Jim Calarco

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

Early life

Calarco's hometown is North Bay, Ontario. He married Claire Calarco in 1969.

Teacher

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.

Career

After retirement, 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]

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.

Calarco's latest movies have been available on Super Channel (Canada), 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]

Filmography

Jim's contribution as an actor, producer, writer, director,casting director,music and voice over artist.

Acting

  • -2001 The Big Heist - Mobster #2
  • -2001 The Judge - Prisoner in docket, jailed husband
  • -2008 Alea jacta... et tout le reste - Homeless Man #1
  • -2008 Vox pop - Homeless Man #1
  • -2009 Une culture attend pas l'autre - Commissioner
  • -2011 Hollywood North - Chairman
  • -2010 Death Checks In - Townsperson #1 James Calarco
  • -2012 Commotions - Dr. Egervari
  • -2013 Diamonds and Dust - Jason Cahill
  • -2013 Gratitude - Jason Cahill

Music and voice over

Miscellaneous crew

Casting department

Casting director

Production manager

Writer

Producer

Director

Awards

Calarco won the Quonta Best Actor award in 1973[9] and in 2008 was inducted into the Northern Ontario Entertainers Hall of Fame.[15] Many of Calarco’s recent shorts have been nominated for awards, some as finalists, and his movies won many festival awards.

Personal accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 "Almaguin data" (PDF). Media.cottagecountrynpow.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  10. ↑ nurun.com (2009-10-20). "Sand worm crashes movie wedding". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  11. ↑ "One Wish, The Lake and I'm Yours screening at Canadian Film Festival". Baytoday.ca. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  12. ↑ "News". Film North. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  13. 1 2 "Small film production in the area keeps local t...". North Bay Nugget.
  14. ↑ "Building films with Northern talent". North Bay Nugget.
  15. 1 2 3 nurun.com (2009-01-12). "Hall president humbled by honour". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  16. ↑ "Adams and Calarco go head to head". Baytoday.ca. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  17. ↑ "Finalist" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  18. ↑ "Award 'validation' for filmmaker". North Bay Nugget.
  19. ↑ "Jim Calarco". Northernstars.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  20. ↑ "Strangers captures bronze at Mexico International Film Festival". Baytoday.ca. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
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