous singer Leo Martin. The concert is a part of the rich program of the “Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin Summer) Festival.
Jadranka Jovanović is born in Belgrade where she finished the Faculty of Music – she graduated – B.A. in theory of music and solo singing, and M.A. in solo singing. She debuted as Rosina in Rossini`s “Il Barbiere di Seviglia” at the National Theatre in Belgrade, where she interpreted all main mezzo-soprano roles.
Jadranka performed at the “Teatro alla Scala” in Milan as well as at numerous Opera Houses around the world.
The critic of the “Messaggero Veneto” from Trieste wrote that this great diva “lacks nothing to be a primadona”.
The “Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin summer) Festival is opened on the Summer stage in Bojčinska Forest. The Festival will run until September 23rd and will have 43 programs, on Saturdays and Sundays. Program will include all kinds of musical performances, from classical to pop, rock, ethnic music, theater plays by various Belgrade theaters and theaters from around Serbia.

Lovefest 2012 promo party
2012-07-20 20:00 - 2012-07-21 06:00 | “Zastavina bašta”, Kragujevac, Serbia
One of several promo parties announcing this year’s Love Fest – Electro Music Festival is scheduled for July 20th and 21st in “Zastavina bašta” in Kragujevac. House music and Love Fest fans will be enjoying the performances of Soul and DJ Ian Polley.
The Love Fest promo party on July 20th is hosting DJ Fakir from Novi Sad, as well as DJ Fascenario, while the audience will have the opportunity to hear Nikola Vemić, the famous DJ from Kraljevo, DJ Dimiz from Niš and DJ Nikola Milić on the second promo party schaduled for July 21st. The audience will also enjoy the music of two DJ from Kragujevac, winners of the LoveFest contest “Mlade nade” (Young DJ).
The ticket for both Love Fest promo parties can be purchased at the price of 500 RSD, and the tickets for all three days of Love Fest, held for the 6th time in Vrnjačka Banja, can be purchased at the promotional prices of 999 RSD.
Love Fest is a music festival that has been organized each summer since 2007 at the Summer Stage in Vrnjačka Banja. The Festival has hosted numerous top electro music DJs.

Belef on Kališ: Neverne bebe Concert
2012-07-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Kalemegdan, Belgrade, Serbia
The band Neverne bebe are performing at Kalemegdan within „Belef 2012 – Festival of all Festivals“ on Friday, Jul 20th at 21.30. The Belgrade audience will have the opportunity to enjoy some new and some old singles of this band popular among almost all generations in the exYu region.
The manifestation “Belef on Kališ”, in collaboration with Beogradska kulturna mreža, is taking place during three weekends (from July 6th till July 22nd) in the trench behind the Military Museum on Kalemegdan with several concerts and DJ performances. The entrance for all events is free.
The concerts start at 21.30 on the stage set behind the Military Museum.
Belef is Belgrade Summer Multimedia Festival taking place on the open scene and different alternative sites in the city. The manifestation includes three large artistic sections: theatre, music and art section, and numerous appealing programs are organized annually within all three sections.

Photo: www.facebook.com/neverne.bebe

Green Days Eco Festival 2012
2012-07-20 - 2012-07-21 | Unnamed Venue, Pančevo, Serbia
The first festival joining ecology and music – Green Days Fest, is taking place on Friday, July 20th, and Saturday, July 21st, at the quay on the Tamiš River in Pančevo. The festival will be hosting famous world and local bands and performers: Dr Feelgood, Van Gogh, Vlatko Stefanovski, SevdahBaby and others.
The first day of the festival is reserved for the Ecology Fair with the beginning at 12.00. The legendary British rock band Dr Feelgood, which reached top popularity during the 70ties and the 80ties thanks to its powerful performances and singles such as “Milk and alcohol”, “Down at the Doctors”, “Roxette”, “Back in the Night”, “See you later Alligator”, is performing that evening.
Besides “Dr Feelgood”, performances of local bands Van Gogh, Texas Flood and Zozo klub are also announced.
The second day of the festival features a competition of young bands from Pančevo – Black Flame, Imperia, Acid and Artemida, starting at 18.00.
The program continues at 20.00 with the concert of the band Magacin, followed by performances of Vlatko Stefanovski, SevdahBaby and DJ Sloba Jovanović.
Who doesn’t get to exchange garbage for tickets, tickets can be purchased at the Tourist organization of Pančevo, tourist agency “Voyager” and “Ticket club Pančevo” at the promotional prices of 200 RSD.

