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The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is partnering with the Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2025 for the screening of AMARO KINO – a carefully curated selection of films that centres Roma voices, stories, and artistic visions.   The Kyiv International Short Film Festival (KISFF) is the largest short film festival in...

How can we make Holocaust remembrance more inclusive? The second episode of the podcast Echoes of Memory engages in a critical expansion of the historiographical and memorial frameworks concerning the Holocaust. Moderated by Petro Rusanienko, the episode features a powerful dialogue with Florentina-Alexandra Manea, Cat Jugravu, and Estera Stan.   Their discussion examines the often...

Driven by its mission to empower Roma through arts, culture, and remembrance, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in partnership with the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ), launches the podcast series Echoes of Memory – Roma Youth for Holocaust Remembrance. The project explores the history and legacy of the Roma Holocaust...

The Sarajevo Film Festival x ERIAC Serbia Fellowship for Roma in Film is a unique initiative aimed at supporting emerging Roma filmmakers by granting them access to the prestigious Sarajevo Talents 2025 program. The recipients of this year’s fellowship, Sami Mustafa and Tamara Jovanović, will gain exclusive access to SFF industry programs, networking opportunities with...

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset made the following statement to mark European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August:   “On the night of 2–3 August 1944, more than 3,000 Roma men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This atrocity marked one of the darkest chapters of the Roma Holocaust, in which...

  ERIAC Serbia expresses its deep concern over the recent statement made by Serbia’s Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, Mr. Demo Beriša, regarding the Roma community. Public remarks by state officials that rely on paternalism perpetuate harmful stereotypes rooted in anti-Roma racism. These not only contribute to the stigmatization of Roma...

Ever heard of the “Schlussstrich” (drawing a line under something)? The Nazi era is over—but the questions about it remain. What endures? And how do we tell this story today? These questions deserve fresh perspectives—yours. The EVZ Foundation’s HistoryLab gives you the space, the exchange, and the tools to turn your questions into your own...

Forging and mending are ancestral practices among Roma artisans, where repair is both material and ontological. Lali Gabor’s coppersmithing intervention in the public sphere reclaims an urban space not through monumentality but through the intimate scale of the handmade. In the frame of the 13th edition of the Berlin Biennale, Lali Gabor is exhibiting Birdhouses,...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) invite Roma youth to co-create and participate in the youth-led podcast project “Echoes of Memory – Roma Youth for Holocaust Remembrance.”   The project explores the history and legacy of the Roma Holocaust, connecting past injustices with the...

Throughout history, Roma have been cast into precarity – subject to forced migrations, systemic exclusion, and erasures that threatened both memory and material existence. And yet, within this violence, the Roma have forged worlds, mended the ruptures of history, and found refuge, often in nature. This exhibition at ERIAC engages with resilience and survival not...

Dan Turner, Woven Strength, Inhabited Space, plants and mixed media, 2025    Spend some time among these precious herbs, heal your soul, listen to the wisdom they are here to offer and then visit our gallery across the street. Discover the exhibition HOLDING GROUND: Crafting New Paths in a Changing World We are the European...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is inviting applications for two Research Fellowship in Czechia and Sweden as part of the JEKHIPE project – Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism. The fellow will document historical and current antigypsyism while exploring Roma civil rights movements and cultural history....

ERIAC launches Film Pitch Deck – now available online   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is proud to present the ERIAC Film Pitch Deck, a new publication created to increase the visibility of films that centre Roma narratives and perspectives within the international film industry.   The brochure features a curated...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is proud to be one of the sister organizations of the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, alongside Filmrauschpalast Moabit at Kulturfabrik, Sinema Transtopia, and the Sophiensæle. By establishing these collaborative partnerships with culturally significant spaces deeply rooted in Berlin, the 13th Berlin Biennale underscores the...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is inviting applications for six Research Fellowships as part of the JEKHIPE project – Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism. Fellows will conduct research in Sweden, Germany, Spain, Czechia, Romania, or Italy, documenting historical and current antigypsyism while exploring Roma civil...

European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture invites Roma artists, cultural producers, and creatives to take part in the survey Mapping Precarity and Exclusion in Roma Arts and Culture. Many Roma artists face systemic barriers, exclusion, and precarity that hinder their ability to thrive. By sharing your experiences, you will contribute to a deeper understanding...

OPEN CALL FOR ROMA IN FILM   ERIAC Serbia x Sarajevo Film Festival Fellowship to Join Talents Sarajevo 2025   ERIAC Serbia is proud to announce a new partnership with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Talents Sarajevo, aimed at supporting emerging Roma filmmakers and creatives. This collaboration provides opportunities to gain industry experience, build professional...

ERIAC is pleased to announce its participation in East Doc Platform 2025, the leading industry event dedicated to documentary filmmaking in Central and Eastern Europe, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film. The event serves as a key meeting point for filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals, providing a space for collaboration, project development, and discussions on...