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Over the course of four days, journalists from Serbia had the opportunity to get to know Kosovo’s media landscape, speak with colleagues from different media, and gain broader insight into the social and political context in which media in Kosovo operate.

Following the Culture for Development Forum held on 13–14 May, the dialogue on the future of independent culture continued in Skopje with the South-East Satellite BEYOND conference.

For two days, on May 13 and 14, Skopje became a meeting point for artists, cultural workers, activists, and international cultural networks from North Macedonia, the region, and across Europe through the Culture for Development Forum, organized by Heartefact in collaboration with Clubture, Kooperativa, A25 Cultural Foundation, and Euradia.

Heartefact performed How I Learned to Drive on Saturday, May 9, 2026, as part of the International Small Scenes Festival in Rijeka, where the production won awards in five categories: Best Director (Tara Manić), Best Actor (Svetozar Cvetković), Best Young Actress (Marta Bogosavljević), Best Overall Performance, and the Audience Award.

Heartefact House presented “They are All Gone” in Norway for the first time as part of the two-day international Ibsen Scope festival in Skien, Henrik Ibsen’s hometown. On May 7, audiences followed Sadika’s story in two performances, a tale of memory, forgetting, loss, and hope.

The first segment of the Queer Art Academy program took place from April 14 to 19, 2026, in Belgrade, at Hartefakt House, marking the beginning of a multi-month process.