FILM “AFTER THE PARTY” SCREENING AT THE CITY HALL OF BANSKI DVOR

A screening of the short documentary film After the Party will take place at the City Hall of Banski Dvor in Banja Luka on January 29, 2026, starting at 8:00 PM. The film is directed by Stefan Tomić and produced by Didaskalije, in co-production with the Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska.

PHOTO: Banski dvor

Free tickets are available at the Banski Dvor box office on working days (excluding weekends) from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

With a running time of 29 minutes, the film follows writer Stevo Grabovac through ten quiet yet tense days leading up to the announcement of the winner of one of the most prestigious literary awards in the region—an award for which he has been nominated for the second time. While anticipation builds around him, Grabovac remains true to his inner rhythm: reserved, unassuming, and deeply devoted to writing.

The film will be screened on a symbolic date—exactly two years since Stevo Grabovac was awarded the NIN Literary Prize.

After the Party is a portrait of a man who does not belong to the world of spectacle, even though it has suddenly recognized him. It is a film about solitude, silence, work without applause, and an inner need for creation that seeks meaning rather than public validation.

Director Stefan Tomić identifies a universal human dilemma in this story: the constant search for what we love, even when we know that complete fulfillment may never be fully attained. It is within this ongoing movement, doubt, and the need for self-improvement that the space for sincere art is created.

Producer Nikola Đaković emphasizes that the film emerged from a sense of responsibility to document the story of a writer outside formal literary circles and media exposure, who nevertheless reaches the very top. Grabovac, who does not use social media and carefully protects his personal microcosm, remains focused on what he does best—writing, in silence.

So far, the film has been screened at three international festivals and has already won the Special Jury Award at the 14th Balkan Nordic Film Festival DOC:SHORT 2025 in Stockholm. Additional festival screenings are expected throughout 2026.