Ivana Primorac
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Ivana Primorac is a make-up artist and hairstylist. She began her career working in television and was given a job working for the BBC
. Primorac later moved onto working in feature films, including Atonement
, Sweeney Todd and The Reader. Primorac has earned various award nominations for her work.
, Gladiator
, The Hours
, Atonement, Sweeney Todd and The Reader. While working on the 2000 film, Billy Elliot
, Primorac graduated to hair and make-up.
In 2009, Primorac donated her time to a television public service announcement promoting awareness of domestic violence. The announcement, titled Cut, starred actress Keira Knightley
. Commenting on her rise to prominence within the film industry, Primorac said "You can't become a makeup artist overnight."
and Sweeney Todd.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Primorac later moved onto working in feature films, including Atonement
Atonement (film)
Atonement is a 2007 British romantic suspense war film directed by Joe Wright. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan. The film stars James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and Saoirse Ronan. It was produced by Working Title Films and filmed throughout the summer of 2006...
, Sweeney Todd and The Reader. Primorac has earned various award nominations for her work.
Career
Primorac started working as a hair and make-up artist in television. She wanted to work at the BBC, as she believed their training was the best and eventually got a job with the BBC-trained designers as a trainee. Primorac moved on to working in feature films and she has worked on many films since the nineties, including ElizabethElizabeth (film)
Elizabeth is a 1998 biographical film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud, Fanny Ardant and Richard Attenborough...
, Gladiator
Gladiator (2000 film)
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
, The Hours
The Hours (film)
The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, and starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Ed Harris. The screenplay by David Hare is based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Michael Cunningham....
, Atonement, Sweeney Todd and The Reader. While working on the 2000 film, Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of "Everington" in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older...
, Primorac graduated to hair and make-up.
In 2009, Primorac donated her time to a television public service announcement promoting awareness of domestic violence. The announcement, titled Cut, starred actress Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
. Commenting on her rise to prominence within the film industry, Primorac said "You can't become a makeup artist overnight."
Recognition
Primorac has been nominated for five BAFTA awards for her work. Primorac has attended the Academy Award's "bake-off" sessions for The Hours, Cold MountainCold Mountain
Cold Mountain may refer to:* Cold Mountain , by Charles Frazier* Cold Mountain , a film adaptation of the novel by Charles Frazier** Cold Mountain , the soundtrack to the film...
and Sweeney Todd.
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Djavolji raj |
| 1990 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead |
| 1991 | Bernard and the Genie (TV) Under Suspicion The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: Shoscombe Old Place (TV) The Full Wax (TV) |
| 1992 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer (TV) |
| 1994 | Sister My Sister Second Best The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Mazarin Stone (TV) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Red Circle (TV) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Golden Pince-Nez (TV) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Three Gables (TV) |
| 1995 | A Midwinter's Tale The Infiltrator (TV) |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly Gulliver's Travels (TV) |
| 1997 | Spice World |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Cousin Bette Painted Angels Painted Angels Painted Angels is a film by Jon Sanders starring Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Jakub and Anna Mottram.... The Land Girls |
| 1999 | The Last Yellow History Is Made at Night A Kind of Hush The War Zone The War Zone The War Zone is a 1999 drama film written by Alexander Stuart, based on his novel, and directed by Tim Roth. The film takes a blunt look at incest and sexual violence in an English family.Upon its release, the movie won nine awards and 10 nominations.... |
| 2000 | Billy Elliot Gladiator |
| 2001 | The Martins Intimacy |
| 2002 | The Hours |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings... The Core The Core The Core is a 2003 American disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core... |
| 2004 | The Libertine Hotel Infinity The Village The Village (2004 film) The Village is a 2004 American fantasy-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about a end-of-the-19th-century village whose inhabitants live in fear of the creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it. The movie was shot in a recreation of a 19th-century village outside Philadelphia,... Animal Passions (TV) |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 film adaptation of the 1964 book of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film was directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka... |
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish/American film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was filmed on location in Spain during late... Breaking and Entering Breaking and Entering (film) Gabriel Yared and Underworld collaborated on the film's original music score.-External links:* at TIFF, by Andrea Miller /CANOE Live... |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd Atonement Wednesday |
| 2008 | The Reader Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement The Other Boleyn Girl |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales: Perfect Day (TV) 10 Minute Tales: Through the Window (TV) 10 Minute Tales: The Three Kings (TV) 10 Minute Tales: Let It Snow (TV) 10 Minute Tales: Ding Dong (TV) 10 Minute Tales: Deep & Crisp & Even (TV) |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender The Last Airbender The Last Airbender is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It is a live-action film adaptation of the first season to the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.... Brighton Rock (post-production) |
| 2011 | Hanna (post-production) |
Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair | The Hours | (with Jo Allen Jo Allen (make-up artist) Jo Allen is a make-up artist. Her work in The Sea Inside earned her a Goya Award for Best Make-Up and Hairstyles, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Makeup.... and Conor O'Sullivan) |
| 2003 | BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair | Cold Mountain | (with Paul Engelen) |
| 2005 | BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | (with Peter Owen) |
| 2007 | BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair | Sweeney Todd | (with Peter Owen) |
| 2007 | BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair | Atonement | |
External links
- Ivana Primorac at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...