Baroom-Baroom 2024/2025

is an experienced creative and web development studio established in Podgorica in 2006, specializing in digital solutions such as web design and development, graphic design, video and audio production. The studio, operating within the field of creative industries, supported the multidisciplinary project The Sound of Bridges, which explores the relationship between buildings and sound. This project will culminate in an exhibition, a website, and interactive QR code plaques placed next to Montenegro's iconic cultural heritage bridges. The project’s coordinator, Marko Gošović, is an audiovisual producer, associate professor, and Fulbright scholar with over a decade of experience in the creative industries. He began his career as an executive producer at the Montenegrin National Theatre and is now a professor at the Faculty of Visual Arts (FVA) at the Mediterranean University. He has actively contributed to numerous projects and exhibitions in Montenegro, the wider region, and internationally.

4 Girls 2024/2025

Sara Moretti is a second-year student at the “Sergije Stanić” Secondary Vocational School, specializing in Pastry Making. Since early childhood, she has shown a great love for drawing and music, and she expresses her creativity through a workshop focused on textile printing and hand embroidery on fabric. She is actively involved in swimming, enjoys basketball, and is passionate about travel and photography, which represent her windows to the world. Đurđa Borović is a seventh-grade student at “Štampar Makarije” Elementary School. Curious, versatile, and sport-oriented, Đurđa attended the “Vasa Pavić” School of Music and Ballet. Over the years, she has explored volleyball, football, basketball, as well as swimming, winning an impressive number of medals at international competitions – four gold, one silver, and two bronze. Katarina Nikolić is a third-year student at the “Sergije Stanić” Secondary Vocational School, specializing as a Sales Technician. An aesthete by nature, she loves to dress up – her priority is always to look beautiful. She enjoys music, dancing, food, and preparing desserts. Her ability to express every emotion reveals a hidden talent for acting. Travel is her greatest love and source of inspiration. Ksenija Samardžić is a second-year student at the “Sergije Stanić” Secondary Vocational School, specializing in Gastronomy. A true gourmet, she enthusiastically works on mastering a wide range of culinary skills. She has been training in fitness for many years and finds special joy in riding her bicycle through the streets of Podgorica.

Aleksandra Prelević Palladino 2023/2024

(born in Podgorica in 1991) is a music author and drummer who lives and works between Rome and Podgorica. She completed her primary music education at the Vasa Pavić Music School in Podgorica, specializing in piano, while honing her drumming skills under the mentorship of jazz drummer Momčilo Glomazić. With years of experience as a studio producer, author, and performer, she notably collaborated with the band Shin-ei, which won the Audience Award for Most Promising Young Montenegrin Band at the Battle of the Bands Competition in 2008. As a drummer, she has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Montenegro and beyond, collaborating with renowned domestic and foreign artists and bands, including the legendary drummer Dragoljub Đuričić. Since 2023, Aleksandra has embarked on solo projects under the artistic name Dolce Hera. She released the single Common Dreams with Nina Žižić, surpassing 300,000 streams on digital platforms and achieving high rankings on independent web charts in Italy. Following that success, she collaborated with Vladana Vučinić on the single Sweet Bizarre, for which she directed and wrote the screenplay for the music video. Aleksandra is the winner of the Foundation's scholarship for the support program for an audiovisual project in the 2023/24 cycle.

Kosta Popović 2023/2024

(born in Podgorica in 2000) obtained his elementary and high school music education at the Vasa Pavić School of Music and Ballet in Podgorica, under the guidance of his father, Mladen Popović. He graduated in 2023 from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying under Prof. Luiz Hopkins. He has attended masterclasses with internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles, as well as chamber music studies at the Reina Sofía Institute in Madrid and the Dutch String Quartet Academy. He has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician at numerous concerts and international festivals, and has been the recipient of multiple student scholarships and awards. As the founder of the Fibonacci Quartet, he has had notable performances abroad, including winning first prize at the Royal Overseas League chamber music competition. He is currently pursuing the first year of his master's studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In addition to modern music, he plays the baroque cello in the ensemble Academy of Ancient Music. Kosta is the winner of the Foundation's scholarship for education in the field of classical music for the 2023/24 cycle.