Igor Drljaca Explained

Igor Drljaca
Birth Name:Igor Drljača
Birth Place:Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Filmmaker, professor
Alma Mater:York University
Years Active:2009–present
Known For:diasporic cinema

Igor Drljaca (born 1983) is a Bosnian Canadian film writer, producer and director.[1] A graduate of York University,[2] he cofounded the Canadian production company Timelapse Pictures with Albert Shin.[3]

Career

As a writer and director, he has made the narrative feature films Krivina (2012), The Waiting Room (2015) and The White Fortress (2021),[4] as well as the feature documentary The Stone Speakers (2018). His short films include Woman in Purple (2009); On a Lonely Drive (2009); (2011), which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards; and The Archivists (2020).

As a producer, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for Shin's Best Picture-nominated film In Her Place (2014),[5] and was a producer of Bojan Bodružić's 2018 documentary film The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs.

At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, Drljaca received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The White Fortress.[6]

Teaching

Drljaca is an associate professor in film production at the University of British Columbia's theatre and film department.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.etalk.ca/News/2015/September/TIFF-Igor-Drljaca-and-The-Waiting-Room "TIFF spotlight: Igor Drljaca and 'The Waiting Room'"
  2. http://thetfs.ca/2015/09/12/exploring-the-immigrant-experience-the-waiting-room-actor-jasmin-geljo-director-igor-drljaca/ "Immigration, accents and typecasting: The Waiting Room actor Jasmin Geljo & director Igor Drljaca"
  3. http://playbackonline.ca/2014/12/02/cameras-roll-on-igor-drljacas-the-waiting-room/ "Cameras roll on Igor Drljaca’s The Waiting Room"
  4. Anna Franklin, "FNE at Berlinale 2021: Films from Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021 Berlinale's Generation". Film New Europe, February 9, 2021.
  5. http://playbackonline.ca/2015/02/15/canadian-screen-awards-15-feature-film-categories/ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Feature film categories"
  6. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  7. Web site: Film Production Professor Igor Drljaca's Documentary: The Stone Speakers Presented at TIFF and VIFF!. September 7, 2018 . University of British Columbia. Aug 20, 2019.