Ivan Grbovic
Ivan Grbovic (born 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his debut feature film Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze), for which he was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013. He was also previously a Jutra nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for La Chute, and a Prism Prize nominee in 2014 for his music video for Young Galaxy's "New Summer". His second feature film, Drunken Birds (Les oiseaux ivres) premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Romeo Eleven (2011)
Rami, a young man who lives with his Lebanese family in Montreal, walks with a debilitating limp. His controlling father, Ziad, insists on making Rami's choices for him. Ziad wants Rami to enroll in business school, but Rami, who is lonely and a bit of a dreamer, ... (more)
Rami, a young man who lives with his Lebanese family in Montreal, walks with a debilitating limp. His controlling father, Ziad, insists on making Rami's choices for him. Ziad wants Rami to enroll in business school, but Rami, who is lonely and a bit of a dreamer, ... (more)
Drunken Birds (2021)
A drug-cartel worker runs afoul of his boss and migrates to Canada, in Ivan Grbovic’s timely tale of star-crossed love and starting over. (more)
A drug-cartel worker runs afoul of his boss and migrates to Canada, in Ivan Grbovic’s timely tale of star-crossed love and starting over. (more)