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]
- ^ "Markenfilm Group sign director Ivan Grbovic". Shots, July 9, 2020.
- ^ Alex Rose, "Les oiseaux ivres turns the humble into the epic". Cult MTL, October 15, 2021.
- ^ Geneviève Bouchard, "Gala Québec cinéma : Les oiseaux ivres couronné". Le Soleil, June 5, 2022.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn (October 4, 2021). "Drunken Birds chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Laurence Anyways, War Witch lead race for Jutra awards". CBC News, January 31, 2013.
- ^ "La 12e soirée des Jutra: les finalistes". Le Devoir, February 19, 2010.
- ^ "The Prism Prize Top Ten Canadian Videos of 2014". Noisey, February 18, 2014.