Photo: www.facebook.com/GreenDaysFestPancevo

Summer3p Festival
2012-07-19 17:00 - 2012-07-22 23:00 | Unnamed Venue, Palić, Serbia
The 10th Summer3p Festival of electronic music is being organized from July 19th till July 22nd at Palić Lake near Subotica. The Thermal pool and “Muški štrand” (Male Bath or beach) at Palić will host some of the most prominent performers of the Electronic music scene in Europe and the region.
This year’s festival will host, among others, Hedflux from England, Kassey Voorn from Greece, Gorje Hewek from Russia, Mladen Tomić from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The famous Russian DJ Gorje Hewek will be performing on the first day of the Festival, July 19th, followed by Roby Deep from Slovenia and Brajan and Timika from Srbije.
Steve Young aka Hedflux and Palotai and Vida G from Hungary will be entertaining the festivalgoers with the combination of tech-funk on the second day of the Festival.
Kassey Voon will be performing on the third day, July 21st. His music is characterized by house/progressive/techno sounds. Local DJs Ascaloon, Chrono, Bugsy and Gabriel Bin will also be performing on the third day.
On the final day, visitors will enjoy the music of the famous DJ Mladen Tomić, followed by Kibz b2b Dfndr, Adamov b2b Mistique and The Code Crew, all from Subotica.
The combination of electronic music and night swimming in the Thermal pool makes Summer3p Festival an impressive summer event under the clear night sky not to be missed.

Photo: www.summer3p.subotica.com

New Belgrade Aquadrome – party in water
2012-07-19 - 2012-08-24 | SRC “April 11th”, New Belgrade, Belgrade
Like previous two summers the “New Belgrade Aquadrome – party in water” takes place at the open pools of the sports and recreation center “11th April” from July 19th till August 24th.
Tuesdays and Fridays (with the beginning at 13.00) are reserved for this manifestation that includes 11 competitions. The youngest visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the painting workshops on Mondays and Thursdays organized from 13.00 till 15.00, as well as the presentations of the sport “Sportodrom” every Wednesday with the beginning at 13.00.
This program, besides fun and interaction, aims to encourage the team spirit in children, where participants are required to demonstrate an enviable level of speed, agility and strength, respect for others, fair play, accepting victory and defeat, as well as creativity and emotional intelligence – to begin and end the game with a smile.
The Municipality of New Belgrade, Secretariat for Sport and Youth of the city of Belgrade and the Sport Centre “Novi Beograd” (New Belgrade) in cooperation with New Belgrade Cultural Network (NBKM) are sponsors of this project.

Photo: www.scnovibeograd.co.rs

The Drina Regatta Bajina Bašta
2012-07-19 - 2012-07-21 | Drina River, Bajina Bašta, Serbia
The Drina Regatta in Bajina Bašta is being organized from July 19th till July 21st. The Drina Regatta is the most visited tourist and recreation manifestation and the central event in the Western Serbia. This year’s 19th regatta will offer a rich side program like in previous years.
Beside sports and recreational programs, the organizers have announced the concerts of famous bands – Legende, Kerber, Zabranjeno pušenje, Beogradski sindikat, Darkwood dub and Eyesburn.
The regatta starts on July 19th at 4 pm with the competition in preparing fish soup. The program continues with the Games without borders on Perućac Lake and the competition in swimming across the lake. In the evening visitors will enjoy the concert of the famous band Legende at the square in Bajina Bašta.
The second day of the regatta seems to promise even more fun. After the display of vessels on the Drina River at 4 pm and jumping from the bridge, follows the traditional MOST FEST – at the confluence of the Rača into the Drina, with the performances of the bend Kerber from Niš and the band Eyesburn.
The third day of the regatta on July 21st is reserved for the central event – the race begins at 11 am with hundreds of vessels and crews, accompanied by the brass band, floating bar, music raft, barbeque raft. We mustn’t forget swimming in the river as well. The MOST FEST continues in the evening with the performances of Zabranjeno pušenje, Beogradski sindikat and Darkwood dub.
Also the health and recreation fair will be organized during the regatta at the square in Bajina Bašta.
The competition of young and pioneer brass bands from the Western Serbia and the Moravica District and the Raška district is taking place on the last day of the manifestation. This is the qualifications for the entering to the 52nd Brass Festival in Čuča.

Photo: www.regata.rs

Guns 'n' Roses at Exit Festival
2012-07-15 23:00 - 2012-07-16 04:00 | Petrovaradin fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
The legendary rock band from Los Angeles, Guns ‘n’ Roses, will perform on this year’s EXIT Festival on July 15th on the main stage, performing the cult hits from the 80-ties and the 90-ties, as well as songs from their latest album “Chinese Democracy”.
Festivalgoers will have the opportunity to see the heroes of several generations, the band Guns ‘n’ Roses, on the main stage where they will perform on July the 15th.
Led by the icon of rock ‘n’ roll culture, Axl Rose, the band will perform some of their biggest hits, and songs from the latest album “Chinese Democracy” from 2008.
The band is preparing their seventh album with tons of new material, so the fans can hope for a premier performance of some new hits.
This is not the first time the band is performing in Serbia, GnR held a concert in 2010 in Belgrade Arena promoting the then current album “Chinese Democracy”.

