Monthly Archives: April 2019

Competition for Literary Translations 2019

The competition call for projects of translating literary works is open for category I and it lasts until 4th June 2019.

This competition offers and opportunity for publishing houses to translate literary works written by European authors from one into another officially recognised European language. The aim of it is to support cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe, promote transnational circulation of high-quality literature, and also improve access to literary works, so they can reach new audiences.

The allowed expenses include translation, production and promotion of European fiction, novels, short stories, children’s fiction, comic books/graphic novels, poetry and drama. Special support is extended to translation of books awarded with European Union Prize for Literature.

Category I encompasses two-year projects of translation of 3-10 works of fiction, and you can apply for support amounting to 100 000 euros (which is the maximum of 50% of allowed expenses).

If you are interested in applying and want to know more:

– read the competition call and the guidelines for proposals carefully;

– get acquainted with technical steps when applying, in order to successfully submit your competition application;

– take a look at projects which acquired support  previously;

– subscribe to our newsletter, in order to regularly receive information about the competition and invitations to workshops and trainings we organise;

– Culture Desk Serbia offers free advice and support to Publishing Houses from Serbia when applying. If you intend to apply, we can schedule a discussion about your application, or have a phone and Skype consultation.

Detailed information about the competition procedure and the required documents can be found on the website of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), governing the Creative Europe programme.

i-Portunus > Test of a new cultural mobility scheme in Creative Europe countries (visual and performing arts)

i-Portunus is a pilot project that will test different approaches to supporting short-term mobility of artists and culture professionals between European countries.

The European Commission is considering the launch of a large-scale initiative to help individual artists and culture professionals “take advantage of flexible and short-term result-oriented opportunities”: to move between European countries*, develop audiences and collaborations, find new inspiration and opportunities, and fully benefit from – and contribute to – Europe’s diverse cultural ecosystems.

Between April and September 2019, the consortium** in charge of testing this new scheme will issue three calls, evaluate the proposals received, and support the mobility of selected artists and culture professionals (visual arts and performing arts – theatre / dance).

The first call is out: Deadline: 15 May 2019

Please find more info here.

EU – Western Balkans Cultural Relations – Regional Consultation Meeting

The Cultural Diplomacy Platform organised a Regional Consultation meeting on 8-9 April in Sarajevo. The meeting gathered 30 local cultural stakeholders from the 6 Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) as well as EU Institutions, cultural institutes and Member States representatives.

During two days, the participants could discuss the needs and challenges of the cultural sector in the Western Balkans in thematic group sessions facilitated by regional experts. The discussions lead to the a set of proposals which will later be gathered in a document by the experts.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Managing European Cultural Projects

The event Managing European Cultural Projects, organised by Culture Desk Serbia in cooperation with the EU Info Centre in Belgrade is dedicated to the Creative Europe programme viewed from a practical perspective.

It is intended for cultural institutions and organisations new to the programme, and especially the ones that have the first leading projects. The main questions that will be discussed are concerned with organising work with the aim of successfully realising planned activities on the project, communication with partners and responsible bodies of the European Commission (solving programme questions, harmonising the plans of implementation, joint work on reporting), important specifics in project administration (public procurement, financial plans, transfers of financial assets, budgeting and sources of co-funding), potential unplanned challenges and how to overcome them, and most importantly, how to make the entire process simple!

The mentioned, but also other questions of attendees will be answered by Luka Kulić from the Gallery of Matica srpska in Novi Sad. He will present his experience in realising international projects (Digitalisation of ideas, Museum performance, Risk change and other) and experience in institutions where he was engaged recently (Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina and the Gallery of Matica srpska).

The event will take place on Wednesday 17th April at 5 p.m. in the premises of the EU Info Centre in Belgrade (7 Kralja Milana St). Applying to participate is mandatory. Please apply for your participation by 15th April 2019 by sending an email to: kreativnaevropa@gmail.com.

Media and New Technologies: Peer-to-Peer Youth Training

If you are between 18 and 25 years old and passionately working with media and new technologies (journalism and criticism, online platforms, digital tools, media theory…) – we are inviting you to apply with the programme of your presentation or a workshop through which you would transfer your knowledge and skills to colleagues – your peers with similar interests!

The idea of peer-to-peer training is for young people of similar interests to mutually transfer skills and ideas that will be of use to them in the development of new initiatives, projects, careers… and get an opportunity to establish valuable professional connections!

How to apply?

Until 18th April 2018 send a document to valentina@novinarska-skola.org.rs with the following information:

1) Name of the lecturer or names of lecturing team members with short bios (up to 200 words) and content (online platforms, blog, website, etc);
2) The form of the training (lecture, presentation, workshop and the like);
3) Name of the training and the topic with a short description;
4) Specific knowledge and skills attendees will acquire;
5) Duration of the workshop;
6) Expected number of participants (and whether they are required to have some previous knowledge);
7) Which equipment is necessary to realise the workshop;
8) Your contacts.

Members of the Creative Europe Desk Serbia and the Novi Sad School of Journalism will assess applications and select up to 3 most interesting proposals. The notification about accepted proposals will be sent by 20th April when we will open a call to participants to apply!

Within the training, the Novi Sad School of Journalism will hold a workshop entitled Think critically about the media and recognise fake news.
Lecturers will be given priority in participating in other trainings.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

More about the Creative Europe Desk Serbia
www.kreativnaevropa.rs
www.facebook.com/kulturadesksrbija/

More about the Novi Sad School of Journalism
www.novinarska-skola.org.rs/sr/
www.facebook.com/novosadska.novinarskaskola/

Programme “7 most endangered”

The programme Seven Most Endangered is locating the most endangered cultural monuments throughout Europe and it motivates public and private organisations on the local, national and the wider European level with the aim of the future preservation of cultural monuments.

The programme Seven Most Endangered was initiated in January 2013 by Europa Nostra in cooperation with the Institute of the European Investment Bank as a co-founder and the Council of European Research and Development Bank as a joint partner. The success of the similar project of the National Programme for Historical Preservation of the United States of America, inspired the creation of this programme. As such, the programme Seven Most Endangered is not a funding programme, but instead it serves as a catalyst for initiating similar actions.

Every year, Europa Nostra is tasked with submitting nominations for endangered cultural monuments throughout Serbia for the programme 7 Most Endangered. Together with us, all public, civil and private organisations active in the field of heritage preservation are welcome to submit their own proposals and arguments for monuments they consider relevant, and in this way help in nominating endangered heritage.

Applications can be submitted by members of Europa Nostra or partner organisations, state offices where Europa Nostra is active, or public and private organisations active in the field of heritology in states where Europa Nostra does not have offices.

Applications are then considered by the advisory board comprised of experts from throughout Europe and the field of evaluating end popularisation of heritage, and also representatives of the European Investment Bank, who select monuments in accordance with the following criteria: the connection of the monument with wider European culture, the level of endangerment of the monument and the readiness of the local governments for potential restoration and preservation of the monument. The Board of Europa Nostra reviews the list after which it is published publicly at the annual congress.

Cultural monuments nominated as the seven most endangered are secured publicity on the wider European level, while Europa Nostra with local partners organises missions of preservation and conservation of selected monuments with the aid of experts from around Europe. Results and suggestions of undertaken actions are summed up by experts into reports and specific propositions for each of the monuments.

The current call for nominations is open until 1st July 2019, and more information can be found on the official website.

So far, archeologic site Vinča was nominated for this programme among the 14 most endangered cultural monuments in 2013, while during 2014 Subotica synagogue was officially selected as one of 7 most endangered European monument for the current year.