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Demofest (official name: Jelen Demofest) is an annual music festival held at the Kastel Fortress in Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was conceived in 2008 with the aim to provide young unsigned bands with an opportunity to develop and revive the rock scene of former Yugoslavia. Today, it is the biggest festival of unsigned bands in Southeastern Europe and one of the biggest free festivals in this region. Demofest consists of competitive and non-competitive program. Competition is open to all unsigned rock, punk, pop, metal, hip hop or reggae bands originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro or Macedonia. Regional and world music stars are featured in non-competitive program and some of the biggest hosted names include Guano Apes, Kosheen, Gentleman, Stereo MCs, Kelis, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Triggerfinger, Asian Dub Foundation, Kiril Džajkovski, Dubioza kolektiv, Majke, Psihomodo pop, Damir Urban, S.A.R.S and Partibrejkers. From 2008 to 2015, over 3,000 unsigned bands applied for the competition and 61 performers played in the non-competitive program. Entry to all festival events is free and in the last few years every edition of the festival has attracted over 40,000 visitors. In 2013, Demofest was included on UNESCO list of projects contributing to cultural rapprochement and establishing ties between countries of former Yugoslavia. It was supported by international institutions on several occasions, while all relevant regional media and numerous world media such as The Guardian, Vice or MTV reported on the festival. This music event was also featured in the film "Zduhač Means Adventure", whose plot follows several characters on their journey to Demofest. ==Concept of the Festival== The call for applications for participation in the competition opens in the spring of every year. Applicants send their demo recordings along with the application documents and approximately 30 of them are granted with the opportunity to perform at the festival. The winning band is awarded with the recording and production of both their album and a music video. Second placed and third placed bands are awarded with stage equipment. In addition to these, various other awards are regularly handed out. Contestants, finalists and winners of the main awards are all selected by the jury consisting of different members each year. Apart from representatives of Demofest and festival sponsors, the jury is composed of famous regional musicians, rock critics, music journalists and producers. Some of the previous jury members were Rambo Amadeus, Davor Gobac, Elvir Laković Laka, Vlatko Stefanovski, Marko Šelić Marčelo, Vasil Hadžimanov, Nikola Vranjković, Milorad Milinković, Petar Janjatović and Branimir Lokner. Since 2011, festival lasts for three days. Headliners perform after contestants and each year there is an accompanying day program, featuring graffiti and comic workshops, photography and painting exhibitions, film projections, book promotions, various music events and numerous workshops, trainings and lectures for the musicians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demofest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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