Claudio Castravelli

Claudio Castravelli
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1971 - Present

Claudio Castravelli is a Canadian-Italian-French motion picture producer. Mr. Castravelli has over thirty years of experience in all aspects of the film and television industry including: scriptwriting, development, business affairs, financing, production management, distribution and marketing. He is currently independently Producing the Walter Hill directed crime thriller 'St Vincent'^[1] alongside Jon Turtle starring Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton & Giovanni Ribisi. Walter Hill is noted as one of Hollywood's master action directors,^[2] lensing such modern action classics as '48 Hrs.', 'The Long Riders', 'The Warriors' & 'Broken Trail'.

Mr. Castravelli has produced more than thirty feature films and over 200 hours of television programming and has worked with many of the major Hollywood Studios and Television Networks.^[3]

Early life

Claudio Castravelli has been involved in the film industry from an early age. His father was head Technician for Pathé in Paris and Claudio made his first screen appearance at the age of three in a Pathe promotional film. Claudio lived in France, Italy, Egypt, India and Australia before finally settling in Canada with his parents at the age of fifteen, where he has lived ever since.

Education

Claudio studied Science and Mathematics at McGill University before switching to Communication Arts at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University). He completed his Cinema studies at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome, Italy where he had the opportunity to study under such illustrious filmmakers as Michelangelo Antonioni and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Mr. Castravelli’s first professional film employment was as an assistant to the Producer on Franco Zeffirelli’s “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”.

Career

Mr. Castravelli has produced more than thirty feature films and over 200 hours of television programming and has worked with many of the major Hollywood Studios and Television Networks.^[4] Some of his most notable production credits include:

“Undressed”^[5] 52 x 30 min. GLAAD award winning series co-produced with Academy Award winner Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields, The Mission) in association with MTV Networks; “Hysteria”, the Def Leppard story, the official bio-pic of the iconic British band (Viacom/MTV); “A Diva’s Christmas Carol”, starring Vanessa L. Williams, James Taylor and Rozonda “Chili” Thomas (Viacom/VH1); “Snow in August”, which was co-produced with multiple Academy Award winner Jake Eberts (Driving Miss Daisy, A River Runs Through It)) and which garnered three nominations at the Emmy Awards for Best Director, Best Children’s Special and Best Actor for Stephen Rea (Showtime); “Love Song” with Monica Arnold and Christian Kane (Viacom/MTV); “Time at the Top”, starring Timothy Busfield and Elisha Cuthbert (Showtime/Hallmark) *Finalist at the Worldfest Houston (theatrical Feature Film Awards); “The Second Arrival”, starring Patrick Muldoon, Michael Sarrazin and Jane Sibbett (HBO Premier); “The Minion”, starring Dolph Lundgren (Buena Vista); “Provocateur”, starring Jane March, Lilo Brancato and Cary Tagawa (Live Entertainment and Capella International); “Snowboard Academy”, starring Brigitte Nielsen, Jim Varney, Joe Flaherty and Corey Haim (Columbia/Tri-Star); “Demon House”, starring Amelia Kinkaide (Republic Pictures); “Silent Hunter”, starring Miles O’Keefe and Fred Williamson (New Line Cinema); “Equinox”, starring Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle and Marissa Tomei (Columbia/Tri-Star).

Additional theatrical feature film producer credits include:

“UNE BALLE DANS LA TETE”, “THE SCORPIO FACTOR”, “REMEMBERING MEL”, “EVIL JUDGMENT”, “BLOODROOT”, “ANTOINE ET SES ANGES”, and “DEUX SUPER DINGUES”.

Video and T.V. releases include:

“Dangerous Dreams”, “A Touch of Murder”, “With Friends Like These”, and the syndicated TV series “Unknown Dimensions” and “Dementia”, as well as “Les Transistors” (a France/Canada co-production)

Filmography

as Producer:

"Undressed" (1999–2002) TV series^[6]
Snow in August (2001) (TV)^[7]
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) (TV)^[8]
A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) (TV)^[9]
Love Song (2000) (TV)^[10]
Time at the Top (1999)^[11]
The Second Arrival (1998) - aka "Arrival II"^[12]
The Minion (1998) - aka "Fallen Knight" - Canada (English title)^[13]
Provocateur (1998) - aka "Agent provocateur" - Canada (English title)^[14]
Night of the Demons III (1997) - aka "Demon Night" - Canada (English title)^[15]
Snowboard Academy (1996)^[16]
Silent Hunter (1995)^[17]
Equinox (1992)^[18]
With Friends Like These... (1991)^[19]
You're Driving Me Crazy (1990) (as Claude Castravelli)^[20]
A Touch of Murder (1990) (as Claude Castravelli)^[21]
The Scorpio Factor (1990)^[22]
Evil Judgment (1984) (as Claude Castravelli)^[23]
Deux super-dingues (1982) (as Claude Castravelli)^[24]
Les jeunes Québécoises (1980) (as Claude Castravelli) - aka "The Young Quebecers" - Canada (English title)^[25]
Up Uranus! (1971) (as Claude Castravelli) ^[26]

References

1. ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019339.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878135/news#ni2472057
3. ^ http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/claude-castravelli/15/506/108
4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145418/
5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190106/fullcredits
6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190106/fullcredits
7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262776/fullcredits
8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280754/fullcredits
9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270317/
10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257882/fullcredits
11. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160986/
12. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122961/fullcredits
13. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139465/fullcredits
14. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134912/fullcredits
15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116073/fullcredits
16. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117676/fullcredits
17. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114448/fullcredits
18. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104201/fullcredits
19. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390627/fullcredits
20. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348461/fullcredits
21. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316786/fullcredits
22. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405297/fullcredits
23. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087221/fullcredits
24. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129874/fullcredits
25. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151130/fullcredits
26. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145418/

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