It is obvious that "Cities in focus" is a priority of the Ministry of Culture, almost all the ones selected in this competition have already been paid. Some monasteries and institutions outside of this project were also paid. There is still no money for contemporary creativity
The monument to King Milan and the reconstruction of the Museum of Textiles in Leskovac are the first projects whose implementation began within the Capital of Culture of Serbia. The monument will cost about 55 million dinars, and the Museum about 624 thousand euros
"We brought Sinjaevina to America", said the protagonist of the documentary film "The Mountain", which just won at the Sundance Festival
Because of the Capital of Culture project, this year Leskovac will invest the most in its culture so far, and the Ministry of Culture has provided completely new funds, from which a monument to King Milan will be erected
Selaković is the bottom of the bottom that could not be imagined and, frankly speaking, I cannot imagine worse than Selaković, when it comes to the culture sector, said Ivan Medenica
The first NAFFIT was opened in Zlatibor, as the state's response to the spontaneous development of culture - Minister Selaković announced. That is why there are no actors, directors and others who create Serbian films on it
As part of the Capital of Culture project of Serbia, a hall was opened in Šećeranski Park in Zrenjanin with money intended for the decoration of parks, not for culture, for which this country has no money.
Minister Nikola Selaković recently told members of the Belgrade Philharmonic that the new concert hall is an expensive project. Although President Vučić himself promised several times that the Philharmonic will get the building, the artists are now seriously worried
The "Jugošped" building is located near Belgrade on the water, so it seems that the decision to move the "Nikola Tesla" Museum to "Jugošped" was not made because it is a suitable space for this museum, but because Belgrade on the water needs culture
30 days have passed during which the state could, if it wanted, buy the complex of the Old Sugar Mill and thus preserve this cultural asset. The Belgrade on the Move organization is seeking guarantees from the new owner that they will not demolish this building
The old sugar mill, a cultural asset, was sold to a company that produces alcohol, not to the state, which has the right of first refusal. Yesterday, ministers Selaković and Vesić said that the cultural complex should be preserved. Is it still the most important thing what Belgrade says on the water?
"I get off the stage, a man from the Ministry approaches me, politely tells me that what I did was stupid. Someone else from the Ministry asks: 'What are we going to do if someone took this picture?' I walk through the hall, people congratulate me. I'm waiting for the police to stop me at the exit from the hall, they don't react. It only happened later, when I came home."
