Culture in Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia.

Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić

## Cultural events[edit]

### Film[edit]

The most significant feature film festivals in Belgrade are FEST (Belgrade Film Festival)[1] and FAF (Auter Film Festival),[2] while BELDOCS[3] and Martovski Festival (Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival) are important documentary film festivals.[4][5]

### Theatre[edit]

Held annually in September, BITEF (Belgrade Theatre Festival) is considered one of the most important theatre festivals in Europe.[6]

### Music[edit]

Among the most popular music festivals in Belgrade are BEMUS (Belgrade Music Festival),[7] Belgrade Beer Festival and Belgrade Jazz Festival.[6]

### Literature[edit]

The Belgrade Book Fair is the main event related to literature in Belgrade.[7]

### Art[edit]

BELEF (Belgrade Summer Festival)[7] is an art festival in Belgrade.

## Art[edit]

The Nobel Prize–winning author Ivo Andrić wrote his most famous work, The Bridge on the Drina, in Belgrade.[8] Other prominent Belgrade authors include Miloš Crnjanski, Borislav Pekić, Milorad Pavić and Meša Selimović[citation needed].

Internationally Belgrade prominent artists are: Marina Abramović and Milovan Destil Marković[citation needed].

Most of Serbia's film industry is based in Belgrade, and one of the most notable films to be made there was 1995's Palme d'Or winning Underground, directed by Emir Kusturica[citation needed].

The city was one of the main centers of the Yugoslav new wave in the 1970s: VIS Idoli, Ekatarina Velika and Šarlo Akrobata were all from Belgrade[citation needed]. Other notable Belgrade rock acts include Riblja Čorba, Bajaga i Instruktori and others[citation needed]. During the 1990s the city was the main center (in the former Yugoslavia) of a musical style known as turbofolk[citation needed]. Today, it is the center of the Serbian hip hop scene, with acts such as Beogradski Sindikat, Škabo, Marčelo, and most of the Bassivity Music stable hailing from or living in the city[citation needed].

## Cultural institutions[edit]

There are many foreign cultural institutions in Belgrade. Instituto Cervantes, Goethe-Institut and Centre Culturel Français are all located in central pedestrian Knez Mihailova Street. Other cultural centres in Belgrade are American Corner, Austrian Cultural Forum (Österreichischen Kulturforums), British Council, Confucius Institute, Canadian Cultural Center, Italian Cultural Institute (Istituto Italiano di Cultura), Culture Center of Islamic Republic of Iran, Azerbaijani Culture Center and Russian Center for Science and Culture (Российский центр науки и культуры)[citation needed].

## See also[edit]

* Architecture of Belgrade

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Film Festivals".
2. ^ Galic, David. "Belgrade's Auteur Festival Showcases Freshest Global Film Talent". Balkan Insight.
3. ^ "About us".
4. ^ "67. MARTOVSKI FESTIVAL". Martovski Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28.
5. ^ "MARTOVSKI - Belgrade documentary and short film festival". Fest Agent. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.
6. ^ a b "Festivals in Belgrade". Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
7. ^ a b c City of Belgrade - Culture and Art (Cultural Events)
8. ^ "Задужбина Иве Андрића - Биографија Иве Андрића". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

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List of culture institutions in Belgrade

* Museums

Theatres|

* Atelje 212
* Belgrade Drama Theatre
* BITEF Theatre
* Boško Buha Theatre
* Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
* National Theatre in Belgrade
* Terazije Theatre
* Yugoslav Drama Theatre
* Pinocchio Puppet Theater
* KPGT
* Dadov
* Puž
* Slavija Theater
* Dorćol Theater

Event venues|

* Belgrade Fair (Belgrade Book Fair)
* Sava Centar

Other venues|

* Belgrade Youth Center
* Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
* Dom Sindikata
* National Library of Serbia
* Belgrade City Library
* Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
* Belgrade Arena
* Student's Cultural Center

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Notable architecture in Belgrade

* Architecture of Belgrade
* Buildings and structures in Belgrade

Business|

* Airport City Belgrade
* Belville
* Beograđanka
* Sava City
* Ušće Towers
* GTC Green Heart
* Business Garden
* West 65 Tower

Entertainment venues|

* Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
* Obilić Stadium
* Omladinski stadion
* Partizan Stadium
* Pinki Hall
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall
* Rajko Mitić Stadium
* Štark Arena
* King Peter I Stadium
* Tašmajdan Sports Centre
* Voždovac Stadium
* Zemun Stadium

Healthcare institutions|

* Clinical Centre of Serbia
* KBC Dragiša Mišović
* Military Medical Academy

Historical landmarks|

* Air Force Command
* Avala Tower
* Belgrade Fortress
* Despot Stefan Tower
* Gates of Belgrade
* Kalemegdan Park
* Belgrade Cooperative
* White Palace
* Former Army Headquarters
* Genex Tower
* House of National Assembly
* House of Vuk's Foundation
* Ministry of Finance
* Monument to the Unknown Hero
* National Bank Building
* Old Palace
* Palace of Serbia
* Pobednik
* Republic Square
* Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
* Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building

Hotels|

* Hotel Jugoslavija
* Hyatt Regency Belgrade
* Aleksandar Palas Hotel
* Crowne Plaza Belgrade
* Hotel Moskva
* Jat Airways Hotels
* Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade

Palaces and castles|

* Royal Compound
* White Palace
* Royal Palace
* City palaces
* Old Palace
* New Palace
* Countess Ljubica's Residence
* Residence of Prince Miloš
* Despot Stefan Tower
* Captain Miša's Mansion

Other|

* Belgrade New Cemetery
* General Post Office, Belgrade
* Knez Mihailova Street
* Nikola Pašić Square
* Slavija Square
* Student's Square
* Topčider
* Belgrade City Library

Under construction|

* Belgrade Waterfront
* Belgrade Tower
* Airport City Belgrade

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* Educational institutions
* Museums
* Religious architecture
* Streets and squares
* Transport

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