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	Monodrama festival Theatre Monodrama Festival for young people	Applicant(s) Pirro Xexi puppet theatre L.4, Rr.Dhimiter Shkurti Pogradec	Time and place Korca from: 07.06.2008 till: 07.06.2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The goal of this project is to continue and disseminate theatrical tradition among young people. Present for three years now the tradition was established by Creative City, Pogradec. The activity will be organised in four phases. Phase I: - Defining staff consisting of professional representatives and secondary school teachers from four cities; - Announcements will be made in regard to the time when the candidates present themselves; - Collecting, typewriting and editing material. Phase II: - Contacting candidates in each city; - Selecting and distributing material in accordance with preferences by each candidate; - Pre-selection. Phase III: - Starting the process of analysis and interpretation of the materials by the candidates in every city, according to the rules of performing. Phase IV: - Competition and Prize Award Day.

	Albanie 08 Exhibition Photo exhibition Albanie 08	Applicant(s) Sibel Pipa Blerta Kambo Brilanta Kadillari Mirel Myftaraj Tirana	Time and place Paris from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	This exhibition is a result of a project titled “Albania ‘08”, proposed to a group of Albanian young photographers by gallery Salaisons in Paris. Four projects were selected by Aurelie Veyron, French photographer and curator, co-founder of the gallery Salaisons (www.salaisons.org) administrated by a group of young French artists, based in Paris, and association Labomotrice, based in Marseille (www.labomotrice.org/). The group of photographers selected for the exhibition “Albania ‘08”: Blerta Kambo, Brilanta Kadillari, Sibel Pipa, Mirel Myftaraj, are newly graduated from Project 5.6, the Albanian Photography School, funded by Swiss Cultural Programme Albania, and will travel to Paris from April 1st - 6th to set-up the exhibition for the vernissage and to take part on meetings with young French artists and visitors. A website was already created for the event: www.Albania08.org. The exhibition “Albania ‘08” will be opened from April 4th till April 28th, 2008 at the Salaisons Gallery in Paris, and afterwards it will also be shown in Marseille.

	Franku V Theatre Putting on stage Franku V	Applicant(s) National Theatre Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	The Albanian National Theatre has decided to initiate the project of staging the play “FRANK THE FIFTH” by one of the most outstanding Swiss and European theatre authors of the XX century - Friedrich DURRENMATT. We consider that this production, through the communication with the political and social reality of the Albanian society, will achieve a strong impact and a high resonance. Also, we are deeply committed to its esthetical and ideological values. For staging the play Frank V, we will engage our best creative potentials of our institution. We feel really enthusiastic for this initiative, because the author is well known to the Albanian audience through the play “Visit of the old lady”. This play has been widely welcomed by the Albanian audience and this is one of the main reasons why we would like to perform another important work of this author. In these circumstances we express our conviction that this production will be deeply appreciated by our art lovers and audience.

	Uncle Vanya Theatre Putting on stage Uncle Vanya	Applicant(s) Kronos theater Rr. Gjergj Fishta, prane Ekspozites "Shqiperia Sot" Tirana	Time and place Skopje, Tirana, Pristina from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	Theatre production of the play “Uncle Vanya” by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The play is to be staged by the world-famous director and university professor Slobodan Unkovski, with participation of acclaimed actors from the region as follows: Enver Petrovci, Ndricim Xhepa, Bajrush Mjaku, Marko Bitraku etc. The project is foreseen as cooperation between Macedonia (“Bajrush Mjaku Theatre”, Skopje), Kosovo (Ministry of Culture) and Albania (“Kronos Theatre”, Tirana). The rehearsal period will take place in “Bajrush Mjaku Theatre”, Skopje. The play will be staged in venues in Skopje (“Bajrush Mjaku Theatre ), Tirana (National Theatre). Prishtina (National Theatre Pristine), and number of other international scenes of acclaimed theatre festivals. Chekhov's playwriting has greatly changed the course of theatre history. One of his most famous plays is “Uncle Vanya”. The play mirror’s life itself. In fact, it looks at life beyond its surface. Thus, all contradictions and infinite interpretations of life, harmless as they seem at first, come at a certain price. The characters in “Uncle Vanya” wander under the sunlight full of hopes and greet the disquieting darkness full of fear. One can feel the presence of a desire for change. We feel it strong among these people and their quotidian routines. The play is not a prescription, but a diagnose. It may be tragic, absurd, or even funny, but it is the struggle of these persons. “Their life may be their last struggle”.

	Koha per tu cmendur Theatre Staging “Koha per tu cmendur”	Applicant(s) Shoqata per menaxhimin e artit dhe kultures Tirana	Time and place Korca, Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 4,500.00
	Stage production of the theatre play “Koha per tu cmendur” (It is Time to go Crazy), written by an acclaimed Albanian writer, directed by Gezim Kame, and stage design by Kico Lala, music by Aleksander Lalo. Several of the most prominent actors in Albania will take part. The level of democratic emancipation in our society is at times infantile, fragile, and deformed. Human rights are ignored, whereas violence, drugs, crime and organised crime, are seldom accounted for. At present, it is a wide spread belief that a good-natured and righteous person is doomed to fail amidst the chaos of dirty business, illegally accrued wealth, fake morality, and appraisal for material profits. Under such circumstance, for the main character (Zyberi) going crazy is a means to set himself free. In this way he will become the most normal person in what turns into a completely abnormal society.

	Petrela prize 2008 Music competition VIII competition for violin Petrela prize 2008	Applicant(s) Dream of music association Themistokli Germenji nr.11 Tirana	Time and place from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	The VIII International Violin competition PETRELA PRIZE 2008 transmits the emotions and ideals of performing artists to lead a multiannual tradition into its eight year of existence. The energy, passion, and artistic inspiration have opened new opportunities to transform the city of Tirana into a true mega-centre of culture and classical music. During the period 2-8th May, the city of Tirana witnesses a new artistic environment where experiences are combined of artists and students, as well as their guests from various countries, including Poland, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Korea, and France. Around 40 performers and world famous pedagogues and professors are expected to attend. A lecture by the French Academ. Prof. Ami Flammer is foreseen. Similarly to the previous years we organise "Mattine" concerts with pupils and students as well as a final concert of the FIRST PRIZE 2008 ($3,000, $1,500, $1,000).

	Summer events Music Summer events of young artists abroad	Applicant(s) ASMH Association Rr. Faik Drenova, Nr.6 Tirana	Time and place Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Saranda,Fier from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,600.00
	The Project aims to establish further contacts between Albanian youth and various national and international Institutions in Albania By setting up various artistic events and a workshop, the organisers aim: 1. To build institutional networks based on cultural and institutional cooperation for a best participation of young people in the cultural activities in Albania; 2. To establish contacts between youth organisations in Albania and national and international institutions, with the goal for a best activity and contribute to solution of the youth problems, with a concrete participation of the institutions; 3 .To bring quality art to places where it commonly does not occur, through a cultural decentralisation; 4. To contribute to the improvement of Albania’s image abroad, favouring the participation of young people; 5. To promote Albanian young artists, and encourage emerging ones; All events will be organised in different Albanian castles and ancient objects, such as Rozafa Castle (Shkoder), Preza Castle (Tirana), Apolonia, Rotonda (Durres), Castle of Berat, and Castle of Lekurs (Saranda).

	Publication of scores Music Publication for Chamber music & wind instruments	Applicant(s) Academy of Arts Akademia e Arteve Sheshi Nene Tereza Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	In Albania, there are no published music scores of Albanian composers. Only several manuscripts and old poorly copied prints off are available, which makes them hard to work with. It is very important for Albanian musicians to have this music published, to create the standards for professional conditions of work. Also, the condition of these original manuscripts is deteriorating and the music is being lost. So, this would be a good service for the Albanian music heritage. The brass quintet “Tirana” has selected and elaborated the scores of Albanian composers and has prepared these for publication. The scores will be used later on by the Albanian school of Wind Chamber Music.

	Jorgjia Truja Music The IV	Applicant(s) EPTA Albania Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 1,000.00
	The “Jorgjia Truja”Lyrical Voices Meeting which will be held from 3-6 April, and will be divided in three phases: 1. Eliminations phase where the candidates should sing three pieces (an antique aria, a Mozart aria, and an Albanian song) 2. Semi-final, where the candidates will present two arias from an opera (one of them should be Albanian) 3. Final concert, where the prizes will be awarded. The final concert is organised as a gala with the orchestra of the Academy of Arts, conducted by Alqi Lepuri, and big media presence. Nine prizes will be awarded in the final concert; three for each category. This activity aims to support the new artists from 15-32 years old, in a national area, to achieve better performances through contacts with experts from European schools. The participants (pupils, students and young artists) are divided into 3 categories: 1. Singing pupils from schools in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia 2. Students from Tirana, Tetovo and Prishtina 3. Young artists who are willing to undertake a professional career.

	Nentori 9 Visual Arts 11th edition of painting exhibition Nentori 9	Applicant(s) Nentori 9 Rr. e Kavajes, P.36/1 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	The 11-th edition of the Exhibition of Albanian The 11th edition of the Albanian Contemporary Painting Exhibition, “Nentor” 2008. The artists from Kosovo will also participate in this year’s edition. This year’s innovative idea is the participation of a group of sculptors. We think that the exhibition of their work will create a more constructive spirit in the contemporary space of Albanian art, where sculpture is left behind or even forgotten. The fundamental concepts of the exhibition remain the same: The artist ought to be free to express what they create, and they should not undergo the thematic oppression from the curator or the market.

	Creative Cultural info Multidisciplinary Further consolidation & update of cultural web page www.infoshkodra.com	Applicant(s) Creative City Shkodra	Time and place Shkodra from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 1,800.00
	Creative City (CC) is a group of professionals which was founded three years ago by Cooperation/Development Programme of Pro Helvetia that has been active in Shkodra. One of the most successful pilot-activities of CC during the previous year was the launch of the web page infoshkodra.com. It provides an open window for cultural information and debate to all of those who want to voice their opinion on the topic of city development. Thus culture combined with development, supported strongly by the power of information, is aiming to be changed in an engine for the city and human prospect. This project aims to consolidate the web page www.infoshkodra.com.

	Butrinti 2000 Theater 9th edition of Butrinti 2000 www.butrinti2000.com	Applicant(s) National Center of the Mediterranian Theatre Rruga “Qemal Stafa”, Nr. 476 Tirana	Time and place Saranda from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 7,500.00
	The 9 th edition of this festival will be held on The 9th edition of this festival will be held 18th – 22nd July 2008. Theatre troupes from Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Check Republic, Romania, Macedonia, and Serbia will take part. The festival will include activities such as competition, art exhibition, concerts and folk music shows. Focus will be given to discussion sessions on relevant theatre-related issues, cultural tourism, marketing and possibilities for co-operation between the international festival of the theatre “Butrinti 2000” and other European festivals. NETA Meeting (New Europe Theatre Action) will take place for the first time. Many tourist are expected to attend due to the peek tourist season. The festival is more than an international festival of antique or classical theatre. It is a contemporary exploration of the theatrical possibilities of this ancient site. It promises to reveal discoveries about the origins of theatre, the power of myth and to pose questions about the meaning of theatre in our contemporary world. An extraordinary blend of audience is expected, comprised of international theatre practitioners, members of the Albanian cultural elite and local inhabitants, for whom theatre experience is far from reach. All of this promises a stimulating and productive theatre environment.

	To know each other Conference Theater conference "To know each other"	Applicant(s) Art & Color center Rr. Besim Imami, No.83 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	It is our observation that one of the main problems that hinder the development of the art, especially the theatre, is the lack of vision for the future; of true artistic debate on its reality; of native dramaturgy- both from established professionals and young writers; of artistic experiments, as well as of reciprocal knowledge on developments in the performing arts from the region and Europe. The Art & Colour Centre acknowledges the above-mentioned problems and tries to resolve them through critical intervention, of theatre art. A special focus is given to the staging process of various performances, directing, without leaving aside the institutional support (such as from the Ministry of Culture, local government) for the development of theatre.

	Harmony Visual arts Exhibition Harmony by Gjon Paci	Applicant(s) Gjovalin Paci Rr. Don Bosko, Pall. Almak Tirana	Time and place Tirana, Shkodra from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Visual arts exhibition “Harmony” by Gjovalin Paci. The exhibition will include around 100 paintings in acrylic on canvas and mixed technique. The exhibition is divided in several cycles: - Man as a spiritual human being, with his ties to nature - Husband, wife and family, as a social value - Man as a creator - Woman, spirit, intellect - Music and poetry - Man and dream. Harmony as a union of structures, separated, not in resonance with the nature, people and faith. This structure becomes more compact and united in one whole artistic work (picture), which through symbols and signs fused with the form turns the opportunity of expression of opinion in a direct or indirect visual way, become infinite.

	TIFF Visual arts 6th edition of Tirana International Film Festival www.tiranafilmfest.com	Applicant(s) Albanian Art Institute Rr. Muhamet Gjollesha Bll.V.Shanto,P.6,Ap.7 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	Tirana Film Festival is the first international film festival in Albania, established 2003. The competition programme combines short films of all formats and categories, in order to make it more eclectic and exciting. TIFF is open to well known artists as well as to students representatives of different schools, contemporary, independent and alternative cinema from all over the world. TIFF reserves an important space to the seminars and workshops. A press conference is organised every morning. An international jury will evaluate the short films. Besides the competition, TIFF aims at the same time to be a meeting point of cultures. The 6th edition includes a retrospective of the American director Peter Bogdanovic, a trilogy of the Italian director Gianni Amelio, etc.

	Nobody's Days Literature Publication of book	Applicant(s) Viola Isufaj L.18, Rr.Jeta e re, P.11 Durres	Time and place Tirana from: December 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 1,300.00
	The publication of the book”Nobody’s Days” and the public promotion of this novel will popularise the new style of writing and the concept of the writer about the relationships nowadays. The publication comprises of the novel "Nobody’s Days" and short poetic prose that is accompanied by pictures in black and white and illuminate the messages of the text in a different way than that of the text. By means of analysis by literary critics, the promotion of this book also intends to assist the potential reader, and to help a recipient enter and understand the modern text.

	More poetry in our daily life Literature publication of book More poetry in our daily life	Applicant(s) Psychology magazine Tirana	Time and place from: December 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 1,200.00
	The book will be published by and distributed together with the magazine “Psikologji” free of charge with each copy of the magazine. Given that the magazine “Psikologji” is distributed all over Albania, the delivery of a poetry book will also be possible. Hence, in addition to various articles on socio-psychological topics in this magazine, readers will also have the opportunity to read the poetry book. Poetry book “Because you exist”. The poetry book titled “Because you exist” contains about 90 poems written by the poet Mirela Sula. Mirela Sula is the author of several books of poetry and prose. She is also the editor in chief of the magazine “Psikologji”. This book will include 100 pages of selected poetry of the author.

	A book about Prof. Milto Vako Music A book on the artistic life and contribution of M. Vako	Applicant(s) The female chorus of the Academy of Arts, Tirana Akademia e Arteve Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: December 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	Professor Milto Vako is an acclaimed choir conductor and composer. He was born in Pogradec in 1930 and graduated as choir conductor at Moscow Conservatory in 1959. He is a founder member of Tirana Academy of Fine Arts in 1962. He worked as a conductor of the National Opera Choir and the Ballet Ensemble for 14 years. In 1960 he established the well-known girl choir of Jordan Misja School (lyceum) and since 1962 he has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts of Tirana. The aim of this proposal is to support the printing and the publishing of 200 copies of a book summarising the personal and artistic life of Milto Vako, and highlighting his meaningful contribution for the development of the vocal and choral art in Albania. This book, already drafted by Milto Vako and Kristaq Nanushi (writer), is expected to number up to 250 pages, with coloured photos and coloured cover. Besides the artistic life, and the artistic contribution of Prof. Milto Vako, the book will include his compositions and adaptation (adapted for choral signing) of Albanian folk music.

