Bio
Ivo is an award-winning filmmaker. His latest film, Reboot Camp (with David Koechner, Ed Begley Jr., Chaz Bono, and Lindsey Shaw), won the best comedy audience award at the Austin Film Festival, Cinequest, Maui, and Garden State Film Festival. He's directed music videos and content with Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Mista Lawnge (Black Sheep), Luis Fonzi, Nicole Scherzinger, Ja Rule, and various indie artists. His films and music videos have been screened and won awards at numerous film festivals. He has worked on spots and content for national and International brands, including Disney, Colgate, Sephora, Benefit, Harlem Globetrotters, Turbana and many others. Ivo started as a copywriter in New York, working on brands such as Gevalia Coffee and Sam Adams. Several of his screenplays were finalists at script competitions. He has studied creative writing at UCLA and UCR. Between projects, he is writing a screenwriting book. A Script Magazine and Screencraft contributor, he also publishes his screenwriting blog, Scriptdive. He is currently working on his next feature, a dark comedy thriller.
Awards
Austin Film Festival
Cinequest
Garden State Film Festival
Maui Film Festival
Spirit Film Festival
Melbourne Lift Off Film Festival
Park City Music Film Festival
Long Island Film Expo
Rome Film Festival
Other Venice Film Festival