Ivan Grbovic is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer known for blending epic imagery with touching humor.
He began his directing career with music videos for major icons like Céline Dion and James Blunt before moving into cinema and advertising. His debut feature, Romeo Eleven, won the Écumen Prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, while his 2021 film, Drunken Birds, swept the 2022 Quebec Cinema Awards (winning Best Film, Director, and Screenplay) and was selected as Canada's official entry for the 94th Academy Awards.
In advertising, Grbovic has helmed major commercial campaigns for global brands such as Bank of America, Air Transat, Canal+, Burger King, Danone, Dell, Harley-Davidson, Orange, Unixprix and Ubisoft.