Vantropolis: IVETT GONDA

Ivett Gonda is a two time Olympian, martial artist and stunt performer in the Vancouver film industry. Born in Hungary, Ivett emigrated to Canada with her family when she was 4 years old, and joined the neighbourhood Taekwondo studio at age 8. Moving up the competitive ranks, she climbed the ladder quickly, from the junior national level all the way to the Olympics. After retirement from competitive sport in 2016, Ivett found her way to film. Since then she’s worked as a stunt performer on TV shows such as Siren, Arrow, Supergirl, Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow. We talk about film fighting, stunt falls, wirework and free diving; all elements of Ivett’s life on set. We also discuss the parallels of professional sport and stunt work in film!