Branko Ivanda

Branko Ivanda (25 December 1941 – 20 November 2025) was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career Ivanda was born in Split, then under Italian occupation. His father Leo was a high-school professor of Croatian and French language and his mother Dunja a clerk. The family had artistic leanings, as Ivanda's grandfather was an actor in the Croatian National Theatre in Split (HNK), while his uncle-in-law was composer Ivo Tijardović. Ivanda completed the classical gymnasium in his hometown, occasionally playing minor roles in the HNK, but as he preferred directing, he entered the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Zagreb where he graduated.

Ivanda married twice: from the first marriage with Stanka, he had son Nikola, who was also a director and Branko's close assistant in multiple TV projects, such as popular series Obični ljudi, Ponos Ratkajevih, Sve će biti dobro and Dolina sunca. Nikola died from heart attack in 2012, at the age of 36. From his second marriage with producer Lidija he has two children.

Filmography Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata (1968) Drveni sanduk Tomasa Vulfa (1974) (TV) Slučaj maturanta Wagnera (1976) (TV) Rabija (1977) (documentary) Bombaški proces (1978) (TV) Prijeki sud (1978) Posljednja večera (1978) (documentary) Zločin u školi (1982) U logoru (1983) (TV drama) Noć poslije smrti (1983) Pet mrtvih adresa (1984) (TV drama) Poezija i revolucija - studentski štrajk 1971 (1971-2000) (documentary) Dubrovački škerac (2001) Konjanik (2003) Ljubav u zaleđu (2005) (TV series) Obični ljudi (2006) (TV series) Ponos Ratkajevih (2007) (TV series) Lea i Darija (2011)