	Edhe ketu eshte qiell Literature Publication of poetry book Edhe ketu eshte qiell	Applicant(s) Bardhok Zefi Rr.Koder Kamez Instituti Bujqesor, Godina3 Kamez	Time and place Kamez from: October 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 1,150.00
	This poetry book consists of selected verses of author’s early works and it takes readers to a voyage through life. All scopes of life are represented: to live, to die, death, love, hope, past, present, and future have their place in the book.

	Mio's days Visual arts International colony of painters Mio's Days 2008 www.bashkiakorce.gov.al	Applicant(s) Municipality of Korca Rr. 28 Nentori Korca	Time and place from: October 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The municipality of Korca undertakes the organisation and implementation of the project “International Painters’ Colony Mio’s Days 2008”. The decision was based on the previous success, the location of the event as well as the consideration to give this event an annual character. The project aims to promote the artistic and cultural values of the city through art exchange, and to enhance the spirit of tradition. Fifteen artists from Albania and fifteen artists from Greece, F.Y.R.O.M., Kosovo, and other countries will take part. The participants will be invited to spend 4 days in the colony and create their works in the city of Korca and its surroundings. The organisers, Korca Municipality and Cultural Centre “Vangjush Mio” will provide necessary materials and arrange all the contacts with artists from both home and abroad. Korca Municpality will provide facilities for the exhibition. The exhibition will be opened in the Art Gallery “Guri Madhi” on the final day of the event. In the end, all participants will contribute with one of their works to the Art Gallery’s collection.

	“Women in men’s roles, Men in women’s roles" Theater Publication of album on women's theater	Applicant(s) Association “Mother, children & the future Korca"	Time and place Korca from: September 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The street theatre was established as part of the association “Mother, children and the future” in 2000. Its slogan is: “Women in men’s role”. They have been promoting gender equality through theatre plays as a way to sensitise the community to these issues. Support is needed to publish the album “Women street theatre - Success stories”. Successful photographs and selected theatre pieces will be published in the album, counting 32 coloured pages and printed in 400 copies. The association will use the publication to promote their street theatre activities, and to raise funds for the continuity of cultural events, shows, etc. Project Activities: - selection of photos, processing the materials, and preparing them for publication. - publication of the album - promotion event for the album.

	The Hole in the Hill Literature Publication of the book	Applicant(s) Lek Tasi Rr.Kavajes, P.CAFOD Shk.2, Ap.10 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 3,500.00
	Publication of the book “The hole in the hill”, by Lek Tasi. The book deals with an important period for the author and the country. It narrates a story of internal exile spent in Myzeqe from 1975-1990 together with his family. It represents a true record of the hard life under dictatorship. It is a kind of a diary-novel.

	Loetu i stineve Music Musical theater loteu i stineve	Applicant(s) AELFIOR association Blvd. Zhan d'Ark Kulla jeshile Nr. 2 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 4,500.00
	The dramaturgical essence and the philosophy of the musical Loteu i Stineve consists of the reverse and universal relation between the Light and Shadow, Spring and Winter, Life and Death, Love and Delusion, Transparency and Nebulosity, Hot Air and Cold Air, that after effects the rain, snow, storm, thunderclouds, the roses’ fingers auroras (as Homer said), pain, the ominous wind, lotophagi, sirens, rain drops over the glass, love transformed in Daphne, sand-martins, the gulls which sometimes are more human than the people, Le-Dea-da, the “Gilgamesh” poem’s mythical concupiscence, the dominance of darkness which effuse the horrible rain, the evil souls, light transformed to darkness, dead people going out of their tombs, the sun that grew dark and the beautiful moon, our home full of brightness and azure, and the obscurity home where light is unnecessary and where dust is people’s food, the meadows covered in various flowers, and this wonderful landscape in an elliptical rotation of the 4 seasons, composes the matter and the substance of what I entitled LOTEU I STINEVE. The narrator is doing a counterpoint between the recitation and the projection of his image over tulle in real time. The relation between the narrator and the soprano decomposes by its own message and dramaturgy, building in this musical theatre the binomial between Light and Shadow, Spring and Winter, Life and Death, Love and Delusion, Transparency and Nebulosity, Hot Air and Cold Air. The recitant is doing a counterpoint between recitation and the projection of his image over the tulle in real time. The relation between the recitant and the soprano decomposes from the own message and the dramaturgy, biulding in this musical theatre the binomial between light – shadow, Spring – Winter, Life – Death, Love - Delusion, Transparency – Nebulosity, Hot Air – Cold Air.

	Tendency 2008 Visual Arts Exhibition & debate	Applicant(s) Galeria e artit Josef Durres	Time and place Durres from: April 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 800.00
	This project aims to improve the cultural life of the citizens of Durres, through contemporary visual art such as the painting, graphic art, and sculpture of some well-known artists from Durres: Qazim Kertusha, Nikolet Vasia, Shpresa Beqiri, Luan Berhami, Agim Shani, and other prominent painters from Durres. The project provides a public cultural debate on visual art in Durres. The topics to discus are: - Estimation of Kertusha’s sculptures - Graphic Art in public space - Public appreciation of contemporary art.

	The Maids Theatre Putting on stage The servants	Applicant(s) Cajupi Cultural association Rr. Myslym Shyri, P.36/1/8 Tirana	Time and place Shkoder, Durres, Korce, Gjirokaster, Vlora from: April 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 3,500.00
	"The Maids" is an ambitious premiere in the artistic season 2007-2008. This theatrical piece will open the month of Francophone culture with the premiere performance on March 29th. This piece is an icon that expresses in the most completed way the theatre of Jean Genet. It is the icon of a human being, the prisoner in a glass labyrinth, the hostage of its outstanding reflections. He tries to find a way to communicate with other people but he can't, because of the glass walls. In the long list of the "Cursed poets" who hold the French literature from Vijoni to Santi, Jean Genet is certainly the strangest. Genet based his play on the infamous Papin sisters, Lea and Christine, who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933. The story can be read as an absurdist exposition on the intricate power dynamic that exists between the unequal. Solange and Claire are two housemaids who create sophisticated sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress (Madame) is away. The focus of their Theatre is the murder of Madame and they take turns portraying either side of the power divide. The deliberate pace and devotion to detail guarantee that they always fail to actualise their fantasies by ceremoniously "killing" Madame at the ritual's denouement.

	Music book Music Publication of music book with Alcapela music	Applicant(s) Fan Noli University Korca	Time and place Tirana from: March 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	This book contains 14 pieces written for A Capella choir . These works are written to fulfil a demand in this genre. There has been a lack of publication in this area, although the choral music is a characteristic of the Albanian music, especially of the city of Korca. Each piece has its own character, for example, ballads, lied, serenade, and also some arrangements of Albanian folk music and urban tradition. This book will enrich the traditional repertoire, and will help the different activities by its original programme. One of these activities is the European Choral Meeting. The title of this book is “Zemra e nenes”, (A mother’s heart”), which is also the title of a piece in the collection, composed to the verses of the French poet Jacques Prévert. This is the first publication of Albanian A-Capella chorals.

	Lectorium on Arts and sciences Lectorium Eqerem Cabej on Arts and Sciences	Applicant(s) Institute for political studies Blvd. Zogu 1, No.72 Veve Center, 209/1	Time and place Tirana from: March 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	The Lectorium Eqerem Cabej on Arts and Sciences is a high quality lecture series, a discussion spurred by the need to think. This lecture series aims at bringing together supporters of knowledge from and outside the Academia in order to facilitate the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas between the scientific, philosophic, cultural and artistic community, while informing reciprocally on scholarly achievements from both home and abroad. The aim is also to gradually assemble an audience of sufficient quality for the academics. Three types of lectures are foreseen: public presentation of individual research papers of wide interest, not restricted to some specific field of low general interest, including presentation of recently published books; presentations of the latest fields of study unknown to the audience and from interdisciplinary areas, including updates on these areas; and finally, interdisciplinary essays and other papers on the philosophy of the respective areas, arts, culture and sciences.

	Monographic Study Publication Kaceli's paint between Paris and Tirana	Applicant(s) Buron Kaceli Eli Xoxa Rr. Faik Trenova, No.6, Tirane	Time and place Tirana from: February 2008 till: August 2008	Grant CHF 8,570.00
	The monographic study is titled “Kaceli`s paintings, between Paris and Tirana”. The material is based on analysis of and conclusions on Sadik Kaceli`s (1914 – 2000) work and life. This study has a scientific research value absent from the Albanian publishing, not only in the visual arts field particularly, but in art generally. The material numbers 230 pages, and is divided in two sections: 120 pages of theoretical material, and 110 pages of visual material. The book will include: Kaceli`s childhood and youth in Tirana (1914 – 1936); his years of studying in Paris (1936 – 1941); the years during the Second World War (1941 -1945); and his work in Albania from 1945 until his death in 2000.

	Participation in World Roma Parliament Conference Participation in World Roma Parliament in Slovenia	Applicant(s) Amaro Dives association Tirana	Time and place Slovenia from: 22.02.2008 till: 24.02.2008	Grant CHF 1,280.00
	Romany culture has survived since the 13th century, when the first Roma tribes have been established around Europe. Since that time, Roma culture has kept its originality, but, unfortunately, it has lost some of its identity. Actually, this danger still exists. The originality of Romany culture is indeed very attractive, and it would be a sin to loose that very old culture, being transmitted from one generation to the next. Our organisation “Amaro Dives”, which is the oldest Roma organisation in Albania, has been working and is continues to work with all its capacities The participation in this very important meeting in Slovenia, where we will also discus about the situation of Romany culture, is very important for the Albanian Roma community, which consists of more than 120,000 Roma.

	Poeteka Literature Publication of Poeteka review www.poeteka.org	Applicant(s) Poeteka Association Rr. Frederik Shiroka, Kulla 2 Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: January 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	The POETEKA literary review is well consolidated in both its physiognomy and editorials. Nevertheless, the upcoming issue foresees to introduce two novel elements. The first new element deals with the publication of the verses written exclusively for POETEKA by the Nobel Prize winner poet and play-writer, Wole Soynka (Nobel Prize 1986). The Nobel Prize winner poet kindly presented POETIKA literary review a present in the form of a poem titled “A Vision of Peace” and written in 2005, which will be published in the authors’ hand writing facsimile accompanied by a translation in Albanian. These verses will be accompanied by an essay of Pirro Dollani, a professor of artistic scenarios at the University of Las Vegas, describing the way the poetry arrived on the table of POETEKA literary review. This kind present opens up the possibility of a positive response to the invitation the POETEKA board has forwarded to Wole Soyinka to participate in an edition of POETEKA International Festival of Poetry. The second new element is the introduction of a new section: The Cities and the Artists. In its 11th issue, POETEKA literary review will be focused on the city of Milan and the professional life of artists who have resided there: Da Vinci, Manzoni, Giuseppe Verdi, Franz Listz, Goethe, etc. The section will continue to receive contributions also in future issues.

	A+P magazine Multidisciplinary Publication of A+P magazine	Applicant(s) Forum A+ P Magazine Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: January 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 6,000.00
	FORUM A + P is a periodical, published by Dr. Besnik Aliaj, MPA Sotir Dhamo, and MPA Dritan Shutina with a focus on architectural and urban topics. The periodical will be published quarterly, and will include comments, analysis, scientific articles, and research papers regarding architectural and urban issues. The authors might be Albanian or foreigners. Thus, the main language of the periodical will be Albanian, but it will also include articles in English. It may serve to the students of Architecture and Urban Planning, professionals in these fields, policy-makers, and even to a broader public, interested in the raised issues. We intend to bring a new vision, a contemporary perspective in architecture, as we did with urban planning.

	Academy of Arts Website Multidisciplinary Enrichment of the Academy of Arts Website www.akademiaearteve.edu.al	Applicant(s) Academy of Arts Sheshi Nene Tereza Akademia e Arteve Tirana	Time and place Tirana from: January 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 6,500.00
	The creation of a high quality website to reflect overall teaching and artistic activity of this institution inside the country, and abroad, is an absolute necessity of the Academy of Arts. It will rank the Academy of Arts among the contemporary worldwide art schools. The contemporary form and content changes in the educational system, as a result of Bologna Declaration implementation, make the actual website an entirely useless one. It aims at giving full information about institutional structure, all training programmes, curricula, student life and academic activities, publications, admission policy practices, on-line students’ application, projects, international cooperation, etc. The existing website, www.akademiaearteve.edu.al, does not meet the requirements of being a useful tool for students, teachers and administrative staff of the Academy of Arts. Lacking almost all the items mentioned above, the existing site needs radical changes. The recent changes in the Albanian educational system need a new form and content.

Small actions Prishtina

	The Visit - Der Besuch Theatre A theatrical production that will bring together international and local artists in a joint venture intended to foster cultural debate	Applicant(s) 1. Catastrophic Theatre (Artistic Partner), NGO, Houston, Texas, USA 2. Mitrovicë Culture Center (Facility Partner), Mitrovicë, Kosovo 3. Blackbird Books (Fiscal and Production Management Partner), Local NGO, Mitrovicë, Kosovo 4. Art and Media (Marketing and Documentation Partner), Local NGO, Mitrovicë, Kosovo 5. Teatri Oda (Prishtinë Presenting Partner)	Time and place Mitrovica and Prishtina from: 05.06.2009 till: 14.08.2009	Grant CHF 18,294.00
	It is difficult to imagine a play with more relevance to the life in modern-day Kosovo than Dürrenmatt’s “The Visit” (common English translation of “Der Besuch der alten Dame”.) This tale of community, trust, revenge and corruption remains a mainstay of Western theatre fifty-two years after its publication. In this play, Dürrenmatt constructed a fictional town whose inhabitants must decide whether to murder a prominent citizen in exchange for financial gain. The themes of guilt and greed are universal, but certain aspects of “The Visit“ have even more special resonance for Kosovo today: a decaying city, revenge, justice, rule of law, bankruptcy, familial and civil obligations, government corruption, the unintended social and economic side-effects of financial donations, and the role of women in society are all scrutinized. Productions will take place in the Mitrovicë Culture Centre. Performances will be followed by audience discussions, allowing community members and artists the opportunity to engage in a dialogue about the production and the societal issues it address. Technical rehearsals will be continued in “Teatri Oda” in Prishtinë, with performances tentatively scheduled for August 3 and 4. With the assistance of critically acclaimed proponents of adventurous and experimental theatre from the United States, Catastrophic Theatre, the project will develop a production of “Der Besuch der alten Dame” by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt that, in its development and performance, addresses key social issues that Kosovo faces today.

	Prague Biennale 4 Visual Arts Present Kosovo arts in the Biennale in Prague www.praguebiennale.org	Applicant(s) Driton Hajredini	Time and place Prague from: 14.05.2009 till: 26.07.2009	Grant CHF 1,100.00
	Presenting Kosovo Art (Painting) in the International Exhibition – Prague Biennale 4, with two paintings from a series of suitcase paintings titled: “ The guardians “. Paintings: “The Guardians”, 80 X 100 cm, 2006, Oil on canvas “The Guardians 2”, 80 X 100 cm , 2008, Oil on canvas

	Participation in the project "Love in the age of postponed democracy, the critical crisis" Visual Arts Participation in the project "Love in the age of postponed democracy, the critical crisis", to be held at Kunsthalle Luzern, Switzerland www.kunsthalleluzern.ch	Applicant(s) Albert Heta	Time and place Luzern, Switzerland from: 24.05.2009 till: 29.05.2009	Grant CHF 690.00
	Curators from the Balkans, Eastern, Northern, and Western Europe will discuss – in public and closed sessions – the current ability to be critical, as well as the common goals of the "trans-national community", not at last by reporting about the social reality in their own local art scenes. Love in this context is not regarded as romantic, but a political ideal: as the only possible, radical expression of (self)-awareness. How does this ideal fit in with our world of production and distribution, migration and mobility, as well as the idea of the absence or the freedom from religion? What does the alleged (standardized) Western democracy want from us, and what are we ready to give? What can the goal of the critical be, after all?

