Igor Drljaca

Igor Drljaca
Drljaca in 2016
Born
Igor Drljača

1983 (age 41–42)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCanadian
Alma materYork University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, professor
Years active2009–present
Known fordiasporic cinema
Websiteigordrljaca.com

Igor Drljaca (born 1983) is a Bosnian Canadian film writer, producer and director.[1] A graduate of York University,[2] he cofounded the Canadian production company Timelapse Pictures with Albert Shin.[3]

Career

As a writer and director, he has made the narrative feature films Krivina (2012),[2] The Waiting Room (2015)[1] and The White Fortress (2021),[4] as well as the feature documentary The Stone Speakers (2018). His short films include Woman in Purple (2009); On a Lonely Drive (2009); The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar (2011), which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards; and The Archivists (2020).

As a producer, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for Shin's Best Picture-nominated film In Her Place (2014),[5] and was a producer of Bojan Bodružić's 2018 documentary film The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs.

At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, Drljaca received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The White Fortress.[6]

Teaching

Drljaca is an associate professor in film production at the University of British Columbia's theatre and film department.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "TIFF spotlight: Igor Drljaca and 'The Waiting Room'". Canadian Press, September 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration, accents and typecasting: The Waiting Room actor Jasmin Geljo & director Igor Drljaca" Archived 2016-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Film Scene, September 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cameras roll on Igor Drljaca’s The Waiting Room". Playback, December 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Anna Franklin, "FNE at Berlinale 2021: Films from Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021 Berlinale's Generation". Film New Europe, February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Feature film categories". Playback, February 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Film Production Professor Igor Drljaca's Documentary: The Stone Speakers Presented at TIFF and VIFF!". University of British Columbia. September 7, 2018. Retrieved Aug 20, 2019.