The international biennale of cartoon ‘’Balkan Smiles’’ was officially opened in the city of Pogradec. The activity has been organized by the Albanian Excellence with the support of the Municipality of Pogradec. This year’s biennale puts Albania for the first time in the map of international caricature.  

There were at least 150 cartoons from 50 different countries and 30 caricatures from the artist Agim Sulaj, made in the 80’ for the famous Hosteni magazine, were presented in the Rose Square in the city center. The caricatures were assessed and commented by random citizens and personalities of the culture world that are participating in this activity.