At the moment the GnR are Axl Rose (vocals, piano), Dizzy Reed (keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals), Tommy Stinson (bass, backing vocals), Chris Pitman (keyboards, backing vocals), Richard Fortus (guitar), Frank Ferrer (drums, percussion) and Ron Thal (guitar).
Guns ‘n’ Roses gained world fame in the 80-ties and the early 90-ties with the music that is the mixture of hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal and glam metal. Their debut album “Appetite for Destruction” from 1987 became one of the best-selling debut albums ever. All their albums went platinum with success, and there aren’t many people who at least for a while didn’t adore hits such as Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle, November Rain, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door…

Photo: c32/Flickr

Exit Festival 2012, Day 4
2012-07-15 19:00 - 2012-07-16 06:00 | Petrovaradin fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
The last day of Exit brings us the true spectacle – the performance of Rock ‘n’ Roll legends, Guns ‘n’ Roses at the Main Stage. Seductive rhythms of kuduro sound luring us to dance are coming from Fusion Stage where the Portuguese sensation Buraka Som Sistema will be performing. A young British band Citizens! is coming to Serbia right across the Channel. The French pioneer of electronic music, Laurent Garnier, will present the local audience in the Dance Arena his new club project.

Main Stage
ŽeneKese
Partibrejkers
Legends of local rock ‘n’ roll scene need no introduction. One of the most influential rock bands has ruled our music scene since 1985, and since then they have published seven albums. Music legends are left for the end, and the band Partibrejkers will be performing at 20.00 on the last day of Exit Festival.
Wolfmother
Guns ‘n’ Roses

Dance Arena
Petar Dundov
Knife Party
Laurent Garnier L.B.S.
This music producer and DJ has always moved the boundaries of the electronic music, and this year he’s coming to Exit with new club project L.B.S. as a part of his world tour. This project includes Laurent Garnier, Benjamin Rippet and Stephane “Scan X” Dri. Laurent Garnier has been announced as the star of the fourth day at in the Dance Arena where he will be performing at 01.30.
Art Department
Maceo Plex
Marko Nastić, Dejan Milićević & Marko Milosavljević

Fusion Stage
Dandelion Children
Zemlja Gruva
At the moment one of the most popular bands at the local music scene, this band has given us some of the best singles that have reached the unforgettable popularity. The uniqueness of Zemlja Gruva and their different music styles and recognizable sound have celebrated them long time ago and reached over a million of views on the You Tube.

Dječaci
Little Dragon
Batucada Sound Machine
Buraka Som Sistema
This amasing project of electronic dance music is coming from Portugal with its unique sound as a mixture of kuduro sound and multi-ethnic ghetto funk rhythms. Now kuduro is wildly popular in Portuguese pop music, and its leading proponents are Buraka Som Sistema. Organizers promise us a memorable performance, and fans claim that their performance leaves no one indifferent. This electronic dance sensation will be performing at 1:30.

Citizens!
Pop spectacle from the Great Britain is coming with singles like True Romance and Reptile. The fans of British pop sound will enjoy this band’s music at 02.50. Protégés of Alex Kapranos from the band Franz Ferdinand who discovered their talent, will be promoting their debut album published this May.

Eyesburn
Suba Stage
Projekcija filma „Gold Along the Banks“
It’s a Dubstep Thing
The Middle Beast
The Playground Syndicate

Explosive
Putrid Blood
The Outer Limits
Concrete Sun
NadimaC
Narednik Lobanja i Vod Smrti
Annathema
D.R.I.
Proleće
Nominal Abuse

Power plant (Elektrana)
A Terrible Splendour
Datachments
Franz & Shape

Exit festival 2012, Day 3
2012-07-14 19:00 - 23:00 | Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
Queen of neo-soul, Erykah Badu, is the star of the night on Saturday, July 14th, at the Main Stage, where she will be joined by the popular British rapper Plan B and the American hardcore band, Suicidal Tendencies. Električni Orgazam and Obojeni Program will be performing at the Fusion Stage, while Tijana T & Maja Uzelac will be burning some vinyl at the Dance Arena.
Main Stage

Reflections of Internal Rain
Suicidal Tendencies
Once again at Exit, the leaders of skate punk and crossover trash music genre, will be performing in front of much more numerous audience at this year’s Exit at 21.00. This “American institution” of hardcore punk, led by famous Mike Muir, has eight albums under their belt, while the ninth album is expected to be published this year. The band, whose performances were even banned for alleged links of its members with the violence, guarantees a unique spectacle for fans of “harder” sound.

Plan B
The British “The Guardian” wrote about him, and the song III Manors and the video for that song started a revolution in music blogosphere on the Island. Young Brit Ben Drew, better known as Plan B, is known as a famous rapper, songwriter, actor and film director. A unique combination of his music and film interests came true in film III Manors that he directed. The film is named after his song of the same name that is at the same time the film soundtrack. According to critics, Plan B is best when he writes about social alienation, and that style has won the music scene. Plan B will be performing at 22.30.

