Anthony Del Col

Anthony Del Col
Born Anthony Del Col
Porcupine, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Wilfrid Laurier University
Occupation Partner/Writer/Producer at Kill Shakespeare Entertainment
Known for Kill Shakespeare, Shakespeare, and Assassin's Creed: Trial by Fire

Anthony Del Col is a Canadian creator, producer and entrepreneur. Del Col is the co-creator and co-writer of the Joe Shuster Award nominated comic, Kill Shakespeare,[1] Dynamite Entertainment's Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini,[2] and Assassin's Creed: Trial by Fire.[3]

Education

Del Col attended the Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab,[4] and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre.[5]

Career

Del Col is currently serving as a Co-President of Kill Shakespeare Entertainment, a transmedia entertainment company. Along with Conor McCreery, Del Col is the co-creator and co-writer of Kill Shakespeare, which debuted in comic book format in April 2010.[1] Kill Shakespeare is described by the New York Times as, "gripping, violent and dark fun, even if you’re not fully versed in Shakespearean lore".[6] As of 2011, more than 50,000 copies in more than a dozen countries.[7]

Under Del Col's co-presidency, Kill Shakespeare Entertainment. has developed the Kill Shakespeare franchise into a variety of media. In addition to its publication as a comic book, Del Col and McCreery, along with Soulpepper's artistic director, Albert Schultz, have staged a theatrical production of Kill Shakespeare, called "Kill Shakespeare Live!".[7] The theatrical production of Kill Shakespeare has been performed in Toronto by Soulpepper,[8] in Montreal at the 2012 Montreal Comiccon,[9] in Chicago by Strawdog Theatre Company,[10] as well as at MEFCC 2013 in Dubai.[11] Del Col and McCreery are also is working with Katie Musgrave, an academic, and Brian Kelly, a teacher, to create a teacher's guide for Kill Shakespeare in an effort to encourage teachers to use Kill Shakespeare as an educational tool.[12] The Kill Shakespeare board game was successfully crowdfunded via Kickstarter and was released on February 19, 2014.[13] Del Col and McCreery have also discussed plans to release a Kill Shakespeare mobile app game.[14]

Del Col has also given lectures on comic writing, adapting Shakespeare, and Shakespeare in education. In May 2015, Del Col spoke at Shakespeare's Globe in London as part of the theatre's Shakespeare Inspired special event series.[15]

Anthony has produced feature films in Canada, including exec producer on the Nelly Furtado Loose Live Album CD.[16]

Anthony is also an accomplished film pitch consultant; He won the Telefilm Canada Pitch This contest in 2006[17] and 2010.[18] Anthony also served as a coach for the contest in 2011 and 2012.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 John Barber. "THWACK! Two Canadians want to kill Shakespeare". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery on Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini « Midtown Comics". midtowncomics.com.
  3. ↑ Dan Wickline. "SDCC '15: Kill Shakespeare Team On Assassin's Creed Comics (UPDATE) - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News.
  4. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2011-10-06). "Sundance Institute selects six projects for inaugural New Frontier Story Lab | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Indian-flavoured slacker comedy wins TIFF pitch contest". cbc.ca. 12 September 2006.
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/books/26graphicbooks.html?_r=2
  7. 1 2 "Kill Shakespeare - The National - CBC Player". Cbc.ca. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  8. ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck. "Stage to page ... to stage". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  9. ↑ Wyatt, Nelson (2012-09-14). "‘Kill Shakespeare’: A comic book where the superpower is literary wizardry". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  10. ↑ Sava, Oliver (2013-02-21). "Kill Shakespeare at Strawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall - Theater". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  11. ↑ Mai El Shoush. "Dubai theatre group plan to 'Kill Shakespeare'". thenational.ae.
  12. ↑ Reid, Calvin (2011-10-21). "‘Kill Shakespeare’ Invited To Sundance". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  13. ↑ Joshua Yehl (19 February 2014). "IDW Games Launches Kickstarter for Kill Shakespeare: The Board Game". IGN.
  14. ↑ Sharp, Dalton (2010-12-15). "Kill Shakespeare‘s Move to Movies Begins | news". Torontoist. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  15. ↑ http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/files/2015/05/kill_shax_final_format.pdf
  16. ↑ "Anthony Del Col". IMDb.
  17. 1 2 "Indian-flavoured slacker comedy wins TIFF pitch contest - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  18. ↑ Jennie Punter (2010-09-14). "‘Shakespeare’ wins Telefilm Canada pitching event". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  19. ↑ "Telefilm Canada Awards its Pitch This! Prize - Telefilm Canada". Telefilm.ca. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  20. ↑ "2011 Nominees and Winners". The Joe Shuster Awards. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  21. ↑ "2011 Harvey Awards". Harvey Awards.

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