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

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]

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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