Here you can find a LIST OF KEYWORDS for all the selected written pieces. These are meant to reflect the theme or “feel” of the piece, to help you select the piece you'd be interested in.

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When you make your choice, e-mail us the name of the work you want and we will then send you the piece in its entirety (with additional submission specifications). You are then free to start working on your submission!

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There are no limits on genres, ideas or style. The stories and poems fall within a very broad scope of associations and interpretations connected with the topic “The Balkans”, and your film or photo(s) should be in some way inspired by, or connected to the written piece you select, but everything else is up to your creativity and imagination. You can use the story or poem as a script, or just a starting point for inspiration, make a realistic depiction, or completely abstract, and of course, feel free to interpret the written piece as you will ‒ we want to see YOUR take on the piece you picked.

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Once Upon the Balkans

Belgrade, 2017

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THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS PASSED!

POETRY

A DUET

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Black Sea, lighthouse, storm, mountain, death

BALKAN OF

FLOWERS AND COAL

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contrast, pride, history, resilience, heritage

FOUR SEASONS

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classical music, public transport, sweltering heat, crowds, humor

THEY

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polar opposites, delusions, bitterness, conflict, reconciliation

THE DANUBE ROSE

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sunrise, unrequited love, contemplation, dream, the Moon

UNDERNEATH AN

OLD OAK TREE

school years, growing up, memories, playground, friendship

PROSE

PROSE

BALKAN SUMMERS

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coffee, insects, memory, haze, mundane reality

ONCE UPON A TIME

IN THE BALKANS

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childhood, innocence, bombs, ruins, shelter

DEVOTION

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Mt. Rtanj, cliff, perseverance, chapel, tombstone

CROSSROADS

ENCOUNTER

romance, longing, heartache, silence, regret

THE MATCHES

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fighting, healing, tower of Babylon, return, kinship

BETRAYAL

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mythology, castle, warrior, blood,

white fangs

ENCOUNTER

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LGBTQA+, shaming, 

online dating, 

red jacket, pretence

WITH INVITATION

ONLY

folk tales, vampires, hospitality,

water mill, forest

THE ONLY WAY

HOME

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kafana, drunk driving, police, gun, comedy

KALEMEGDAN

FORTRESS

archaeology, catacombs, night, mystery, terror

THE SMILE

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funeral, sympathy, silent understanding, neighbors, plums

FOREIGNERS

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refugees, family,

blue eyes, differences, hostility