Igor Drljaca (born 1983) is a
Bosnian Canadian film writer, producer and director.
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Canadian Press
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, September 17, 2015. A graduate of
York University
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,
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''Toronto Film Scene'', September 12, 2015. he cofounded the Canadian production company Timelapse Pictures with
Albert Shin.
Career
As a writer and director, he has made the narrative feature films ''
Krivina'' (2012),
''
The Waiting Room'' (2015)
and ''
The White Fortress
''The White Fortress'' ( bs, Tabija) is a 2021 Bosnian-Canadian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Igor Drljaca.
The film premiered on March 1, 2021 at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival. Produced by Canada's Timelapse Pi ...
'' (2021), 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
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nominee for
Best Short Documentary at the
1st Canadian Screen Awards
The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012.[The Archivists
''The Archivists'' is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Igor Drljaca. Set in a dystopian future in which all art from the past has been banned, the film centres on William ( Noah Reid), Serena (Bahia Watson) and Samuel (Maxwell McCabe- ...]
'' (2020).
As a producer, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the
3rd Canadian Screen Awards
The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.[Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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-nominated film ''
In Her Place'' (2014), and was a producer of Bojan Bodružić's 2018 documentary film ''
The Museum of Forgotten Triumphs''.
At the
10th Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...
in 2022, Drljaca received a nomination for
Best Original Screenplay
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for ''The White Fortress''.
[Brent Furdyk]
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
''ET Canada
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'', February 15, 2022.
Teaching
Drljaca is an assistant professor in film production at the
University of British Columbia
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's theatre and film department.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Canada
Canadian film producers
Film people from Sarajevo
University of British Columbia faculty
York University alumni
Writers from Sarajevo
Canadian male screenwriters
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
21st-century Canadian male writers