Ivan Grbovic

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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]

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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

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerLanguageRef
2010La ChuteYesYesNoFrench [8]
2011 Romeo Eleven YesYesNoFrench [9]
2021 Drunken Birds YesYesNoFrench, Spanish [10]

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryRemarksRef
2013 Romeo Eleven Jutra Awards Best Director Nominated [11]
Best Screenplay Nominated
2021 Drunken Birds FICFA Best Canadian FilmWon [12]
2022 Drunken Birds Prix Iris Best Director Won [13]
Best Screenplay Won

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References

  1. ↑ "Markenfilm Group sign director Ivan Grbovic". Shots, July 9, 2020.
  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. ↑ Victoria Ahearn (October 4, 2021). "Drunken Birds chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Laurence Anyways, War Witch lead race for Jutra awards". CBC News, January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "La 12e soirée des Jutra: les finalistes". Le Devoir , February 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Prism Prize Top Ten Canadian Videos of 2014". Noisey , February 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Torontoist (2009-09-11). "TIFF 2009: Short Titans". Torontoist. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. ↑ Fainaru2011-07-08T17:34:00+01:00, Dan. "Romeo Eleven". Screen. Retrieved 2022-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Bunbury, Stephanie (2021-12-07). "Int'l Critics Line: Canada's Oscar Submission 'Drunken Birds'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Ivan Grbovic". The Corner Shop. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  12. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (19 November 2021). "Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  13. ↑ "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". 6 June 2022.


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