Erykah Badu
Four time Grammy-winning queen of neo-soul brings us some of her biggest singles, as well as some new hits from her latest album. Midnight is reserved for rhythms of American blues, jazz, funk and soul that will shake the Main Stage. Writing the pages of the history of soul music, since her debut album Baduism from 1997, Erykah Badu has won the hearts of millions of fans around the world, and her performance guarantees us an unforgettable fun. This soul diva has announced exclusively 2 new albums for this year.

Borgore
JD Ahmaad & MC Shpira

Dance Arena
Lea Dobričić & Kristina Lalić
Tijana T & Maja Uzelac
Well known Belgrade’s clubbing duo guarantees us certainly the most attractive performance at this year’s Exit. Great atmosphere of their performances in always crowded Belgrade’s clubs is moving to the Dance Arena, where Tijana T & Maja Uzelac enter the stage at 22.00.
Benoit & Sergio
Azari & III Live
Miss Kittin
Richie Hawtin
Claude VonStroke
Tobi Neumann & Geddes

Fusion Stage
Dž!Dž!
In-The-Go
IKA
Death By Chocolate

Električni Orgazam
32 years of tradition continues through the unique sound of Električni Orgazam. The founders of the New Wave and one of the most productive bands in the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the exYU region will be performing at 22.30, led by the legendary Srdjan Gojković “Gile”.
Hatebreed
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Obojeni Program
Goribor

Suba Stage
Elektra Monsterz
Ishome
Stoned Boys
Mark Schedrin & Leonid Lipelis

Explosive
Toxic Trace
Formless Terror
Farcry
Infest
Sarcasm
Sodom
Inquisition
Bane

Power plant (Elektrana)
Johan Agebjorn (Sally Shapiro)
The Tapeaters
Dat Politics

HNS Stage
Space Dimension
Controller
Teengirl Fantasy Live
Pariah
Lone
The Chain

European Film Festival Palić
2012-07-14 17:00 - 2012-07-20 22:00 | Palić, Subotica, Serbia
At several locations in Subotica and Palić, from 14 to 20 July, the 19th European Film Festival Palić is being held.
This year’s special guest of the festival is Anthony Giddens, one of the most important sociologists of modern day. He will participate in the debate on “Climate Change and Politics,” which takes place 15th July in Conference Room Small inns in Palic, at 10 hours.
Films will this year be shown in several selections: Official selection, Parallels and Encounters, Young spirit of Europe, Underground Spirit Award, New Swedish Film, New Hungarian Film, Eco Documentaries, Children’s Program, Hommage Program and Special Screening.
The Official selection will present films of such great directors like Christian Petzold, Srdjan Dragojević, Cristian Mungiu, Timo Vuorensola, Ulrich Seidl and others.
The Parallels and Encounters program brings a very successful film “Clip” by a young Serbian director Maja Miloš, the latest film by a famous Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, but also promising new works of authors like Rainer Sarnet from Estonia or Gabriel Achim from Romania.
The highlight of this year’s “New Swedish films” program is a film named “Beyond”, a directoral debut of a celebrated Swedish actress Pernilla August with incredible Noomi Rapace, while “New Hungarian Film” brings the lastest film by a legendary director Istvan Szabo and great filmmakers like Atila Till, Marcell Jankovics, Judit Elek, Peter Bergendy and others.

Palić International Film Festival was founded 20 years ago. From the earliest small and unpretentious film screenings in Palić, through the persistent attempts to create a serious regional film festival in hard times and the first attempts at getting closer to the cinematography of the former Yugoslav republics, it has grown into an important destination on the map of film festivals in Europe. In the year 2003, with its 10th edition, it became a European Film Festival and a member of the European Coordination of Film Festivals.
Today the European Film Festival Palić is one of the most important film festivals in this region and one of the few in the world with 100% European content.

Rafting on the Ibar "Race without borders 2012"
2012-07-14 10:00 - 2012-07-15 21:00 | Ibar River, Leposavić, Serbia
Rafting on the Ibar River “Spust bez granica” (Race without borders) will take place on July 14th and 15th. This exciting manifestation starts with the opening of the camp on Saturday July 14th, 2012, at 10 am.
Afterwards, numerous manifestations will be held – sports competitions, Games without borders at the pool in the camp, the competition in preparing fish soup, and the concert of a local band. The race starts on Sunday July 15th, at 10 am. First three rafts or boats to reach the finish in Raška will win the cups for the fastest rafts.
Rafting manifestation has been conceived as the joined idea of the organizers from the municipalities of Leposavić and Raška. This manifestation sends nonviolent and friendly message about unnatural concept of borders to everyone setting the borders on the places where they shouldn’t exist.

