Jamie Kastner

Jamie Kastner is a Canadian writer, director and documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada. His company, Cave 7 Productions, produces both theatrical and television productions.[1] Kastner is best known for his feature documentaries, including There Are No Fakes, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2019,[2] The Skyjacker's Tale (2016) [3] and The Secret Disco Revolution, both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Jamie Kastner
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter
Known forThere Are No Fakes, The Secret Disco Revolution, The Skyjacker's Tale

Career

Jamie Kastner is a member of a family of filmmakers. He is the nephew of actor Peter Kastner and filmmaker John Kastner.[5] Kastner's grandmother, Rose, served as an associate producer on several of John Kastner's films,[6] while his mother, Susan Kastner, was involved in the production of several of Jamie Kastner's films as a researcher.[7] Kastner's wife Laura Baron Kastner is producer and business partner at Cave 7 Productions.[8] Kastner worked as an associate producer and researcher on several of John Kastner's films, including 1997's Hunting Bobby Oatway.[9]

Jamie Kastner's films explore such topics as pop culture,[10] political and social issues, crime and identity.[11] His first documentary was Free Trade Is Killing My Mother (2003), a black comedy about protest.[12] Films such as Djangomania! (2005),[13] Kike Like Me (2007)[14] and Recessionize! For Fun and Profit! (2011).[15] employ both comedy and a first-person, road movie format.Kike Like Me, which follows Kastner as he travels to several countries exploring the notion of modern Jewish identity, premiered at HotDocs in 2007.[16] The film won the Audience Award at Munich Dokfest and was shortlisted for the Grierson Award in 2008.[17]

Kastner has also worked as a producer and writer on several television series,[18] as a newspaper reporter and features writer,[19][20] playwright,[21] critic and television host.[22]

In 2017, The Harold Greenberg Fund supported the adaptation of The Skyjacker's Tale into a dramatic feature film, titled, The Skyjacker's Son, with Kastner as screenwriter.[23]

Filmography

Awards

Award Date of Ceremony Category Result Reference
Canadian Screen Awards May 20, 2021 Direction in a Documentary Program or Series Nominated [24]
Writing in a Documentary Program or Series Nominated
Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Nominated

References

  1. "Home". cave7productions.com.
  2. Taylor, Kate (23 April 2019). "Hot Docs 2019: Norval Morrisseau, the Barenaked Ladies and the fine art of forgery". The Globe and Mail.
  3. Knelman, Martin (9 September 2016). "Jamie Kastner to use skyjacking doc as springboard to movie drama". The Toronto Star.
  4. "Kastner's "Disco Revolution" heads to America".
  5. "Carrying on the Kastner family business". The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2014.
  6. Benzine, Adam (2 May 2014). "Carrying on the Kastner family business". The Globe and Mail.
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3238484/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
  8. Knelman, Martin (9 September 2016). "Jamie Kastner to use skyjacking doc as springboard to movie drama". The Toronto Star.
  9. Benzine, Adam (2 May 2014). "Carrying on the Kastner family business". The Globe and Mail.
  10. Benzine, Adam (2 May 2014). "Carrying on the Kastner family business". The Globe and Mail.
  11. Lee, Felicia R. (17 December 2007). "Vexing Questions of Jewish Identity". The New York Times.
  12. Kastner, Jamie (November 2003). "Babe in TV land". The Globe and Mail.
  13. "Django doc hits T.O.". Toronto Sun, September 24, 2005.
  14. "Vexing questions of Jewish identity". The New York Times, December 17, 2007.
  15. "Hot Docs grows as filmmakers 'connect the dots'". CTV News, April 28, 2011.
  16. "Kastner doc shortlisted for Grierson award". CBC News. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  17. "Kastner doc shortlisted for Grierson award". CBC News. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  18. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-kastner-b8254616/
  19. "Jamie Kastner". 30 July 2013.
  20. "Just the two of us: Holidays for single parents". TheGuardian.com. 19 February 2011.
  21. "Jamie Kastner". 30 July 2013.
  22. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-kastner-b8254616/details/experience/
  23. "Bell Media's Harold Greenberg Fund Announces Script Development Support for 33 Canadian Film Projects".
  24. Furdyk, Brent (2021-03-30). "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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