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Top amazing facts about Burning Man

Top amazing facts about Burning Man

We have prepared the top facts about Burning Man, which will change your perception of the festival culture in general.

6 tips for successful grant writing

We often need money for our projects but we do not always know how to get it using grants. So we have collected some tips how to do it successfully.

Envision Sound 2019-2020 - a hot opportunity for film score composers

The British Council and the National Oleksandr Dovzhenko Centre are announcing an open call for applications to participate in the third cycle of Envision Sound, the educational programme for film score composers.

To break down walls and construct real bridges of understanding: what is the role of cultural interaction

“Global relations are increasingly influenced by populism, nationalism, religious conflict, migration, and identity politics’, says Paul Smith, director of the British Council, Indonesia.

How to make a film when you have less than a third of the budget you need: tips from a young producer

Ediye Kataman had only 3 thousand dollars for a film, although its creation, according to her estimates, required about 15. We have talked to Ediye to find out about her experience of filming, what problems and discrimination a young director faces.
Office or freelance: tips where work is more creative

Office or freelance: tips where work is more creative

We have collected some tips for you on how to make your workspace more conducive to creative work.
Why some people are more creative than others: study

Why some people are more creative than others: study

Creativity is often defined as the ability to generate new and useful ideas. But it’s not just the ability to paint a picture or create music.

SOUND ID: How Sound is Transformed into an Artefact

This summer for Ukrainian folklorists began with a sensation: rare audio recordings made in the second half of the last century were found. Cultural managers – curators Viktoriia Danelian and Tetiana Tsvilodub – decided to restore and digitize the recordi

What can culture do to stabilize society

Many countries are faced with serious political, social and demographic instability. Culture was often on its front line. But can culture also play an important role in overcoming this instability? The answers to this question are in the “Culture in an ag

Nine culture and art podcasts

Are you interested in news, discussions and personalities related to art and culture, but you don’t have enough time to read? Our list of podcasts will help you keep abreast of your favourite topics.

What is the value of the creative economy

“The creative economy should be central to the strategy of every country. It’s one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy, and that is true in every region, not just in Europe and North America”, John Newbigin, a member of the UK government’
What culture can do in post-conflict recovery: research

What culture can do in post-conflict recovery: research

“One reason why many conflicts are so hard to solve is that they are often driven by issues of identity and culture as much as by competition over resources or social and economic grievances”, a new British Council report, The Art of Peace: The Value of C