WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: FRANK A CARUSO

http://www.carusofilms.com

Born in Filadelfia, Calabria, Italy in 1947, Frank moved with his family to North Bay, Ontario, Canada, in 1954. In his youth, he studied accordion, keyboards and guitar. In the 1960’s Frank played in a folk trio then started his own rock band “The Shilling” which performed the local circuit. He later opened two venues, “The Furnace Room,” and “The Carlo Club” which featured folk music, rock bands and poetry readings.

In 1980 he moved into commercial theatre, creating “Caruso’s Cabaret Productions.” Frank had lead roles in such plays as The Odd Couple, It Had to Be You, Barefoot in the Park, and performed in 45 plays as director, producer or actor.

In 1990, Frank Caruso wrote, directed and produced his first feature film, “No Angel”, which aired on A & E, featured at the Montreal World Film Festival and was distributed to 24 countries. In 1992, Frank moved to Toronto to pursue his film career. He established Caruso Visual Productions, then Caruso Films, which produces feature films, documentaries, shorts, commercials and music videos.

Feature Film Titles Produced By Caruso Films: 

*  No Angel (1992)

*  Love Letters Trilogy (2001)

*  Bitter Circle (2001)

*  The Unknown Celebrities (2001)

*  Night Crawlers (2004)

*  Tough Love (2005)

*  Bruco (2005)

*  The Hit, A Modern Fairy Tale (2007)

*  Club Utopia (2013) Risk Factor (2015)

*  Final Dance (2015)  

*  Red Pine City (2023) 

*  Concerto (2026)

 

Frank Caruso was the co-founder and head programmer of the Toronto Italian Film Festival (1999 – 2006).

Frank was on the award Juries for:

Toronto Polish Film Festival (2009, 2010, 2023, 2025)

Gemini awards. (2009)

Vaughn Film Festival (2013)

Macedonian Film Festival (2015-1919)

In June, 2017, Frank Caruso was inducted into the “North Bay Musicians and Entertainment Hall of Recognition”, a tribute to his many years of creativity in the world of music, theatre and film.

Frank has written 25 screenplays, Ten of which have been produced: 

* Concerto 

* Red Pine City  

* Club Utopia  

* Final Dance  

* Tough Love        

* Night Crawlers  

* Bitter Circle  

* Love Letters Trilogy  

* No Angel  

* The Hit, A Modern Fairy Tale

He has taught on-camera acting classes in Toronto for over 20 years.

Toronto Academy of Acting (2004 – 2012)

Actors in Motion Acting Studio (2006 – present)

Frank Caruso, is currently working on a new film slate, and looks forward to writing, directing and producing many more films.