TAKT Festival Jelena Božić Serbia As a head organizer with Kulturanova, Jelena Božić succeeded with the help of MOST to continue the decade-long TAKT project of promoting young singer-songwriters from the region and beyond who create outside of the usual commercial/pop standards. The festival featured an impressive 150+ artists: 昀椀lmmakers, musicians,visual artists, as well as talks on contemporary topics, such as women in the cultural industry. Northeastern Bosnia Artistic Alliance and Sound Engineering Workshops Anes Husanović Bosnia and Hercegovina Anes Husanović is well underway to complete his vision of an artistically united Northeastern Bosnia. He organised workshops, spanning various genres, where participants could attain practical skills such as: promotion, event planning and sound engineering. His workshops fostered community among young creatives as well as endow them with ready-to-apply knowledge. ESTAM World Music Festival Aleksandra Pavlović Serbia During the pandemic, the 2021 ESTAM festival not only kept up its mission of bringing world music to a Kragujevac stage, but also helped begin what could be a permanent revival of the Arsenal, a long-forgotten cultural landmark. Apart from entertaining the public, the festival also succeeded in its goal to connect international musicians and industry folks, setting the scene for an exchange of experiences and best practices. 110

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