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This year from 1 to 17 December, Iowa City, partnered with other UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature including Melbourne, Manchester and Dunedin, launched the 4th edition of the “17 Books for 17 SDGs”. As in its previous editions, book suggestions related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were tweeted by the participating cities.
Running under the hashtag #17Booksfor17SDGs, this initiative aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through fiction and non-fiction books addressing one Goal of the...
On 23 November, Bucheon, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, hosted the 2022 Diaspora Literary Award Ceremony to celebrate diaspora literature, together with representatives from five fellow Creative Cities of Literature.
The Ceremony rewarded the New York-based author Min Jin Lee for her novel “Pachinko” before the Mayor of Bucheon, the Chairperson of the City Council and the Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO. The book, which relates the story of a Korean family, depicts the challenges faced by...
Bradford, a UNESCO Creative City of Film, presented two short films conceived by young local filmmakers during the 10th edition of the Fabriano Film Fest. This year, this film event took place from 1 to 4 December 2022 in Fabriano, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art. The two short films “Girls Power” and “Lights of Bradford” were screened on 2 December during a section dedicated to the initiatives developed by Fabriano in the framework of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Conceived by a collective of young filmmakers, "Girls...
Leiria, a UNESCO Creative City of Music, recently launched the first edition of its Creative City of Music Festival. From 16 to 18 November, the Festival hosted both well-known and emerging talents in the fields of alternative music, jazz and classical music.
Promoting new musical creations, the Festival also presented seventeen original works to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the Nobel laureate writer José Saramago. Inspired by Saramago's literary works, the seventeen compositions were premiered in Leiria’s theatres, establishing...
This year, Bradford, a UNESCO Creative City of Film, provided film students from the University of Bradford with another opportunity to gain key experience in the national and international film industry operating in the city.
Ran from February to October 2022 and supported by the Bradford Film Office, the project was aimed at fostering professional opportunities for students through connecting them with some of the most popular local film companies. The initiative supported young people in pursuing a professional path in the film sector,...
With the aim of portraying the essence of local crafts tradition, Gabrovo, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, is promoting the project "Crafted by Hand. Photo Diary”.
Over the course of six months, from November 2022 to April 2023, six masters of rare local crafts, their faces, working environment, tools and creative approach will be captured through photographic portraits in one story per month, thus resulting in a photo diary. The aim of this project is to raise awareness of the need to preserve and develop local traditional...
Trinidad, a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, organized a four-day celebration on the occasion of its third anniversary as a UNESCO Creative City. From 28 to 31 October, the city hosted conferences, fairs and events featuring crafts, gastronomy, music and design. The celebration aimed to enhance the vibrancy of the cultural and creative industries in Trinidad, but also to stimulate a reflection on the creative sector in the post-pandemic context.
As a result, the workshop “Trinidad, Ciudad Creativa", invited experts, local authorities...
Shenzhen, a UNESCO Creative City of Design, just launched the 5th edition of the Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents (SDAY), an international design competition for young designers under 35 years old. The online registration is open until 31 December 2022 for design professionals and students from UNESCO Creative Cities wishing to showcase their creativity and innovation in the field of sustainable design.
Sponsored by the Shenzhen Innovation & Creative Design Development Office, the SDAY is organised by the Shenzhen Culture,...
To mark this year’s World Cities Day, the Director-General has announced that the city of Braga has been selected as the Host City of the XVI UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 2024.
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Throughout the month of November, Melbourne, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, will host the 2nd edition of the “Virtual Writers in Residence” programme. This initiative will involve 10 writers from seven fellow UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature, including Dublin, Heidelberg, Iowa City, Jakarta, Manchester, Norwich and Reykjavik. It is expected that the writers, who will be hosted as residents in 10 organisations, will reach an audience of up to 10,000 people.
The writers will undertake virtual residencies in diverse city facilities...