Vivieno Caldinelli

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Vivieno Caldinelli is a Canadian film and television director from Hamilton, Ontario. [1] He is most noted for his work as a director of Baroness von Sketch Show , for which he won both the Directors Guild of Canada award for Outstanding Direction in a Comedy Series [2] and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series. [3]

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His debut feature film, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss , was released in 2018. [4] He followed up in 2024 with Scared Shitless , [5] which was second runner-up for the Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival. [6]

He was formerly a partner with Mark Montefiore in Polenta Productions. [1] His other television credits have included Picnicface , [7] This Hour Has 22 Minutes , [8] Hotbox , [9] HumanTown [10] and Bruno & Boots . [11]

He was also a performer in Hotbox, a sketch comedy series. [9]

Awards

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
Canadian Comedy Awards 2007 Best Direction in a FilmIf I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?Nominated [12]
Best Writing in a FilmIf I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?
with Winston Spear 		Nominated
2008 Best Direction in a Television Series Hotbox : "The Owl and the Man"Nominated [13]
2010 Hotbox Nominated [14]
Best Writing in a Television Series Hotbox
with Pat Thornton, Tim Polley, Graham Wagner, Katie Crown, Bob Kerr		Nominated
Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Series Hotbox
with Pat Thornton, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Levi MacDougall, Jeff McEnery, Tal Zimerman		Nominated
2014 Best Direction in a Television Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Michael Lewis		Nominated
2015 Won
Best Direction in a Web SeriesBill & Sons TowingNominated
Canadian Screen Awards 2017 Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series This Hour Has 22 Minutes
with Michael Lewis		Nominated [15]
2021 Baroness von Sketch Show
with Joyce Wong 		Won [3]
Directors Guild of Canada 2016 Best Short Film Portal to Hell!!Won [16]
2021Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Comedy Series Baroness von Sketch Show
with Joyce Wong 		Won [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lori Littleton, "Tweaking worked as short film picked for showcase". St. Catharines Standard , August 9, 2005.
  2. 1 2 Nick Krewen, "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film winners". Playback , October 25, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety , May 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ Nick Schager, "Film Review: ‘7 Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh’". Variety , May 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Simon Rother, "“Scared Sh*tless”: Steven Ogg Plunges Fantasia Film Fest into Toilet Horror (Movie Review)". iHorror, July 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "‘Bookworm’ wins 2024 Fantasia audience award for best international film". Screen Daily , August 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Diane Wild, "Picnicface premieres Sept 21 on The Comedy Network". TV, eh?, July 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". The Canadian Encyclopedia , May 14, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Brian Gorman, "Thornton's owl hatches 'Hotbox'". Sudbury Star , June 4, 2009.
  10. ↑ Katie Bailey, "ComedyCoup winner HumanTown starts production". Playback , September 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Jordan Pinto, "Bruno & Boots MOWs go to camera". Playback , August 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Comic conventions". Now , September 21, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Nominees announced". Regina Leader-Post , June 4, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Less Than Kind leads comedy nominees". CBC News, June 22, 2010.
  15. ↑ "N.S.-linked shows well-represented; Book of Negroes, Mr. D top nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , January 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ Regan Reid, "Hyena Road, Vikings win at DGC Awards". Playback , October 24, 2016.
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