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Jean-Guy "John" Kastner (born 12 August 1969) is a Canadian musician and composer born in Beaconsfield, Quebec. He was the singer for Montreal hardcore punk band the Asexuals as well as singer-guitarist for Montreal alternative band Doughboys and alternative band All Systems Go!.
Nov 29, 2019 · Mr. Kastner, who won four International Emmy Awards and numerous other honours, died at his home in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood on Nov. 21 after a battle with glioblastoma, a virulent cancer...
John Kastner was born on 6 April 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014), NCR: Not Criminally Responsible (2013) and Life with Murder (2010).
Dec 4, 2019 · From 1978’s Emmy-winning breast cancer investigation Four Women, made for the CBC’s current affairs unit The Fifth Estate, through to his final trilogy of groundbreaking mental-health films,...
Producer, Director, Writer and Narrator of Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets Filmmaker John Kastner has won four Emmy Awards - more than anyone else in the history of Canadian...
Apr 20, 2015 · Former producer John Kastner reflects on making his Emmy-award winning "Fighting Back." The documentary follows the lives of four children living with cancer. Kastner reflects on one character...
May 2, 2014 · John Kastner is a trickster. He can talk about his life and works in so many ways. In the documentary world, he’s acclaimed for Life with Murder (2010), The Lifer and the Lady (2004) and last year’s hit NCR: Not Criminally Responsible, hard-hitting films about people in prisons and mental institutions.
Nov 25, 2019 · John Kastner was charmed by POV’s advocacy of him wanting to be called the Dostoevsky of documentary, but that term didn’t completely capture the immensely talented director-writer-actor’s impish charm and personal style.
Oct 3, 2014 · The crusading documentary filmmaker will fly to the Bahamas in March for a five-day “forgiveness festival” showcasing two Kastner documentaries about the plight of mentally ill people judged...
John Kastner is a music industry lifer. He’s uniquely positioned to understand its ins and outs, having worked at it from every angle: from programming international festivals to playing them, and every job in between.
