The winner of this year ‘ s Jelen Demofest is the band M.O.R.T. from Sinj, Croatia. During the three nights of Jelen Demofest 2013 in Banja Luka, over 30 demo bands performed at the city’s Kastel fortress, while numerous exhibitions, promotions and graffiti jams took place around the city. The main stars of Jelen Demofest 2013, performing in the non-competition programme, were Dubioza Kolektiv, S.A.R.S, Partibrejkers, Superhiksi, Kiril and Playboy.
The European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the honorary sponsor of the Jelen Demofest 2013. Explaining why the EU decided to support the festival, Ambassador Peter Sorensen said: “The Jelen Demofest is already a very popular event and full credit goes to those who have developed it so far. The EU is always glad to be the partner of people who are making things happen in the community, so this is a great opportunity for collaboration. I hope that the increasing profile of the Jelen Demofest will encourage bands to take part and will bring out big crowds to enjoy them.”
On the occasion, the director of Jelen Demofest 2013, Brankica Jankovic said: “We have been extremely honoured by the EUSR decision to select Demofest as the only musical festival in BiH to be supported by the EU. Exactly this might be a signal that we are on the right path to create a brand that will be recognizable outside of the former Yugoslavia”, said Mrs Jankovic.
During the second Festival night, the Head of EU Office in Banja Luka, Giulio Zanni, handed the award for “Banja Luka’s most promising band” to the band “Vazno obavjestenje”.
This has been the most visited Jelen Demofest so far, with over 15,000 people attending the concerts during the three nights at the Kastel.
For more information see Jelen Demofest official web page
