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]
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
edit| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Comedy Awards | 2007 | Best Direction in a Film | If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe? | Nominated | [12] |
| Best Writing in a Film | If 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 Series | Bill & Sons Towing | Nominated | |||
| 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] |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Comedy Series | Baroness von Sketch Show with Joyce Wong |
Won | [2] |
References
edit- ^ a b Lori Littleton, "Tweaking worked as short film picked for showcase". St. Catharines Standard, August 9, 2005.
- ^ a b Nick Krewen, "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film winners". Playback, October 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
- ^ Nick Schager, "Film Review: ‘7 Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh’". Variety, May 1, 2018.
- ^ Simon Rother, "“Scared Sh*tless”: Steven Ogg Plunges Fantasia Film Fest into Toilet Horror (Movie Review)". iHorror, July 28, 2024.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "‘Bookworm’ wins 2024 Fantasia audience award for best international film". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
- ^ Diane Wild, "Picnicface premieres Sept 21 on The Comedy Network". TV, eh?, July 26, 2011.
- ^ "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". The Canadian Encyclopedia, May 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Brian Gorman, "Thornton's owl hatches 'Hotbox'". Sudbury Star, June 4, 2009.
- ^ Katie Bailey, "ComedyCoup winner HumanTown starts production". Playback, September 14, 2015.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "Bruno & Boots MOWs go to camera". Playback, August 25, 2016.
- ^ "Comic conventions". Now, September 21, 2007.
- ^ "Nominees announced". Regina Leader-Post, June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Less Than Kind leads comedy nominees". CBC News, June 22, 2010.
- ^ "N.S.-linked shows well-represented; Book of Negroes, Mr. D top nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, January 20, 2016.
- ^ Regan Reid, "Hyena Road, Vikings win at DGC Awards". Playback, October 24, 2016.