Željko Hubač (; born 19 July 1967) is a Serbian playwright, dramaturge, theatre critic, journalist, and screenwriter.
Biography He grew up in Zenica and Leskovac. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Niš, and subsequently studied dramaturgy at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
He was a member of the editorial board for the Contemporary Serbian Drama edition, editor-in-chief of Pozorišne novine (Theatre Newspaper), the Premijera plus theatre review, and an editor for the Teatron theatre magazine editions at the Museum of Theatre Art of Serbia. His plays have been performed on the stages of professional theatres in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and Croatia. He writes theatre reviews and publishes teatrological essays. He is a member of the International Association of Theatre Critics and Theatrologists, and has participated in several domestic and international projects in the fields of culture and art. He is a screenwriter and author of several TV shows and two fiction television series produced by television networks in Serbia and Montenegro.
He worked as a correspondent for Radio Free Europe, a contributor to the Helsinki Charter magazine, and a columnist for Danas. He is a member of the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia. He served as a dramaturg at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, as well as a dramaturg and editor of publishing activities at the National Theatre in Belgrade.
Hubač was active in the ongoing student-led protests. Following the organization of the citizens' group Student List for the 2026 parliamentary elections, he was selected as the third candidate on the electoral list. In interviews regarding his political engagement, Hubač emphasized that his participation represents a synergy between the student movement and established professionals aiming to help "reset the state" and restore functional democratic institutions.
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