Igor Drljaca

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]

Igor Drljaca
Drljaca in 2016
Born
Igor Drljača

1983 (age 38–39)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCanadian
Alma materYork University
OccupationFilmmaker, professor
Years active2006–present
Websitetimelapsepictures.ca

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 assistant professor in film production at the University of British Columbia's theatre and film department.[7]

References
  1. "TIFF spotlight: Igor Drljaca and 'The Waiting Room'". Canadian Press, September 17, 2015.
  2. "Immigration, accents and typecasting: The Waiting Room actor Jasmin Geljo & director Igor Drljaca". 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.
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