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How to Shape the Future of European Film Distribution? The New CresCine Bulletin Brings Key Insights from the Latest Report
With the conclusion of Berlinale and its integral part, the European Film Market (EFM), it has become evident that European film distribution is at a turning point. While streaming platforms have disrupted traditional models, cinemas have proven to be more resilient...
A public debate on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
A public debate on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) was organised by the Centre for Media Sociology and Digital Society (CEMEDI) of the Institute for Development and International Relations to create a participatory and inclusive exchange of knowledge on the...
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and the risks to media pluralism
The CEMEDIG Center invites you to a discussion on the European Media Freedom Act on February 20 at the Institute for Development and International Relations library, starting at 10 AM. Infrastructures fulfil their social and developmental role when managed as a shared...
Dr. Jaka Primorac Co-Authors Article in the Journal ‘Cultural Trends’ (WoS, Scopus)
Jaka Primorac, PhD from the Department of Culture and Communication at IRMO, in co-authorship with Željka Tonković, PhD, Krešimir Krolo, PhD (Department of Sociology, University of Zadar) and Karin Doolan, PhD (Institute for Social Research in Zagreb-IDIZ), has...
Call for applications to the international conference
Dr Paško Bilić, coordinator of Research Network 18 of the European Sociological Association, invites all interested participants to apply for the international conference Communication and Capital(ism) to be held at the University of Ljubljana from August 28 to 30,...
Lecture and discussion on social responsibility and ethics in science
On 28 January, senior research associate Dr Marija Brajdić-Vuković, head of the Centre for Research in Science, Work and Sustainability at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb and principal investigator of the HRZZ of the RESETH project, held a guest lecture...
The process of developing the Cultural Development Program of the City of Osijek 2025-2030 has begun
On Thursday, January 23, 2025, Dr Dea Vidović from the Institute for Development and International Relations presented the process of creating the Cultural Development Program for the City of Osijek for the five-year period 2025-2030 at the Osijek Cultural Center. The...
Call for Applications for an International Summer School
Political Economies of the Media. Theories and Methods, an advanced postgraduate course. Šibenik, Croatia, 9 - 12 September 2025 Keynote Speakers: Micky Lee, Suffolk University, USA Mandy Troeger, University of Tuebingen, Germany Course Directors: Thomas Allmer,...
The meeting of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project
On September 20, 2025, a meeting of the HRZZ project "Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development" (DEVELOPER) was held in the library of the Institute. The participants discussed upcoming work activities in the second and third project years, particularly focusing...
Deadline Extended for Abstract Submission for the Book “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism”
The Culturelink Center announces that the deadline for submitting abstracts for the collection of papers titled “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism” has been extended to February 10,...
IRMO aktualno “Small European Film Markets and Domestic Film Export”
In the new issue of IRMO Aktualno, the authors Dr. Jaka Primorac and Lucija Gegić, collaborators on the CULTMED project, present research results from the Horizon Europe project CresCine – Increasing the International Competitiveness of the Film Industry in Small...
Overview of CULTMED 2024
In 2024, the Department of Culture and Communication at IRMO began work on the four-year project CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research of Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials. Two centres were established as part of the...
Detailed report of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project now available
After two published scientific articles on personal digital data and public infrastructures in the European Journal of Communication, a detailed descriptive report of the project "Digital data, infrastructures and development" (IP-2022-10-2780) is now available. Under...
Research on European Digital Policies
Dr Paško Bilić, head of the Center for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG) and external collaborators Dr Petra Rodik and Nikolina Rajković conducted research on European digital policy, i.e. conducted a detailed analysis of policy documents of the...
Cultural Participation: Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić Deliver Lecture on “Cultural Participation and Social Inequalities in Europe” at IRMO Library
The second lecture in the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which is held as part of the CULTMED project, occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Library of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO). Croatian sociologists Inga...
IRMO aktualno „One step forward, two steps back: participatory governance and the new directions of democratization of the cultural system in Croatia – experience 15 year of operation of Pogon – Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth”
In the latest issue of IRMO Aktualno, Dr. Ana Žuvela, associate on the CULTMED project, examines the processes of democratizing the cultural system in Croatia through participatory governance practices, using the example of Pogon – Center for Independent Culture and...
Book of Abstracts from the 15th Annual International Conference Small Cinemas Published
The 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference has concluded. Organized by the Department of Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) in collaboration with the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) and the Academy of...
CresCine and Small Cinemas in the new episode of Filmomania on HR3
A new episode of Filmomanija on Croatian Radio is dedicated to the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference, held from November 5-7 at the F22 Stage of the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADU) in Zagreb. This international conference brought together film experts,...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Inga Tomić-Koludrović and Mirko Petrić – ‘Cultural Participation and Social Inequalities in Europe’
As part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – The Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the second lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 4 p.m. in the...
