Vivieno Caldinelli

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. This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Hotbox, HumanTown and Bruno & Boots.

He was also a performer in Hotbox, a sketch comedy series. Best Writing in a Film If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe?with Winston Spear 2008

Hotbox: "The Owl and the Man"

Hotbox

Best Writing in a Television Series Hotboxwith Pat Thornton, Tim Polley, Graham Wagner, Katie Crown, Bob Kerr Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Series Hotboxwith Pat Thornton, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Levi MacDougall, Jeff McEnery, Tal Zimerman 2014

Best Direction in a Web Series Bill & Sons Towing

2017

This Hour Has 22 Minuteswith Michael Lewis 2021 Baroness von Sketch Showwith Joyce Wong 2021 Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Comedy Series Baroness von Sketch Showwith Joyce Wong