Jerry Ciccoritti (born August 5, 1956) is a Canadian director.
Biography Ciccoritti co-produced, co-wrote, and directed the low-budget horror film Psycho Girls (1985). Several other genre films followed, eventually leading to work in episodic television and television movies. Ciccoritti was instrumental in developing the TV series Catwalk (1992) and Straight Up (1996) and began a secondary career as a director of big-budget television movies and miniseries with Net Worth (1995), a drama about hockey player Ted Lindsay's battles with the National Hockey League on behalf of his fellow players. Another popular film of Ciccoritti's that deals with Canadian history is Trudeau.
Films
His credits include the theatrical films The Life Before This; Blood; The Resurrection of Tony Gitone; and Paris, France. Television films include The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton, Net Worth, Lives of the Saints, Shania: A Life in Eight Albums, Chasing Cain, Trudeau, Victor, and Dragon Boys. He has also directed episodic television, including Bomb Girls, Being Erica, Straight Up, ReGenesis, and King. In 2015, he directed episodes of the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek. In 2016, he directed three episodes of the television miniseries 21 Thunder, which debuted on CBC in 2017.
Filmography +Directed features Year Title1985 Psycho Girls1987 Graveyard Shift1988 The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II1993 Paris, France1995 Net Worth2002 Trudeau2004 Blood2005 Murder in the Hamptons2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums2008 Victor2008 Wisegal2008 The Terrorist Next Door2008 The Call2009 Killer Hair2009 Hostile Makeover2011 John A.: Birth of a Country2013 The Resurrection of Tony Gitone2013 Holidaze2016 Love's Complicated2019 Lie Exposed2019 Turkey Drop2021 Angel Falls Christmas2021 Two for the Win2024 Hot Frosty2025 Joy to the World
Awards Ciccoritti has been nominated for and won several Gemini Awards, including a record number of wins for Best Director (Television). He won the inaugural Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for the CBC TV movie John A.: Birth of a Country.
Blood was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 25th Genie Awards,"Nominees in top categories for Genie Awards". Toronto Star, February 9, 2005. and Ciccoritti was also nominated for a Directors Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for the movie."Canadian directors' award nods announced". Kamloops Daily News, August 5, 2005. Ciccoritti has won three awards from the Directors Guild of Canada.
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