FILM ABOUT STEVO GRABOVAC WINS AWARD IN STOCKHOLM

The documentary film After the Party (Poslije zabave) has won the Special Jury Prize at the 14th edition of the Balkan Nordic Film Festival DOC:SHORT 2025, recently held in Stockholm.

In its official statement, the jury emphasized that through the figure of writer Stevo Grabovac, the film captures a hard-earned and long-awaited victory, whose symbolic weight is reflected in the achievement of the prestigious NIN Literary Award. The jury noted that this accomplishment is portrayed with a precision and gravity comparable to honors on the scale of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The film follows Stevo Grabovac, the winner of the NIN Award for his novel After the Party (2023/2024), using his life and work to explore themes of war trauma, crime, family, friendship, and coming of age in a post-conflict society.

The project was produced by Didaskalija, with Službeni glasnik of the Republic of Srpska serving as co-producer of this significant work that bridges literature and cinematic art.

This marks the first award for the documentary, with additional festival screenings and recognitions expected in the coming months.

After the Party was also recently screened in Brod, Grabovac’s hometown—a place of particular importance in both his biography and literary oeuvre. Key events and motifs from his award-winning novel are set there, and the hometown screening further highlighted the film’s strong emotional and symbolic connection with the local audience.

The documentary continues to attract attention from regional and international audiences alike, reaffirming the power of documentary filmmaking in addressing complex themes from the recent past.