HISTOIRE POUR LA LIBERTÉ
After the successful realization of the project Who started all this? – Historians against revisionism which gathered some of the most prominent historians of the post-Yugoslav region with the i...
is dedicated to creation of literary, cultural and sociopolitical programs and projects with the aim of developing literary audiences and the audiences who are interested in culture in general, promotion of the culture of dialogue, reconciliation and reconstruction of the broken links in the region of Western Balkans namely, but also in deepening of the mutual understanding and the acceptance of differences in European context and elsewhere.
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Read moreOver the years, KROKODIL has built a wide network of partners on the local and international level. These include governmental institutions and nongovernmental organizations, as well as foreign institutes and organizations. This network offers us a large array of options and increased visibility of all our actions among local stakeholders. This also guarantees instant credibility for all of our projects.
After the successful realization of the project Who started all this? – Historians against revisionism which gathered some of the most prominent historians of the post-Yugoslav region with the i...
Announcement date: 01.04.2021 Deadline for applications: 29.4.2021 The open Call for author in residence program in five countries aims to provide the authors from North Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Alb...
National Centre for Writing is inviting translators working from English to the common language (BCMS) to apply for a residency program in Norwich taking place from 6th September to 1st October as par...
In the month of April KROKODIL’s 98th Writer-In-Residence will be Mojca Kumerdej, who came to Belgrade under the Reading Balkans project. Stay up to date with KROKODIL and join us on a separate event ...
On March 30th, exactly 4 years ago, after many months of effort, collaboration and planning, the famous Declaration on the common language was published. This document blew through our entire region a...
As a part of the Ulysses’ Shelter project and the network of literary residencies primarily meant for young authors (of prose and/or poetry) as well as literary translators, we’ve selected...
Literary events
Realized programs at the Krokodils center
Literary festivals
Literary festivals for children
Association KROKODIL has been honored with the “Stars of Belgrade” award by the City of Belgrade in 2012, as well as the prestigious European Communication Award in the category of NGO/Association for 2016.
The official address of KROKODIL Center for Contemporary Literature in Belgrade is Karađorđeva 43.The entrance can be found on the side of the building at the top of the stairs (Male Stepenice 1a), next to Brankov’s Bridge.
Association KROKODIL was established in 2009, when it also launched the literary festival KROKODIL. The festival premiered in Belgrade and was held over the course of three evenings in June of that year. Ever since, it has become a regular, annual event hosted in the open-air arena in front of the Museum of Yugoslavia.
KROKODIL’s Writer-in-residence project is the first residential program in Serbia intended exclusively for writers, translators and comic book authors. The program was launched in 2012 and since then we have hosted more than 90 authors from 21 European countries.
Ever since the beginning of its activities in 2009, Association KROKODIL has won significant credibility not only in the European cultural and literary scenes but also in the sociopolitical circles as well. Along with the production of literary programs, Association KROKODIL is particularly focused on developing various programs of exceptional social and political significance, mostly in cooperation with different local and international partners.
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Implying openness, trust and sincerity in all our professional relationships .
We share our ideas, information, plans and aims publicly and openly.
We perceive each other as equals and recognize and value the skills of each individual.
Our aim is to understand not only people, but their work as well, and to develop long-term relationships based on mutual respect and trust.
We have highly evolved ethical principles when it comes to information exchange and mutual consultations
Freedom of thought
Creativity
Workmanship/Competence and knowledge
An Innovative approach
Over the years, Association KROKODIL has built a wide network of partners on the local and international level. These range from governmental institutions, organizations from the nongovernmental sector as well as foreign institutes and organizations. This network offers a broad array of options and thorough visibility of all our actions among local stakeholders, and guarantees instant credibility for all our projects.