DOKUDOC in Villa Zlatica
The eagerly anticipated DOKUDOC International Documentary Film Festival will make its inaugural appearance at the Villa Zlatica’s garden from June 29 to July 1.
The eagerly anticipated DOKUDOC International Documentary Film Festival will make its inaugural appearance at the Villa Zlatica’s garden from June 29 to July 1.
In an eventful month of May, the Živa Judges visited numerous nominated museums for the Živa 2023 Award.
The Forum of Slavic Cultures (FSK) remains committed to its ongoing project, “Transformations: FROM the Slavic Clothing Tradition TO Contemporary Designs”, as the initiative continues to gain momentum. In a recent development, talented designers from Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro had their collections captured through a photoshoot held in May 2023. In September we are planning a comprehensive presentation of the project at the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade.
A recent meeting for neighbours in Villa Zlatica was held in a pleasant atmosphere, listening to the stories of Rožna dolina, especially about Zlatica Hribar, the daughter of Ivan Hribar, whom many still remember. The German Ambassador to Slovenia, Natalie Kauther, and her husband also joined the meeting.
The call for the 9th Živa Award once again received a strong response from the Slavic world, with a remarkable 24 museums from 10 countries applying for this prestigious award. This year’s call received a record number of candidates from Ukraine (7).
During a working meeting held at Villa Zlatica, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the President of the FSK Board, Maja Gojković, and the Director of the Forum of Slavic Cultures, Andreja Rihter, engaged in a productive discussion on the importance of implementing the FSK program designed to promote the rich cultural heritage of the Slavic countries.
This year’s edition of the international four-day colloquium Piranova featured experts from Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, North Macedonia and Ukraine who explored good practices in digital technologies that facilitate museums in creating a participatory and inclusive museum experience.
The 9th Živa Award ceremony, organized by the Forum of Slavic Cultures and the Slovak National Museum, will take place from October 2 to 6 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The One Hundred Slavic Novels collection is nearing its destination – one hundred translations in seven countries. The most recent in the series is the Slovenian translation of Macedonian author Aleksandar Prokopiev’s novel Špegavec (Voyeur), the 96th title in the collection, translated by Robert Suša.
ICARUS Croatia Days saw its eighth edition this year and the FSK was there, like in previous years. This time, we presented our role in the inception of the Women Writers Route, which was certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe last year.