Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans
Culture and Creativity for the Western
Balkans (CC4WBs): Open Calls
The "Culture and
creativity for the Western Balkans" project, a new programme funded by
the European Union, was presented on the premises of the Yugoslav Film Archive in Belgrade. During this info session, professionals in culture,
individuals as well as representatives of institutions, had the opportunity to
learn about the financing possibilities within this project.
UNESCO, the British Council,
and the Italian
Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
have joined forces in managing Culture and Creativity for the Western
Balkans (CC4WBs), a programme with 8 Million EUR budget, aimed
at fostering intercultural dialogue and enhancing the socio-economic impact of
the cultural and creative sector in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia).
Grant-funding
and capacity-building opportunities within the Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans programme are organised around the following four thematic windows:
1. improved local cultural spaces through improved public-private
partnerships;
2. artists, media professionals and cultural operators mobilised, connected
and enabled to promote the diversity of cultural expressions in and from the
Western Balkans;
3. regional networking, cooperating and promotion for enhanced cultural
production and access;
4. protecting and leveraging cultural heritage for sustainable development.
Calls
for proposals are now open, and organisations and individuals are invited to
submit their proposals and applications related to the above listed areas
according to the terms outlined below. More information related to these open
public calls is HERE.
Through
a broad participatory approach targeting public authorities, the private
sector, civil society organizations in culture, as well as individual
professionals in the sector, the CC4WBs programme aims to:
(1)
improve the performance of the cultural and creative sector in the Western
Balkans
(2)
strengthen the cultural cooperation within and with the region, and
(3)
enhance inclusive cultural heritage for local development.
Culture
and Creativity for the Western Balkans (CC4WBs) funded by European Union with 8
million EUR is implemented from April 2022 till March 2026.