KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
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PROPOSAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A VIDEO DOCUMENT ABOUT THE DAMAGED AND DEVASTED CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SANCTUARIES IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA
Welcome!
DEAR VISITOR
MY WISH IS THAT BY SETTING UP THIS SITE, FIRST OF ALL, I WILL INSPIRE PEOPLE WHO SEE THIS AS IMPORTANT TO HELP PRODUCTION OF THE VIDEO DOCUMENT PRESENTED HERE.
HOWEVER, I AM AWARE THAT THE FACTS (TEXT, PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEO DOCUMENTS) GIVEN HERE WILL NOT BY THEMSELVES BE SUFFICIENT TO ACHIEVE MY GOAL.
IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THIS SITE TO BE VISITED BY AS MANY PEOPLE FROM SERBIA AND THE SERBIAN DIASPORA AS POSSIBLE, AND THOSE WHO WANT AND CAN HELP MAKE THE PROPOSED VIDEO DOCUMENT TO RESPOND TO MY CALL FOR SUPPORT.
THEREFORE, I HOPE THAT MANY OF YOU WHO VISIT THE SITE WILL WANT TO SPREAD FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
THE FACT THAT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS TYPE OF PROJECT DEPENDS ON THE GOODWILL OF SOME INDIVIDUALS INDICATES ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF THE UNSOLVED PROBLEM OF PEOPLE'S SUFFERING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S CULTURAL HERITAGE IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA IN THE PRESENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARMY, POLICE AND FORMED INSTITUTIONS OF KOSOVO.
ONE OF THOSE ASPECTS IS A 25-YEAR ABSENCE OF THE WILLINGNESS OF THE SERBIAN STATE INSTITUTIONS AND SERBIAN MEDIA TO AT LEAST CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM; MEDIA WITNESSES IT AND CONSTANTLY APPEAL THROUGH THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT'S DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN CHARGE OF THE REGION TO HAVE THIS ISSUE SOLVED.
ALSO, THE WORLD'S MEDIA DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM POINTING TO THE 25-YEAR FAILURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE BASIC GOAL OF ITS MISSION IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA - THE PROTECTION OF THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA.
HENCE, MY DOCUMENTARY FILM ARCHIVE, AS WELL AS THE MOST RECENTLY PRODUCED VIDEO DOCUMENT, IS A UNIQUE TESTIMONY OF A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LASTING FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO FINANCE THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY MYSELF, YOUR HELP IS NECESSARY.
REGARDLESS OF THE FINAL OUTCOME OF MY "CAMPAIGN, " THE WEBSITE IN FRONT OF YOU WILL, IN ANY CASE, REMAIN AS A DOCUMENT OF THIS TIME AND OF THIS ATTEMPT TO FINALLY HAVE AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE A DOCUMENTARY VIDEO ARCHIVE OF THE DAMAGED AND RUINED CHURCHES AND SERBIAN SANCTUARIES IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA...
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Ninoslav Randjelovic author
Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Radivoj Panic
Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Radivoj Panic
Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Radivoj Panic
Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Radivoj Panic
Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Radivoj Panic
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
Reports on the state of destroyed and devastated Serbian Orthodox churches and sanctuaries in Kosovo and Metohia are scarce in Serbian and world media.
Therefore, a video document that would register the authentic, current situation regarding the damaged Orthodox cultural heritage, especially in the rural areas of Metohia, does not exist.
I recently spent two days in Kosovo and Metohia and visited some of the sites where Orthodox churches once stood. The video document presented on this website is a documentary testimony from that short trip.
I am convinced that these latest videos indicate the urgent need for a more complete documentary record of the factual situation when it comes to the locations where Orthodox churches, monuments, and Serbian cemeteries were damaged or demolished.
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
I aim to produce a documentary about Serbia's endangered cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohia.
I want to document a nation's endangered cultural heritage, a global issue transcending borders.
This work is intended for a wider audience worldwide and serves as a testimony to a problem for which the international community must offer a civilizational solution.
IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING THIS PROJECT
FUNDS NEEDED $25,000
PROJECT – DOCUMENTING THE STATE OF 64 DESTROYED MEDIEVAL CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES IN KOSOVO
When I set up this site at the beginning of September last year, I intended to inspire people who see this topic as important to help with their donations to secure the necessary funds and to realize the production of a COMPLETE VIDEO ARCHIVE of ALL destroyed Christian sanctuaries in Kosovo and Metohia.
According to official data, 127 Orthodox churches and monasteries were demolished and desecrated in Kosovo and Meтоhia.
Since I launched this website six months ago, 35 individuals and two Serbian organizations in the USA have responded to my proposal, raising $10,109.
Thanks to this help, I could obtain video and editing equipment.
Also, thanks to the support of people who volunteered to assist me in the field and provide me with the necessary logistics (e.g., a 4x4 vehicle), I produced the most recent video document on this website.
I hope this document inspires everyone who believes this project has value and that documenting the reality of Kosovo and Metohija is finally necessary.
It will also help my efforts to record the condition of 64 medieval Orthodox churches and monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija and present that document to the world public.
IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING THIS PROJECT
FUNDS NEEDЕD $25,000
THE NEED TO PRODUCE AND COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IS URGENT, AND SO ARE THE NECESSARY FUNDS NEEDED FOR COMPLETION.
GIVEN THIS URGENCY AND CONSIDERING THE FUNDS REQUESTED, I ASK WEBSITE VISITORS TO NO LONGER SEND INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS IN THE AMOUNTS THEY CAN AFFORD.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO HELPED TO START THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS ALL VISITORS TO THIS WEBSITE, ARE NOW ASKED TO FORWARD THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT FURTHER SUPPORT TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE WILLING TO FUND THE LOGISTICS COSTS NECESSARY FOR WORK IN THE FIELD.
THIS SUM IS NEEDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN FULL.
I WILL STILL, REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF MY APPEAL FOR SUPPORT, CONTINUE TO RECORD ON CAMERA WHAT I CAN WITH MY FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES AND TO INFORM OTHERS ABOUT IT.
DONATIONS RECEIVED: September, 2024 - February, 2025
DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS
SAVE DISPLACED SERBS donated $2,000
SERBIAN NATIONAL DEFENSE donated $2,000
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
- NIKOLA MARIĆ DONATED $1,000
- GORAN DEBELNOGIĆ DONATED $850
- LJUBOMIR MIHAILOVIĆ DONATED $800
- ZVEZDANA STOJANOVIĆ DONATED $300
- ALEKSANDAR MIJATOVIĆ DONATED $300
- DUŠAN BILBIJA DONATED $250
- DJORDJE and MIRA JOVANOVIĆ DONATED $200
- MICHAEL CHIUSOLO DONATED $200
- SAŠA JOVIĆ DONATED $200
- NEBOJŠA NERANDZIĆ DONATED $200
- DAVID VUČINIĆ DONATED $200
- MICHAEL KARCHER DONATED $160
- GORDANA KANGRGA DONATED $150
- ALEKSANDAR NEDELJKOVIĆ DONATED $100
- BORKO KOMNENOVIĆ DONATED $100
- DRAGAN TOMIĆ DONATED $100
- SLOBODAN JOVIČIĆ DONATED $100
- ALEKSANDAR CRNJAK DONATED $100
- MILORAD ŠKORIĆ DONATED $100
- JASMINA MIRIĆ DONATED $100
- NEBOJŠA ŽIVKOVIĆ DONATED $100
- BOŽIDAR ANDRIĆ DONATED $100
- OBRAD FILIPOVIĆ DONATED $100
- PETAR SIMIĆ DONATED $100
- LANA PAREZANIN DONATED $50
- V&S KOVAC DONATED $50
- DARINKA ZASTAVNIKOVIĆ DONATED $40
- DRAGOMIR TABORI DONATED $30
- BRANKO GLUMAC DONATED $30
- MACRINA EVA DONATED $25
- MARA SPADIJER DONATED $20
- TAMARA ALEKSANDRIĆ DONATED $15
- DEJAN STOŠIĆ DONATED $10
- TATJANA BABIĆ DONATED $10
- ALEKSANDRA VULEVIĆ DONATED $5
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
NINOSLAV RADJELOVIC - BIOGRAPHY
1959: Born in Belgrade, Serbia.
1978-1987: Graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from Belgrade University and completed an M.A. degree in Theology at St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y.
1987 - 1997: Professor at universities in the United States.
1997-2012: Independent author and producer of documentary films on the humanitarian and political crisis in Kosovo and Metohia.
2012 - 2024: Visiting professor of media and communication at universities in South Korea and independent author and producer of documentary films.
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
NINOSLAV RADJELOVIC - FILMOGRAPHY
As an independent author and producer, I have dedicated my work to shedding light on the humanitarian crisis, safety, and human rights violations suffered by the civilian Serbian population in Kosovo. This commitment is reflected in the 19 documentary films and numerous television reports I have produced, each serving as a voice for the oppressed.
My films have been broadcast on Serbian and European television networks and shown at international film festivals, where several have received awards.
They have also been presented at academic institutions in Europe and the United States, including OESCE, UNESCO, the United Nations, U.S. Capitol Hill, the National Press Club, the European Parliament, and the Russian Parliament.
My Kosovo films on YouTube
Please take a look at some of my Kosovo films produced in the period 1998-2007.
SOME OF THE DVD EDITIONS OF MY KOSOVO FILMS
In 2006, the DVD edition "Document of Suffering" was printed in the USA and presented at the US Senate and Congress.
In 2007, a special edition of 6 of my films about Kosovo was presented in Russia. The entire circulation of this edition was delivered to the representatives of the Russian State Duma, and all films were shown on Russian national television.
In 2008, the DVD edition "Days Made of Fear" was presented in Belgrade's Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Pavle, it was officially delivered to all members of the European Parliament and presented at many relevant European cultural institutions.
THREE KOSOVO FILMS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS
In 2009, an independent DVD edition was issued in New York. It included three of my documentaries on the Kosovo crisis with subtitles in six official UN languages.
With the initial endorsement from several Missions to the UN country members, 192 UN country members received this document, and films were broadcast in 147 countries worldwide.
Kosovo and Metohia, march 2004: Pogrom
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