	Lost Orientation Documentary Film Production of a short documentary film aiming at showing the difficulties in orientation one faces in the city of Prishtina	Applicant(s) Alban Muja Yll Çitaku	Time and place Prishtina from: 10.04.2009 till: 30.06.2009	Grant CHF 5,850.00
	This documentary aims to analyze the way of how people in this town (Prishtina) physically orient themselves, what is for them the main object or building for their orientation. Using the names of the street is definitely not the way they orient themselves. In the past decade names of streets were changed several times, therefore it seems that nobody uses names of streets for orientation. The short documentary film “Lost Orientation” will help the society and institutions working on this problem, present for a few years now. The issue problem of orientation can be avoided only if the Prishtina Municipality in joint work with the Ministry of Spatial Planning created a strategic project on naming and renaming of streets.

	Death and the Maiden Theatre play	Applicant(s) Theatrical Coproduction by Teatri Urban & National Theatre in Prishtina	Time and place Prishtina from: 02.04.2009 till: 03.05.2009	Grant CHF 10,000.00
	A workshop production of Death and the Maiden was staged in Santiago, Chile, opening in March, 1991, and in July of the same year the play had its world premiere at London's Royal Court Upstairs. The production, which received the London Time Out Best Play Award for 1991, moved to the Royal Court Main stage in November. The play was well received; critics found it both dramatically engaging and historically sensible (given the number of societies around the world facing painful legacies of repressive regimes). “Death and the Maiden” is valued as a dramatic work that examines psychological repercussions of human rights abuses. “Teatri Urban” is a newly established theatre company, with the objective to produce theatre performances in naturalistic, unconventional, urban style and like themes. Combining private initiative with public spaces and infrastructure, “Teatri Urban” aims to produce create contemporary theatre plays throughout Kosovo.

	Retrospective of animated movies of Kino Studio in Tirana Cultural Exchange to visit the repositories of Albanian State Central Archive in Tirana and view animations produced by Kino Studio during the communist regime	Applicant(s) Dokufest	Time and place Tirana, Albania from: 01.03.2009 till: 09.03.2009	Grant CHF 345.71
	State Central Archive repositories in Tirana, Albania, have numerous animated movies produced by Albanian authors from Kino Studio in collaboration with foreign artists. Even though it is considered that the number of Albanian animation artists has decreased considerably through time, this was not the case in the period between 1975 and 1990 when creativity in this media was in its full swing. Given that animation is considered to have the biggest impact on education and identity development amongst children, we believe that it is important to present a retrospective of these creations to the contemporary audience of Kosovo. After viewing the entire collection, two selectors will chose several animations that would best represent a retrospective of animated movies produced at that time. Finally, the selection will be brought to Kosovo and screened at DOKUFEST as a special programme.

	Video "Tibet" Visual Arts Production of the video	Applicant(s) Alban Muja	Time and place Zurich and Prishtina from: 10.11.2008 till: 30.11.2008	Grant CHF 2,830.00
	The video deals with an Albanian man from Kosovo who lives in Switzerland and bears an unusual name - Tibet. Through this video, the author wants to present the importance of interpretation and influence of news upon global society. The news deal with tragic and horrifying events that spark extreme reactions, as even today it is not that easy to distinguish the boundary between heroism and madness. This video will be presented at several exhibitions and festivals, and also in “Able Gallery” in Berlin.

	Current Issue Visual Arts Portraits of Kosovo people in the enviroment they live in.	Applicant(s) Blerim Racaj	Time and place Prishtina and other places in Kosovo from: 25.11.2008 till: 25.12.2008	Grant CHF 3,994.00
	Kosovo is going through transition. Once a part of a country ruined under malicious regime, it is now free and democratic. The project is about capturing scenes of that process by portraying residents of the country and their immediate surrounding. It is a whole new experience for them, especially after the declared independence. Transformations are colossal in every aspect of life . The project is not intended to have a documentary purpose or visually enjoyable sights; it is more about the personal view. This is an ongoing project. In its first two parts the author focused on finding interesting people, portraits, asking questions about subjects’ individuality, cultural orientation, or their social state. As the background plays important part in making the image, it is carefully selected before putting the subject in front of it. With the landscapes or cityscape - abandoned spaces, land and store for hire, or car junk by the roadside - this series’ intention was to make a visual tension that gives us the sense of economic and social damage, which is a consequence of war and political turbulence. By combining those two categories (portrait, landscapes) even though they are different, the author is trying to get a balanced story. The project is meant to be seen as a whole, not as individual works. The third part of project will be a continuity of previous series. The exception this time is the additional focus on remains of old industrial buildings and buildings from the previous era which are still in use, and the mixture of new and old architecture inside the existing narratives.

	Healing Magic Documentary movie The proposed 30 minute documentary film explores the phenomenon of black magic belief and the "healing" methods used.	Applicant(s) Crossing Bridges Productions	Time and place Prishtina from: 01.11.2008 till: 01.07.2009	Grant CHF 12,209.00
	The proposed 30 minute documentary film will explore the phenomenon of the black magic belief and the healing methods used including chanting, amulets and melting of gunpowder. Combining the stories of these “healers” and the people who attend and believe in these methods of healing, this documentary will bring to the screen a unique and off-the-page phenomenon to the mainstream audience. Moreover, it will have an analytical approach to the phenomenon through in depth interviews with the healers trying to unravel the foundations of their belief system and their practices. The film will have an artistic and experimental look throughout, and will be character based. The stories of both the healers and patients will be the guiding ones throughout the film, which will end in a very surreal way.

	The Other Side of Oneself Visual Arts Exhibition consist of several separate art pieces	Applicant(s) Alketa Xhafa Mripa	Time and place Prishtina from: 25.10.2008 till: 30.09.2009	Grant CHF 7,041.30
	The project will have a several walk-through areas, making the audience participate as performers. The aim is to challenge the audience to reflect on their development and experiences gathered throughout their life by getting them to recognise the cognitive stages of their evolution which have transformed them into who they are now. The concept revolves around identification of our cultural markers that will be represented through every piece. Particular attention was given to representing females’ expressions and participation in society. Their fascinations with authority, as well as their naked ambition, were hopefully captured through these pieces. The objective is to instill confidence about who we are and to appreciate that the other side of us is different and acceptable. This project will be an attempt to get the Kosovo audience, in general, and Kosovo women, in particular, to reflect on themselves and their lives. This will be achieved by getting them to confront different stages of their developments visually, thus separating the exhibition into several separate pieces of art-work.

	Kapsamun Balkan October 2008 Tour Concert Support to organisation of two concerts in Kosovo www.kapsamun.com	Applicant(s) Kapsamun - Band	Time and place Prishtina and Prizren from: 07.09.2008 till: 12.09.2008	Grant CHF 2,482.00
	The repertoire of Kapsamun is based on traditional Albanian folk dances from Kosovo. The musical nostalgia of Arsim Leka, who lives in Switzerland, and the musical wanderlust of his Swiss co-musicians make the spirit of Kapsamun’s music. The Band is shifting in between tradition and innovation, and between exile and home. Not afraid of being influenced by current musical trends in jazz and electronics, Kapsamun’s original compositions have a broad range of inspirations. They revive the traditional music of Kosovo and spark the enthusiasm of a broad audience.

	Balkan Documentary Campus Photo Exhibition Dokufest is documentary and short film festival organised every year in Prizren.	Applicant(s) DOKUFEST – International Documentary and Short Film Festival	Time and place Prizren and Prishtina from: 01.08.2008 till: 31.08.2008	Grant CHF 16'740.00
	A traditional documentary photo exhibition, known as DOKUPHOTO, besides exhibitions and a master class in Prizren, will travel to Prishtina with the same exhibition and a customized slide show. Several world known photographers will exhibit their work (Teru Kuwujama, creator of Lightstalkers), Balazs Gardi, recent double winner of World Press Photo contest, Azad from Iran with a selection of mobile phone pictures of Tehran, Bevis Fusha from Albania, and Andrej Ban from Slovakia, with a large collection of works on Kosovo. A number of young photographers from Kosovo and the region will be invited for a master class with a prominent documentary photographer. The educational aspect of the project (workshops, master classes, children programme) will bring a new dimension to the festival and will enrich otherwise poor cultural life of Kosovo.

	Three minutes of solitude Short film	Applicant(s) Visar Krusha	Time and place Prishtina from: 15.06.2008 till: 15.07.2008	Grant CHF 7,295.00
	“Three minutes of solitude” is a short feature film (around 10 minutes) on the challenges of a gay person living in Kosovo. The film aims at showing the inside world of a gay and the conservative attitude of Kosovo society towards gay population.

	Pischmen - Circle the Square Music album Recording a music album of contemporary music makers from Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia	Applicant(s) Pischmen	Time and place Prishtina from: 05.04.2008 till: 30.06.2008	Grant CHF 9,198.00
	The project idea is to connect contemporary music makers from the region, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia, thus initiating a regional network of music artists. Influenced by different music styles, the aim of the band is to break musical boundaries thus contravening any musical taboos, bringing together an audience of diverse tastes and ages, creating a new communicating platform of the subculture.

	Lulet Recording music album To record an album of band	Applicant(s) Bashkim Salihu	Time and place Prishtina from: 01.03.2008 till: 01.04.2008	Grant CHF 7,680.00
	The Band “Lulet” was established by Bashkim Salihu and Enes Bajramliqi in the summer of 2007. It started with an idea of creating a music project also called “Lulet”, which would have more specific content other than actual music projects in Kosovo. The whole idea was to deliver four natural and smooth female vocals to the public, which took a long and hard work to identify. After many interviews and evaluations of the young and talented female singers, four young female singers with astonishing vocals were identified.

	3rd International Festival of Young Musicians DAM 2008 Music Organization of series of concerts and workshops of students from Kosovo, region and Europe www.prishtinadamfest.com	Applicant(s) Music Art Centre Association DAM-MACADAM	Time and place Prishtina from: 24.03.2008 till: 30.03.2008	Grant CHF 10,528.00
	International Festival of Young Musicians- DAM is the only one of this kind in Kosovo. It brings many famous individuals and ensembles of classic music that, apart from performing, run workshops. Organisation of this festival involves and engages students of Faculty of Music in Prishtina, and students from the academies in the region and Europe.

	Tout un hiver sans feu - Days of Francophonie in Tirana Participation and screening of “Tout un hiver sans feu” during the Days of the Francophonie in Tirana, organised by the Swiss Embassy in Albani	Applicant(s) Blerim Gjoci	Time and place Tirana, Albania from: 17.03.2008 till: 19.03.2008	Grant CHF 600.00
	IIn the framework of the Francophonie, the Swiss Embassy in Tirana is presenting the Swiss film “Tout un hiver sans feu” of Greg Zlinski in which Blerim Gjoci has a role. He will present the film before the screening and talk to the public afterwards. In addition, the applicant will have a presentation at the Marubi Film School in Tirana.

	Tallava Superstar Documentary movie A documentary that tackles characteristics of "Tallava" music	Applicant(s) Tripika	Time and place Prishtina from: January 2008 till: March 2008	Grant CHF 4,437.23
	AA documentary film that will tackle the characteristics of "Tallava" music, where it came from, why is it widely spread in the Kosovo society, and why has it been easily accepted by a considerable mass of people. The contributors for this discussion will be different people from different backgrounds, from musicians, singers, producers and composers to sociologists and philosophers. The interaction of their opinions, their viewpoint of the subject and their knowledge of this subject will provide for an invaluable topic analysis.

Small actions Skopje

	Street performance “Grand Effect” Dance The aims of Grand Effect is to introduce the most recent contemporary dance work by Kire Miladinoski to bigger number of Macedonian audience.	Applicant(s) Kire Miladinoski Dance Studio “Zodijak”, Prilep	Time and place Prilep, Bitola, Ohrid, Skopje, Veles and Kavadarci from: 11.06.2008 till: 19.09.2008	Grant CHF 600.00
	Miladinoski is a young choreographer and dancer based in the city of Prilep. In the last years, he has been actively involved in different local and international training programms for contemporary dance. His first choreography "One way inside" was presented on the 3rd Balkan Dance Platform in Skopje 2005. As a choreographer, he is very active in Prilep where he transfers his knowledge and encourages young people to learn more about contemporary movement and dance.

	Rite-The Lament, musical-ballet performance Multidisciplinary This is a 15 min performance with three participants: singer and two ballet dancers.	Applicant(s) Helene Angelovska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: July 2009 till: August 2009	Grant CHF 3,843.00
	The Lament is an expression of a deep sadness, sorrow, pain, for the lost of a beloved. The participants of the Lament are traditionally female persons; Phaedra, Medea, Ariadne, Dido, these are the mythical heroines of the Lament. Some of the greatest composers found the deepest expression of their art especially in the musical form “Lament”. The two female characters in the performance would function like an ego and an alter-ego, embodying the woman as the mother and the lover, while the male ballet-dancer would embody the man as the defunct husband, the forbidden lover, the cruel stranger who, to thank the girl who helped him, has left her to die in despair on a desert island. It will take place in a small, intimate and empty space, as a “pendant” of the closed space of naked grief and despair. Participants in the performance are: Helene Angelovska - voice, Alexandra Kocovska – ballet dancer, Daniel Agelkovic – ballet dancer, and Gordana Dean Pop-Hristova - choreographer.

	Mantra Discreation Music Mantra Discreation is a vocal-instrumental composition and performance by the young composer Aleksandar Pejovski.	Applicant(s) Aleksandar Pejovski, Skopje Partner: Skopje Summer Festival	Time and place Skopje from: June 2009 till: June 2009	Grant CHF 6,150.00
	“Mantra Discreation” is a vocal-instrumental composition (written for female choir, percussion, piano, organ and computer), inspired by the current political aspirations of the Republic of Macedonia, concerning its long-year goal to join the EU and NATO. The main aspect of these aspirations, which inspired the writing of this work, is the actual repetitiveness of these two abbreviations that still “echo” in the media every single day in the last few years, and thereby CREATE a MANTRA in a citizen’s mind, without giving him/her the freedom of choice. The work has already been fully composed by Aleksandar Pejovski and its performance will surely affect the audience in the most constructive way.

	Macedonian Weekend in Freiburg – promotion of contemporary art and music Multidisciplinary The main goal of the project is to promote the emerging and innovative Macedonian cultural production in Germany.	Applicant(s) Ksenija Cockova, Skopje/Kirchzarten	Time and place Freiburg, Germany in the Cultural Centre E-Werk from: June 2009 till: June 2009	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	Ksenija Cockova was awarded a one-year scholarship for cultural managers by the Robert Bosch Foundation. She is attending her internship programme at the Cultural Centre E-Werk in Freiburg and at the end of her stay she will organise a series of events that will present the young Macedonian cultural scene to the German audience. During the month of June there will be a performance of the music band Ljubojna and an exhibition of two young visual artists. Ljubojna is based in the city of Bitola, and performs music which is a mix of ethno elements and is combined with poetry by Macedonian writers.

	Solo Exhibition in Gallery P74, Ljubljana Visual Arts Macedonian artist, Saso Stanojkovik, is invited to have a solo show with selection of his recent works at the Gallery P74 in Ljubljana.	Applicant(s) Saso Stanojkovik, Skopje Partner: P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana	Time and place Ljubljana from: June 2009 till: June 2009	Grant CHF 1,015.00
	Stanojkovik’s exhibition consists of three mutually connected video installations (produced in the period between 2004 and 2009), which will be installed in three different rooms in the gallery space. The whole project addresses the issues of human rights, justice and the institutions of justice. The video work Justice in Focus 1 came as a result of his observations of the behaviour of the people visiting the building of the Supreme Court of Justice, located on Capitol Hill. The DVD projection shows 150 photographs that the artist took in front of the building during his visit in Washington D.C. He became a witness of many humorous and exhausting attempts of the tourists to have a photograph in front of the famous ‘slogan’. The second part will consist of four TV monitors presenting short video statements about justice by three experts on human rights and law and an opinion poll of 12 citizens. The third part is a newly produced documentary video about the laid off workers who protested for more than a year in front of the Parliament of Republic Macedonia with different demands to the Government related to their right to work.