Beside great fun and the sense of freedom of borderless friendships, participants can enjoy the natural beauties of the region. The nearby Mt. Kopaonik is beautiful on a hot summer day, and there are also numerous spas – Banjska, Vučanska Banja, where you can rest after the race. The remains of the medieval cities of Galič and Brnjaci and the fortress at Zvečanski vis will greet the participants of the race.

Summer in Lido 2012
2012-07-14 - 2012-08-31 | Lido, Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia
Summer in Lido features rich sports and recreational programs that will take place during the summer season at the Lido beach till August 31st. The manifestation includes the performances of young unestablished bands, performance and dance companies.
On Saturday, July 14th, the members of the dance school “Baila con Migo” will be dancing salsa on the sandy beach of Lido. In the evening, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the public lesson of Zumba at 6 pm. Milenko Ćurčin will host the program.
The dance school “Baila con Migo” performs again on Saturday, July 21st, with the beginning at 15 o’clock, while a “Zumbatomik” is being organized for the youngest ones on the beach from 17.30 till 15. The period between 18 and 18.45 is reserved for “Zumba fitness” for adults. Violeta Todorović is the host of this program.

Photo: www.e-zemun.rs

Photo exhibition "Inside Film"
2012-07-13 20:00 - 2012-08-08 22:00 | Artget Gallery, Belgrade
From August 8th, film and photography fans will have the opportunity to see interesting moments from behind the film camera immortalized by photographer Vladimir Andjić who is bringing us this rare “insider” view on film. Different connections between photography and film represent the core of this exhibition.
Aleksandar Andjić has worked as photo reporter in numerous daily newspaper and has never been an official film photographer, but the curious nature of photo reporter took him to numerous film sets of our feature and documentary films where he managed to catch numerous moments, the same way he did in other spheres like politics, economy, culture, art, public and private life.
This “unexpected guest” at film sets of films by Slobodan Šijan, Goran Paskaljević, Miloš Radović, Goran Marković, Boris Mitić and Dragan Marinković, has managed to capture “the essence” of film making and to make a photo exhibition worth of seeing.

Photo: www.kcb.org.rs

Exit festival 2012, day 2
2012-07-13 19:00 - 23:00 | Petrovaradin fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
New Order, one of the most significant electro-pop bands of all times, tops the line up of Exit festival’s second day, July 13th. On the same day Exit Festival will also host Hercules and Love Affair, The Toy Dolls, Goblini, Lollobrigida and others, while the Dance Arena will present Luciano, Reboot Live, Kenny Larkin, Robert Dietz, Mayaan Nidam as a part of special Cadenza Records program.

Main Stage
Ola Horhe
The Duke Spirit
Hercules and Love Affair
New Order
Midnight is when we’ll see a performance of this band from Manchester that won itself an army of fans all around the world with its unique mix of rock and pop with electro and dance music. From the legendary and the most popular single “Blue Monday”, the band has been setting the standards at the music scene.

This year the band will perform the hits from the Joy Division days but they have also announced a big surprise for their fans.

Netsky feat MC Dynamite
Drumsound &Bassline Smith feat MC Dynamite

Dance Arena
Matthew Hoag
Siniša Tamamović & Mladen Tomić
Robert Dietz
Reboot live
Kenny Larkin
Luciano
A Chilean DJ and producer will perform 3.30 am bringing his unique sound – a mixture of deep techno and electro music combined with recognizable groovy and minimal rhythms.
Maayan Nidam
Fusion Stage
Grimus
dreDDup
Jarboli
Lollobrigida
One of the most popular bands in former Yugoslav countries will perform 22:50h. This Croatian-Slovenian disco punk band is well known to local audience for their single “Volim te” (I love you) that reached a million of views on You Tube.
The Toy Dolls
Goblini
Sve Barabe

Suba Stage
BMKLTSCH
Records

Explosive
BlekBox
Close At Hand
Planet of Zeus
Grandpa Candys
No Way Back
The Bridge
Cruel Hand
Armageddon
Crysalys

Power plant (Elektrana)
Nikonn
Sneaky Sound
System
Thieves Like Us (DJ Set)

HNS Stage

Locked Groove
George Fitzgerald
Jimmy Edgar (Live AV!)
Sigha

Mowing on Mt. Rajac
2012-07-13 - 2012-07-15 | Unnamed Venue, Mt. Rajac, Serbia
Tourist manifestation “Mowing on Mt. Rajac” with traditional cultural and artistic program, traditional country party and the exhibition of agricultural machines, will gather guests from different parts of the country and from abroad from July 13th till July 15th. The manifestation “Mowing on Mt. Rajac” was created in order to treasure the Serbian tradition of the mowing meadows on Mt. Rajac.
This manifestation symbolizes the end of hard and tiresome work on mowing mountain meadows and it is being held every year, on the first Sunday after St. Peter’s Day.
After the opening ceremony, scythesmen, accompanied by brass band, water bearers and singers, will head for the slopes of Mt. Rajac where they will be competing for the “Golden scythe”, and this year “master of scythe” will officially be announced for the first time. After the winner is voted follows the scythesmen lunch on the meadow.
Large number of competitors from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia will enter the competition.
Mt. Rajac is one of the most beautiful mountains of the Valjevo mountain range that has always lured visitors. This mountain, that the travelers named “Paradise on Earth” for its exceptional beauty, is located in the Northwestern Serbia. There is also a modern tourist center with numerous accommodation and support facilities that will meet all visitors’ needs on Mt. Rajac.

