Jim Calarco

Jim Calarco is an actor and a media and drama instructor.

Early life

Calarco's hometown is North Bay, Ontario.

Career

Teaching and stage

He taught media and drama classes from 1969 to 2000.[1] His career began when he was working as the Artistic Director of Caruso's Dinner Theatre in North Bay in 1981 and 1982. Claire and Jim Calarco formed Pine Creek Theatre Productions in 1983, producing independent freelance theatre. Calarco was a drama consultant with the Near North School Board of Education prior to retirement in 2000.

After retiring from teaching, Calarco focused his career exclusively on film and television.

Film and television

Calarco became a board member of Loon Film Productions and of Nipissing University's Nipissing Stage in 2007. He served as a member of the Theatrical Advisory Committee for Canadore College between 2008 and 2009. Calarco worked through various casting agencies to seek new talent within northern Ontario by promoting original, innovative film development as a spokesperson for the Show Us Your Shorts film competition.[2] In 2008, he formed Real to Reel BG Agency with Kate Adams.

Calarco is a member of ACTRA and the Actors' Equity Association. His most recent works include A Dark Truth, The Riverbank (also known as Tracing Iris) and One Wish. One Wish won the Mexico City International Film Festival's Golden Palm Award and the Canada International Film Festival's Award of Excellence.[3]

In 2010, Calarco established North Star Talent Agency[4] with producer Brigitte Kingsley[5] to better represent actors from northern Ontario. Within the same year he started Real to Reel BG Agency with Kate Adams. In 2011, Calarco started Castnorth,[6] a film and television casting and audition agency.

Many of Calarco's latest movies have been available on Super Channel, including Dark Rising 1 and 2, A Dark Truth, High Chicago,[7] The Riverbank and The Entitled.

North Bay Nugget was released in September 2013: "Calarco can now add the Northern Flicks Award — top honours in CTV Television Network Best in Shorts competition — to his list of awards from a film that put the spotlight on dementia and Alzheimer's."[8]

Awards

Calarco won the Quonta Best Actor award in 1973[9] and in 2008 was inducted into the Northern Ontario Entertainers Hall of Fame.[10] Many of Calarco’s recent shorts have been nominated for awards, some as finalists, and his movies won many festival awards.

  • 1973 How The Other Half Lives – Best Actor Quonta Festival - Frank
  • 2007 That Was Easy – Best Screenplay[9] from Music and Film in Motion Awards, Nomination[11] and finalist from Music in Film and Motion Festival
  • 2008 Inducted into the Northern Ontario Entertainers Hall of Fame[10]
  • 2011 The House - CTV Best In Shorts:[12] Film North: Finalist, Mexico City International Film Festival:[13] Silver Palm Award,[14] ICFILMS (Milan): Top Twenty finalist
  • 2012 One Wish[1] — Mexico City International Film Festival: Golden Palm Award, Canada International Film Festival: Award of Excellence[3]
  • 2013 Strangers – Mexico City International Film Festival: Bronze Palm Award,[15] Canada International Film Festival: Award of Excellence, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Northern Flicks Award and winner at The Rimini Italy Film Festival

Personal life

Calarco and his wife Claire married in 1969.

Filmography

Calarco has performed as an actor, producer, writer, director, casting director, musician and voiceover artist.