	Dragan Abjanic - Videography Video Dragan Abjanich (1953-1999) is one of the most distinguished video artists. He is considered a pioneer of Macedonian video art.	Applicant(s) Gena Teodosievska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje, Bitola, Stip from: May 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 4,860.00
	This will be the first of the videographies series of Macedonian video artists selected by the producer Gena Teodosivska. Dragan Abjanic, the pioneer of Macedonian video art, together with Aleksandar Stankoski and Zlatko Trajkovski, is the author of the first Macedonian video-film production titled “Kokino”, 1991, which was also presented to the public in a movie theater. Today, his video works are considered "classic" in Macedonian video art, but are still very innovative and experimental. This videography will contain a selection of his best video works such as Mixko (1985/86), Kokino (1991), After (1994), and Procession (1998). An official promotion/screening of the finished project will be organised in one of the museums/galleries in Skopje. Two other promotions will be held in Bitola and Stip.

	Festival for Contemporary Art AKTO_3 Multidisciplinary AKTO is a regional festival that includes visual and performing arts, music, and theory of culture.	Applicant(s) Borce Dimitrovski NGO Faculty for things that cannot be learned, Bitola Partner: Municipality of Bitola	Time and place Bitola from: 13.08.2008 till: 17.08.2008	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	A group of young people from different backgrounds, affinities and approaches to art and culture provoked by the actual circumstances decided to work on promotion of contemporary art and its values in Bitola, using the forgotten potentials of the city. This year in August, the festival is going to be held for the third time. The artistic directors of the festival are Filip Jovanovski (architect, designer, visual artist) and Martin Kocovski (theatre director), who, together with their collaborators and consultants from the region, created the programme for this year based on the topic "Speed". Target group of the festival is the younger population, interested in the interdisciplinary approach of the contemporary art.

	Production of short animated film “Isolation” Film This young artist that recently graduated in the dipartment of sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Skopje is manly interested in video animation.	Applicant(s) Ivan Ivanovski, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: 15.04.2008 till: 15.07.2008	Grant CHF 1,635.00
	“Isolation” is a 15 min. animated film. The project aims to present an individual who is living isolated in his/her world of hallucinations and expectation. There are two imaginary spaces, the inner world presented by a single-room house, and the outside world presented by a wood that surrounds the house. The big dark window in the room is the gateway to the outside world. There is no dialogue between the two main characters, a man and a woman, only sounds that create the whole atmosphere.

	Writer-in-residency at the Literarishes Colloquium Berlin Literature Lidija Dimkovska, one of the leading young Macedonian writers based in Ljubljana was invited for residency at the prestige institution for literature.	Applicant(s) Lidija Dimkovska, Ljubljana	Time and place Berlin from: 01.08.2008 till: 31.08.2008	Grant CHF 567.00
	Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB) is the most important German institution that organises residence, readings and other literary events for international and German contemporary writers. It is very important place in Berlin for authors and readers, and a meeting point for international guests. To be the first Macedonian writer-in-residence at LCB is the best possible way for opening the door of Macedonian literature to German-speaking readers. During her stay, Lidija Dimkovska will be working on her new novel and new book of poetry. She is also planning to make contacts with German and foreign writers, and with German publishers. Also, the institution will organise a literary evening dedicated to Dimkovska's work.

	Marijana Savovska and Guest Dance In the frame of Skopje Summer Festival Savovska will present her new choreographies developed in collaboration with Henrik Kaalund and Linda Weissig.	Applicant(s) Marijana Savovska, Berlin Partner: Skopje Summer Festival	Time and place Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje from: 28.06.2008 till: 28.06.2008	Grant CHF 1,950.00
	TThe two solo performances and one duet by the young Macedonian choreographer and dancer based in Berlin, Marijana Savovska, developed in close collaboration with her fellow choreographers, represent her recent focus in the field of contemporary dance. In one of the solo performances she worked with one of the leading young Macedonian dancers, Ivana Kocevska, who is a member of the Macedonian National Ballet.

	Participation in the International Performers Village 08 under the guidance of Sergey Ostrenko Theatre The professor at the Faculty of Drama Arts in Skopje, Mimi Tanevska, was invited to attend the four-week course based on Ostrenko method.	Applicant(s) Mimi Tanevska Srbinovska, Skopje	Time and place Malpils, Latvia from: 01.08.2008 till: 28.08.2008	Grant CHF 2,126.00
	The International Performers Village is a four-week course open to professional actors, dancers, singers, musicians, as well as directors, choreographers, playwrights, scriptwriters, and stage designers from different countries and of different genres, techniques and styles. The Village programme is designed as an intensive consecutive training process which will be concluded with a work-in-progress, developed under the artistic direction of Sergey Ostrenko and presented to the audience. The course will take place in a secluded village, traditionally known as the “theatre village”. The objective of Tanevska’s participation at the International Performers Village ‘08 is to get acquainted with the world-renowned Ostrenko Method in acting. Her intention is to introduce and apply this method, which has never been taught in the Macedonia before, through her work with the students. The next step would be organising a series of workshops based on Ostrenko Method.

	Site specific project “Between two churches” Visual Arts This urban project by Olivera Cavric will take place in public, pedestrian area located between Orthodox and Catholic church in Skopje.	Applicant(s) Olivera Cavric, Zagreb/Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: 20.04.2008 till: 29.04.2008	Grant CHF 250.00
	This project consists of 10 works - printed foils. It is a result of a research based on the differences and similarities that exist in one single religion, the Christianity, seen in two different Christian churches, Orthodox and Catholic, and the use of religious symbols in politics. The project was inspired by personal experiences of the author living between Skopje and Zagreb.

	Participation at the Renaming Machine Interdisciplinary Renaming Machine is curatorial and artistic research project contextualized by Dr. Suzana Milevska and organized in partnership with P74 – Ljubljana renamingmachine.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ renaming-machine-skopje-29-3009.html	Applicant(s) Slavco Dimitrov and Zarko Trajanoski, Skopje Partners: P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; press to exit project space, Skopje, Macedonia; Center for Contemporary Art Stacion, Prishtina Kosovo; and Peace Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.	Time and place Ljubljana from: 11.06.2008 till: 14.06.2008	Grant CHF 1,636.00
	The first phase of the project, in the form of a conference and exhibition, will take place in Ljubljana. The project reflects the urgent need to question how these processes and patterns influenced the construction and destabilisation of memory of the national, cultural and personal identity during the last two decades in ex-Yugoslavia and SEE. The organiser P74 and the curator Milevska invite relevant artists and theorists who will explore the phenomenon of renaming and will generate Renaming Machine Archive. The invited participants will create new research-based works/texts in different cultural contexts, using various media (photographs, slide projections, video, interactive works) and research methods: statistics, questionnaires, documentary video interviews, etc. The implications of renaming will be researched with historical, sociological, anthropological, psychoanalytical and other methods. The research results will be accumulated during the commissioned process and the public events, and will be presented in a publication as the final phase of the project.

	37. National Festival of Non-professional Film Film/Video Cinema Association of Macedonia is organising the 37th edition of the festival that is organised according to the CAM and UNICA standards.	Applicant(s) Saso Dukoski Cinema Association of Macedonia, Skopje Partners: Narodna tehnika na Makedonija, and Narodna tehnika Kicevo	Time and place Kicevo, Macedonia from: 18.04.2008 till: 19.04.2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	According to the propositions of the festival, the following categories are included: short and documentary films, experimental films, and one minute films. Out of the received films, the jury selected 30 that will be presented in two days. The best films will be awarded with gold, silver and bronze certificates of CAM. Also, several films will be selected for participation at the World Festival of Non-professional Film organised by World Federation UNICA. In addition, discussions between the authors and the audience will be organised during the festival, as well as other events, such as retrospective of amateur films.

	Collaborative Curating Interdisciplinary This summer school is consisted of series of workshops with young curators and other professionals (art managers, art critics, artists, designers).	Applicant(s) Suzana Milevska Visual and Cultural Research Centre, "Euro-Balkan" Institute, Skopje	Time and place Ohrid, Macedonia from: 22.06.2008 till: 02.07.2008	Grant CHF 6,432.00
	Pairs, couples, trios, collectives, elected teams, and other form of collaborative groups, became an inevitable part in most of the international art projects. The project Collaborative Curating actually stems out of the regional workshop Curatorial Translation that took place in September 2007, when fifteen regional curators from SEE gathered in Skopje. The need for a developed format of collaborative projects of the newly established informal network of regional young curators, became one of the future theoretical and practical objectives of the group. The participants will discuss the philosophical concept “being singular plural” as it is formulated by Jean-Luc Nancy and how it can be applied while questioning the potentiality of the collective curatorial body. Collaborative Curating will be realised in partnership with BASA - Belgrade, SCCA –Ljubljana, and Stacion - Prishtina. Note: The project was cancelled few months after the decision to be supported. The reason for this decision was the withdrawal of Suzana Milevska from the position of director of the Research Centre because of personal and professional reasons, and the institution’s lack of interest in implementing the project.

	Participation at the conducting master class in Moscow Music Tatarchevski will attend a master class in conducting organized by one of the top ranking orchestras in the world.	Applicant(s) Sasho Tatarchevski, Skopje	Time and place Moscow from: 09.06.2008 till: 14.06.2008	Grant CHF 2,840.00
	The “Philharmonisches Kammerorchester" from Berlin in cooperation with the “State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia” and Maestro Mark Gorenstein is organising a conducting master class in Moscow during the month of June. The primary goal that will be achieved through this participation is the professional capacity building that will be accomplished through the daily rehearsals with the orchestra, the sessions with the mentor, and the final public concert in front of the well educated and refined audience of SASOR. Other objectives of the project are: implementation of these experiences in the Macedonian cultural environment, successful artistic programming in accordance with the modern trends, transferring the gathered knowledge to the music education in order to achieve a grater level of professional awareness and quality, and a possibility for cultural exchange.

	Skopje Seminar of AICA (The International Association of Art Critics) Interdisciplinary This AICA seminar is imagined as a public event that will focus on the urgent issue of the crisis in art criticism in the SEE and Balkan region. www.aica-int.org	Applicant(s) Anne-Claude Morice AICA international office, Paris	Time and place Skopje from: 29.04.2009 till: 30.04.2009	Grant CHF 4,668.00
	Over the past years, Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art (AICA), as an NGO, has been confronted to new geopolitical re-distributions, following the accession to national independence and autonomy in several territories such as the former Yugoslavia, and some other issues. The chosen themes for these meetings are: patrimony and current art creation; national and international distribution; and art teaching, publishing and searching policies. The two days seminar includes visits to local institutions and encounters, and public lectures with priority given to young professionals. Participants from the following Balkan countries are invited to the meeting: Albania, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, and Romania. One of the issues that will also be discussed during the meeting is the need to support the art critics who are active in the newly established countries (Kosovo, Montenegro, etc.) and initiating the establishment of local sections.

	Poetry by Boshko Bozadzievski - publishing a book and poetry performance Multidisciplinary The book of poetry and performance are dedicated to Boshko Bozadzievski, a great upcoming actor who passed away on the 26th of August 2008.	Applicant(s) Aleksandar Ivanovski, Veles Partner: Videlo Theatre Centre	Time and place Skopje from: 01.02.2009 till: 25.03.2009	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	Boshko Bozadzievski’s poetry is sincere, playful, embroidered with striking humour that offers brutal and unexpected way of reaching deep truths. The book will contain a collection of his poetry, which was created in the last ten years; most of it has never been published before. A performance in a form of a cabaret with two actors and a musician (Oliver Josifovski), directed by Aleksandar Ivanovski, based on Bozadzievski's poems, will be performed in the art cafe "Medium" on the day of his birthday, together with the promotion of the book. Performance inspired by poetry is a form of a theatre that is rarely seen and not explored enough in Macedonia. The expectation is to create an unusual and intriguing performance that will offer some freshness in the local theatre production and attract new poetry readers.

	DVD of the First Macedonian Dogma Movie “Does it hurt?” Film A production of a master quality DVD of this film will make the First Balkan Dogma available to a wider audience. www.akafilm.com	Applicant(s) Aneta Lesnikovska, Amsterdam/Skopje	Time and place Skopje and Amsterdam from: 25.03.2009 till: 29.04.2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	This film is the first Dutch/Kosovo/Macedonia co-production which was completed with almost no budget, yet gained international appearance. "Does it hurt?" First Balkan Dogma by Aneta Lesnikovska is a 92 min mockumentary, nominated for a Tiger Award at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, January 2007, and won the Special Jury Award for innovative filmmaking at the Bermuda International Film Festival, March 2007. The film was shown in competition during 2007 and 2008 at major festivals around the world (Buenos Aires, Taipei, Brussels, Barcelona, Durban, Bratislava, Gijon, Wroclaw, Ankara, etc.).

	Participation at the 19th Young Musician Piano Competition “Citta di Barletta” Music Emilija Potevska and Tatjana Dzorleva are invited to participate at the International Piano Competition for piano duo in Barletta, Italy.	Applicant(s) Emilija Potevska, Skopje	Time and place Barletta, Italy from: 22.04.2009 till: 03.05.2009	Grant CHF 955.00
	In the past years, beside her solo concerts, Emilija Potevska performed in duet recitals (piano – 4 hands) together with her colleague, the pianist Tatjana Dzorleva. The programme that they will perform at the international competition is a combination of the obligatory pieces given in the programme and selection of Macedonian composers. This competition is an excellent place for their promotion and gives opportunity for making more concerts in the future. The members of the jury are famous musicians from Europe, Russia and Japan. The price for the awarded duets will be few scheduled concerts in Italy.

	Theatre production “Night of the pantheons” Theatre The latest production of this cultural association is a continuation of their successful presentation at a theatre festival in Skopje last year.	Applicant(s) Argjend Hasani Cultural Association "Fishta", Gostivar Partner: Culture Center ASNOM Gostivar	Time and place Gostivar, Macedonia from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 6,600.00
	After the great success at the festival for non-professional theatre “Lica bez maski / Face without masks” that took place in Skopje in the month of December 2008, the Cultural Association "Fishta" is motivated to start with its next project. Berat Saliu (actor), Argjend Hasani (actor), Muzafer Etemi (actor), Luan Zenki (set design), Nikita Nikoloski (light and audio) and Arijan Rufati (costume design) make one part of the team that will be involved in this new theatre production. The opening night will take place in Gostivar at the Cultural Centre ASNOM but will be performed in other towns in the country afterwards.

	Forum Skopje 2009 – open public discussions on contemporary architecture in Macedonia Visual Arts/Architecture The next topic of Forum Skopje will be focused on the subject “The Aftershock of Postmodernism”. www.forumskopje.com	Applicant(s) Ivan Mirkovski, Skopje/Vienna	Time and place Skopje from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 7,000.00
	The next topic of Forum Skopje will be focused on the subject “The Aftershock of Postmodernism”. After last year’s success, the team of Forum Skopje decided to organise the next topic that is envisioned as 6 day open-to-public discussions between the invited guests, the young Macedonian architects, as well as philosophers, students, theoreticians, sociologists, urban designers and planners, and the people of Skopje. The concept of this year debate “The Aftershock of Postmodernism” would give an accent to the most recent constructions in the Skopje city-centre, seen as antonym to the post-modern philosophy. Parallel with the main event a workshop with students from the Architectural Faculty of Skopje would be conducted and mentored by the participants from abroad.

	Sugar People – documentary film Film This medium length documentary is based on the true story of HIV positive people living in Macedonia, and the social prejudices that they face daily.	Applicant(s) Suzana Dinevski Nashe Maalo Production, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 3,500.00
	This is the true story of Rade, Rufija, and Blagoja. Rade was diagnosed with HIV ten years ago. Rufija is a mother of three, and found out that she is HIV positive two years ago. Blagoja, too has been diagnosed as HIV positive last year. This is a story of their personal struggles with their illness, the support or the lack of understanding from their family members, and the responsibility of the society. This documentary should raise awareness on HIV/AIDS issues in Macedonia.

