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Scammerhead

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Scammerhead
Directed byDan Zukovic
Screenplay byDan Zukovic
Produced byJeremy Dyson
Brendan Keown
StarringAlex Rocco
Bruce Glover
Dan Zukovic
CinematographyJeremy Dyson
Edited byTim Chui
Music byHenrik Åström
Release dates
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (Montréal World Film Festival)[1]
  • April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Scammerhead is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by Dan Zukovic, in which a scam-artist attempts to successfully execute his most elaborate scam to date. The film stars Alex Rocco, Bruce Glover and Dan Zukovic.

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Production

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A film noir with dark comic elements, Scammerhead was shot over seven years[2] in numerous international locations, including New York City, Chicago, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Havana, London, Rome, Paris, Mexico City, Washington DC, New Orleans, Cleveland, Toronto, Liverpool, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Elba Island and Alcatraz Island. It features one of the final performances by the well-known character actor Alex Rocco.

Awards and honours

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Year Festival Category Award Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2014 Montréal World Film Festival N/A Grand Prix des Amériques Dan Zukovic Nominated [3]
2015 Berkeley Video & Film Grand Festival Award Grand Festival Award Best Feature Dan Zukovic Won
Best Song Ever Award Dan Zukovic (For the song "Maraschino Moon") Won
Trenton Film Festival TFF Award Best Narrative Feature Dan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) Won
Orlando Film Festival N/A Best Performance Dan Zukovic Nominated
2016 Cinema World Fest Awards Award of Excellence Cinematography - Narrative Feature Jeremy Dyson Won
Cinema World Fest Award Best in Show - Narrative Feature Dan Zukovic (director) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) / Third Tribe Productions Inc. Won
Award of Recognition, Acting Chris Humphreys / Third Tribe Productions Inc. Won
Hudson Valley International Film Festival Festival Award Best Actor in a Feature Film Alex Rocco Won
Best Director in a Feature Film Dan Zukovic Nominated
Marietta International Film Festival Jury Award Best Original Soundtrack N/A Nominated
Best Wardrobe Nominated
Great Lakes Film Festival N/A Best Comedy Dan Zukovic (director) / Jeremy Dyson (producer) / Brendan Keown (producer) / Mitch Mayer (producer) / David Barnett (executive producer) Nominated
2017 Riverside International Film Festival Jury Award Best Cinematography Jeremy Dyson / Third Tribe Productions Inc. Won

References

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  1. ^ "Scammerhead captures zeitgeist of hedge fund era". 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Scammerhead captures zeitgeist of hedge fund era". 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ IMDb. "List of Scammerhead awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
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