Category Archives: Novi Sad – Calls
Workshop: Think critically about the media and recognise fake news
Historical Archives of Novi Sad, 16th May at 4 p.m.
For whom is it intended?
Young people between 18 and 25 years old who are passionately active or interested in media and new technologies (journalism and criticism, online platforms, digital tools, media theory …). The workshop is a part of the peer-to-peer training for youth about media and new technologies.
What kind of knowledge and skills will participants acquire?
The core idea of the workshop is to encourage critical thinking about media phenomena and media messages. Workshop participants will understand the phenomenon of fake news and the context in which false information is created, but also manners in which this information is manipulated. Also, participants will be enabled to check media content using tools available on the Internet.
How to apply to participate?
Send an application to valentina@novinarska-skola.org.rs containing first and last name of the participant and their contact details, specifically until 10th May 2019. Apart from this, interested participants should send a short biography in several sentences in order for the people conducting the workshop to create workshop content in accordance with the competence and the knowledge of participants. A notification about accepted applications will be sent out by Tuesday, 14th May!
Who is leading the workshop?
Valentina Sigeti (1994) works in Novi Sad School of Journalism as project coordinator. She graduated in journalism from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad in 2017 and during the same year she started master studies in Communicology. In Novi Sad School of Journalism, she is working on projects of media literacy and media discourse analysis. She is especially concerned with topics of media representation, influence of the media, stereotypes and prejudice in the media and harmful influence.
Milovan Nikolić (1996) works in Novi Sad School of Journalism on projects of media production and on a portal deconstructing fake news daily in Serbian media, Fake News Tragač. He is a senior student of journalism at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. He is especially interested in topics of civil and MOJO journalism, and also photo and video forensics.
Novi Sad School of Journalism is a civil society organisation dealing with development and professionalisation of the media sphere in Serbia and the region, cherishing the values of truth, knowledge and critical approach in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-national environment and nurturing thought-out and tolerant dialogue. Project activities of the organisation are directed towards: raising professional capacities in the media sector, monitoring and analysis of media content, educating different target groups about media literacy, and also public advocating contributing to democratisation and development of civil society and promotion of European values. Novi Sad School of Journalism is the founder of websites medijskapismenost.org.rs and fakenews.rs where educational texts about the media are being published, as well as deconstructed fake news in Serbian media.
Workshop for employees of cultural instiutions and organisations: brainstorming new cooperation locally
For whom is it intended?
This workshop is intended for representatives of cultural institutions and organisations, programme editors, curators, educators and other professionals interested in designing new models of cooperation locally.
What kind of knowledge and skills will participants acquire?
It is required that everyone interested in participating in the workshop define the most important strengths and resources of their organisation or a programme when applying, but also what they lack (what would we offer in a partnership, and what would we want to gain through cooperation with another organisation, e.g. we have a strong collection, but we don’t have a young audience. We have international contacts, but scarce financial assets).
Based on replies groups will be formed within which we will reach new models of cooperation locally and on the European level through brainstorming.
The aim of the workshop is for professionals working in cultural institutions and organisations of Novi Sad and the surrounding cities to reach ideas and agreement related to connecting and joint activities in the domains of:
– programme realisation
– working on audience development
– working on the development of the touristic offer
How to apply to participate?
Everyone interested in participating is required to send an application containing the first and last name of the participant, name of the institution/organisation they are representing. Applications should be sent to the email address kreativna.evropa.radionice@gmail.com. Application deadline is Wednesday, 8th May 2019. Selected participants will be notified about participation details through email at latest by Monday, 13th May.
Who is leading the workshop?
The workshop will be led by Nina Mihaljinac, project manager of Culture Desk Serbia and a docent teaching the subject of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and Milan Đorđević, project manager of the Culture Desk Serbia.
Workshop: PR of cultural institutions and organisations on social networks
EU Info Corner Novi Sad, Friday, 16th May at 4 p.m.
For whom is it intended?
Representatives of cultural institutions and organisations, parties interested in developing digital marketing and PR, and especially those who are already engaged in these positions within their organisations. The number of participants is limited to 15 people.
What kind of knowledge and skill do participants acquire?
How to wrap activities of cultural institutions and organisations into interesting packaging as a smart marketing brand and instigate bigger interest by the media and youth? What are the techniques and skill of public relations required to attract the audience and the media? How to create a successful social media campaign? These are just some of the questions you will receive an answer to if you apply for the workshop “PR of cultural institutions and organisations on social networks” which will be held for representatives of PR teams of cultural institutions and organisations on 16th May at the Archives of the City of Novi Sad from 4p.m. – 6 p.m. as a part of the Creative Europe Forum 2019.
Social networks are an inevitable tool in promoting cultural and artistic practices. However, algorithms that change by the date are a real headache, and this requires a relatively frequent review of the existing communication strategy and redefining goals. How to swim in the sea of possibilities offered by these algorithms, how to get inspired and create your own content that will primarily face the audience and how to use current trends in attracting new audiences, will be some of the main focusses of the workshop.
How to apply to participate?
Anyone interested in participating should send their application containing the first and last name of the participant, name of the institution/organisation they are representing, and also a reply of up to 300 words to the question of why you specifically need this workshop and why we should select precisely your institution/organisation. Applications are to be sent to the email address marija.stevuljevic@euinfo.rs. Application deadline is Sunday 12th May 2019. The selected participants will be notified about the participation details via email, at latest by Monday 13th May.
Who is leading the workshop?
The workshop will be led by Marija Stevuljević, social network advisor of the EU info centre in Belgrade. Marija je managed campaigns and communication strategies for networks and coalitions of organisations, startups, and institutions in the country and the region.
Workshop: Art for everyone or how to include persons deprived of liberty and juvenile delinquents in cultural programmes in cultural programmes
Historical Archives of Novi Sad, 17th May at 4 p.m.
For whom is it intended?
This workshops is intended for professionals from cultural institutions, and also artists and activists from the non-governmental sector who rarely had or didn’t have a chance to include persons deprived of liberty and juvenile delinquents into their existing programmes or create some new programmes intended just for them.
What kind of knowledge and skills will participants acquire?
At the workshop, participants will have an opportunity to get familiar with the rich practice of ApsArt Centre for theatrical research, but also to open possibilities to create this kind of programmes within their institutions or organisations through the workshop-based approach.
Together we will exchange ideas, design, connect, emphasises challenges and attempt at the end of the workshop to reach several specific propositions encouraged for future realisation.
The duration of the workshop will be 3 hours.
How to apply to participate?
It is necessary to send an application containing the name of the participants, and also the name of the institutions/organisation being represented, to the email address reg.kreativnaevropa@gmail.com. Application deadline is Sunday, 12th May 2019. Selected participants will be notified about participation details via email at latest by Monday 13th May.
Who is leading the workshop?
The workshop is led by Aleksandra Jelić, theatre and film director and executive director of ApsArt Centre for theatrical research (www.apsart.org).