	2nd International Festival of Mime and Physical Theatre “PANPHYS” 2009 Theatre The goal of the festival is to educate the new generation of actors in mime and physical theatre and to entertain the audience.	Applicant(s) Trajce Gjorgiev Stranizza Theatre, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: 09.03.2009 till: 14.03.2009	Grant CHF 6,000.00
	The programme of the festival will take place at the Macedonian National Theatre, and the workshops will be organised in collaboration with the Faculty of Drama Art in Skopje. This year, the following groups will be presented: Theatre Bagamoyo from Nantes (France), Momentum Theatre from Liverpool (Great Britain), Asafo-acrobatic group from Ghana, and the Theatre Exit from Croatia. The audience will have an opportunity to see some of the greatest artists in mime and physical theatre of today, such as Adam Darius from Finland; Rick Wamer - the head of Mime Theatre from Tucson, Arizona (USA); and Guerassim Dichliev from Bulgaria - the last assistant of the famous mime actors Marcel Marceau.

	“Womenfest” Prilep Cultural Policy This is a three days festival on the topic of gender equality in the modern society. www.mirovnaakcija.org	Applicant(s) Lucie Bilderová Association of Citizens "Peace Action", Prilep	Time and place Prilep, Macedonia from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	The programme of the festival consists of concerts by female bands, workshops and film projections with the topic of gender in modern society – equal chances on employment market, issue of human trafficking and domestic violence. It brings together artists from the Balkan region – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Macedonia, who are socially engaged and helps to foster both artistic and activist exchange. The reason to organise this event in Prilep is to bring cultural programme in a smaller cities that are not culturally “alive” like Skopje or Bitola. The overall objective is to celebrate the topic of female creativity from different countries through music and workshops in culturally diverse environment, and to sensitize the gender topic and freedom of expression in Macedonia.

	“Russian Melodies” Music Concert and master classes of Atrium String Quartet in Skopje.	Applicant(s) Jeta Starova, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: 30.04.2009 till: 01.05.2009	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The Atrium String Quartet was founded in the autumn of 2000 in the St. Petersburg Conservatoire under the inspiration of Professor Joseph Levinson - cellist of the celebrated Taneyev Quartet. The Quartet members received coaching from members of the Alban Berg Quartet, the Vermeer Quartet, the Danel Quartet, and also from professor Eberhard Feltz, Berlin. After winning the London International String Quartet Competition their international career has blossomed with recitals at most prestigious festivals and tours in Europe, and the upcoming tour in USA. The Atrium Quartet currently resides in Berlin, Germany. A day before the concert, a master class will be organised with the Russian artists and young Macedonian students. The organiser aims to promote a high level of classical music in Macedonia, as well as to contribute to the cultural dialogue people, and to intensify cultural exchanges.

	Participation at the International Physical Theatre Laboratory under the guidance of Sergey Ostrenko Theatre The actor and director Trajce Gjorgiev is invited to attend the physical training which is the core of this Lab program.	Applicant(s) Trajce Gjorgiev, Skopje	Time and place Ystad, Sweden from: 01.11.2008 till: 07.11.2008	Grant CHF 2,260.00
	The process includes intensive practical training, lectures and discussion club. The practical sessions are developed in a form of a various exercises which progress from simple to more complex. Through this system of consecutive exercises the group is gaining common language and trust, ability to collaborate and create together. There will be two parts of the practical programme: “Training by method of improvisation”, and “From exercises to performance”. The theoretical part will be focused on the methods of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and Chekhov. The Lab is an opportunity to enrich professional arsenal with new practical methods and devices, to discover new impulses for future creative work, and to make new contacts, and to transfer the knowledge to the younger generation of actors in near future.

	K.E.Y. Multidisciplinary Series of workshops with the students from Secondary Music School in Bitola.	Applicant(s) Biljana Petrovska Isijanin Center for Contemporary Public Arts ELEMENTI, Bitola Partner: Secondary Music School in Bitola	Time and place Bitola, Macedonia from: 20.10.2008 till: 20.04.2009	Grant CHF 3,500.00
	The project K.E.Y. will be realised in a period of six months with a group of 10 – 15 students from the Secondary Music School in Bitola, as a kind of experimental class which aim would be to increase the knowledge of the students about the contemporary and innovative approaches in the field of music, as well as interaction between the visual art and music. The programme will be designed to be equally meaningful for those of average ability and those with exceptional talent. There is an intention to continue with this experimental class incorporated in the regular programme of the school.

	Publishing the book “20th Century Art Movements” by Lazar Trifunović Literature Translation in Macedonian language of one of the famous books on the development of the visual art in the 19th and 20 century written in the region.	Applicant(s) Nenad Stevović Publishing House ILI-ILI, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: 15.10.2008 till: 01.04.2009	Grant CHF 3,300.00
	1979 Lazar Trifunović presented an outstanding TV serial “20th Century Art Movements”. As a result of the evoked public admiration, Trifunović decided to “versify” the visual material into a printed version. The purpose of this book was—and still is—to present to a wider public the main concepts and the development of art from the end of 19th century to present. The first edition, under the same title: “20th Century Art Movements”, was published in 1982. Ever since, it has been a valuable contribution to understanding the complexities of the modern art. It is on the basic reading list at almost every Art History department in the region.

	International Student Poster Competition TOLERANCE CARAVAN exhibition in Warsaw Visual Arts The popularization of the “tolerance” is the focal element of this project. www.plakart.eu	Applicant(s) Laze Tripkov PLAKART, Skopje	Time and place from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 700.00
	An open call with the topic “Tolerance – A Global Challenge” was announced in 2007, and the organiser Plakart together with an international jury selected posters that were exhibited in the Museum of the City of Skopje and throughout the city. The caravan with the massages on tolerance will travel through Europe. The first stop is Warsaw where 125 massages/posters will be exhibited for two weeks. The goal of the project is to raise the awareness on the issue of tolerance in multicultural Europe and, at the same time, to promote the poster as a medium for mass communication and creative expression.

	Attending the Swiss Contemporary Dance Days 2009 Dance Gordana Dean Pop-Hristova and Kire Miladinoski, both choreographers and dancers, will visit the next issue of Swiss Contemporary Dance Days. www.swissdancedays.ch	Applicant(s) Gordana Dean Pop-Hristova, Skopje Kire Miladinoski, Prilep	Time and place region of Ticino, Switzerland from: 22.01.2009 till: 25.01.2009	Grant CHF 2,020.00
	This year Swiss Contemporary Dance Days will take place in the region of Ticino. The aim of this event is to present, in four days, the recent most interesting and innovative Swiss productions to the invited guests from Switzerland and abroad, the media and the audience. The jury selected fifteen companies and/or choreographers working within Switzerland and created a very ambitious programme. Some of the selected ones are already well known and respected in the world of international dance; others represent Swiss emerging choreographers with performances of high quality and artistic approach. Gordana Dean Pop-Hristova and Kire Miladinoski attended this event a few times before, and for them as teachers, choreographers and dancers, it was a very fruitful experience. This will be a rare opportunity for both of them to see the best Swiss contemporary dance productions created in the last two years, and to establish contacts with individuals and organisations for possible future collaborations.

	ONLINE / OFFLINE Festival Multidisciplinary ONLINE/OFFLINE is a festival organised by two distinct and complementary web cultural portals: www.culture.in.mk and www.plagij.at	Applicant(s) Jasna Soptrajanova Vrteva NGO Junona, culture.in.mk, Skopje Partner: Plagij.At, Skopje	Time and place Skopje and Internet from: 01.01.2009 till: 23.01.2009	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	They both inform about a relevant area of culture, and have their relevant and loyal audience, that is - not only passive readers, but also content creators and active commentators. To improve the quality of communication, an additional blogspace will be opened in the both portals within this project. The festival should connect the audience and the media through a programme of activities in duration of two days. On the first day, there will be a public debate with invited regional experts (web content managers) and local cultural operators discussing the content and the quality of the web pages. And in the evening, the Slovenian artist and curator, Marija Mojca Pungercar, will present the project Art Suitcase which is a portable collection of digital art. On the second day Deborah Hustic (editor of the English version of the web portal of Croatian Ministry of Culture, and also a respected blogger) will lead a workshop on advanced blogging. In the evening, there will be an opening of a photo exhibition and music performance.

	”OSOGOVO, VILLAGES, PEOPLE” documentary movie Film The main idea of the author Trajce Gjorgiev was to document an area in Macedonia, the Osogovo region, that slowly but surely is dying/disappearing.	Applicant(s) Trajce Gjorgiev Stranizza Theatre, Skopje	Time and place Kocani, Skopje from: 01.07.2007 till: 15.01.2009	Grant CHF 1,000.00
	The documentary “Osogovo, Villages, People” is a movie that was shot in the period between July 2007 and September 2008. Its production was supported by the Municipality of Kocani. The process took approximately a year to conclude. The team visited the area 15 times to find the most beautiful places, interesting people, and explore the villages and places that have historic and cultural values. People were talking about the past and present times, telling legends, and stories of monasteries and sacral places. The goal of the team was to make a circle around the Osogovo Mountain and to mark the spots of mutual interest for both the locals and the Municipality of Kocani and people who enjoy mountain tourism, exploring the beauty of Osogovo region.

	Movieland-Romania Film/Video Vlatko Galevski will visit the Movielend festival in Romania and will established contacts with Romanian filmmakers and do selection of the movies.	Applicant(s) Vlatko Galevski AsterFest, Skopje	Time and place Bucharest and Strumica from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 530.00
	The organiser is approaching the final stage of the preparations for the next, 4th edition of AsterFest dedicated to the South East European film culture, with special focus on its affirmation, popularization and valorisation towards the audience. In the frame of the festival, the organiser is planning to present a selection of Romanian movies that will be presented at the MOVIELAND festival. The screenings will take place from 27th until 31st of May in several different locations in Strumica.

	Translation and publication of the novel “Baba Yaga” by Dubravka Ugresic Literature The novel “Baba Yaga” addresses a complex cluster of topics related to the South-eastern European diaspora writing.	Applicant(s) Maja Bojadzievska Publishing House Sigmapres, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: April 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 4,900.00
	Ugresic is probably one of the most prominent European authors. Her aesthetics is formed in resistance to restrictive principles and offers a different form of continuity, negotiating the new cultural identities of contemporary Europe, restoring neglected individual and collective histories to literary history. The translation and publication of this novel-essay into Macedonian language would be of special significance in a society which is itself striving to establish a form of authentic intercultural dialogue, negotiating with the restrictive tendencies of monolingualism and national mythologies.

	Underground – photographic research project Visual Arts Underground is a photographic research project focused on the activities and the culture of the so-called “garage bands” in Skopje www.ivanblazhev.com	Applicant(s) Ivan Blazev, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: March 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 1,850.00
	This is a segment that is rarely presented in the media, but is quite alive and vibrant aspect of the city’s underground social and cultural scene. Although many of the bands will never “make it” on the music scene, it is an interesting social phenomena, serving as a creative energy outlet for many youths in their late teens and early twenties. At the end of the research phase a selection of the collected materials will be exhibited as a documentary photo essay with combination of sound and music.

	On the public table, wall, floor: artistic and curatorial collaborative investigations Visual Arts The project engages a group of young and emerging generation of cultural thinkers and workers interested in contemporary art and curatorial practices. www.cdathouse.org.mk	Applicant(s) Emilija Cockova Centre for drama arts (CDA) T-HOUSE, Skopje	Time and place Skopje (also travel to: Tetovo, Veles, Kumanovo) from: March 2009 till: August 2009	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	Cultural Centre CK envisions this project especially in this moment when there is a decline in the visibility of exhibitions and lack of interest in attendance of contemporary art exhibitions and events. For that purpose in a period of 6 months Cultural Centre CK will offer its premises and human capacities for production and presentations. The investigation will focus on the different potentialities articulating socially, politically, and culturally relevant issues though art, theory, and curatorial practice. The project will then focus on ways to present their findings in a form of exhibitions, newspaper, presentations, public actions, radio programme, etc. The invited participants are: Vladimir Jancevski (art historian, theorist and writer), Dita Starova (artist), Velimir Zernovski (artist and curator), Mira Gakina (art historian and art critic), Tihomir Topuzovski (artist and philosopher), Ivan Ivanovski (artist), Slavco Dimitrov (theorist, activist and feminist), Vardan Tozija (filmmaker).

	GOLEMOTO STAKLO / THE LARGE GLASS 23/24, 2009 – magazine for contemporary art and theory Visual Arts "Golemoto staklo" is a magazine published since 1995 and dedicated to subjects concerning Macedonian and international contemporary visual arts.	Applicant(s) Liljana Nedelkovska Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: March 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 2,100.00
	"Golemoto staklo" is the only relevant magazine for contemporary art and theory in Macedonia. It is published twice a year (or once in an edition of a two volume issue). Original texts of contributing art critics are translated into English language. The new issue of "Golemoto staklo" will be covering no. 23 and 24 for the year 2008. The main theme of the coming issue is the young Macedonian artists and critics on the actual art scene. On the artist's pages the works of Nikola Uzunovski, this year Macedonian representative at the Venice Biennial, will be presented. This issue will also contain a number of reviews of exhibitions in Macedonian museums and galleries, and abroad. The magazine is oriented mainly to general audience, local art community, and to international art exchange of information.

	“Classics that matters”, concerts of classical music Music The idea of the project is to present classic music outside of the usual concert halls and give kind of more acceptable form of presentation.	Applicant(s) Ruse Arsov HOUSE 57 production, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: March 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 1,647.00
	Around 20 young musicians, students or recently graduated from the Music Academy in Skopje, will have a chance to have their first public performance in more relaxed and non formal atmosphere. From solo to quartet, the nine performances will take place at the Cultural Centre CK in duration of two months, every Sunday evening. The programme of the “Classics that matter” project will vary from popular to not so well known compositions, also including thematic nights dedicated to one composer or style, as well as presentations of a younger generation of Macedonian composers. The selection of the programme and the performers will be made in collaboration with Association of Music Youth of Macedonia – section Skopje and the professors from the Academy.

	Cultural Contrasts Visual Arts Workshop and exhibition on photography in the Municipality of Tearce (rural area in the western part of Macedonia).	Applicant(s) Metin Muaremi Centre for Education and Development, Tearce-Tetovo	Time and place Tearce, Macedonia from: March 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 2,422.00
	Photography is the best way to present idea(s) accepted by a larger group of people and the easiest way to communicate with the different communities. The main aim of the project is to present several photography exhibitions in the Tearce region by non-professional photographs. The exhibitions will be a result of a training programme led by professional photographer with a group of 40 young people between 18 and 30, who will be selected through announced open call. The exhibitions should present the different contrasts (cultural, ethnic, social) that exist in the region, and through them the organiser would like to emphasize certain social and cultural issues.

	Translation of Professional Literature for Drama Students Theatre Translation into Albanian language of the book “Svet son” by Prof. Ljubisha Georgievski.	Applicant(s) Naser Nebiu State University of Tetovo Faculty of Drama Arts, Tetovo	Time and place Tetovo from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,300.00
	“Svet son” is one of the three books by the professor and theatre director, Ljubisha Georgievski, that are used as a guidance and philosophical literature by the students attending acting, directing and overall drama studies. Faculty of Drama Arts in Tetovo realised the necessity to invest in translating to Albanian language some of the publications that are crucial for the students’ education. This will create equal opportunities for all students in Macedonia, promoting intercultural communication and sharing of knowledge.

	X : Y (working title) – new production and solo exhibition Visual Arts X : Y is part of the Walking Project, a series of live performances, walks, that take place in various cities around the world. www.kovacevska.net	Applicant(s) Verica Kovacevska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje (MK) / Bradford (UK) from: February 2009 till: March 2009	Grant CHF 1,356.00
	In each of the works, the artist designs a set of rules determining the starting point, duration, and navigation of each walk. The project explores on one hand the aspect of human-human and human-technology independence and, on the other hand, the tension between our desire and freedom of both choice and control/boundaries. X : Y is one-hour live performance, taking place simultaneously in the two twin cities Skopje and Bradford. In a gallery space in Skopje, a music instrument called TI Touch and Tell will be placed and the audience can send sound signals to the artist in Bradford that will be transmitted live via mobile phone. According to the type of sound, she will walk up or down, left or right. The performance will be documented with two video cameras; one in Bradford following the artist and the second in Skopje.

