Vivieno Caldinelli
Director · Born October 13, 1974 (52) · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Vivieno Caldinelli is a Canadian director who has managed to apply his childhood obsessions, fears, and rare comedic vision into becoming an award winning director. Last summer Vivieno directed the dark comedy feature, SEVEN STAGES. The film's stellar cast includes Kate Miccuci, Sam Huntington, Dan Harmon, Mark McKinney, Maria Bamford, Dana Gould, Jon Dore, Rhea Seahorn, and Taika Waititi. The film premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and was produced by Company X (Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller) and MarVista Entertainment. In the years prior, Viv was at the helm of four films: the award winning horror-comedy hit PORTAL TO HELL!!! starring the late great Roddy Piper, the MacDonald Hall Trilogy of feature films: GO JUMP IN THE POOL, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL, and THE WIZZLE WAR. The trilogy premiered on NETFLIX in 2017. Recently, Vivieno wrapped as a director of episodes of BARONESS VON SKETCH season 5 (CBC, IFC) in Toronto. Prior to that he was director/executive producer of a half-hour sketch comedy pilot HUMANTOWN for CBC, and he directed the epic 2-part episode of the Emmy Award winning series ODD SQUAD guest starring The Kids In The Hall. Most notably, Vivieno has directed the last 4 seasons of the Canadian comedy institution THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (CBC), which has thrived on prime-time Canadian television for an incredible 25 consecutive years. In the years prior, Vivieno was a producer/director respectively on Canadian television sketch-comedy cult hits; HOTBOX and PICNICFACE with Executive Producer Mark McKinney. Both shows continue to find loyal new audiences on Hulu, CraveTV (Canada)... And probably Pirate Bay.
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Biography from IMDb.
- October 13, 1974 (52)
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Director
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Vivieno Caldinelli's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vivieno Caldinelli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Vivieno Caldinelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Scared Shitless(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
HumanTown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Portal to Hell!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Odd Squad(2014)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Annedroids(2013)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all showsIf I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Hotel Torgo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2004 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Vivieno Caldinelli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Vivieno Caldinelli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vivieno Caldinelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Barken shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Adam BarkenShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Barken
- Gordon KormanShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon Korman
Actors
- Mark McKinneyShared titles: Scared Shitless (2024), Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mark McKinney
- Callan PotterShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Callan Potter
- Caroline RheaShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Caroline Rhea
- Drew HaytaogluShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Haytaoglu
Composers and cinematographers
- D. Gregor HageyShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with D. Gregor Hagey
- Shawn PierceShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Shawn Pierce
Producers
- Andrew RosenShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Rosen
- Anthony LeoShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Leo
- Ira LevyShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ira Levy
- Michael McGuiganShared titles: Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017), Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael McGuigan