Close to 500,000 visitors on the event “Museum Night”

Belgrade, May, 19. 2010 (Serbia Today) – The event which was been held in 48 cities in the country, visited by over 450,000 people, announced the production house “Museum Night”. Most reviews were as expected in Belgrade (250 000) and in Novi Sad (120,000), said organizers. All those who were in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Sabac, Valjevo, Pancevo, Svilajnac, Loznica, Subotica, Pozarevac, Krusevac, Kraljevo, Sombor, Kikinda, Jagodina, Smederevo, and in many other cities have had the opportunity to see exhibitions and also to explore the sites that have not had a chance to see it. In Novi Sad, according to initial estimates. Through museums, galleries and exhibition spaces passed 120,000 visitors. About 10,000 visitors in Valjevo visited the new opened  and reshuffled tower Nenadovića and a central museum building in which the visitors enjoyed the performance Live art museum. More than 8,000 people have visited the Town Museum, Modern Art Gallery Subotica and enjoyed meeting in the collection of Jozef Naza - drawings, paintings, graphics and sculptures. For the first time the event was joined Svilajnac, Bela Crkva and Novi Pazar.

Film of a student Dane Komljen at the festival in Cannes

Belgrade, May, 18. 2010 (Serbia Today) - Short film directed by a young Serbian Dane Komljen called "I'm already everything that I have," will participate in the competitive selection Sinefondasion (Cinefondation) in the Cannes festival, which is dedicated to discovering new talents. Komljen's test film from the third year in the class of director Slobodan Sijan, at the Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade, is included in the selection of only 13 films, selected among the 1500 papers submitted from around the world. In the Cannes program "Studio" this year is invited a famous Serbian director and producer Srdjan Golubovic. He will present his new project called "Circles” in the sessions before the world's producers.

Jazz fantasy - Wayne Sorter comes to Belgrade

Belgrade, May, 17. 2010 (Serbia Today)  Wayne Sorter, one of the most influential jazz musician of today, will open the 26th Belgrade Jazz Festival  on  October 28 with a  concert at the Sava Center. The famous saxophonist returns to Belgrade  after 30 years. On 1980 in the Serbian capital he performed with his band "Weather Report.”  According to The New York Times, Wayne Sorter is the greatest living jazz composer. Wayne Sorter won the "Grammy’ award nine times. The first time this award was given to him was on 1979 as a member of the group Weather Report. His subsequent eight awards were individual accolades.

Come back of Johnny Stulic

Belgrade, May. 15. 2010 (Serbia Today) The collected works of the legendary  “Azra”  front man and now writer,  Branimir Johnny Stulic, are almost  prepared and should be released by the end of May, announced the publishing house “Plato.” The collection will comprise fifteen of Stulic’s books and a double CD with hitherto unpublished music. Also there will be recordings of the  Azra concerts in Mostar and Banja Luka. Stulic drew covers for his works. The lead singer of one of the most popular bands in the Balkans, former resident of Zagreb now lives in the Netherlands and for many years has not appeared in public.

Kusturica awarded for dialogue between cultures

Belgrade, May, 14. 2010 (Serbia today)  Movie director Emir Kusturica will receive a prize for a dialogue between cultures on the 56th Film festival in the Italian town of Taormina, organization board announced. The festival will be held from June 12 to June 18 at the Greek Theater in Taormina. American actor Robert De Niro will be awarded with the prize "Arte". Emir Kusturica won the "Golden palm" at Cannes for the film "Father on the Business travel" 1985 and "Underground" in 1995.  De Niro (aged 67) received the Oscar for best actor in "Godfather 2 in 1975. Award of the American Academy of film went to him once again six years later for the film "Raging Bull."

Film Plavi voz first at the Cannes Film Market, than in Belgrade

Belgrade, May. 13. 2010 (Serbia today) - Janko Baljak’s film " Plavi voz" whose story is housed at the time of the death of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, will have its first run on 19th May, at the Film Market Cannes festival. This will be followed on 25th May with special screenings in Belgrade, in the open area in front of the Museum of History of Yugoslavia, where Tito's grave is located. That will be the first run in Belgrade, through a five-day event "ORA 2010.” Baljko’s film is about a generation of high school graduates in 1980. Pupils of electro-technical school "Nikola Tesla", which Tito's death has caught in the moment of a beauty contest. " Plavi voz " is also a film with specific political background with the action happening in the seven days of mourning of Tito's death in Belgrade and other cities of the former Yugoslavia. It was considered rude to be happy and particularly offensive to be in love in the way that the heroes of the film are. In the roles of students are Sanja Popovic, Ljubomir Bulajic, Aleksandar Radojicic, Aleksandar Tomic and Suzana Lukic, director of school plays Lena Bogdanovic, a professor of Marxism, Nebojsa Milovanovic, and Police Colonel Goran Sultanovic.

May exhibition of graphics

 
Belgrade, May. 12. 2010 (Serbia today) -In the graphic arts collective tonight's opening of the May exhibition of graphics, which will be awarded the great seal. The May exhibition of graphic of Belgrade's circle is the oldest and most important exhibition dedicated to graphic creations. This manifestation has been the major indicator in monitoring in changes in  graphic production over the decades. It also showcases young generations as well as renowned artists. For decades every winner of the award has made valuable links in the chain of artistic expression form, writes Ljiljana Slijepcevic in the foreword to the exhibition catalog. This year’s exhibition will see the participation of 96 artists.