	Solo exhibition “Digital Archive” Visual Arts This solo exhibition by the established Macedonian artist, Zaneta Vangeli, is planned to be realized both in Australia and in Macedonia.	Applicant(s) Zaneta Vangeli, Skopje	Time and place Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide; Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje; and other museums and galleries in Macedonia from: November 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 2,383.00
	This project is an accumulation of digitally produced art works in the last decade made of plotter prints, i.e. documentary, computer manipulated photography and video works. This archive is a reflection of the artist attempt to observe and differentiate the ongoing collective processes in the transitional period in Macedonia and its global context, as well as a self-referential document witnessing a successive, personal introspection. These works have never been exhibited in Australia, and more than half of them have never been shown in Skopje, though they have been part of several significant international group exhibitions.

	The Burning Sun (book of poetry) Literature The Burning Sun is a poetry project by the young and established poet and researcher, Sofija Grandakovska. www.apexart.org/ residency/ grandakovska.htm	Applicant(s) Sofija Grandakovska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje and will be promoted through out Macedonia, USA, Greece, Serbia from: November 2008 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,260.00
	The necessity for developing this poetry project, which fragments were published in several languages and presented in different events, and is finalizing as a book in English language is based on the need for development and affirmation of the younger Macedonian poetry in the framework of the Balkan, European and world-wide literature. The first upcoming opportunity for promotion of this book will happen in New York during the residency stay of the author in the period between February-March 2009 in the established Apexart organisation.

	“Black Bird” by David Harrower – theatre performance Theatre Videlo Theatre Centre is an NGO set by a group of young theatre professionals aiming to create valuable independent theatre events and workshops.	Applicant(s) Kiro Shopov Videlo Theatre Centre, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: November 2008 till: January 2009	Grant CHF 5,500.00
	The first performance that they are planning to stage is the “Black Bird” by David Harrower that won the award of the Scottish Theatre Critics, the Best New Play in 2007 Laurence Olivier Award, and it was staged all around the world. The text confronts two people who have not seen each other for 15 years, and who had a love affair in the past when she was 12 and he was 40. The powerful drama raises difficult questions such as can paedophilia to be considered as love, and if the adult’s guilt and childhood innocence are something that should be automatically assumed. The director of the performance will be the young and emerging Bojan Trifunovski, and the main roles will be given to Dime Iliev, and the young and talented actress, Miliana Dodevska. Music will be composed by Aleksandar Pejovski.

	Solo exhibition “Parpetium Morbide (Machine – Does Nothing – Machine)” Visual Arts Perpertum Morbide is an exhibition of mechanical mobile sculptures that represents certain movements of the human body.	Applicant(s) Dejan Spasovik, Skopje	Time and place Skopje and Bitola from: October 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	A silicone casts of the artist's arm is attached to one part of the sculptures that looks like dissected old-clock mechanism, made of wooden gears, belts and springs, and ready-made objects. Once the handle of the sculpture is moved, these arms will perform several different violent movements, such as banging on the table, strangling motion, stabbing with knife, etc. During the exhibition, these mechanical sculptures will make sounds (scratching, squeaking noises), mixed with a calming piano music (live or pre-recorded). The exhibition should provoke a naïve, childish curiosity from the side of the audience to touch and play with the sculptures but at the same time the movements should stimulate the hidden emotions/aggressions, which, due to the social obstacles are accumulated in our minds and souls, causing the symptom of the "passive aggressive" behaviour.

	Monolith 2 Visual Arts “Monolith 2” is a continuation of series of performances about death and virtues of the modern man.	Applicant(s) Dalibor Trencevski, Kumanovo	Time and place Museum of the City of Skopje from: October 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 1,600.00
	The project of the young artist Dalibor Trencevski, “Monolith 2”, represents the moment of losing a single human being and its individuality, and his/her melting in the big crowd of people. The moment when each and every one of us realises that we are nothing but a part of one huge system. Visually, the project is inspired by the ancient Greek temple represented with a long corridor that ends with a monumental sculpture of God or Goddess. The sculpture is a faceless and sexless body without identity that has been lifted up and worshiped by its followers. The followers will be represented symbolically as 100 naked people that during the performance should recruit 100 more new admirers of the Goddess. Therefore, the audience will not only be in the role of observer, but will also be actively incorporated in the realisation of this idea. The whole flow of the performance will be dictated by the music of the band “White Noise in White Room” and by the video screenings showing the eyes of the sculptor.

	The Ship, a wordless comic strip album Visual Arts The Ship is a comic strip album created on the text by writer Tomislav Osmanli and performed by the comic strip artist Aleksandar Sotirovski.	Applicant(s) Tomislav Osmanli, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: October 2008 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	This comic album is a phantasmagorical negative utopia. The story is taking place in a big centre mall named “The Ship” which slovenly was transformed from a paradise of the customers to their nightmare. The project deals with an innovative idea where the whole story will be presented only through the imaginative, visual language of the comic strip without a textual narration.

	Writing new compositions for the trio Interart and making a CD with the material Music The idea is to invite composers from the country and abroad to write music for the music trio “Interart”.	Applicant(s) Emilija Ristevska Stefanovska Union of Young Musical Artists, Bitola	Time and place Bitola, Macedonia from: October 2008 till: November 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Trio “Interart” is one of the leading chamber music ensembles in Macedonia. They are planning to record and issue a CD with 5 to 7 short compositions in duration of 30-40 min. Some of those compositions will be performed at the festival “Days of Macedonian Music” in Skopje in spring of 2009.

	UNIVERSAL ORDER – new production and solo exhibition Visual Arts This is a multimedia project that revives an ancient philosophical thought about the connection of beauty with number and proportion.	Applicant(s) Maja Kirovska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: October 2008 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	It is a project that will last for 24 hours, and this duration also has a symbolic meaning and represents the cycle of life. Main part of the project is an installation, which will be set up in open-air space consisted of metal construction, polycarbonate object, and digital prints on plexiglass and painted flooring. It is created according to the principles of harmony and symmetry with a geometrical organisation of its parts. The project will be supported by live music performances by different musicians starting at midnight, which represents the climax in the cycle of life.

	The Renaming Machine – conferences, exhibitions and publication Visual Arts The Renaming Machine project focuses on the complex entanglements of political and cultural processes of renaming. renamingmachine.blogspot.com	Applicant(s) Suzana Milevska, Skopje Partners: P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; press to exit project space, Skopje, Macedonia; Center for Contemporary Art Stacion, Prishtina Kosovo; and Peace Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.	Time and place Skopje from: September 2008 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 3,360.00
	The project reflects the urgent need to question how the complex entanglements of political and cultural processes of renaming influenced the construction and destabilization of memory of the national, cultural and personal identity during the last two decades in ex-Yugoslavia and SEE. The names of public institutions, personal names, languages, toponyms, and states have been changed in history for all the different (and often wrong) reasons. In several exhibitions and public discussions and workshops, the project Renaming Machine will encompass various art and cultural phenomena attached to “renaming” and “branding”, in order to explore the scale to which renaming affects visual culture and transgresses cultural identities and policies in the region. The collected materials will be published in a book that will be regionally and internationally distributed.

	Surface growth, local versions Visual Arts This is a work comprised of existing architectural model, series of drawings, short video, and small catalogue featuring a scripted narrative.	Applicant(s) Yane Calovski, Skopje Partners: MANIFESTA 7 – European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Bolzano, Trentino and Rovereto – Italy; Museum of the City of Skopje; National Archive of Republic of Macedonia	Time and place Bolzan (Italy), and Skopje and other towns in Macedonia from: July 2008 till: November 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Invited by the curators of the MANIFESTA 7 - the European biennial of contemporary art – Calovski will develop new collaborative and multidisciplinary project that will be presented in Bolzan, Italy. In January 2004, during his residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie, he gave a lecture talking about Skopje’s experience with architectural solidarity from the perspective of a citizen. This was the starting point of the project that will bring together narratives and realities of how and to what extend we are willing to re-contextualize residues of the “architecture as solidarity” and how we observe and analyze the present “power architecture”.

	Forum Skopje '08 Multidisciplinary The attempt with this forum is to organize a cultural debate on the consequences concerning the architecture in Skopje after the earthquake in 1963.	Applicant(s) Ivan Mirkovski, Skopje/Vienna	Time and place Skopje from: June 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	The whole event took place in the Museum of the City of Skopje. The opening was announced with an exhibition of the collected materials from the research that Mirkovski conducted for the creation of his documentary film “Skopje - The Name without a City” (inspired by the international town-planning competition in 1965 and the wining project of the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange for rebuilding of Skopje). Eminent guests such as Professor Dr. Erich Raith (dean of the Urban Design sector TU Wien), architect Sergej Nikoljski, artist Antoni Mazneski – professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, professor Elizabeta Avramovska, and others were invited to discus the past and the current state of the architecture in Skopje. The event was closed with the music of the documentary film performed by Georgi Sareski jazz Quartet.

	Translation of the book “The Sound and the Fury” Literature The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (originally published in 1929) will be translated in Macedonian language for the first time.	Applicant(s) Zlatko Kujundziski Publishing House Antolog, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: June 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 800.00
	The novel takes place in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County and is split into four sections. The first is from the viewpoint of Benjy Compson, a thirty-three year old man with a mental disability. The second segment is from the point of view of Quentin Compson, the Harvard-educated student who committed suicide after a series of events involving his sister Caddy. The third is from the point of view of their cynical, embittered brother Jason, and the fourth is focused on Dilsey, the Compson family's black servant, and her unbiased point of view, which allows the reader to make his/her own assumptions on the actions of the other characters. William Faulkner who is one of the leading American writers received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. The translator of the novel in Macedonian language will be done by Nikolče Mickoski.

	New Vision for the Music Scene in Gostivar Music The idea of the project is to present different kinds of music to the audience in the city of Gostivar.	Applicant(s) Kuzman Markoski NGO Forina, Gostivar	Time and place Gostivar, Macedonia from: June 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 2,700.00
	In order to enable the population of Gostivar to see (hear) new tendencies in the field of music and to get closer to the classical music values, the organiser is planning to realise a set of activities which will include several concerts and open talks between the musicians and the audience before each performance. The programme contains of a concert of classical music written by the greatest composers of the XX century; several jazz concerts in the amphitheatre in the City Park in Gostivar, and lecture on the history and tendencies in Jazz. The invited guests are: Tavitjan brothers, Toni Kitanoski, Ilija Pejoski, and Kostadin Shurbanovski - the art director of Skopje Jazz Festival.

	Piano recital in the “J. Haydn” museum Music Performance of the young musician Emilija Potevska in the	Applicant(s) Emilija Potevska, Skopje	Time and place Vienna from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 514.00
	Potevska is invited for a solo piano performance in the prestige concert hall/museum “Joseph Haydn” in Rohrau - Vienna, Austria. The concert is part of a project for supporting young musicians in developing their carriers. The project has been established several years ago by the famous conductor, Jack Handler. The concert programme is a compilation of compositions by Joseph Haydn and Macedonian composers.

	Participation at the Young Eastern European Photography Visual Arts Ivan Blazev is invited to participate at this photo exhibition organized by Anzenberger Agency for Photographers and curated by Regina Maria Anzenberg	Applicant(s) Ivan Blazev, Skopje	Time and place Vienna from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 860.00
	The exhibition consists of about 100 photographs of 12 young award-winning photographers from the Eastern European countries – all of them between 25 and 35 years. The exhibition will take place at Brick5, a contemporary gallery space created inside an old factory. At the opening ceremony, a book titled EAST, featuring photographs by the exhibiting photographers, published by Independent Books München, will be presented to the public. As the only representative from Macedonia, Blazev's photographs will be presented alongside the works of photographers from Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Romania, Belarus, and Albania.

	Culture needs more attention Cultural Policy Special radio program will be broadcasted daily informing the Albanian population in the city of Skopje about the current cultural events and topics.	Applicant(s) Ekrem Kadri Radio Vati, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: April 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Radio Vati exists for 14 years and is a private, independent, local radio which programme in Albanian language is broadcasted in the region of Skopje, and some parts of Tetovo and Kumanovo. Radio Vati is one of the first radio stations opened in Macedonia, established in April 1994. According to the statistics the radio has 85 000 listeners daily which makes 15-20 % of all listeners in the abovementioned region. Radio Vati has 24 hours of programme with the news, information from the field of economy, politic, social and culture life. The principal of being objective while informing is the main goal of the team in this radio. Given that the culture is a very important segment of life, it should be regularly introduced to the Albanian population that does not pay much attention to the cultural events.

	Documentary film “Wishlake Yellow” Film This documentary film is a personal journey of the author, Natasha Dimitrievska, searching for answers on individual freedom.	Applicant(s) Natasha Dimitrievska, Skopje	Time and place Skopje from: March 2008 till: August 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	TThe idea is to make a documentary film about a personal journey in search for the answers about individual freedom. The challenge is to confront the general perception of freedom and make a film that endorses an essential question searched among three categories of females. This documentary is related to Dimitrievska's personal questions raised by her position of being a woman and an artist. It is a reflection of her personal experience of freedom, confronted with the life stories of women in prison and blind women, trying to find out what it means to lose freedom (when your freedom is taken away either by the acts you did or by the fate itself). Her personal challenge is to establish trust and natural communication with these women, so they can openly talk about their most intimate thoughts and feelings. Dimitrievska would also like to deal with the institutions where they are placed, the prison and the home for blind people.

	Participation in the 43rd Solothurn Film Festival Film Blagoja Kunovski, film selector for the Festival	Applicant(s) Blagoja Kunovski IFCF “Manaki Brothers”, Skopje	Time and place Solothurn, Switzerland from: 21.01.2008 till: 27.01.2008	Grant CHF 540.00
	Swiss Cultural Programme Macedonia has been regularly supporting the visit of Blagoja Kunovski at the Solothurn Film Festival. As a representative of the International Cinematographers Film Festival "Brothers Manaki", he has established a good and fruitful collaboration with the Solothurn Film Festival through selection and presentation of Swiss Films in the frame of the "Manaki Brothers" or informing the audience on the festival through his texts in the printed medium or radio. At one point the director of the Solothurn Film Festival, Ivo Kumer, was invited to be a member of the International Jury.

	Take a Look at Life through My Eyes – documentary movie Film	Applicant(s) Goran Stojiljkovic AWARD Film & Video, Skopje	Time and place v. Studenicani - Skopje from: January 2007 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 6,000.00
	The story directed by established young film director, Marija Dzidzeva, is placed in the village of Studenicani, located just few kilometres from the capital, the city of Skopje. Approximately 6000 inhabitants live in the village, of which 3200 are children. The village is very traditional and religious, and the houses are surrounded with high walls. They feel protected from the outside world by the religion they practice and a traditional way of living. The film is based on research, ability, and patience needed to pass the high walls of mistrust between the communities and enter Albanian houses, documenting the life that seems preserved for hundreds of years.

Small actions Belgrade

	The Semiotics of the City Visual arts Site specific works exhibition	Applicant(s) Maida Gruden, Students’ City Cultural Center	Time and place Belgrade from: September 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The project “The Semiotics of The City” is a joint enterprise of USUALLY 4 that would be carried out on several public-space points in Belgrade. The research and results of their work will be presented in the Students’ City Cultural Centre Gallery / New Belgrade.

	Backward / Forward Multidiciplinary Interactive web site, almanac, exhibition www.koneznanista.com	Applicant(s) Maja Josifovic, Dimitrije Tadic	Time and place Belgrade from: September 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	“Backward / Forward” is a versatile project consisting of interactive cyber platform on a web site, special issue of publication/almanac and an exhibition. This exhibition will have the form of presentation and discussion about the previous almanacs and projects. All three parts of the project resume and upgrade five realised projects by these two artists from 2001 to 2008.

