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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-04-03 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Skopje, Macedonia

Igor Ivanov Izi

Biography:

Igor Ivanov Izi is a film director and writer, born 1973 in Skopje, Macedonia. He started his professional career in 1993, directing TV series. From 1995 to 2004 he made several short films and documentaries presented and awarded at festivals worldwide. His short "Bubachki" was in competition of the 54th Berlinale and won a Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival. In 2007 his first feature film Upside Down was presented at Karlovy Vary film festival and won the Best Director prize at Mostra De Valencia Film Festival. His second feature titled as "The Piano Room" was released in Macedonia on 15th September 2013 and premiered in USA at 50th Chicago Film Festival. The working title of his next full length movie is "The Sugar Kid".

Known For

Acting

1995

1982

Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire as Red Guard Sviridov

Writing

2024

Concrete Time as Screenplay

2020

Only Human as Writer

2018

The Lover as Writer
Cobra as Writer

2013

The Piano Room as Writer

2007

Upside Down as Writer

2004

Bugs as Writer

1995

N.E.P. as Writer

Directing

2024

Concrete Time as Director

2020

Only Human as Director

2018

The Lover as Director
Cobra as Director

2017

Black Sun as Director

2013

The Piano Room as Director

2007

Upside Down as Director

2004

Bugs as Director

2000

Kaval as Director
Bagpipe as Director

1995

N.E.P. as Director

Production

2025

1995

N.E.P. as Producer
N.E.P. as Production Designer

Editing

1995

N.E.P. as Editor

Creator

2016

Prespav as Creator