Balkan Fest Connect: Expanding Cultural Frontiers Through Collaboration project aimed to strengthen the performance, skills, and capacities of music festivals across the Western Balkans. By responding to the region’s need for greater knowledge, innovation, and cooperation, the project promoted mentorship, peer-to-peer learning, best-practice exchange, multicultural programming, and joint co-production, creating conditions for long-term festival sustainability,... Read more
CC4WBs Project: Creative Moxie, Catalyst for Creative Revolution
Creative Moxie brought together three festivals, CIM Forum, CGA Belgrade, and Martovski Festival, to build stronger, more inclusive platforms for young and female creatives in the Western Balkans. Through a series of peer-to-peer exchanges, workshops, and new programming formats, the project focused on transforming festival ecosystems by boosting organisational agility, improving communication strategies, and expanding... Read more
CC4WBs Project: Queer Culture Marathon Festival
The Queer Culture Marathon Festival celebrated LGBTQI+ art, activism, and community resilience through a vibrant cross-border cultural program held across Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo. The project began with an online inception meeting in October 2024, aligning all partner organizations and setting the groundwork for a successful implementation.A dedicated promotional campaign ensured strong visibility and participation,... Read more
CC4WBs Project: Tango Unity
Tango Unity is a regional project that uses Argentine tango as a tool for connection, confidence-building, and social inclusion among young people from North Macedonia and Montenegro. In a time when digital communication often replaces real-life interaction, the project created space for young participants to meet, learn, collaborate, and express themselves through movement.At the heart... Read more
CC4WBs Project: KreNI Startup
KreNI Startup is a regional initiative connecting creativity, entrepreneurship, and youth innovation in Serbia and North Macedonia. The project brought together the experience of KreNI Conference in Niš and Startup Weekend Ohrid to explore how cultural and creative industries can be strengthened through business skills, green thinking, and international collaboration.The project began with benchmarking workshops... Read more
CC4WBs Project: XR Interaction Without Limits
XR interaction without limits is a regional project that uses film, XR and VR technologies to promote inclusion, accessibility, and intercultural dialogue among young people from Serbia, Kosovo*, and North Macedonia. The project created opportunities for young participants to learn about immersive storytelling, engage with regional films, and explore how new technologies can support empathy,... Read more
CC4WBs Project: Festival of Contemporary Theatre Tirana (Mediums)
The Mediums Festival brought contemporary theatre to the forefront of cultural life in Tirana through a regionally curated, artist-driven platform dedicated to experimentation, collaboration, and dialogue. Designed to amplify critical voices and elevate the regional performing arts scene, the 2025 edition of the festival gathered diverse artists and audiences around pressing social themes such as... Read more
CC4WBs Project: Literature Actually
Literature Actually is a regional literary project connecting contemporary literature festivals, publishers, and emerging writers from the Western Balkans. Through residencies, networking and knowledge exchange events, and festival touring, the project supports professional development, cultural cooperation, and new opportunities for writers and literary organisations.The project brought together KROKODIL Festival in Belgrade and Tirana Gate in... Read more
HARMLESS Film Festival od 26. do 28. juna u Novom Sadu
HARMLESS Film Festival je novi međunarodni filmski festival, koji organizuje Vojvođanski građanski centar. Posvećen je filmovima koji istražuju ratove, sukobe, društvene lomove, sećanje, ljudska prava i posledice nasilja.Kroz dokumentarne, igrane i animirane filmove iz celog sveta, festival otvara prostor za razgovor o temama koje često ostaju na marginama interesa javnosti. Tokom tri dana festivala publika... Read more
Olivia Rodrigo Reveals All-Women Festival Daisy Chain Fields
Olivia Rodrigo has announced Daisy Chain Fields, her debut music festival, starting at August 29 in Irvine, California. The singer broke the news on Instagram alongside a poster featuring the event's lineup, writing that she'd "had a dream of doing this festival for years." The festival centers on an all-women lineup and will donate 100%... Read more














