Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address 45 Veeartsenstraat, 1070 Brussels (Belgium) Mobile +32486 67 32 01 E-mail(s) petarveljacic@gmail.com Date of birth 10 October 1979 Desired employment / Occupational field Visual artist Work experience Dates 13 April 2011-18 April 2011 Teaching youth workers to make promotional videos for their causes through example of making promotional videos for volunteerism European Voluntary Service Association SALTES 10a Juozapavičiaus st., 09311 Vilnius (Lithuania) Education Dates 06 September 2010-13 September 2010 Leading Basic Video Journalist Training: preparing the structure of the training, organising equipment and working materials, organising all indoor and outdoor activities in Brussels and Gent, Belgium GetBasic 53 Haachtsesteenweeg, 1210 Brussels (Belgium) Media and Communication Dates 28 May 2010-04 June 2010 Leading workshops and lectures: Peer education through video, Social Media, Using video as a tool of non-formal education in youth work - for self-empowerment, practicing skills of social inclusion, learning to promote a cause European Voluntary Service Association SALTES 10a Juozapavičiaus st., 09311 Vilnius (Lithuania) independent non-profit organisation Dates 15 April 2010-17 April 2010 Leading the workshops with two other trainers - Introduction to video production and video styles Basics of filming Basics of video editing Communication between deaf and hearing people through video Global Soma 22 Frangon, TK 54525 Thessaloniki (Greece) Page 1 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of
Youth NGO Education and training Dates 01 September 2009-31 August 2010 European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteer Filming and editing daily video reports for Indy TV (Indymedia.be) and De Wereld Morgen (dewereldmorgen.be) Coordinating Indymedia.be video team of volunteers Making of a documentary on Gender GetBasic 51 Chaussée de Haecht, 1210 Brussels (Belgium) Media and Communication Dates 14 February 2008-31 August 2009 Public relations manager, project coordinator Public relations coordination Organization of Youth Center activities, Coordination of volunteers Writing, coordination and evaluation of Youth In Action projects, Coordinator for EVS Filming and editing social promotional videos Vega Youth Center no number, Bulevar Nikole Tesle, 11070 (Post 27, P.O. Box 10) Belgrade (Serbia) Youth Center, non-profit NGO Dates 16 February 2011-18 February 2011 Certificate of participation in the international seminar Information Safety, Security and Quality Service National de la Jeunesse (NGO) 138, boulevard de la Pétrusse, L-2330 Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Dates 13 July 2009-20 July 2009 Improvisation Theater sports and Intercultural Learning workshops / using improvisation theater techniques for personal empowerment in career development and youth work In Stage Organisation (non-profit NGO, center for interactive arts) 10 Kralja Milana, 11000 Belgrade (Serbia) Dates 23 May 2009-31 May 2009 Inclusion and intercultural understanding within multicultural societies Miscarea Tinerilor pentru Pace (non-profit, NGO) 32 Cazaban Bl. Q88, Ap.4, 410464 Oradea (Romania) Dates 26 April 2009-06 May 2009 Dialogue and Cultural Identity, Non-violent Conflict Resolution, Personal Empowerment and Social Action Graditelji Mira (non-profit, NGO) 35, Bulevar Narodne Revolucije, 88104 Mostar (Bosnia and Hezegovina) Dates 06 April 2009-14 April 2009 Page 2 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of
Developing skills in organizational management in local NGOs, developing intercultural sensitivity, constructive dialogue and cooperation on European level Vega Youth Center (non-profit, NGO) no number, Bulevar Nikole Tesle, 11070 (post 27, P.O.Box 10) Belgrade (Serbia) Page 3 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of Dates 06 September 2008-12 September 2008 Certificate of participation in International Workshop Visual Anthropology research methods, observational filmmaking Instituto Superiore Regionale Etnografico della Sardegna (Regional Ethnographic Research Institute) 6 Via Papandrea, 08100 Nuoro (Italy) Dates 16 July 2007-03 August 2007 Relationship between Art and Space, Intercultural Learning, Personal Empowerment University of Prishtina (Academic intitution) no number, Nëna Terezë, 10000 Prishtina (Kosovo) Dates 08 July 2007-15 July 2007 Certificate of participation in International Workshop Visual Ethnography, Observational filmmaking Audio-Visual Laboratory of Ethnographic Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia (Ethnographic Research Institute) 2 Novi Trg, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia) Dates 01 September 2006-01 September 2007 Certificate of Acadelic Film Centre, Belgrade Film production - directing and video editing in practice, Film Aesthetics, History of Cinema Academic Film Centre (Film school) 179 Buleva Zorana Djindjica, 11070 Belgrade (Serbia) Dates 29 February 2004-06 March 2004 Going beyond national stereotypes, role of religion in overcoming stereotypes, role of the elite in creating nationalism, political correctness Univesity of Belgrade (with cooperation of University of Prishtina) (Academic intitutions) 1 Studentski trg, 11000 Belgrade (Serbia) Dates 01 September 2000-17 October 2007 BA In Philosophy, Graduated Ethnologist - Anthropologist Traditional and contemporary cultures in Serbia, Balkan and south-eastern Europe, non-european cultures in comparative perspective, new cultural identities and contemporary transformation of the culture, process of globalization and European integration / organizing, designing and conducting surveys in domain of culture, media, religion, social institutions and groups; exerting mediation in situations of ethnic, cultural, religious, race and similar conflists in multicultural society; recognizing, documenting, classifying, filing, interpreting and evaluating elements of cultural inheritance; making scientific and applied projects of government and non government organizations;participating in the process of education; participating in development projects at analytical, predictive and evaluation level University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Ethnology and Anthropology (Academic intitution)
