Igor Drljaca
Igor Drljaca | |
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 Drljaca in 2016 | |
| Born | Igor Drljača 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, professor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | diasporic cinema |
| Website | igordrljaca |
Igor Drljaca(born 1983) is aBosnian Canadianfilm writer, producer and director.[1]A graduate ofYork University,[2]he cofounded the Canadian production company Timelapse Pictures withAlbert Shin.[3]
Career[edit]
As a writer and director, he has made the narrative feature filmsKrivina(2012),[2]The Waiting Room(2015)[1]andThe White Fortress(2021),[4]as well as the feature documentaryThe Stone Speakers(2018). His short films includeWoman in Purple(2009);On a Lonely Drive(2009);The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar(2011), which was aCanadian Screen Awardnominee forBest Short Documentaryat the1st Canadian Screen Awards;andThe Archivists(2020).
As a producer, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the3rd Canadian Screen Awardsfor Shin'sBest Picture-nominated filmIn Her Place(2014),[5]and was a producer of Bojan Bodružić's 2018 documentary filmThe Museum of Forgotten Triumphs.
At the10th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2022, Drljaca received a nomination forBest Original ScreenplayforThe White Fortress.[6]
Teaching[edit]
Drljaca is an associate professor in film production at theUniversity of British Columbia's theatre and film department.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ab"TIFF spotlight: Igor Drljaca and 'The Waiting Room'".Canadian Press,September 17, 2015.
- ^ab"Immigration, accents and typecasting: The Waiting Room actor Jasmin Geljo & director Igor Drljaca".Toronto Film Scene,September 12, 2015.
- ^"Cameras roll on Igor Drljaca’s The Waiting Room".Playback,December 2, 2014.
- ^Anna Franklin,"FNE at Berlinale 2021: Films from Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021 Berlinale's Generation".Film New Europe,February 9, 2021.
- ^"Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Feature film categories".Playback,February 15, 2015.
- ^Brent Furdyk,"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack".ET Canada,February 15, 2022.
- ^"Film Production Professor Igor Drljaca's Documentary: The Stone Speakers Presented at TIFF and VIFF!".University of British Columbia.September 7, 2018.RetrievedAug 20,2019.
External links[edit]
- Igor DrljacaatIMDb
- Timelapse Pictureswebsite
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Canada
- Film producers from British Columbia
- Film people from Sarajevo
- Academic staff of the University of British Columbia
- York University alumni
- Writers from Sarajevo
- Canadian male screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian film production company founders
- Screenwriters from British Columbia