Acting
YearTitleFormatRoleNote
1985Street SmartWaiter
1988No AngelMayor RuttanCaruso Production
1989–90Moonlight ShadowsTV seriesJonah RebusSix episodes
1991Ravens PeakEdison Croft
1992The Scaganegy ManHarrison
1999The Lost PatrolNick DelgenioPine Creek Production
2001Picture ClairePassenger on the train
2001Soul FoodTV seriesSenior lawyer2 episodes
2002My Name Is TaninoMafia Don
2002ConvictionParole Board Chairman James Calarco
2003BenchmarkNick
2003Into The SunsetWalt
2005Shania: A Life in Eight AlbumsTony Barna
2006That Beautiful SomewhereSergeant MathisLoon Films Inc
2006"Left Behind"ShortJoe
2007"That Was Easy"ShortManPair of Ducks Production
2008"Push"ShortDoctor Roberts
2008–11Météo+TV seriesHomeless Man #1 / Chairman / CommissionerCharbonneau Production
2010Medium Raw: Night of the WolfTV movieNews Reporter #1Defiant Empire
2010The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to TownTV miniseriesTownsperson #1[9]
2010"It Started with Rabbits"ShortDr. CarlinoPair of Ducks Production
2011Citizen GangsterPriest Nathan Molando
2011High ChicagoFrank Alfons
2011Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer ValeVideoThe Priest
2011Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back!VideoThe Priest[16]
2011I'm YoursBus Station AttendantUncredited
2011The EntitledDetectiveUncredited; also Stand-in[17]
2011Running MatesGarrettesville MayorBuck Productions
2011"One Wish"ShortWalter (Walt)Last Best Hope Production[18]
2011"The House"[19]ShortHusbandPair of Ducks Production[17]
2012"Boys Will Be Boys"ShortNarratorVoice over
2012The Riverbank a.k.a. Tracing IrisMayor Jack StubbsThe Film Works Inc.
2012Les Bleus de RamvilleTV seriesDr. EgervariCarte Blanche Production
2012"Morning Zombies"ShortJanitorFilm North Huntsville International Film Festival
2012A Dark Truth a.k.a. The TruthRobert
2013"Strangers"ShortBill
2013Hard Rock MedicalTV seriesJason Cahill[20]
2013Be My ValentineTV movieCarneyas Jim Callarco
2014The CaptiveManager

Writer, producer and/or director
YearTitleFormatPosition
2007"That Was Easy"ShortScreenplay Writer, Producer
2011"One Wish"ShortWriter, Executive Producer, Director
2011"The House"ShortWriter, Producer, Director
2013"Strangers"ShortWriter, Executive Producer

Other crew
YearTitleFormatPositionNotes
2006That Beautiful SomewhereCasting Associate, Unit Manager
2007"That Was Easy"ShortCasting Director
2011Dark RisingBackground Casting Director
2011Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back!VideoCasting Director; Extras Casting; Unit Production Manager
2011I'm YoursExtras Casting
2012The RiverbankNorthern Ontario Casting Associate
2012Still MineExtras Casting
2013Hard Rock MedicalTV seriesCasting Associate
2013Dark Rising: Warrior of WorldsTV seriesNorthern Casting2 episodes: "Season's Change", "The Trankartak"
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References
  1. "Writer's wish comes true with new film". Cottagecountrynow.ca. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  2. "Show us your shorts". Sootoday.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  3. "One Wish receives acclaim at west coast film festival". Northbaynipissing.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  4. "New talent agency represents northern actors". Sootoday.com. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  5. "City sees first talent agency open". Baytoday.ca. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  6. "About Us — CAST North". Castnorth.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  7. "Zombies, demons target city". North Bay Nugget.
  8. "Strangers earns honour". North Bay Nugget.
  9. "Almaguin data" (PDF). Media.cottagecountrynpow.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  10. nurun.com (2009-01-12). "Hall president humbled by honour". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  11. "Adams and Calarco go head to head". Baytoday.ca. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  12. "Finalist" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  13. "Award 'validation' for filmmaker". North Bay Nugget.
  14. "Jim Calarco". Northernstars.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  15. "Strangers captures bronze at Mexico International Film Festival". Baytoday.ca. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  16. nurun.com (2009-10-20). "Sand worm crashes movie wedding". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  17. "Small film production in the area keeps local t..." North Bay Nugget.
  18. "One Wish, The Lake and I'm Yours screening at Canadian Film Festival". Baytoday.ca. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  19. "News". Film North. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  20. "Building films with Northern Talent". North Bay Nugget – via nugget.ca.
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