Ivan Grbovic (born 1979 in

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cinematographer, film director and screenwriter, most noted for his film ''

Drunken Birds ''Drunken Birds'' (french: Les Oiseaux ivres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ivan Grbovic and released in 2021. The film stars Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Willy, a Mexican drug runner in a crime cartel who travels to Canada in search of his ...

(Les oiseaux ivres)''. The film was the top winner at the

24th Quebec Cinema Awards The 24th Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 5, 2022, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2021. The ceremony was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt. Actress Hélène Florent won both Best Actress for ''Drunken Birds (Les Oisea ...

in 2022, including winning

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and garnering awards for Grbovic for

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and

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, and was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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. He released his debut feature film ''

Romeo Eleven ''Romeo Eleven'' (french: Roméo Onze) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Ivan Grbovic, and written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara. Set in Montreal's Lebanese Christian community, the film is a coming-of-age story about a physically handicap ...

(Roméo Onze)'' in 2011, for which he was a

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Screenplay Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

at the

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at the

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's "New Summer"."The Prism Prize Top Ten Canadian Videos of 2014"
''

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'', February 18, 2014.

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* 1979 births Living people 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male screenwriters Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian cinematographers Canadian music video directors Canadian people of Serbian descent Film directors from Montreal Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners {{Canada-film-director-stub