Vida Davidović
Belgrade,Serbia
Summary
- Vida Davidović is is a playwright, dramaturg, fiction writer, and screenwriter. She was born a Serbian in Bosnia and Hercegovina and later moved to Belgrade, Serbia where she attended the University of Arts and received both a B.A. in Playwriting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and an M.A. in Theory of Dramatic Arts. Her plays, Celebrations, The Black Sheep, and Brooklyn and Cats in Containers, were performed in Bosnia and Serbia. For her play, "Small Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms", she received the Sterija's Award in 2022, and in 2024, she received the Special Award for a Dramatic Text at the 23rd International Festival of BH Drama and the award for the Best Dramatic Text at the 43rd Theatre Games of Bosnia and Hercegovina. She is also a published author of the novel Mučnina: o neodrastanju by Kontrast izdavaštvo (in free translation Nausea: Anti - Bildungsroman, published by Kontast Publishing), which was short-listed for NIN Book of the Year Award. She came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on a Fulbright scholarship.
- She is interested in writing about womanhood, the female relationship with the body, war trauma affecting generations born after the events in the Balkans, and female sexuality in Serbia, formed by both Western and Eastern discourses. She is also interested in eating disorders and their correlation with sexual trauma. She lives in a few locations, but Belgrade will always be in her heart. Also, she is often California dreaming.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Author
Velike Priče
04.2023 - Current
Author
Slavic Soundwalking
07.2023 - 07.2024
Playwright
National Theatre of Republic of Srpska
12.2023 - 01.2024
- Playwright of 'Little Wars and Zara Dressing Rooms', directed by Ivica Buljan
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OHh0xLTkVw
Screenwriter
Academy of Performing Arts
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Screenwriter on 'The Heart', directed by Gvozden Ilić
Playwright and Dramaturg
Yeni Pazar Bölgesel Tiyatro
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Playwright and Dramaturg of 'Brooklyn and Cats in Containers', directed by Jelena Bogavac
Collaborator on Dramatization
Belgrade Drama Theatre
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Collaborator on dramatization of 'The Idiot', directed by Ivica Buljan
Dramaturg
The Princely Serbian Theatre
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Dramaturg on 'The Edge of Reason/On One Drunk November Night 1918.' (Miroslav Krleža, Ivo Štivičić), directed by Marko Misirača
Playwright and Dramaturg
Kraljevo Theatre
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Playwright and Dramaturg of 'The Black Ship', directed by Snežana Trišić
Dramaturg
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Dramaturg on 'He Who Says No, He Who Says Yes' (Bertold Brecht), directed by Nikola Bundalo
Screenwriter
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Screenwriter of 'Ribs', directed by Gvozden Ilić
- Movie received a Best Fiction Award on Early Bird International Student Film Festival
Dramaturg
Pozorište Teatrijum
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Dramaturg on 'Don Juan' (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière), directed by Marko Misirača
Dramaturg and playwright
The City Theater Jazavac
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Dramaturg and playwright of one of the stories in an anthology play 'Banjaluka', directed by Nikola Bundalo
Playwright
Puppet theater 'Pinocchio'
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Playwright of 'The Adventures of Naughty Till', directed by Marija Barna-Lipkovski
Screenwriter
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Screenwriter of 'Prom Night', directed by Gvozden Ilić
- Movie received a Special Award on Merlinka Queer Film Festival 2020
Writer's assistant
Terazije Theatre
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Writer's assistant on 'On the Other Side of the Pillow' (Stevan Koprivica), directed by Jug Radivojević
Playwright
Festival Of International Student Theatre - FIST
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Playwright of 'Brooklyn and Cats in Containers', directed by Andreja Kargačin
- Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq8WiLJbd0E
Dramaturg
Festival Of International Student Theatre - FIST
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Dramaturg on 'To Touch a Sore Spot' (Tea Matanović), directed by Rastislav Ćopić
Dramaturg
Operosa Montenegro Opera Festival
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Dramaturg on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (William Shakespeare), directed by Vladan Đurković
- Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANmp2Cbc8tg
Playwright
Puppet theater 'Pinocchio'
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Playwright of 'Even the Cats Deserve a Present', directed by Žanko Tomić
Education
Master of Arts - English, Creative Writing
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, NE05-2025
MA - Theories of Dramatic Arts and Media
Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
08-2023
BA - Dramaturgy And Playwriting
Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
10.2021
High School Diploma -
Gimnazija Banjaluka
09.2013
Primary And Secondary School -
"Ivo Andrić"
01.2013
Certification
- Student Scholarship (2018)
- Scholarship of Dr Milan Jelic Fund (Bosnia and Hercegovina) (2019)
- Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (2020)
- Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development - Dositeja (2021)
- Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development - Dositeja (2022)
- Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development - Dositeja (2023)
- Fulbright Foreign Student Program (2023)
Awards
- Josip Kujundžić's Award, 2019, for the best dramaturgy student
- Slobodan Selenić's Award for Best Play, 2021, for 'Little Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms'
- The regional competition of the Heartefact Fund, 2021, the second award for 'Little Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms'
- Sterija's Award for the Best Unpublished Play, 2022, for 'Little Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms'
- Shortlisted for NIN Book of the Year Award, 01/2023, for 'Nausea: Anti - Bildungsroman'
- The Special Award for a Dramatic Text at the 23rd International Festival of BH Drama, 2024, for 'Little Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms'
- The Award for the Best Dramatic Text at the 43rd Theatre Games of Bosnia and Hercegovina, 2024, for 'Little Wars and Zara Fitting Rooms'
Accomplishments
- Future Epics Lab by Biljana Srbljanović (Heartefact) (2019)
- Talents Sarajevo (2022)
Websites
- https://kontrastizdavastvo.rs/knjige/knjiga-mucnina-o-neodrastanju-vida-davidovic-28037
- https://velikeprice.com/author/vida-davidovic/
- https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt//talent/vida-davidovic/profile
- https://www.journal.rs/kultura/knjige/vida-davidovic-strah-od-pekare-je-strah-od-zivota/
- https://www.blic.rs/kultura/intervju-vida-davidovic/rf8n62f
- https://www.beforeafter.rs/kultura/vida-davidovic-moja-zelja-se-sastoji-u-tome-da-ponosno-nosim-cuku
- https://nova.rs/kultura/u-pozoristu-se-osecam-kao-dete-u-diznilendu-vida-davidovic-o-praizvedbi-svoj
- https://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/moja-generacija-ne-moze-zamisliti-buducnost-smjestiti-se-u-sadasnjos
- https://cas.unl.edu/meet-vida-davidovic
Hobbies and Interests
- Critical theory
- Lacanian psychoanalysis
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Date of Birth: 01/29/98
- Gender: female
Languages
English
Full Professional
Serbian
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Playwright
National Theatre of Republic of Srpska
12.2023 - 01.2024
Author
Slavic Soundwalking
07.2023 - 07.2024
Author
Velike Priče
04.2023 - Current
Screenwriter
Academy of Performing Arts
01.2023 - 12.2023
Playwright and Dramaturg
Yeni Pazar Bölgesel Tiyatro
01.2023 - 03.2023
Collaborator on Dramatization
Belgrade Drama Theatre
12.2022 - 02.2023
Dramaturg
The Princely Serbian Theatre
01.2022 - 12.2022
Playwright and Dramaturg
Kraljevo Theatre
01.2022 - 12.2022
Dramaturg
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2021 - 12.2021
Screenwriter
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2021 - 12.2021
Dramaturg
Pozorište Teatrijum
01.2021 - 12.2021
Dramaturg and playwright
The City Theater Jazavac
01.2021 - 12.2021
Playwright
Puppet theater 'Pinocchio'
01.2020 - 12.2020
Screenwriter
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
01.2020 - 12.2020
Writer's assistant
Terazije Theatre
01.2020 - 12.2020
Playwright
Festival Of International Student Theatre - FIST
01.2020 - 12.2020
Dramaturg
Festival Of International Student Theatre - FIST
01.2019 - 12.2019
Dramaturg
Operosa Montenegro Opera Festival
01.2019 - 12.2019
Playwright
Puppet theater 'Pinocchio'
01.2019 - 12.2019
Master of Arts - English, Creative Writing
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
MA - Theories of Dramatic Arts and Media
Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
BA - Dramaturgy And Playwriting
Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
High School Diploma -
Gimnazija Banjaluka
Primary And Secondary School -
"Ivo Andrić"
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