Ivan Medenica

Artistic Director and Curator of the Bitef Festival

Ivan Medenica, BITEF Artistic Director and Selector

Let’s Start Love Over

1st September 2019

“Bitef wants to save what can be saved, because it was never just an artistic review, but rather also a platform for the social struggle in favour of progressive values, and those are today the most basic, human values: normalcy, goodness, love.”

BITEF Hosts 2nd Donor Dinner Party

21st November 2018

The second donor dinner of the Bitef Festival was held at Hotel Square Nine, with the support of friends of the I&F McCann Group. The...

52nd Bitef Opens

15th September 2018

The 52nd Bitef was officially opened under the slogan "The World Without Men". Before the opening ceremony of the festival, in the foyer of the...

Ivan Medenica, Bitef Artistic Director and Selector

Living in a Dangerous World

3rd September 2018

“The task of this year’s BITEF is to reconcile us with the fact that we are living in a troublingly dangerous world, to prompt us to ask whether and how theatre and art can counteract that, and to jolt us out of our aesthetic prejudices.”

Ivan Medenica, Artistic Director Of BITEF

Is BITEF Returning To The World Scene?

31st May 2018

“Opening Bitef with none other than the play Mount Olympus, which is currently one of the most famous in the world, truly reaffirms what Bitef is and its grandeur in every sense of the word.”

Bitef: Award Ceremony And Donors Evening

15th November 2017

9 & 15.11.2017

French Order Of Merit Awarded

20th September 2017

The French Embassy hosted a ceremony to present the prestigious recognition of the French Order of Arts and Letters in the rank of knight to pianist Jovanka Višekruna Janković, Bitef art director and selector Ivan Medenica, and Milan Savić, director of the Belgrade SAXperience festival

Mira Trailović Grand Prix And Politika Award Presented

29th March 2017

Double laureate was the play Hilarious darkness directed by Dušan David Pařízek

German Embassy Reception In Honours 50th BITEF

German Embassy Honours 50th BITEF

27th September 2016

H.E. German Ambassador Axel Dittmann organised a reception at his ambassadorial residence to honour the 50th BITEF and the 28th Congress of the International...

Ivan Medenica, Artistic Director and Curator of the Bitef Festival

BITEF Meeting Point of World Cultures

1st September 2016

BITEF Festival marks this year its 50th anniversary

October 2019, Issue No. 180

October 2019, Issue No.180

CorD 1st October 2019

Marina Abramović and Giuliano Argenziano

Rice With Black Lentils

Culture Interviews 1st October 2019

We sat down and spoke with the grandma of performance, arguably the most successful performance artist in history, and Giuliano Ardenzo, director of Marina Abramovic LLC. - an art historian with a sense for business

Comment

Blunders in the Gulf

Comment 1st October 2019

More than previously – or so media dramatisation makes it seem to us – the world stage is witnessing unexpected twists and turns that are tense and implicitly dangerous

H.E. Raul Bartolomé Molina, Ambassador of Spain to Serbia

Spanish Support Remains

Interviews 1st October 2019

Not playing along with the majority is always difficult in life. Spain’s stance on the Kosovo issue is too well known in the international community and among our other partners in the EU. And although it sometimes has some costs to our country, Spain will continue supporting Serbia on the Kosovo issue and working constructively to ensure peace and stability in the whole region, since we do strongly believe that is the right thing to do according to international law - Raul Bartolome Molina

Opinion

What’s Wrong With The News?

Feature 1st October 2019

The rise of data analytics has made journalists and their editors confident that they know what the people want. Why, then, did almost one-third of respondents to the Reuters Institute’s latest Digital News Report say that they regularly avoid news altogether?

Focus: Election year 2020 and reforms – Are we already feeling the impact?

Looming Challenges Require Bolder Political Responses

Focus 1st October 2019

Although Serbia has for years been living in a state of permanent election campaigning, current developments are adding new steam to political dynamics, thus capturing the attention of the international and national public, and making the upcoming 2020 elections a hotter issue than previous votes. However, political responses are failing to address strategic societal and economic challenges that require the close attention of the incumbent government and political contenders

12th Weekend Media Festival

On Peace, Love And Communication

Feature 1st October 2019

Through discussions about the never more interesting or faster transformation of the media industry and advocacy for freedom of decision-making under the slogan “Peace, love and communication”, the 12th Weekend Media Festival, the largest media festival in the region, was held in Rovinj, in the spirit of the legendary Woodstock

