Ivan Kraljevic is a Montenegrin film director.

Early life

Kraljevic was born in

Kotor, Montenegro Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

on August 13, 1975. He is the son of a Croatian sea captain and Montenegrin banker. He was raised by his maternal great-grandmother, Stana, while both his parents worked. Kraljevic learned English and Italian by watching movies. In January 1992, at the age of sixteen, he moved to the United States as a high school exchange student.

Career

Kraljevic joined the

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

in 1999. He has worked on over one hundred projects in various capacities and directed his first feature film "The Harvesting" in 2015.

Filmography

* ''Paper'' (2013): Won Best Drama - Short, Action on Film International Film Festival; Platinum Award for Independent Short Subject Film - Drama, Worldliest Houston; Juror's Choice Award for Best Social Commentary, Poppy Jasper film Festival; Short Film Award for Best Short Film,

Moondance International Film Festival The Moondance International Film Festival is an independent annual film festival and awards competition in the USA that takes place in the fall. The first Moondance Film Festival was held in 2000. The festival has usually been held in Boulder, Co ...

; Grand Jury Award for Best Romance Short,

Bare Bones International Film Festival The Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival was founded in 1999 by the Darkwood Film Arts Institute (DFAI) in the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States to showcase independent motion picture projects with budgets of less than 1 milli ...

* ''Shadows'' (2014): Nominated for Best Short Film and Best Cinematography,

Action on Film International Film Festival The Action On Film International Film Festival, also known as the Action On Film Festival, was founded in 2004. It was held in California until 2017 when it moved to the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As a hub for many returning filmmakers ...

* ''The Harvesting'' (2015) *''Infernal'' (2015)

References

External links

* * http://www.jewishjournal.com/shiksa_in_hollywood/item/santa_monica_film_festival {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraljevic, Ivan 1975 births Living people Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Montenegrin film directors Montenegrin people of Croatian descent