Ivan Grbovic Explained

Ivan Grbovic (born 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter,[1] most noted for his film Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres).[2] The film was the top winner at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022, including winning Best Film and garnering awards for Grbovic for Best Director and Best Screenplay,[3] and was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[4]

He released his debut feature film Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze) in 2011, for which he was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[5] He was also previously a Jutra nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for La Chute,[6] and a Prism Prize nominee in 2014 for his music video for Young Galaxy's "New Summer".[7]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Producer!Language!Ref
2010La ChuteFrench[8]
2011Romeo ElevenFrench[9]
2021Drunken BirdsFrench, Spanish[10]

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryRemarksRef
2013Romeo ElevenJutra AwardsBest Director[11]
Best Screenplay
2021Drunken BirdsFICFABest Canadian Film[12]
2022Drunken BirdsPrix IrisBest Director[13]
Best Screenplay

Notes and References

  1. https://www.shots.net/news/view/markenfilm-group-sign-director-ivan-grbovic "Markenfilm Group sign director Ivan Grbovic"
  2. Alex Rose, "Les oiseaux ivres turns the humble into the epic". Cult MTL, October 15, 2021.
  3. Geneviève Bouchard, "Gala Québec cinéma : Les oiseaux ivres couronné". Le Soleil, June 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: Drunken Birds chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar . Victoria Ahearn. . October 4, 2021 . October 5, 2021.
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/laurence-anyways-war-witch-lead-race-for-jutra-awards-1.1303764 "Laurence Anyways, War Witch lead race for Jutra awards"
  6. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/283355/la-12e-soiree-des-jutra-les-finalistes "La 12e soirée des Jutra: les finalistes"
  7. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/rq4gkv/prism-prize-2014-top-ten-videos "The Prism Prize Top Ten Canadian Videos of 2014"
  8. Web site: Torontoist . 2009-09-11 . TIFF 2009: Short Titans . 2022-10-27 . Torontoist.
  9. Web site: Fainaru2011-07-08T17:34:00+01:00 . Dan . Romeo Eleven . 2022-10-27 . Screen . en.
  10. Web site: Bunbury . Stephanie . 2021-12-07 . Int'l Critics Line: Canada's Oscar Submission 'Drunken Birds' . 2022-10-27 . Deadline . en-US.
  11. Web site: Ivan Grbovic . 2022-10-27 . The Corner Shop . en-US.
  12. Web site: ICI.Radio-Canada.ca . Zone Arts- . Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films . 2022-10-27 . Radio-Canada.ca . 19 November 2021 . fr-ca.
  13. Web site: Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma . 6 June 2022 .