Third ear festival is starting today in Dubrovnik for the sixth time and it's dedicated to Australia under the name 'Aboriginal culture in Dubrovnik'. It's an artistic and educational festival that brings a taste of foreign culture every year.

From today to 6th of November organisers will try to bring Australia closer through workshops, lectures, exhibitions, music, pub quiz and film screenings. Third Ear Festival is a volunteer project and admission to all events is free.

The program starts at 2 pm with a dot painting workshop for children in library in Mokosica, but the official opening is at 7 pm in the Dubrovnik City library with the opening of the exhibition The Canning cattle path as well as the “Australian Corner” with donations of Australian books. Day one ends with a movie Satellite Boy from 2012 in Visia Cinema.

Tomorrow at 11 am there will be an exhibition opening 'Shipwreck of Stefano' at the University of Dubrovnik, Maritime department. At 6 pm, again at the City library, there will be a lecture 'Aboriginal culture in Dubrovnik' by Iva Polak. Night full of fun is ahead of the participants of the festival, with a pub quiz with Australia theme in Lazareti, with a later 'Down under – sound of Australia' party.

Third day starts at 6 pm with multimedia travelogue 'My Australia' by Pero Kojan at Art workshop Lazareti and continues in Visia Cinema at 9 pm with multimedia lecture 'Development of Aboriginal films in Australia – Black Wave'. Sunday is casual with a movie 'Mary and Max' in Visia Cinema at 9 pm.
For all the extra details there is an info pult in front of the Sponza Palace from 11 am to 5 pm.