Between 2003 and 2011, Ivana ran development for first Celador Films and then Cloud Eight Pictures, working across films as diverse as SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and THE DESCENT, before moving into producing with THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS and THE DESCENT 2. In 2011, Ivana set up Stray Bear Productions and produced Kibwe Tavares' Jonah, a hugely ambitious live action/VFX short which premiered at Sundance 2013 and has won multiple international awards. In summer 2013 Ivana Exec Produced WAR BOOK, a Jack Thorne-penned and Tom Harper-helmed political thriller starring Sophie Okenedo and Antony Sher which was released in cinemas and screened on BBC4 in summer 2014. Stray Bear Productions received a BFI Vision Award in 2013, and in summer 2016 produced Michael Pearce’s debut feature BEAST, funded by Film4 and BFI. Projects on the slate include new work by Tom Harper and Jack Thorne, BAFTA-winning writer David Lobatto, Dawn Shadforth and Will Oldroyd.
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