Ivan Grbovic

{{short description|Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter}}

Ivan Grbovic (born 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter,[https://www.shots.net/news/view/markenfilm-group-sign-director-ivan-grbovic "Markenfilm Group sign director Ivan Grbovic"]. Shots, July 9, 2020. most noted for his film Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres).Alex Rose, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/10/les-oiseaux-ivres-drunken-birds-canada-oscars-turns-the-humble-into-the-epic/ "Les oiseaux ivres turns the humble into the epic"]. Cult MTL, October 15, 2021. 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,Geneviève Bouchard, [https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/06/06/gala-quebec-cinema--les-oiseaux-ivres-couronne-90b76dc4520b4a7d6b581e5309e324ce "Gala Québec cinéma : Les oiseaux ivres couronné"]. Le Soleil, June 5, 2022. and was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-drunken-birds-chosen-as-canadas-contender-for-international-film-oscar/ |title=Drunken Birds chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar |author=Victoria Ahearn| work=The Globe and Mail |date=October 4, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021}}

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.[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"]. CBC News, January 31, 2013. He was also previously a Jutra nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for La Chute,[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/283355/la-12e-soiree-des-jutra-les-finalistes "La 12e soirée des Jutra: les finalistes"]. Le Devoir, February 19, 2010. and a Prism Prize nominee in 2014 for his music video for Young Galaxy's "New Summer".[https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/rq4gkv/prism-prize-2014-top-ten-videos "The Prism Prize Top Ten Canadian Videos of 2014"]. Noisey, February 18, 2014.

Filmography

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!Year

!Title

!Director

!Writer

!Producer

!Language

!Ref

2010

|La Chute

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|French

|{{Cite web |last=Torontoist |date=2009-09-11 |title=TIFF 2009: Short Titans |url=https://torontoist.com/2009/09/tiff_2009_short_titans/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Torontoist}}

2011

|Romeo Eleven

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|French

|{{Cite web |last=Fainaru2011-07-08T17:34:00+01:00 |first=Dan |title=Romeo Eleven |url=https://www.screendaily.com/-romeo-eleven/5029676.article |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Screen |language=en}}

2021

|Drunken Birds

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|French, Spanish

|{{Cite web |last1=Bunbury |first1=Stephanie |date=2021-12-07 |title=Int'l Critics Line: Canada's Oscar Submission 'Drunken Birds' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/drunken-birds-film-review-canada-oscars-international-critics-line-1234886125/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Awards

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Film ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category !Remarks !Ref
rowspan="2" \|2013 \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|Romeo Eleven ! rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Jutra Awards \| Best Director \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Ivan Grbovic \|url=https://thecornershop.tv/us/directors/ivan-grbovic-3/ \|access-date=2022-10-27 \|website=The Corner Shop \|language=en-US}}
Best Screenplay \|{{Nominated}} \|
2021 \|Drunken Birds !FICFA \|Best Canadian Film \|{{Won}} \|{{Cite web \|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca \|first=Zone Arts- \|title=Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films \|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1841033/prix-ficfa-2021-festival-films-acadie-wandel-grbovic-gould \|access-date=2022-10-27 \|website=Radio-Canada.ca \|date=19 November 2021 \|language=fr-ca}}
rowspan="2" \|2022 \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|Drunken Birds ! rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Prix Iris \| Best Director \|{{Won}} \|{{cite web \| url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/719394/gala-quebec-cinema-helene-florent-aux-oiseaux \| title=Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma \| date=6 June 2022 }}
Best Screenplay \|{{Won}} \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Film

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

!Remarks

!Ref

rowspan="2" |2013

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Romeo Eleven

! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Jutra Awards

| Best Director

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |title=Ivan Grbovic |url=https://thecornershop.tv/us/directors/ivan-grbovic-3/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=The Corner Shop |language=en-US}}

Best Screenplay

|{{Nominated}}

2021

|Drunken Birds

!FICFA

|Best Canadian Film

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Arts- |title=Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1841033/prix-ficfa-2021-festival-films-acadie-wandel-grbovic-gould |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |date=19 November 2021 |language=fr-ca}}

rowspan="2" |2022

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Drunken Birds

! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Prix Iris

| Best Director

|{{Won}}

|{{cite web | url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/719394/gala-quebec-cinema-helene-florent-aux-oiseaux | title=Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma | date=6 June 2022 }}

Best Screenplay

|{{Won}}