Final cut! The 15th Annual Small Cinemas International Conference has closed
The 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference entitled Changing Policies, Transforming Audiences and Work Practices In-flux, which took place this year from November 5 to 7, 2024, at the F22 Hall in Zagreb, has closed. The conference was organized by the...
CULTMED collaborator held a lecture as a part of an educational program on the labour rights of cultural workers and artists
The CULTMED project collaborator Jaka Primorac, PhD, from the Department of Culture and Communication, IRMO, held a lecture on the 12th of November 2024 at the Zagreb Society of Architects (DAZ) titled 'Work and Employment in Culture: Overview of the Field. The...
Light, camera, action – 15th annual international Small Cinemas Conference starts tommorrow
We’re just a few days away from the 15th annual international Small Cinemas Conference – Changing Policies, Transforming Audiences and Work Practices In-flux, which will take place from November 5 to 7 at the F22 Venue (Frankopanska 22), focusing on the latest...
Results of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project published
Toni Prug, team member of the “Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development” (DEVELOPER) project, and Paško Bilić, principal investigator, published an Online First article titled “Unlocking Public Infrastructures: State Aid and the Common European Dana Space”. The...
CULTMED collaborator at the Sociology of Development conference in Washington D.C.
The CULTMED project colalborator Dr. Paško Bilić participated in the 10th annual conference of the Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association, which was held in Washington, D.C., from October 18 to 20. The conference was hosted by the...
DEVELOPER Project Coordinator at the Sociology of Development conference in Washington D.C.
DEVELOPER Project Coordinator Dr. Paško Bilić participated in the 10th annual conference of the Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association, which was held in Washington, D.C., from October 18 to 20. The conference was hosted by the Johns...
In the journal “@rhivi”, the books “Holistic Impact Assessment of Cultural Heitage Interventions – The SoPHIA Model” and “Digital Transformation and Cultural Policies in Europe” were featured
In the Issue 15/2024 of the journal “@rhivi”, the books “Holistic Impact Assessment of Cultural Heritage Interventions – The SoPHIA Model” and “Digital Transformation and Cultural Policies in Europe” by authors and editors from the Institute for Development and...
Kulturpunkt published an interview with Dr. Steven Hadley
Upon the launch of the CULTURELINK Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation at IRMO, on September 24th, 2024, Professor Steven Hadley, an award-winning cultural policy scholar from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland held a lecture titled...
Program of the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference has been announced
The program for the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference, titled Changing Policies, Transforming Audiences, and Work Practices In-flux, has been officially announced. The conference will be held in Zagreb at the New Academic Scene F22 from November 5 to...
CULTMED coordinator participated at 4th DARIAH-HR International Conference ‘Digital Humanities & Heritage: Legacy and Innovation’
Dr Aleksandra Uzelac participated in the 4th DARIAH-HR International Conference 'Digital Humanities & Heritage: Legacy and Innovation' held in Split from 9th until 11th October 2024. The conference has been co-organized by the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore...
IRMO researchers published the Manual for Participatory Planning and Management of Cultural Heritage
The Manual for Participatory Planning and Management of Cultural Heritage, authored by IRMO researchers, Ana Žuvela, Ph.D., CULTMED project collaborate, Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, Ph.D., Sanja Tišma, BORE project collaborates Ph.D., and Ph.D. student Matea Senkić, has...
Memorial Conference “Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Cultural Optimism of Biserka Cvjetičanin” Held as a Tribute to the Esteemed International Scholar and IRMO Emerita, Biserka Cvjetičanin
Organized by the CULTURELINK Centre of the Institute for Development and International Relations and the Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo, as a part of the CULTMED project, an international memorial conference titled “Cultural Diversity, Networks, and...
Lecture by Dr Steven Hadley – “Cultural Policy Realism – What is to be Done?” as part of the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series held at IRMO
Upon the launch of the Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation – CULTURELINK at the Department of Culture and Communications, Institute for Development and International Relations, on September 24th, 2024, as a part of the CULTMED project,...
Call for Papers for an Edited Book “Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism”
As part of the CULTMET project, the Culturelink Center announces a call for papers for an edited volume titled: "Cultural Diversity, Cultural Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin's Cultural Optimism," which will be published as part of...
CULTMED collaborator participated in the international conference and the Assembly of the Compendium Association in Podgorica, Montenegro
From September 25 to 28, 2024, collaborator on the CULTMED project Dr. Jaka Primorac participated in the International Conference on Cultural Policies entitled "Cultural Policies. Developments. Perspectives" and at the Seventh Assembly of Members and Expert Meeting of...