Exit festival 2012, day 1
2012-07-12 19:00 - 23:55 | Petrovaradin fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia
Duran Duran, Gossip and AVICII are headliners of the first day of Exit festival 2012! They will perform on Thursday July 12th at Petrovaradin Fortress with another 38 bands expected on 7 different stages.
Main stage
Kriške
Skindred
Gossip
The long awaited return of Gossip starts at 22:30pm. Charismatic Beth Ditto, recognizable by her unique stage dance and style, with bring with her crew the latest album of the band – “A Joyful Noise” from 2012.
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Duran Duran
Pop and new wave legends coming from the Island will step onto the Main Stage at midnight. After the spectacular concert held in Belgrade in 2006, Duran Duran will be presenting fans their latest 13th album – “All You Need Is Now”.
Over two decades of existence and more than 80 million sold records promise us an unforgettable spectacle with good oldies like Hungry Like the Wolf, A View to Kill, Come Undone, and some new hits like Girl Panic!
Sub Focus DJ SET & MC ID
MistaJam

Dance Arena
Stojche
Eats Everything
Totally Enormous
Extinct Dinosaurus
Live
Jacques Lu Cont

AVICII
Young Swedish DJ and producer, who became one of the biggest stars in electro dance music in last four years, performs at the Dance Stage at 3.30 am. Tim Bergling, better known as AVICII, included Exit and Novi Sad in his world tour.

This popular DJ established his name in electronic dance music with a string of hit singles like Ridvan, Rapture and Levels. Over 2 million followers on Facebook and dozens of millions views on You Tube guarantee us an exclusive performance that will definitely be remembered.

Felix Da Housecat
Brodinski

Fusion Stage
Twisted Piglet
Pompeya
HYPE!
Block Out
Kamp!
D.A.F.
Edo Majka

Suba Stage
Vienna in Love
Volkova Sisters
The Zombie Kids
Idemo na Mars (FLIP & MKDSL)
Banda Panda

Explosive
Garlic
As I Fall
ZerOOne
Nothing Left
Ground Zero
Red Union
Street Dogs
Potres
The Bayonets

Power plant (Elektrana)
Christian Strobe
When Saints Go Machine
Solardip

HNS Stage
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka
Trevino
Jon Convex
Addison Groove

Tvrđava teatar 2012 (Fortress theater)
2012-07-11 18:00 - 2012-07-20 23:00 | Smederevo fortress, Smederevo, Serbia
This year’s ambient theater festival “Tvrđava teatar” (Fortress Theatre) is being held from July 11th till July 20th under the slogan “Pan teatricum”.
Plays created in a variety of modern, authentic directorial approaches and manuscripts, and based on texts of all genres of drama in the time span of half a millennium, will be performed at the Smederevo Fortress under the clear night sky.
The play “Transition” performed by the theatre Pan opticum from Germany is opening the Festival on July 11th.
It is being followed by the plays “Kanjoš Macedonović” by the Belgrade National Theatre, “Noć u kafani Titanik” (Night at the Titanic pub) by the theatre from Kragujevac, “Zbogom SFRJ” (Goodby SFRY) by Atelje 212, the play “Bunar” (Well), “Višnjik” (The Cherry Orchard) by Chekhov and “Ja sam vetar” (I am the wind) by Jun Fose and directed by Stevan Bodroža.
Awards for the best play, direction and actor will be awarded at the festival.
The Festival also gathers young people from France, Germany and Serbia who will be working with the French director Alban Varet on the international youth production of street theatre on the theme of cultural diversity as a wealth of European identity. The play is a part of the project IDEAL supported by the European Union through the program “Podrška civilnom društvu” (Support to civil society).
Plays will be performed at the Small and the Big Town at the Smederevo Fortress and at Republic Square. Street theatres from Italy and Austria will perform artistic-juggling performances, mostly for younger audience, at the Square.
The ticket price for the programs at the Small Town is 400 RSD, and a set of tickets for all programs is 2,500 RSD.