	POLYGON Visual arts Expert conference, exhibition, workshop	Applicant(s) Svetlana Mladenov, VISART Association for Visual Arts and Culture	Time and place Novi Sad from: July 2009 till: July 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Polygon is the place connecting these artists through common subject – existence of contemporary art in non-gallery spaces, that is, alternative and free public and private spaces. This is an experience that all the countries of Southeastern and Central Polygon is the place connecting these artists through common subject – existence of contemporary art in non-gallery spaces, that is, alternative and free public and private spaces. This is an experience that all the countries of South-eastern and Central Europe shared during the 1990s, still the process of art taking place in non specific, alternative spaces is still current. All such experiences will collide in Polygon project through: 1. Expert conference; 2. Presentation of visual and documentary material; 3. Workshop; 4. Publication.

	TERRA 2009 Sculpture International terracotta sculpture symposium www.terra.co.yu	Applicant(s) Slobodan Kojic, Centre for fine and applied art TERRA	Time and place Kikinda from: July 2009 till: July 2009	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The Symposium will be held at the "TERRA" atelier, a part of the "TERRA" complex in Kikinda. Kikinda’s collection represents the largest collection of large modern terracotta sculptures in the world. For 27 year long duration of the Symposium, the collection has gathered around 1000 pieces, the third of which being large ones. The exhibition will be opened in the "TERRA" gallery, in Kikinda.

	IN/VISIBLE CITY 2 Theatre campaign for tolerance and respect of human and minority rights	Applicant(s) Sanja Krsmanovic Tasic, DAH Theatre Research Centre	Time and place Pancevo, Ivanjica, Uzice from: May 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	The Project in each town develops through: The theatre performance in the local/city public transport, Round tables about the minority rights and barter - interethnic cultural exchange between performers from different minority groups and our performers, followed by a poster, programme books and documentary film about the project.

	Listen in Site specific sound art Workshops	Applicant(s) Igor Stangliczky, Association of Multimedia Artists AUROPOLIS	Time and place Belgrade from: May 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 1,900.00
	The project is conceived as a 13-day workshop that aims at providing elementary practical and theoretical knowledge in the area of field recording and site-specific sound art. Particular attention will be given to the work with “piezo” contact microphones.

	EXTREME MAKEOVER Visual arts Street art www.inbox.org.yu	Applicant(s) Natali Beljanski, INBOX Art Association	Time and place Novi Sad from: April 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	This extreme makeover project deals with the idea of cultivation and transformation of neglected public urban areas and with the promotion of street art as currently one of the most dynamic fields of contemporary artistic practice. The project includes: 1. Painting murals; 2. Lectures, conferences and panel discussions.

	European Atelier for Young Festival Managers 2009 Theatre Participation in Atelier EFA	Applicant(s) Jelena Knezevic, Aleksandra Delic, Bitef theatre	Time and place Varna (Bulgaria) from: April 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 3,700.00
	The European Festivals Association (EFA) is one of the most important artistic networks whose members are some of the biggest and significant artistic festivals. This year EFA announced Second Edition of the “European Atelier for Young Festival Managers”.

	Urban Violence A3.Format Awareness campaign www.a3format.org	Applicant(s) Igor Zarol, A3.Format group	Time and place Novi Sad from: April 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 2,500.00
	A3.Format exists both on a physical level (exhibitions, publications, performances), and in a virtual world (Internet portal and blog). A3.Format's basic way of functioning is through initiating creativity and the freedom of graphical expression in the 29.7 x 42 cm boundaries of the digital canvas (template). Project subject: Urban Violence. We decided to start an awareness campaign against all aspects of violence, and start up a series of workshops on a subject which is the closest to our field of activity - the visual violence in an urban environment – A3.Format: "Urban Violence". series of workshops on the subject which is the closest to our field of activity, and that is visual violence in an urban environment – A3.Format: "Urban Violence".

	diSTRUKTURA Visual arts Exhibition www.distruktura.com	Applicant(s) Milan Bosnic, ProArtOrg	Time and place Celje, Ljubljana (Slovenia) from: April 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 1,700.00
	In our efforts we are trying to explore an intimate space which becomes the result of our personal and artistic union. Recently we have been invited to exhibit our works in two Slovenian galleries: Plevnik – Kronkowska Gallery in Celje and Photon Gallery in Ljubljana.

	CD of Serbian music for cello and piano Music CD production www.dusanstojanovic.com	Applicant(s) Dusan Stojanovic	Time and place Belgrade from: March 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Project CD of Serbian music for cello and piano is the project of publishing the CD with the music recorded live at concert at the 5th International Cello Fest in Belgrade, on July 7, 2008. (www.jugokoncert.rs/english/cello.htm). The concept of the concert programme was to represent the most interesting short musical forms composed for cello and piano by Serbian contemporary and 20th century composers.

	MIMART 25 25 years jubilee Exhibition, performance	Applicant(s) Nela Antonovic, Theatre MIMART	Time and place Belgrade from: March 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 2,700.00
	Project MIMART 25 intends to mark 25 years of work with the philosophy of Continuous Process Improvement. In the period of 22-26 April, 2009, many activities that celebrate the years of experience of our theatre will be presented. As a part of the five day long manifestation, we will present our work of 40 performances, the premiere of "Performance in two acts with a pause", video presentation of recent performances, the festival of auto-performance "Spot", Carnival 25, exhibition of photography, costumes, masks, posters, programmes and symbols that are used in Mimart performances.

	Ženergija – Burning Out Multidisciplinary International multimedia women festival	Applicant(s) Milica Gudovic, Women at Work	Time and place Belgrade from: March 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 3,600.00
	The aim of the Festival: Ženergija – Burning Out is to promote female creativity through the following activities: International photo and video exhibition on the subject “Burning out”; publishing the book of short stories on the subject “Burning out”; promotion of young female artists through art evenings and workshops; maintaining cooperation with artists from abroad in dialogue regarding the subject “In fire of female work – fun or burning out?”

	PASSPORT Literature Pocket size poetry books www.trecitrg.org.rs	Applicant(s) Dejan Matic, Treci Trg	Time and place Belgrade, Indjija, Sremski Karlovci, Novi Sad from: March 2009 till: September 2009	Grant CHF 4,000.00
	The project encompasses a selection of 30 poems which will be translated and printed in 9 pocket-sized books of poetry in two languages (Russian-Serbian, Czech-Serbian, English-Serbian, Norwegian-Serbian, Hungarian-Serbian, and Bosnian-English). Every book will have 80 pages, in A6 format, and will be printed in 500 copies. Each of the published books throughout the duration of the project will be promoted in the media and sent to libraries, university libraries, or Slavic centres both in country and abroad, thus making it accessible to public.

	Study trip of students to Istanbul Cultural policy study trip	Applicant(s) Milena Dragicevic Sesic, UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management	Time and place Bilgi University, Istanbul (Turkey) from: March 2009 till: March 2009	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Given that Istanbul will be the European cultural capital in 2009, the seminar in Istanbul will be organised in a multicultural context, with an aim to foster and encourage intercultural dialogue between cultural practitioners from Belgrade, Istanbul, and Lyon. This seminar will take place in March 2009 at the University of Bilgi.

	One, point, something Theatre Performances in smaller border cities	Applicant(s) Sanja Maljkovic, Kroz Prozor Fabrika	Time and place Zrenjanin, Sombor, Subotica, Vrsac, Kikinda, Sremska Mitrovica, Pancevo, Becej, Vrbas, Indjija from: March 2009 till: July 2009	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The project consists of a gathering of young local artists from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (actors, playwrights, set designers) around a common project: the creation of a theatre performance that would be directed by a foreign stage director, invited by the company, to work on a sensitive but common topic for Serbia and the whole region - the border. The show will be performed for two months (thirty performances) in small towns of Serbia and Bosnia remote from the centres of cultural activity.

	Shadows dancing on my shoulder Theatre Participation at “Creative Forum of Independent Theatre Groups”	Applicant(s) Ivana Askovic, Mudra Theatre	Time and place Alexandria (Egypt) from: February 2009 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 2,500.00
	“The Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups (Europe- Mediterranean) is a platform for contemporary theatre. The dance performance of Mudra Theatre, “Shadows Dancing on My Shoulder” is invited to participate in the coming 6th edition of the “Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups”. Among other performances that will be presented in the Creative Forum, some workshops and educative programmes in the field of contemporary dance/theatre will also be organised.

	A selection of New Serbian Photography Photography Book, web-site, exhibition	Applicant(s) Katarina Radovic Vesna Micovic	Time and place Belgrade from: February 2009 till: August 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The project consists of three sections: 1. Book; 2. Website; 3. Exhibition of photographs. These three equally important sections of the project have one and the same goal - the presentation of contemporary Serbian art of photography, both in practice and theory. The planned size of the book is the A4 format and approximately 120 pages (18 artists, 144 photographs, 7 theoretical texts).

	Presentation of Serbian Culture in the Netherlands Music Festivals www.pianoduolp.com	Applicant(s) Andrija Pavlovic, Sonja Loncar Center for New Art	Time and place Amsterdam, Utrecht (Netherlands) from: February 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	“Presentation of Serbian Culture in Netherlands” - premieres of Serbian composers and music for piano duet; Festivals – “Gaudeamus music week” (Amsterdam), “Who’s afraid of minimal music” (Culemborg, Utrecht). Insisting on the highest quality of their performances, from the early beginnings of their work (2004), pianists Sonja Loncar and Andrija Pavlovic are committed to present both classical and contemporary music, exploring the newest tendencies in the field of electro/acoustic music.

	USH SYSTEM COMIC BOOK Comics Book www.adsyu.org	Applicant(s) Maja Ilic, Association of Students with Disability	Time and place Belgrade from: February 2009 till: April 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	USH SYSTEM is a virtual rock band with a strong attitude, living in a one-page comic - a creation of the members of the Association of Students with Disability. Using a story about a rock group whose charismatic leader and singer is a wheelchair user, the authorial comic USH SYSTEM promotes equality, creativity, and social involvement of the youth with disability.

	Outside project / Belgrade: Another Gaze Interdisciplinary On-site lectures; seminars	Applicant(s) Dejan Atanackovic, Center for International Studies of Art	Time and place Belgrade from: February 2009 till: May 2009	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The task of BELGRADE: ANOTHER GAZE is an active and visible involvement of persons with physical and mental disability, as well as members of excluded ethnic and social groups, in the cultural life of Belgrade. Another important goal of the project is to offer a different way of observing the city. In the process of preparation of the guides, we have employed experts from various fields of contemporary culture, theory and history of art, and architecture. Along with the on-site lectures, we will organise individual and group talks. These talks will be held both as public seminars oriented towards the population with disability and ethnic minorities, as well as individual meetings.

	TRAJNIK Literature Anthology of poetry of national minorities in Serbia	Applicant(s) Risto Vasilevski, Publishing house "Arka"	Time and place Smederevo from: December 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	The Poetry Anthology “Trajnik” includes poems by all our national minorities. It is, in fact, a set of 15 separate anthologies compiled by the most prominent experts in literary work of our national minorities. The Anthology “Тrajnik” will also publish poems and bio-bibliographic data of the compilers and authors bilingually – in all the languages and writings of our national minorities and in Serbian. The Anthology “Тrajnik” will include works of around 230 poets with about 1 600 poems (in original and translation). Three volumes will be published in about 1 900 pages.

	BOOK-ART OBJECT Visual arts exhibition	Applicant(s) Snezana Skoko, Punctum for Art Experiment	Time and place Belgrade from: December 2008 till: January 2009	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Project BOOK-ART OBJECT, Belgrade 2008 was created in order to promote and support every unconventional approach to the specific artistic topic addressing books-objects, books – installations, authorial artistic and experimental books. The result of this project is international exhibition of works submitted to the open competition, as well as of the works of the invited artist.

	Belgrade with Budapest Visual arts exhibition, panel discussion	Applicant(s) Mara Prohaska Markovic Maida Gruden	Time and place Belgrade from: November 2008 till: November 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Activities within the scope of the project are as follows: 1. Production and realisation of the exhibition “Belgrade with Budapest”; 2. Organisation of panel discussion. Curators Maida Gruden and Mara Prohaska will invite Belgrade artists, whereas curator from Budapest, Aron Fenyvesi, has made a selection of Hungarian artists. The project will analyze the perception of art based on eroticism.

	TENSIONS Digital arts Academic conference on theory and practice of digital performance	Applicant(s) Aleksandar Djeric, executive director, ACADEMICA Group	Time and place Belgrade from: October 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Academic Conference - TENSIONS, Theory and Practice of Digital Performance. In cooperation with the Belgrade University of Arts and Brunel University from London, an academic conference dedicated entirely to digital performance, will be organised. Workshops for students and professionals in audio and video processing in cyber theatre will be organised during the conference.

	Looping Magazine Magazine for human rights, disability, society, culture www.adsyu.org	Applicant(s) Maja Ilic, Association of students with disability	Time and place Belgrade from: October 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The project of Looping magazine is an alternative cultural project based on conjoint work of youth with disability and their peers without disability in the areas of journalism, visual art, and essay writing. The Looping magazine handles issues connected to the area of human rights, disability, society, alternative culture and contemporary arts. Magazine is available as a printed edition (24 colour pages, circulation of 500 copies), internet presentation (accessible at www.adsyu.org), and a CD edition (50 copies for persons with sight impairment).

	Great Passions Visual arts Exhibitions, presentation/debate, book and almanac	Applicant(s) Maja Josifovic Dimitrije Tadic	Time and place Belgrade, Novi Sad from: September 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 2,500.00
	The project “Great Passions” is a multimedia project conceived by Maja Josifovic and Dimitrije Tadic. The concept of the project relies on the vision of society as Utopian construct. The project consists of five segments: exhibitions; presentation/debate; exhibition in public space; book; and almanac (with anniversary special edition).

	BALKAN FIBER ART Textile art Artistic workshop and exhibition	Applicant(s) Goranka Vukadinovic, ATELJE 61	Time and place Petrovaradin fortress, Novi Sad from: September 2008 till: September 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	“BFA – Balkan Fiber Art” will be held from 12th to 22nd September 2008, at the Petrovaradin fortress. Its aim is to enable production and to exhibit works of guests-artists from different countries, as well as to motivate the countries in our region to take part in further organisation of this biannual manifestation. It is consisted of workshops, exhibitions and seminars related to textile art.

	STRATEGIES OF EVENT - Art in the Epoch of New Media Visual arts Exhibition; publication	Applicant(s) Predrag Miladinovic, Center for professional development and consulting	Time and place Belgrade from: September 2008 till: September 2008	Grant CHF 1,600.00
	STRATEGIES OF EVENT- Art in the Epoch of New Media – Generation 2007/2008: call, exhibition, publication. Exhibition should raise public awareness of the students’ works, as well as raise quality of presentation. Publication STRATEGIES OF EVENT- Art in the Epoch of New Media will help promotion and dissemination of project’s results, and eventually the promotion of interdisciplinary studies, and students’ pieces.

	Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images by Terry Barrett Photography Book	Applicant(s) Vesna Danilovic, Cultural Centre of Belgrade	Time and place Belgrade from: September 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	The book "Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images" by Terry Barrett could be considered as a precious "tool" designed to help both novice and advanced students, as well as scholars of photography, to better develop and articulate thoughtful criticism and theory courses throughout the United States. Organised around the major activities of criticism - describing, interpreting, evaluating and theorizing, "Criticizing Photographs" provides a clear framework and vocabulary for students' and scholars' critical skills development.

	NON-CLASSICAL WORK ON CLASSICAL TEXT - Henrik Ibsen Theatre Theatre performance	Applicant(s) Bojana Ivanov Djordjevic, Edu-teatar	Time and place Vrsac from: August 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	Edu-theatre team would like to assemble a team of theatre experts, and to create, in cooperation with this team and a local theatre, a non-classical performance of the piece(s) of Henrik Ibsen.

