{"id":7734,"date":"2021-10-25T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/house\/competition-for-the-best-contemporary-drama\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:35:19","slug":"competition-for-the-best-contemporary-drama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/en\/house\/competition-for-the-best-contemporary-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition for the best contemporary drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The independent regional cultural organization Heartefact, based in Belgrade, is announcing the 14th Compentition for the best contemporary full-length theatre play in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Macedonian, or Montenegrin.<\/b><\/p>\n

Authors residing in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Serbia are eligible to participate in the competition.<\/p>\n

The winner will receive a monetary award of\u00a0600,000 RSD<\/strong>, which also includes the purchase of performance rights for the premiere production of the winning play by Heartefact in cooperation with a regional theater. Heartefact will also participate in the promotion of the most successful texts from the competition.<\/p>\n

Since 2009, Heartefact has been dedicated to creating and strengthening critical awareness, aiming to actively participate in the creation of an inclusive and open society through creative and artistic forms. Born out of the desire to provide space for new authors to work and act, the competition for contemporary engaged drama texts encourages dialogue on important social topics related to human rights, freedom of speech, collective memory, and responsibility.<\/p>\n

Submission deadline:\u00a015. October 2025. godine.<\/s><\/strong> 31. October 2025. godine<\/strong>
Jury decision announcement:\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

CRITERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The jury\u2019s main criteria for decision-making will be artistic value and social engagement.<\/p>\n

Texts that offer a deeper understanding of the world we live in, promote the idea of humanity, resist violence, intolerance, and discrimination based on any grounds will be considered as potential candidates for the award. The jury will appreciate the originality, contemporary form, and the courage of young authors to confront some of the numerous problems of our society through dramatic form.<\/p>\n

Only\u00a0original, unpublished,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0unperformed<\/strong>\u00a0works are eligible for the competition.<\/p>\n

Some of the previous competition winners\u2019 texts have become well-known plays, such as\u00a0Workers Die Singing<\/em>\/Radnici umiru pevaju\u0107i<\/em>\u00a0by Olga Dimitrijevi\u0107,\u00a0Finger<\/em>\/Prst<\/em>\u00a0by Doruntina Basha,\u00a0Why is her fault? It\u2019s not her fault.\/\u0160ta je ona kriva nije ni\u0161ta ona kriva<\/em>\u00a0by Vesna Peri\u0107,\u00a0Wake Me up when I\u2019m Done\/Probudi me kada zavr\u0161im<\/em>\u00a0by Mirza Skenderagi\u0107,\u00a0This One Will be Different\/Ovaj \u0107e biti druga\u010diji<\/em>\u00a0by Sta\u0161a Bajac,\u00a0Muscatles can Survive Anything<\/em>\/Mu\u0161katle mogu pre\u017eiveti sve<\/em>\u00a0by Iva Brdar,\u00a0The Last Afterparty\/Poslednji afterparti<\/em>\u00a0by Dino Pe\u0161ut,\u00a0Bordel Eden<\/em>\u00a0by Benjamin Bajramovi\u0107,\u00a0Window\/Prozor<\/em>\u00a0by Katarina Nikoli\u0107,\u00a0The Purchase of Milk\/Otkup mlijeka<\/em>\u00a0by Davor \u0160pi\u0161i\u0107,\u00a0The Woman Ties a Ponytail\/\u017dena ve\u017ee rep<\/em>\u00a0by Marija Rako\u010devi\u0107,
Throw Her, Putin, and Be Precise\/Baci je, Putine i budi precizan<\/em>\u00a0by Mirza Skenderagi\u0107\u2026<\/p>\n

APPLICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The application for the competition is done electronically. An unsigned version of the text in PDF format, with the play\u2019s password, should be submitted at\u00a0this link<\/a>. To ensure anonymity, the PDF document must not contain any contact or author\u2019s name, or anything that could reveal the identity, only the play\u2019s title and password.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the following information needs to be filled out separately in the form at\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0and it has to contain the author\u2019s full name, play title, play password, and email.<\/p>\n

JURY MEMBERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The jury members of the Heartefact competition are prominent regional experts in the field of culture:<\/p>\n

Nejra Babi\u0107 Halvad\u017eija<\/strong>, playwright and dramaturge from Sarajevo
Graduated in dramaturgy from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Since 2016, she has worked as a dramaturge at SARTR. Author of several plays, including \u201cBullying Collection,\u201d \u201cA Suitcase Too Red to Be a Suitcase,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re Still Alive,\u201d and \u201cI Was Squeezing Beetroot\u201d, which inspired the contemporary opera \u201cThree Colors of Beetroot\u201d by composer Irena Popovi\u0107 Dragovi\u0107.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gordana Gonci\u0107<\/strong>, dramaturge and acting director of Atelje 212 Theatre in Belgrade
Graduated in dramaturgy from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Since 1994, she has worked as the resident dramaturge at Atelje 212. She was also the acting director of the Belgrade Cultural Center and deputy secretary for culture of the City of Belgrade. She has worked on over 60 productions and is a member of the boards of the October Salon and BELEF.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Biljana Srbljanovi\u0107<\/strong>, playwright and professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade
A founding member of Heartefact, previously serving as Chair of the Board, collaborator on theater and other programs, and since 2017 a permanent team member. She graduated in dramaturgy and now serves as a professor and head of the Department of Dramaturgy. Author of over 10 plays and hundreds of articles and essays published in both local and international media.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the competition and until the decision is made, Heartefact will not provide information about the work of the jury or the placement of individual texts. The authors are kindly requested to respect this and other competition rules.<\/p>\n

For any additional questions regarding the competition, you can contact us at the email address\u00a0prijava@heartefact.org<\/strong>\u00a0with the subject line \u201cCompetition<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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