Vivieno Caldinelli is a Canadian film and television director from Hamilton, Ontario. 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 and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series.
His debut feature film, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss, was released in 2018. He followed up in 2024 with Scared Shitless, which was second runner-up for the Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.
He was formerly a partner with Mark Montefiore in Polenta Productions. His other television credits have included Picnicface, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Hotbox, HumanTown and Bruno & Boots.
He was also a performer in Hotbox, a sketch comedy series.
Awards
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2010 | Hotbox | Nominated | |||
| 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 | |
| 2021 | Baroness von Sketch Show with Joyce Wong |
Won | |||
| Directors Guild of Canada | 2016 | Best Short Film | Portal to Hell!! | Won | |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Comedy Series | Baroness von Sketch Show with Joyce Wong |
Won |
References
- ^ Lori Littleton, "Tweaking worked as short film picked for showcase". St. Catharines Standard, August 9, 2005.
- ^ Nick Krewen, "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film winners". Playback, October 25, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.