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Bio
Ivo is an award-winning filmmaker. He recently completed the music video Crack Cocaine with Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Morrison, which went to #1 on Mediabase’s US Active Rock Songs. His last film, Reboot Camp (with David Koechner, Ed Begley Jr., Chaz Bono, and Lindsey Shaw), won best comedy awards at Austin Film Festival, Cinequest, Maui, and Garden State Film Festival. He's directed spots and content with Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Mista Lawnge (Black Sheep), Cypress Hill, Luis Fonzi, Nicole Scherzinger, Ja Rule, and various indie artists. His films have been screened and won awards at numerous film festivals. He has worked on branded 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. He holds an MFA in creative writing from UCR Palm Desert. Between projects, he is writing a screenwriting book. A Script Magazine and Screencraft contributor, he also publishes the screenwriting blog Scriptdive. He is currently in development 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