Ivan Grbovic

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
2010	La Chute	Yes	Yes	No	French	[8]
2011	Romeo Eleven	Yes	Yes	No	French	[9]
2021	Drunken Birds	Yes	Yes	No	French, Spanish	[10]

Awards

Year	Film	Award	Category	Remarks	Ref
2013	Romeo Eleven	Jutra Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[11]
			Best Screenplay	Nominated
2021	Drunken Birds	FICFA	Best Canadian Film	Won	[12]
2022	Drunken Birds	Prix Iris	Best Director	Won	[13]
			Best Screenplay	Won

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.
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.

External links

• Ivan Grbovic at IMDb