From film competitions to creative residencies — explore the projects that drive our mission and help us impact creative industries development.
A short documentary produced by the CreateCulture team, filmed on Navajo Nation land at Black Mesa, Arizona. It tells the story of Navajo families who resist displacement and protect their sacred land — a testimony of resilience and environmental justice. Selected for the Festival de Cannes 2025 (Short Film Corner) and ECOCINE 2025 in Brazil (held in parallel with the COP30 summit). Directed by Varfalamey Kuraga, produced by Nadzeya Ilkevich.
An original Belarusian-language quiz and entertainment show, produced by CCG and released on YouTube. Blending humour, music, and unexpected discoveries, each episode explores Belarusian reality and culture as contestants compete for a €500 prize.
The world's largest timed filmmaking competition. Teams write, shoot, and edit a short film in just 48 hours. We produce the Vilnius edition. The winner of Best Film goes to Filmapalooza in March 2027, and is eligible for a spot in our screening at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner!
An annual 48-hour film challenge that builds the Belarusian filmmaking community in-country and in-exile. It began in 2022 (14 films by 84 filmmakers across Minsk, Vilnius, Tbilisi, Warsaw, and Krakow) and has grown into an international movement. In 2025, during the last edition, the films toured 7 cities in 5 countries — Vilnius, Warsaw, Berlin, Krakow, Tbilisi, Białystok, and Riga — with screenings, discussions, and Q&A sessions.
Creative Communities Acceleration Program — international residency for emerging creators in film, music, and theatre across Eastern Europe, the Baltics and Scandinavia. Funded by Swedish Institute.
Slavalachia is an alliance of folk musicians and creators from Belarus, Ukraine, and the Appalachian region of the United States. This alliance began in Athens, Ohio in 2019 and reached its full form in Lviv, Ukraine in January 2020. Members are forging uncharted territory in the preservation, popularization, and experimentation of traditional music.
We are a social partner with the Media Department of the European Humanities University. We developed and currently teach Media Production and Creative Producing for 2nd and 3rd year students.
An international music exchange bringing together 10 talented musicians from Belarus and Lithuania to collaborate, create, and perform.
A laboratory connecting professionals from the IT, cultural, and business sectors to spark collaboration and launch new products and startups. A 15-day product-development sprint with 10 startup teams and open workshops culminated in a pitching session; three projects advanced to the AXIOS accelerator. Funded by the European Union through EU4Culture.
A 1.5-month practical course equipping beginners and NGO representatives with video production skills — directing, camera, sound, and editing — held at CreateCulture Studio. Participants produced original media projects on social and cultural themes, strengthening a community of Belarusian videomakers and filmmakers.
A multi-year school training emerging Belarusian community leaders and project designers in sociocultural project management. Over 49 weeks of training, 140 participants took part in 47 webinars and 24 additional expert sessions, 10 video lessons, 332 mentor meetings, 500 consultations with psychologists, three alumni networking meetups, and one offline gathering in Vilnius. Across its editions, alumni implemented 74 social and cultural projects in Belarus and beyond, reaching over 1,000 people and seeding grassroots change under restrictive conditions.
Live studio sessions for musicians — a YouTube channel with live sessions by international musicians.