18-20, Cika Ljubina, 11000 Belgrade (Belgrade) Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Serbian Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user French B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user Dutch A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User Czech A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User Bosnian C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Social skills and competences - Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained through youth work and through experience as an EVS volunteer and freelance trainer in different countries; - Good communication skills gained through multicultural circumstances in life and through non-formal education and youth and media work. Organisational skills and competences - Leadership (responsible for a team of 40 volunteers during EVS project ); - Sense of organization (experience in logistics through writing and facilitating projects for Youth In Action programme); - Good experience in project or team management, gained on training courses and through practice in Vega Youth Center and GetBasic. Technical skills and competences Computer skills and competences Artistic skills and competences Other skills and competences Additional information - Good command of manual functions of digital cameras (any type, Sony PD 170 and Canon 5D Mark II in particular), gained through film schools, media work and visual workshops. - Good command of Windows XP, Linux (Ubuntu) and Mac OS X operating systems; - Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint ); - Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (Adobe CS4 package ); - Good knowledge of video editing (Adobe Premiere CS4, Final Cut Pro 7 ); - Good command of Internet applications. - Film direction, camera and video editing gained through film schools and visual workshops. -DSLR photography. - Good knowledge of radio and TV production (realization of broadcasting programme) gained through voluntary work during my period of high school in local radio/tv broadcasting station Alt in Aleksinac, Serbia. My video-activist work can be seen on-line on the following addresses: http://www.indymedia.be/index.html%3fq=user%252fpetar.html http://www.dewereldmorgen.be/people/petar http://www.vimeo.com/cixoton http://vimeo.com/birthofimage http://vimeo.com/pinclude Page 4 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of
References for my academic and artistic work can be supplied on request. Annexes - Copy of the certificate issued by Service de la Jeunesse, Luxembourg, for the Youth in Action seminar Youth On The Net, 2011; - Copy of the Youthpass certificate for being volunteer within EVS programme at GetBasic, Brussels, Belgium 2009-2010; - Copy of the certificate issued by InStage NGO, Belgrade, Kovacica, Youth in Action training course Act & Action (using improvisation theater techniques in youth work), 2009; - Copy of the certificate issued by Miscarea Tinerilor pentru Pace, Oradea, Romania, Council of Europe training course Inclusion and intercultural understanding within multicultural societies - participant, 2009; - Copy of the certificate issued by Graditelji mira, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Youth in Action training course Behind enemy lines - Divided Communities, 2009; - Copy of the certificate issued by Vega Youth Center, Belgrade, Serbia, Youth in Action training course Organizational Management for Local NGOs and its impact in the promotion of active citizenship, 2009; - Copy of the certificate issued by Regional Ethnographic Institute, Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy, Video Workshop in Visual Anthropology, 2008; - Copy of the certificate issued by University of Prishtina and NGO Spark Summer University Of Visual Arts - Relationship Between Art and Space, 2007; - Copy of the certificate issued by Audio-Visual Laboratory of Ethnographic Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia - Summer school of the Visual, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, 2007; - Copy of the Film school certificate issued by Academic Film Centre, 2007; - Copy of the BA graduate diploma issued by Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, 2007 (with provided certified official translation into English); - Copy of the appendix to degree, transcripts of BA graduate diploma issued by Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, 2007 (with provided certified official translation into English); - Copy of the certificate Open minded meeting, issued by Stalkeri student group of Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade - workshop of open dialogue between students from Serbia and Kosovo, 2004; Page 5 / 5 - Curriculum vitae of