Photo: www.tvrdjavateatar.com

The Wreath of Vršac
2012-07-11 - 2012-07-15 | Unnamed Venue, Vršac, Serbia
The International Folk Festival “The Wreath of Vršac”, a place of gathering of numerous international ansambles, is being organized in the town of Vršac that lies at the foot of the Vršac Mountains.
This year’s anniversary 15th International Folklore Festival “The Wreath of Vršac” will be held from July 11th to July 15th 2012 at the Town square in Vršac.
The Festival will be opened with a grand parade at 18.30 after which a rich festival program and the opening of the Festival at 20.00 will follow. This year the Festival will introduce ensembles from 10 countries, including Mexico, Indonesia, Tunisia, Spain, Turkey, Bulgaria, Canada, Republika Srpska and Serbia.
Since founded in 1993 the International Folklore Festival gathered about 200 ensembles from around the world and it is the meeting place of many cultures. The festival was founded to preserve the tradition of folk songs and dances. The festival consists of competitive programme, review programme and accompanying manifestations.
So far, in addition to numerous ensembles from the country and the region, guests from distant countries like Mexico, India, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, as well as France, Spain, Russia, Poland, and many others had a chance to show its culture and traditional dance and music to the local audience.
In addition to the main festival program, the manifestation is followed by the Ethno Fair and a series of events – concerts, exhibitions, lectures, taking place at various locations in the city. “The Wreath of Vršac” is an important festival of traditional dance and music, as well as a unique opportunity for the encounter of cultures from around the world and exchange of experiences. The festival is organized every year by the Municipality of Vršac.

Design exhibition "Dynamics 2012"
2012-07-10 10:00 - 2012-07-20 20:00 | “Singidunum” gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
The exhibition “Dinamika 2012” (Dynamics 2012), presenting the works of active members of Design section and “ULPUDUS” (The Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Serbia), is being held from the 10th to the 20th of July in the Singidunum Gallery (Knez Mihailova St, 10).
The basic concept of the exhibition is the artistic expression of dynamics, current time, space and technological possibilities.
Unique pieces of furniture, tables, lamps, solutions for industrial production, pieces of jewelry, visual identities, posters, disc covers, and free graphic forms will be exhibited in the Singidunum Gallery.
Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the objects formed in the unconventional way as visual responses to the questions of modern dynamics.

International Folklore Festival
2012-07-09 17:00 - 2012-07-15 21:00 | Belgrade fortress, Belgrade, Serbia
The International Folklore Festival Belgrade 2012 is being held from July 9th till July 15th.
The Festival is organized by the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts and it is supported by the Secretariat for Culture of the city of Belgrade, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.
Top five folklore ensembles from Belgrade, members of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts, and guests from another ten countries will present their traditional dances and music at the Festival.

Tesla's vision of internet
2012-07-09 10:00 - 2012-07-13 20:00 | “O3one” gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
An exhibition named “Tesla’s vision of internet” is being held in “O3one” gallery in Belgrade from July 9th till 13th of the same month, in honor of the 10th of July, the birthday of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest minds of the XX century.
In 1900. Nikola Tesla has created a project called “World system”. In it’s 12 items, using technical phrases of the time, he described what we know today as wireless interet, mobile telephony and GPS.
In 1908. he described it in more detail in “Wireless Telegraphy & Telephony” magazine, in the article named “The Future of the Wireless Art”.
Some mobile phone companies have, in the past couple of years, used Tesla’s prediction of the future of communications given to “The New York Times” in 1909. and also published by “Popular Mechanics” magazine in the article named “Wireless of the future”, as his vision of smartphones.
Nonetheless, when everything Tesla said and wrote in the beginning of the XX century is taken more comprehensively, it can be concluded that his words speak more about the present day technology that unites all the aspects of communication and transfer of information – internet, regardless of any specific device that makes it happen.
The idea of “Tesla’s vision of internet” exhibition is to show the ways in which all the things Tesla mentioned are available to the modern internet user – whether using a computer or a mobile phone.
The author of “Tesla’s vision of internet” is Lazar Bošković, a multimedial author from Belgrade, and the project is so far consisted of the exhibition and corresponding web site. Design of tzhe exhibition is the work of Dušana Vojnova from “Orange” studio.
“Tesla’s vision of internet” exhibition is opening on July 9th, 8pm, in “O3one” gallery in Belgrade. Its organizers are Register of National Internet Domain Names of Serbia (RNIDS) and Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.

Photo: www.teslinavizijainterneta.rs

Esma Redžepova, concert
2012-07-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Bojčin forest, summer stage, Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia
The great Macedonian singer Esma Redžepova will perform on July 8th at 8.30 pm on the Summer stage at Bojčin forest, as part of the “Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin Summer) festival.
This “Gipsy from the city of Skopje”, as she calls herself, is a great humanitarian and songwriter. During her long career Esma has performed in around 9,000 concerts in 30 countries.
She has fostered and raised 47 children, and she won numerous awards for her humanitarian work.
Redžepova started her career at the age of 14, after having won the competition for talents at the Radio Skopje, and then she went on tour with her band led by Esma’s future husband, Stevo Teodosijevski. She published 586 songs and was a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Peace.
“Bojčinsko leto” (Bojčin Summer) festival is opened on the Summer stage in Bojčin forest. The Festival will run until September 23rd and will have 43 programs, on Saturdays and Sundays. Program will include all kinds of musical performances, from classical to pop, rock, ethnic music, theater plays by various Belgrade theaters and theaters from around Serbia.

