Andrew Cividino
Andrew Cividino | |
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| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Sleeping Giant, Schitt's Creek |
Andrew Cividino (born 1983) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his feature film directorial debut Sleeping Giant, which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and for his frequent work as a director on the Emmy winning comedy Schitt's Creek, for which he won a Primetime Emmy at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.[2]
He is a partner with Karen Harnisch in the production company Film Forge.[3]
Early life
Originally from Dundas, Ontario,[4] Cividino frequently spent childhood summers in the Sibley Peninsula region near Thunder Bay.[5]
Career
After studying film at
In 2011, Telefilm included him on its annual Talent to Watch panel, and his short We Ate the Children Last made TIFF's Top 10 Shorts list.[7]
Sleeping Giant
The feature version of Sleeping Giant premiered at the
At the
Schitt's Creek
In 2017 Cividino directed an episode of Schitt's Creek titled "Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose", alongside co-director Dan Levy. The following year he co-directed the season finale "Life is a Cabaret" with Levy. In the show's final season, Cividino directed seven episodes of the show,[13] including the series finale "Happy Ending", which he co-directed with Levy, and for which they won a Primetime Emmy. The show received a total of 15 Emmy nominations in its final season, including for Outstanding Comedy Series.[14]
Awards and recognition
In 2016, the Toronto International Film Festival announced they had selected Cividino as their annual Len Blum resident, where he will develop his short film We Ate the Children Last into a feature film.[15]
Cividino has since participated in Berlinale Talents and was selected as one of eleven filmmakers to participate in the prestigious Sundance Institute's FilmTwo Program.
In July 2020, Cividino and co-director Dan Levy were nominated for achievement in direction at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and won at the ceremony that took place on September 20, 2020.[14]
References
- ^ Montreal Gazette, May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "The 22 most influential people in Canadian film". The Globe and Mail, April 7, 2022.
- ^ "First-time teen actors bring naturalness to Ontario-set Sleeping Giant". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Sleeping Giant film from Thunder Bay, Ont. director debuts at Cannes Critic's Week". CBC News, May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star September 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Schneller, Johanna (7 April 2016). "Director Andrew Cividino navigates Canadian system to find success". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "'Sleeping Giant' review: Stunning debut a towering achievement". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Altered worlds on TIFF's Canuck slate". Toronto Star, August 6, 2015.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ "VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Vancouver International Film Festival. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Andrew Cividino". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ a b "Schitt's Creek". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (August 3, 2016). "TIFF Adds New Round of Titles, Including 'It's Only the End of the World,' 'Mean Dreams' and More". IndieWire.
- ^ Dominic Patten (March 1, 2017). "'Straight Outta Compton' Scribe & 'Dope' Director Among Advisors To Sundance's 2017 FilmTwo Recipients". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "CSAs ’19: Anne, Schitt’s Creek, Cardinal lead TV nominations". Playback, February 7, 2019.
External links
- Andrew Cividino at IMDb
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