News – Creative Gate

Another European Title Comes to Serbia: EXIT Named Promoter of the Year, Dedicates Award to Students!

February 24, 2026 Published by EXIT

Last night in Groningen, the EXIT Festival received the Promoter of the Year award in the final of Europe’s most prestigious festival competition, the European Festival Awards. The award carries particular weight and significance, given that last year, because of its support for student protests, EXIT was effectively driven out of Serbia. The awards ceremony... Read more

EXIT announces 2026 Global Tour following Government pressure in Serbia – first destinations revealed – Egypt, India, Malta, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia as part of “The First Chapter”

February 24, 2026 Published by EXIT

EXIT, one of the world’s leading music festivals, is entering a new chapter in its history. After announcing that it will not be held next year at the Petrovaradin Fortress, due to political pressure from the Serbian authorities over its support for student protests, EXIT is embarking on a world tour that will bring its... Read more

CC4WBs Project: Queer Culture Marathon Festival

February 24, 2026 Published by BojanaColovic

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. Implementing partners: Queer Montenegro (Montenegro), Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA), IKMK (Kosovar Institute for Media and Communication. Queer Culture Marathon Festival project was supported by the British Council through the “Culture... Read more

Boris Brejcha and the Olympic Opening Ceremony Troupe Bring Their Spectacle to the Eighth Sea Star Festival!

December 23, 2025 Published by SeaStarFestival

The very first artist announcement for the eighth Sea Star Festival already confirms that one of its most unforgettable editions is coming this May. The main stage in the lagoon will be taken over by the masked techno deity and one of the biggest names in the history of the genre – the great Boris... Read more

Presentation of the regional platform “Creative Gate” in Podgorica: Balkans on the map of global centres of creativity

April 15, 2025 Published by EXIT.Foundation

Podgorica, 21 March 2025 – Creative Gate (creative-gate.org), a regional digital platform for cultural and creative industries actors in the Western Balkans, was officially launched today in Podgorica. Developed in cooperation with EXIT Foundation and the Macedonian Taksirat Festival, the platform creates a digital space for connecting creative organizations and businesses, artists, cultural centres across... Read more

A new regional platform for the development of creative industries – Creative Gate – presented in Sarajevo

April 13, 2025 Published by EXIT.Foundation

As part of the 4th STARfest – the largest event for career development of youngpeople in BiH, a new regional platform for the development of creative industries– Creative Gate – was presented on 3 April 2025 in Sarajevo. This was also anopportunity to present through Creative Gate the vision of development andpositioning of the Western Balkans as one of the... Read more

The Regional Creative Network of the Western Balkans gathered in Banja Luka

March 12, 2025 Published by Lozionica

Representatives from Serbia Creates together with the partners from UMPAKI and Banja Luka City met in Banja Luka in the framework of the third activity of the Regional Creative Network (Creative Industries Network Western Balkans) - which consists of creative spaces, organizations, and initiatives from the region's countries. The network was founded on the initiative... Read more

EXIT Triumphs at the European Festival Awards: Recognition for the “Life is Live!” Campaign in Partnership with UNICEF

January 16, 2025 Published by EXIT

At last night’s prestigious European Festival Awards ceremony in Groningen, EXIT Festival was honored with the Take a Stand Award for its “Life is Live!" campaign. Developed in collaboration with UNICEF, the campaign raises awareness and fosters dialogue about the rapidly growing issue of digital addiction among young people. Competing against European festival giants like... Read more

Liam Gallagher: “The Sex Pistols Changed My Outlook on Music!”

January 15, 2025 Published by EXIT

Liam Gallagher, the iconic frontman of Oasis, recently took to his profile on X (formerly Twitter) to share his admiration for the Sex Pistols — one of the most influential bands of all time and headliners of the landmark 25th edition of EXIT Festival. In a post that sparked a flood of comments and grabbed... Read more

Digitalk.rs podcast episode about the Creative Gate platform

December 23, 2024 Published by EXIT.Foundation

Taken together, creative industries represent a serious potential for our local, but above all for the regional market. Tied into one idea, one market, creative industries can become "The Next Big Thing" of our region, and the Creative Gate digital platform is the first, but particularly crucial step towards networking, connecting and cooperation of industries... Read more

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