CULTMED collaborator joined the Summer School on Zlarin
Senior Associate Iva Tolić Mandić from the Department of Resource Economics, Environmental Protection, and Regional Development, along with Research Assistant Lucija Gegić from the Department of Culture and Communications, participated in the summer school of the...
IRMO aktualno „Key elements of the European Union’s digital policies: what is it transforming anyway?“
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IRMO aktualno „Key elements of the European Union’s digital policies: what is it transforming anyway?“
In the latest issue of IRMO Aktualno, Dr. Paško Bilić, the associate on the CULTMED project, provides an overview of critical evaluations of public policies related to the European digital transformation. Discursive expectations, legitimized through projections and...
Memorial Conference – Cultural diversity, cultural networks and cultural policies: The legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s cultural optimism
Friday, 4 October 2024, 10h, Kuća Europe, Ul. Augusta Cesarca 4-6, Zagreb As a part of the CULTMED project, the CULTURELINK Centre / IRMO, in cooperation with the Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo, is inviting you to the memorial conference “Cultural...
Culturelink Guest Lecture Series: Lecture by Steven Hadley – “Cultural Policy Realism – What is to be Done?”
As the part of the CULTMED project, CULTURELINK – Centre for Research in Cultural Policy, Development and Cooperation is inviting you to the first lecture within the Culturelink Guest Lecture Series, which will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4 p.m. in the...
The meeting of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project
On September 11, a meeting of the HRZZ project "Digital Data, Infrastructure and Development" (DEVELOPER) was held in the Institute’s library. The meeting focused on key theoretical and developmental concepts. Preliminary results of conducted interviews and document...
CULTMED collaborators participated in the Sixteenth Congress of the European Sociological Society (ESA) in Porto
Dr Jaka Primorac and Dr Paško Bilić, from the Department of Culture and Communications at IRMO, participated in the Sixteenth Congress of the European Sociological Association (ESA), which took place this year from August 24-30 in Porto, Portugal. This year's Congress...
CULTMED collaborators participated in the International Cultural Policy Research Conference (ICCPR) in Warsaw
Collaborators on the CULTMED project, Dr Jaka Primorac and Dr Ana Žuvela, participated in the Thirteenth International Cultural Policy Research Conference (ICCPR) held this year from 19-23rd August at the University of Warsaw. Colleagues Primorac and Žuvela...
First results of the HRZZ DEVELOPER project published
Paško Bilić, principal investigator of the HRZZ project "Data, infrastructures and development" (DEVELOPER) and Mislav Žitko, project member, published the Online First article entitled "Personal data as pseudo-property: between commodification and assetisation". The...
IRMO begins to work on Rijeka’s Cultural Development Program
The Department for Culture and Communication of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) is working on the "Cultural Development Program of Rijeka 2025–2032." The project's primary goal is to create a strategic program through a participatory...
IRMO Research Assistant Participates in Summer School “The Politics of Popular Culture” at the University of Tartu, Estonia
From July 28th to August 11th, 2024, as part of the CULTMED project, Lucija Gegić, research assistant in the Department of Culture and Communications, participated in the summer school at the University of Tartu in Estonia, attending the course titled 'The Politics of...
CULTMED collaborator participated in the annual IAMCR conference in Christchurch, New Zealand
IRMO researcher Dr Jaka Primorac participated in the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 's annual conference this year in Christchurch, New Zealand. The conference, which was organized by the University of Canterbury from June 30 to...
Key insights of small European film markets presented in the new CresCine newsletter
In the special edition of the newsletter, CresCine offers insight into how small markets sustain their film industries based on its recently published interactive report Small Film Markets: Portraits and Comparisons. The CresCine newsletter is published as part of the...
CresCine report on challenges of film industries in small countries has been published
Films from small countries like Croatia face strong competition for audiences’ attention, and this competition affects what kinds of films are produced and what is watched in the cinemas. The European research project “CresCine” investigates the strengths and...
CULTMED collaborator published a co-authored article in the Journal of Civil Society (WOS, Scopus)
CULTMED project collaborator Dr Jaka Primorac from the Department for Culture and Communication, IRMO, in collaboration with researchers Dr Karin Doolan, Associate Professor Valerija Barada, PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of Zadar, and Dr...
Participation of an IRMO Representative in UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment
Aleksandra Uzelac, PhD, Head of IRMO's Department of Culture and Communication and CULTMED project coordinator, joined 17 more international experts in the field of culture to participate in the work of UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural...