Ivor Martinić (born 7 June 1984) is a Croatian playwright and screenwriter.

Biography

Award-winning Croatian playwright, completed an MA in Dramaturgy at the Academy of Dramatic Art in

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. His major works include: ''A Play about Mirjana and those around her'', ''My Son Just Walks a Bit Slower'' and ''As long as we die in orderly way''. His work has been translated into 20 languages. His play ''A play about Mirjana and those around her'' was produced by

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with Serbian actress

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playing Mirjana. It has also been produced in Ljubljana City Theatre,

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, Picadero Theatre in Buenos Aires, ''DeuxExMachina'' in

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and many others. Croatian director

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directed a movie ''People Can't Fly'' based on the play in 2020. His most notable work ''My Son Just Walks a Bit Slower'' was produced by Zagreb Youth Theatre. Production has won over 20 awards including the Golden Laurel Award at the MESS Festival in

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, the Croatian Association of Dramatic Artists Award and the Marul Award, all for Best Play. Martinić’s play explores three generations of a family while centering itself on a young man, Branko, who is in a wheelchair. The central relationship is between a son and his mother who tries to keep up her spirits and live in denial. It has also been produced in

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, Buenos Aires, Belgrade,

, Lima, Madrid,

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, Montevideo, Paris,

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... In 2016 he was part of ''Pen World Voices International Play Festival'' by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City as one of eight of the most respected dramatists in the world. His play ''As long as we die in orderly way'' was produced by Zagreb Youth Theatre in 2019. The same year he premiered play ''Would be a shame if the plants died''. Since 2016, Ivor Martinić lives in

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References

External links

Ivor Martinic plays at Drame.hr

Ivor Martinic play in Buenos Aires
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinic, Ivor 1984 births Croatian dramatists and playwrights Living people Croatian expatriates in Spain