Carnival of Vrnjci
2012-07-08 - 2012-07-15 | Unnamed Venue, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
One of the largest tourist manifestations in Serbia, after Brass festival in Guča and Exit festival, the Carnival in Vrnjačka Banja is organized from July 8th till July 15th.
During this traditional carnival, Vrnjačka Banja turns into one big stage with masked balls, exhibitions, concerts, plays and sport events.
The central event is the Great International Carnival Parade. Numerous carnival troops from around the world guarantee great fun and true festival spirit.
Year after year, this manifestation gathers more and more participants from the country and from around the world.
It is expected that this year the traditional carnival parade will gather the largest number of participants from the country and from abroad, and the bands such as “Riblja čorba”, “Vampiri”, “Zemlja Gruva”, singer Aca Lukas and the finalists of the Serbian edition of the “I have a talent” show and “The First Voice of Serbia” will also perform at this manifestation.
Moreover, DJ parties till early dawn will be organized every evening.
“Carnival of the festivals” program will also include the “Festival of popular music” that gathers prominent names from the popular music scene.
Carnival of Vrnjci has been awarded the “Tourist flower” award for the best tourist event by the Tourist Organization of Serbia with the support of the Ministry of Trade and Tourism.
Last year, the Carnival was visited by more than 250,000 visitors.

Cello Fest
2012-07-07 20:00 - 2012-07-12 22:00 | Kolarac, Belgrade, Serbia
The 9th International Cello Fest in Belgrade, dedicated to the violoncello, is being held from July 7th till July 12th at the Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation.
The famous cellist Gavriel Lipkind will perform the opening night, and Ksenija Janković, Svetlana Bogosavljević, Sandra Belić, Milan Karanović, Krystof Urbanec – viola da gamba, Ensemble Liaison and many others will perform during 6 days of the event.
The Festival is organized by “Jugokoncert”.
Prominent artists will perform many famous compositions at eight concerts during the festival.
They will also hold traditional master workshops at the Faculty of Music.
Tickets for the final evening of the festival can be purchased at the ticket office of the “Kolarac” at prices of 300, 400 and 500 RSD, while the entrance to all other concerts if free.

Photo: www.freedigitalphotos.net

"UPgrade party", adrenaline rush on a karting track
2012-07-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Autokomerc karting center “Airport”, Belgrade, Serbia
The second UPgrade starts on july 7th at 20h on the Autokomerc’s karting track not far from the “Nikola Tesla” airport. DJ Shlaja will “heat up” the crowd playing some of the greatest hits of commercial house.
As part of Autokomerc’s “Be a winner” campaign, who ever wants will be able to enjoy driving karts and get a surprise gift, but also compete for the ultimate prize – a Volkswagen Up!
And if there’s anyone who doesn’t like kart speeding rush, they can certainly have loads of fun enjoying coktails and a laid back atmosphere. Or as the organizers put it: “All you need is good will, some driving experience, a bit of luck in sports and good mood.”

Photo: Autokomerc Karting Center

Belgrade Boat Carnival
2012-07-07 16:00 - 23:55 | The Sava Passenger Dock, Belgrade, Serbia
The 9th Belgrade Boat Carnival is taking place on July 7th, under the slogan “Love on the rivers”.
Visitors of this unique manifestation will have opportunity to see a parade of decorated vessels that will sail from different Belgrade marinas, acrobatics on water and lots of fun on the beach.
The traditional Belgrade Boat Carnival promotes the nautical tourism in the capital, greets the tourists who visit our city by boat and dedicates this carnival to the Sava and the Danube, and their confluence, the symbol of our city.
Another slogan of the carnival is “At the happy buoy” and it is dedicated to the buoy set at the very confluence of the Sava into the Danube.
Here dozens of European rivers join the Sava and flow into the Danube.
Free cruises on boats “Kornjača” (Turtle), “Beograd 25. Maj” (Belgrade May 25th) and “Hrabro srce” (Brave heart) will be organized for all visitors from 5 to 8 pm. This is the unique opportunity for visitors to participate in the carnival, alongside the carnival boats.
Tour departures are organized every half an hour at the Beton Hala Waterfront Center.
Visitors will have the opportunity to charge their mobile phones only by using solar energy – on the “Strawberry tree”, and they will learn about recycling and the importance of protecting the environment.
The program includes several concerts, lottery and you can even send your message into the sky in a helium balloon. The Carnival will also be promoting the project Belgrade 2020 – City nominee for European Capital of Culture.

Photo: www.tob.rs
