Katherine Jerkovic

Katherine Jerkovic is a Canadian film director.[1] Her debut feature film, Roads in February (Les routes en février), won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Of Croatian, Uruguayan and Argentine descent, Jerkovic studied film at Concordia University.[1] She directed the short films Atlas sur l'aube in 2004 and The Winter's Keeper (Le gardien d'hiver) in 2010 before directing Roads in February.

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018,[3] and Jerkovic won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's "One to Watch" award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018.[4] She was also a nominee for Best Director and Best Screenplay.[5]

Biography

Katherine Jerkovic grew up in Belgium and Uruguay, and settled in Montreal at age 18. She trained in drawing before going to film school. The influence of video art and experimental cinema can be felt in her early works.

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References
  1. "Ventana Sur: Katherine Jerkovic on Personal References, Icebergs and Whispered Truths". Variety, December 13, 2018.
  2. "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
  3. "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018.
  4. "Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language 'Edge of the Knife'". CityNews, January 8, 2019.
  5. "'The Favourite' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2018.
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