Nina Plavanjac

Born in 1998, Nina Plavanjac graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 2019, majoring in dramaturgy, and received her master’s degree in theatre and radio directing in 2025. She is the author of original plays: Just Voice (Macedonian National Theatre, 2021), Castle in the Lake (National Theatre Sombor, 2021), She's No Longer Here (Bora Stanković Theatre, 2023), Clouds (National Theatre Kikinda, 2023), The Aquarium (National Theatre Subotica, 2025), and Peter’s Doll (National Theatre Zenica, 2026).

She received the Sterija Award for Best Play (A Name in the Ashes, 2024), the award for Best Bosnian-Herzegovinian Play (Peter’s Doll, 2025), and the award for Best Children’s Play (Anne Frank’s Diary, 2026). She was a finalist for the Sterija Award (The Immortals, 2015), the Heartefact Award, and the European Aurora Award (Where the Glowing Trees Are, 2016/2024). The Aurora Award committee recommended her play The Aquarium for staging in 2025.