	Sex in Transition Interdisciplinary International interdisciplinary artists' workshop	Applicant(s) Noa Treister, project manager, K.U.D. Art Kub Kattenbak artists’ association, Amsterdam	Time and place Kucevo, Belgrade from: August 2008 till: September 2008	Grant CHF 2,500.00
	The project consists of an international interdisciplinary artists’ workshop that will focus on gender relations, intimacy, love, and sex in a situation of transition and its effect on social life. A four-day seminar will be followed by a two-week artists’ workshop and a three-week exhibition. Twenty artists will be invited, both local, from a wider art scene of Serbia, and international artists.

	Festival of Alternative Culture ZALET Festival workshop program	Applicant(s) NGO ZALET (Zajecar), NGO KULTURMOBIL (Belgrade), Youth Centar Zajecar	Time and place Zajecar from: August 2008 till: August 2008	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	ZALET is a festival of alternative culture, grew out of an urgent need to do something on our own, and then offer it to the young audience in the region. Main programme of the festival presents the newest art tendency in the following areas: comic strip and photography; New Circus theatre; multimedia performances; wall-painting; experimental film and music. Besides a workshop of New Circus, comic strip and wall-painting workshops will be organised, as well as an experimental film workshop.

	ROMART Festival International festival of Roma culture	Applicant(s) Goran Nikolic, POLIS FEST	Time and place Subotica, Palic from: July 2008 till: July 2008	Grant CHF 3,700.00
	"POLIS FEST" together with its partner organisations shall organise ROMART INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ROMA CULTURE at the lake of Palic. The Project contains elements of a festival, workshop, debate, and impact at political level. The festival-type programme will last for three days and will provide space for three different cultural segments: music, film, and theatre.

	Fast Fermentation Summer school Courses, lectures, seminars and workshops	Applicant(s) Bojana Karajovic, International Relations Coordinator, University of Arts in Belgrade	Time and place Negotin from: July 2008 till: July 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The International Summer Art School of the University of Arts in the year 2008 will be organised in Negotin. Programme has an interdisciplinary character which should enable students, both local and international, to meet cultural heritage of city of Negotin and use it as a material for their own artistic interventions. The topic of this year’s Summer Art School is the fast fermentation that will be analyzed through various courses, lectures, seminars and workshops.

	Greetings from a Despised City Film/video Documentary film	Applicant(s) Natasa Lazic, producer and organizer, One Night Production	Time and place Belgrade from: July 2008 till: June 2008	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	A contemporary postcard from Belgrade. The short documentary reflects the city in the unusual angle of selected personalities – artists, actors and heroes of the daily life. They all try to show positive aspects of this city in an artistic way and try to convince a foreigner (the author) to stay in Belgrade. The "heroes" will choose the place and surroundings of their “performance” and they will have to explain their choice.

	Body Frame Theatre Workshops and theatre performance with/for people with disbilities	Applicant(s) Marko Pejovic, Manager of intercultural sector, Group Let's (Grupa "Hajde da...")	Time and place Belgrade from: July 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 12,000.00
	The aim of this project is to realise a theatre performance by people with disabilities together with professional contemporary dance performers. Working side by side, the people with disabilities and the professional performers will not only offer a unique cultural event to the audience, but it will also reach out to the community, raising society's awareness and understanding of the problems the people with disabilities deal with and, at the same time, realising the creative capacities of this “minority group”.

	The Trial Theatre performance Project based on ideas and work of Franz Kafka	Applicant(s) Nenad Colic, Theatre Laboratory Plavo pozoriste	Time and place Belgrade, Bielefeld, Germany from: July 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 1,800.00
	Kafka’s “Trial” is important project for the theatre laboratory “Plavo pozoriste”, because the complete destiny of Josef K. and the idea of creation of an inner law, through a certain trial to himself had a powerful base in a personal life process of Franz Kafka, and at the same time, the idea has been deeply woven in the basic goals of the laboratory for over a decade.

	Beogradski.trg_008 Literature International poetry festival www.trecitrg.org.yu	Applicant(s) Dejan matic, NGO Treci Trg	Time and place Belgrade, Indjija from: July 2008 till: September 2008	Grant CHF 2,400.00
	The Festival stands for promotion of new tendencies in poetical and arts expressions, young artists, interest in culture of others, human attitude toward a man and a city, freedom of thought, speech and artistic expression, and multi-cultural dialogue of poets and artists who live and work in south-east Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, etc.).

	CROSSING THE LINE - WOMEN BUILDING PEACE Book promotion Book promotion and theatre performance	Applicant(s) Natalija Vuskovic, project coordinator, Women in Black	Time and place Belgrade from: June 2008 till: August 2008	Grant CHF 1,600.00
	The project is based on the book "Women’s Side of War”, and was published by Women in Black (2007). The book "Women’s Side of War is a collection of 120 authentic testimonies, reports, letters and memories of women about the wars fought on the territory of the former Yugoslavia from 1991–1999. The project Crossing the Line: WOMEN BUILDING PEACE is specific form of a book promotion, consisted of the performance Women’s Side of War and an open dialogue with audience following after the performance.

	Once upon a time...and again from the beginning Dance performance International research laboratory	Applicant(s) Dragana Bulut	Time and place Warsaw, Poland from: June 2008 till: July 2008	Grant CHF 1,000.00
	Once upon a time... and again from the beginning is a work in progress debuted during an interdisciplinary and international research laboratory Resonance in Belgrade (October 2007) and Poznan (March 2008). The aim of the project is to begin relating to the movement and dance field.

	DREAMS COME HOME Film/video Documentary film	Applicant(s) Mladen Mitrovic, Dream Factory Balkan Art Centar	Time and place Belgrade, Senta from: June 2008 till: February 2009	Grant CHF 5,000.00
	Back in 1987, group of 11 boys of different nationalities attending primary school "Bratstvo i jedinstvo" in Sarajevo, acted in the TV Movie "Haustorce" produced by TV Sarajevo and Zagreb Film Academy. Few years after the movie was made, the war in Bosnia interrupted their childhood dreams and separated them. Some 20 years later, the director of the movie (who moved to Belgrade during the war) decides to find those kids and make a documentary film about their lives.

	Kamen-o-lom (Quarry) Workshops, exhibition Art work in small community environment	Applicant(s) Jelena Spaic artists and art groups from Belgrade	Time and place villages around Belgrade from: May 2008 till: October 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The participants are artists and art groups from Belgrade and the people from several villages from the vicinity of Ljig, quarry workers of Ba and Slavkovica, whose work will be presented for the first time to the public. The “Kamen – o – lom” project is a continuing action of art-work in a small community environment (quarry) spreading to the cities throughout Serbia. The activities planned within this project are the following: group exhibition of the artists from Belgrade in the quarries and other alternative spaces of the villages Ba and Slavkovica; art workshop in quarries of Ba and Slavkovica; group exhibition of the artists of Belgrade and quarry workers that will be held in Belgrade.

	Outside Project / Belgrade 08 Education and Culture Program of educational and cultural exchange between Belgrade and Florence www.outsideproject.org	Applicant(s) Dejan Atanackovic, Center for International Studies of Art	Time and place Belgrade, Pancevo, Kikinda from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	The Outside Project is an annual program of educational and cultural exchange currently taking place between Belgrade and Florence. In Belgrade the program involves local and international students of art and it is oriented towards exploring local identities and urban cultural potential. Guest artists / lecturers, international and local, take part by holding lectures / workshops, and exhibiting their work, as well as by realizing projects of social solidarity or public communication. The project has been realized since 2005, according to a Protocol signed by educational and political instances of the two cities. The realization of the Outside program Belgrade 08 is planned for the period May 4-20. The program will include several workshops and public events dedicated to the observation of urban space, marginalization, material culture and environment. The program will take place in several locations that, beside Belgrade, will include other urban realities, such as Pancevo and Kikinda. Events are open to general public.

	International New Music Festival RING RING Music International new music festival	Applicant(s) Bojan Djordjevic, artistic director of RING RING festival	Time and place Belgrade from: May 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 1,000.00
	Ring Ring is internationally acclaimed festival, which is hold in Belgrade since 1996, presenting innovative music from all regions of the world. In May 2008 there will be 12 concerts in Cultural Centre Rex and other venues in Belgrade, as well as one three-day workshop which will happen at High School of Jazz „Stankovic“ in Belgrade, at their facilities. Guest artists will give lectures to young musicians exploring possibilities of innovative future in Serbia.

	Artbajter Alternative comics and music Workshops	Applicant(s) Nedim Hadziahmetovic, president of ULSN (Association of visual artists of Negotin)	Time and place Negotin from: April 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Workshop of alternative or authors comics and music ’’Artbajter’’ will get together names from 10 Serbian comics authors who will be included in the workshop. The workshop will be organised in City Gallery in Negotin, and it will be open for public. During workshop 3 public lectures will be organised. Every second day two concerts will be organised.

	Differentiated Neighbourhoods of New Belgrade Publication and DVD Annual research-artistic project in the local urban structures	Applicant(s) Zoran Eric, curator of Centre for Visual Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade	Time and place Belgrade from: March 2008 till: March 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Differentiated Neighbourhoods of New Belgrade is annual socio-spatial research and artistic intervention into the local urban structures. The project explores different connotations of the term neighbourhood, in the vocabulary or its urban, architectural and social context, as well as analyzes the historical development and actual dynamics of urban transformations of New Belgrade neighbourhoods. The special focus of the project would be to investigate the blocks where these marginalized social groups like refugees, Roma people that were not accepted to the certain blocks in New Belgrade, and the Chinese community, are all fighting to achieve their “spatial justice” (Edward Soja).

	Contemporary Art Projects Exhibition Series of multimedia exhibitions	Applicant(s) Nenad Bogdanovic, curator, Multimedial Studio	Time and place MAS Gallery, Odzaci from: February 2008 till: November 2008	Grant CHF 1,000.00
	The Contemporary Art Projects, a dynamic and experimental laboratory of contemporary art, moves between various forms of art action, including: frontal performances in a variety of heterogeneous spaces of MAS Gallery; simultaneous performances and video projections; art installations, conceptual art research, video installations, digital art and computer poetry, experimental paintings and workshops for students and for the general public. Three Serbian artists and nine artists from Italy, Poland, Israel, France, and Netherlands will participate in this art project.

	Minorities, migration and readmission - Opening day le Courrier de la Serbie Debate and music concert A panel discussion about “Minorities, migration and readmission”, Roma hip hop concert lecourrierdelaserbie.com	Applicant(s) Philippe Bertinchamps, Le Courrier de la Serbie Le Courrier des Balkans R-Point Beta RFI	Time and place Centar za Kulturnu Dekontaminacjiu, Belgrade from: February 2008 till: February 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	A panel discussion about “Minorities, migration and readmission” will be organized by Le Courrier de la Serbie for its official opening day. The debate will be followed by a slide show, a Roma poetic lecture, a Roma Hip Hop performance and a cocktail. The performance will be led in partnership with the British NGO R-Point.

	STREET ART part I Street art Artistic interventions in public spaces www.inbox.org.yu	Applicant(s) Natali Beljanski, INBOX Art Association	Time and place Novi Sad from: February 2008 till: April 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	Basic idea is to allocate to the artists certain locations, such as old facades, unused parts of walls, trash bins, benches… so that they can create, express themselves and communicate…and to enable the exhibition of sculptures and objects on green areas as well as to enable the cultivation of ruins. Apart from the artists specialised in this type of expression, some well-known academic artists of younger generation, will also take part in this project.

	King of Mirrors Film 3D animated pupppet movie	Applicant(s) Mirela Srebric	Time and place Belgrade from: February 2008 till: December 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The film serves as a reminder that nothing is what it seems to be. A puppet that Srebric uses as the main character is dressed in a rich costume of a King, but his garments look untimely as well as the set designs. By such stylisation, Srebric wishes to create an impression of alien and imaginary characters and spaces. The set design (the space through which King of Mirrors moves around) would look like a labyrinth of halls and hallways with a strangely twisted perspective, unexpected props and objects.

	For an idea - against the current status Research Cultural and multidisciplinary project dedicated to Zelimir Zilnik's work	Applicant(s) Sarita Matijevic, director, Playground produkcija Centar za nove medije Kuda.org, Novi Sad	Time and place Novi Sad from: February 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	FOR AN IDEA – AGAINST THE CURRENT STATUS is a research, cultural and multidisciplinary project dedicated to unbiased contextualization of the relationship between Zilnik's artistic work and the political and social background of his work since his beginnings in 1967 until today. The goal of the project is to analyse, value and systematize Zilnik's extensive, diverse cinematographic style, with democratic views and emancipated character, through a research process resulting in the production of an interactive DVD ROM containing a range of research essays of international and domestic experts and an important and rare archive.

	In / Visible CITY Theatre Campaign for tolerance and respect of human and minority rights	Applicant(s) Dijana Milosevic, DAH Theatre research Centre	Time and place Vranje, Subotica, Indjija from: February 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 3,000.00
	The project in each town (Vranje, Subotica, Indjija) develops through theatre performance in the local/city public transport, round tables about the minority rights and Barters - inter-ethnic cultural exchange between performers from different minority groups and our performers, followed by the poster, program books and documentary film about the project.

	The State of Exception Proves the Rule Film/video Documentary video work	Applicant(s) Mirjana Stojadinovic, DEZ ORG, Kraja - Association for the Advancement of Art, Culture and Communication	Time and place Belgrade, Vienna from: February 2008 till: September 2008	Grant CHF 1,500.00
	The State of Exception Proves the Rule is a documentary video work that deals with the violation of the exhibition “Odstupanje – Contemporary Art Scene from Prishtina” in Kontekst Galerija, Belgrade, and the incidents accompanying it.

	Musical picture-book Music therapy Music workshops for persons with Down syndrome	Applicant(s) Stana Krstajic, Duo "Floral" Art workhouse "Pohvala ruci"	Time and place Belgrade from: January 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Duo “Floral” has been performing for the art workhouse “Pohvala ruci” in several occasions, playing and talking about music and our instruments to these persons who have Down syndrome. We have chosen a number of pieces, musical miniatures implicating certain picture (like Fountain, Two goats, Dance of Fairies, Moonlight, Nightingale, Hen etc.) that we would like to play to them each several times while they would make their paintings inspired by music. Another part of this project is audio recording in a studio of all of these pieces, which would be compiled in a CD together with a picture-booklet with the drawings of the participants that were inspired by the music.

	Balkan Literary Herald Literature electronic magazine for literature and culture for Balkans www.balkanwriters.com	Applicant(s) Dusan Gojkov, Editor-In-Chief of Balkan Literary Herald	Time and place Belgrade from: January 2008 till: May 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Balkan Literary Herald (Balkanski književni glasnik) is the region’s foremost literary periodical for new writing. Balkan Literary Herald is published on-line, and covers five sections: prose, poetry, drama / essay and Transversal (new world writing in translation). In the course of the year 2008, we will continue with our electronic publishing, but also be ready to publish quality selections from the past issues of BLH in printed form and distribute it to all the countries of the Balkans, to retail points as well as the library and University centres. 12 books by prominent Balkan authors are also ready for publication in 2008, in a series we have imagined as BLH Poetry Series, BLH Prose Series and BLH Essay Series.

	Knowledge Smuggling! Workshops, lectures, trainings and presentations Digital technologies, free software, dramaturgy and theory of dance	Applicant(s) Marta Popivoda, program coordinator, TkH-centre for performing arts theory and practice	Time and place Belgrade from: January 2008 till: February 2008	Grant CHF 2,000.00
	Knowledge Smuggling! is a new long-term project with which we want to intervene in existing dominant system of knowledge production and exchange, which is usually regulated by educational institutions. With this project we work on creation of space for direct and free exchange of knowledge without intermediary and proprietary relations. Basic procedure of the work within the project is based on peer to peer principle, which means that everybody who offers something will be able to get some other knowledge in return.