festivals

Kosovo’s Capital Expands Tourism Potential

Through its vibrant culture, Prishtina is attracting an increasing number of tourists, challenging the once-dominant stereotype of Kosovo as a troubled place to visit.

Screening at the open cinema at the Prizren fortress in 2018. Photo: Suer Celina, courtesy of Dokuufest.

Dokufest 2024: Embracing a New World Order

Under the theme 'New Order,' Kosovo’s International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Dokufest, will explore the reconfiguration of the global geopolitical landscape with an artistic order through its diverse film selections and thematic programs.

Posters at the opening of Anibar International Animation Festival read: “‘Patriarkati: Fabrikë e Dhunuesve (The Patriarchy: a Factory of Abusers)’; ‘Patriarkati: Armik i Përbashkët (The Patriarchy: Mutual Enemy)’; ‘Patriarkati: Fundi po i vjen (Patriarchy: Its end is coming)’." July 15, 2024. Photo: BIRN

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.

Purple flags at the Sunny Hill festival for this year’s festival’s theme “A Flag for Her”, against gender based violence. Photo: BIRN

Sunny Hill Festival-goers in Kosovo Welcome New Location, not New Prices

Most attendees praise the new out-of-town site of Kosovo’s Sunny Hill festival, which opened on Thursday – though some are less happy about updated ticket prices.

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.