COMTRADE

Data Provides Benefits

Business Dialogue 1st October 2019

The data management model helps banks turn raw data into opportunities

Žarko Kecić, Chief Technical Officer, RNIDS

Take Care Of Your Online Presence

Business Dialogue 1st October 2019

Having an online presence provides an opportunity for businesses of all sizes and from all over the world to reach out to a broader customer base, to hire international suppliers and to operate more efficiently. However, the world of online business also needs to overcome potential scams and security risks. Data breaches and cyber theft aren’t problems that are only faced by big companies. A successful cyber attack could seriously damage any business and cause financial problems for any company and its customers, while seriously damaging a business’s reputation

Igor Urošević, Head of Technical Department South-East Europe, Ingram Micro

Our Team Has a Solution for Everything

Business Dialogue 1st October 2019

Ingram Micro d.o.o. Belgrade is part of the Ingram Micro Group - the largest global distributor of IT equipment, whether the criterion is global revenue, number of contracts with manufacturers of IT equipment or coverage of different international markets

Yoshihiro Nakamats

Japan’s Wackiest Inventor

Entrepreneurship 1st October 2019

Japan has a storied history of technical wizardry, but even then Yoshiro Nakamatsu (born 1928) stands out as a cut above the rest. Better known as Dr NakaMats, he’s a celebrity inventor who claims to have held over 4,000 patents, which would be a world record. He’s known for his loopy, goof-ball demeanour, which makes him something of a cross between Nikola Tesla and Willy Wonka

Dragan Djordjević, Director, Training and HR Agency Skills

Don’t Be Good, Be Great!

Business Dialogue 1st October 2019

At Skills, the first training and HR agency in Serbia, we believe that investing in people, their education and skills, is a key component of every company’s success. We offer much more than “ordinary” training as we develop programmes to meet the needs of our clients

Gordana Danilović Grković, Acting Director of Science Technology Park Belgrade

Problems are Challenges for Youngsters

Profile 1st October 2019

I worked in science for a long time and am fascinated by the scientific research sector, the abundance of knowledge that exists there, conceived technologies, methods, prototypes etc. That is really our wealth. That’s what the world calls ‘potential for innovation’, and in all analyses our best rating is precisely in that part. Where we lag behind the rest of the world is in the commercialisation of innovation

Chilean Contemporary Art

Less Obvious Language

Art 1st October 2019

When it comes to the global contemporary art scene, Chile doesn’t appear to be among its MVPs – at least not at first glance. However, for those wanting to delve beyond the mainstream and get to know the exotic outskirts of the discipline, the Chilean art story might just be among the most compelling today, with a culture that’s quite different from the one known by Western civilisation

Jugoslav Vlahović, Artist

General Practitioner Cartoonist

Culture Interviews 1st October 2019

He is a cartoonist, illustrator, graphic artist, artist in the service of the press and the recipient of the greatest national and international awards. He says that humourists and cartoonists have been considered insane for centuries. Today the situation has changed, with many speakers and leaders, along with their listeners and followers, having gone insane, while cartoonists are serious, socially responsible and, of course, humorous

Fashion

One Year Countdown to the Expo 2020 Dubai

Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the National Assembly of Serbia

EBRD and EU boost competitiveness of Serbian firms

Opening ceremony of 141st IPU Assembly

FIC September Networking Cocktail

NALED September Gathering of Members and Partners

U.S. Embassy Commemorates September 11

Embassy of India in Serbia Mark ITEC Day 2019

Let’s Start Love Over

BITEF Hosts 2nd Donor Dinner Party

52nd Bitef Opens

Living in a Dangerous World

Is BITEF Returning To The World Scene?

Bitef: Award Ceremony And Donors Evening

French Order Of Merit Awarded

Mira Trailović Grand Prix And Politika Award Presented

German Embassy Honours 50th BITEF

BITEF Meeting Point of World Cultures

October 2019, Issue No.180

Rice With Black Lentils

Blunders in the Gulf

Spanish Support Remains

What’s Wrong With The News?

Looming Challenges Require Bolder Political Responses

On Peace, Love And Communication

Data Provides Benefits

Take Care Of Your Online Presence

Our Team Has a Solution for Everything

Japan’s Wackiest Inventor

Don’t Be Good, Be Great!

Problems are Challenges for Youngsters

Less Obvious Language

General Practitioner Cartoonist

Edgy Fall Coats

October 2019, Issue No.180

September 2019 issue, no 179