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,...
Final cut! The 15th Annual Small Cinemas International Conference wrapped up
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 now officially concluded. The conference was...
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...
IRMO researcher 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 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...
Article “The ‘dark side’ of organizational resilience: The civil society sector in Croatia”
Authors: Karin Doolan, Valerija Barada, Jaka Primorac, Jelena Puđak Journal: Journal of Civil Society, Volume 20, issue 2, 2024 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Year: 2024 Print ISSN: 1744-8689 Online ISSN: 1744-8697 https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2024.2358916 The...
Results of the CresCine project presented at the 77th Cannes Film Festival
This year, the representatives of the CresCine consortium showcased the results of its research project, during the industry part of the Cannes Film Festival entitled Marché du Film. The aim of the Horizon Europe CresCine project is to increase the competitiveness of...
Participation of an IRMO Representative in UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment
Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac, Head of the Department of Culture and Communication, along with 17 other international experts in the field of culture, participated in the work of UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment....
Memorial Conference Cultural Diversity, Networks, and Cultural Policies: The Legacy of Biserka Cvjetičanin’s Cultural Optimism
October 4, 2024, House of Europe, Zagreb The CULTURELINK Center / IRMO, in cooperation with the Miko Tripalo Center, is preparing a memorial conference in honour of our long-time and respected colleague, Dr. Biserka Cvjetičanin. In order to honour her rich...
In anticipation of the 77th Cannes Film Festival – the new CresCine newsletter
The new edition of the Cannes Film Festival has arrived, and with it, the new CresCine newsletter. The CresCine newsletter is published as part of the Horizon Europe project “Increasing the International Competitiveness of the Film Industry in Small European...
Interdisciplinary research on cultural and media policies and practices: developmental and democratic potentials – CULTMED
Project duration: 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2027 Client: Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia The coordinator of the project: Aleksandra Uzelac, PhD Project web page: https://kultura.irmo.hr/cultmed CroRIS web...
Double special issue of ‘Critical Sociology’ (WoS, Scopus, Q1) published
Paško Bilić (CEMEDIG, IRMO) and Thomas Allmer (Paderborn University, Germany) are editors of a special issue of the journal Critical Sociology (SAGE) entitled ‘Critical Sociology of Media and Communication: Theoretical Contributions to a Disconnected...
New project CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research on Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials has started
CULTMED – Interdisciplinary Research on Cultural and Media Policies and Practices: Developmental and Democratic Potentials is a new project of the Department of Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development and International Relations, which commenced on...
The new CresCine Newsdossier has been published
A brand new edition of the CresCine newsletter has been released. It was published as part of the Horizon Europe project “Increasing the international competitiveness of the film industry in small European markets.” IRMO is one of 26 partners in a...
Call for papers for the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference is opened
Call for papers for the ’15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference: Changing Policies, Transforming Audiences and Work Practices In-flux’ that will be held from 5-7th November, 2024 in Zagreb is opened. The conference is organized by the...
Guest lecture by Linnet Taylor (Tilburg University, Netherlands)
On the occasion of the launch of the Centre for Sociology of Media and Digital Society (CEMEDIG) at the Department of Culture and Communications, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), we invite you to a guest lecture by Professor Linnet Taylor...
Participation of CresCine project at Berlinale
Representatives of the project ‘Increasing the international competitiveness of the film industry in small European markets’ (CresCine) participated in the 74th Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) industry programme, which took place from February 15-25,...
Digital Data, Infrastructures and Development (DEVELOPER)
Project duration: 31/12/2023 – 30/12/2027 Client: Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) Project manager: Paško Bilić, PhD Abstract: Digital data circulated through internet platforms, smartphones, and other devices have become the source of intense commercial...