Scammerhead

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Scammerhead
Scammerhead poster.jpg
Directed byDan Zukovic
Screenplay byDan Zukovic
Produced byJeremy Dyson
Brendan Keown
StarringAlex Rocco
Bruce Glover
Dan Zukovic
CinematographyJeremy Dyson
Edited byTim Chui
Music byHenrik Åström
Release dates
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)(Montréal World Film Festival) [1]
  • April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Scammerhead is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by Dan Zukovic, in which a scam-artist attempts to successfully execute his most elaborate scam to date. The film stars Alex Rocco, Bruce Glover and Dan Zukovic.

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Cast

Production

A film noir with dark comic elements, Scammerhead was shot over seven years [2] in numerous international locations, including New York City, Chicago, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Havana, London, Rome, Paris, Mexico City, Washington DC, New Orleans, Cleveland, Toronto, Liverpool, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Elba Island and Alcatraz Island. It features one of the final performances by the well-known character actor Alex Rocco.

Awards and honours

YearFestivalCategoryAwardRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2014 Montréal World Film Festival N/AGrand Prix des AmériquesDan ZukovicNominated [3]
2015Berkeley Video & Film Grand Festival AwardGrand Festival AwardBest FeatureDan ZukovicWon
Best Song Ever AwardDan Zukovic (For the song "Maraschino Moon")Won
Trenton Film FestivalTFF AwardBest Narrative FeatureDan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer)Won
Orlando Film Festival N/ABest PerformanceDan ZukovicNominated
2016Cinema World Fest AwardsAward of ExcellenceCinematography - Narrative FeatureJeremy DysonWon
Cinema World Fest AwardBest in Show - Narrative FeatureDan Zukovic (director) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) / Third Tribe Productions Inc.Won
Award of Recognition, Acting Chris Humphreys / Third Tribe Productions Inc.Won
Hudson Valley International Film FestivalFestival AwardBest Actor in a Feature Film Alex Rocco Won
Best Director in a Feature FilmDan ZukovicNominated
Marietta International Film FestivalJury AwardBest Original SoundtrackN/ANominated
Best WardrobeNominated
Great Lakes Film FestivalN/ABest ComedyDan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer)Nominated
2017 Riverside International Film Festival Jury AwardBest CinematographyJeremy Dyson / Third Tribe Productions Inc.Won

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References

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  2. "Scammerhead captures zeitgeist of hedge fund era".
  3. IMDb. "List of Scammerhead awards". IMDb . Retrieved 2017-10-03.