John Rakich Rakich Productions Inc. 809-716 The West Mall Toronto, Ontario M9C 4X6
Tel: (416) 737-7616 Email: [email protected] Website: www.johnrakich.com
Affiliations Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario District Council Location Managers Guild International Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Experience (Director / Showrunner / Producer) 2019 GRAND ARMY S1 (Joshua Donen/Chris Hatcher) Location Manager 2019 JUPITER’S LEGACY S1 (Steven S DeKnight/Steve Wakefield) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2018 THE OCTOBER FACTION (S1) (Damian Kindler / John Calvert) Location Manager 2018 WRONG TURN (Mike Nelson / Robert Kulzer) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2018 NO SLEEP TIL CHRISTMAS (Brent Shields/Cameron Johann/Mary Pantelidis) Location Manager 2017 SHADOWHUNTERS (S3) (Todd Slavkin/Matt Hastings/Chris Hatcher) Location Manager 2017 ANGRY ANGEL (John Ryan) Location Scout 2017 FAHRENHEIT 451 (Ramin Bahrani / David Coatsworth) Location Scout 2017 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (Steven S DeKnight / Jennifer Conroy) Location Consultant (Pre-Production) 2016 SALVATION (S1: EP1) (Rob Ortiz) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2016 THE PARTING GLASS (Stephen Moyer/Cerise Hallam Larkin) Location Scout 2016 SHADOWHUNTERS (S2) (Todd Slavkin/Matt Hastings/Chris Hatcher) Location Manager 2016 THE EXPANSE (S2) (Naren Shankar / Lynn Raynor) Location Manager 2016 AMERICAN GODS (S1: EP 1-3) (David Slade / Bryan Fuller) Location Scout 2015 THE DARK TOWER (Nikolaj Arcel/ G Mac Brown) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2015 SHIMMER LAKE (Oren Uziel / Adam Saunders) Location Scout 2015 SHADOWHUNTERS (S1) (Ed Decter / Don Carmody) Location Manager 2015 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (Kirk Jones / David Coatsworth) Location Scout 2014 HEMLOCK GROVE – SEASON 3 (Chic Eglee / Russel Fine) Location Consultant 2014 THE EXPANSE (S1) (Naren Shankar / Lynn Raynor) Location Manager 2014 IDOL’S EYE (Olivier Assayas / Whitney Brown) Location Scout 2014 DAS TRAUMSCHIFF (ZDF / Polyphon) Location Manager (Niagara Falls) 2014 TRANSPORTER (S2: EP 11-13) (Astral TV) Location Scout 2014 PIXELS (Chris Columbus / Barry Bernardi) Location Scout 2014 PIXELS (Chris Columbus / Barry Bernardi) Assistant Location Manager 2013 HEMLOCK GROVE (S2) (Chic Eglee /David Straiton/ Lynn Raynor) Location Manager 2013 CARRIE (Kimberly Peirce / Becky Trujillo) Location Manager (Reshoots) 2013 POLTERGEIST (Gil Kenan / Becky Trujillo) Location Scout 2013 THE ONTARIO CONTRACT (OTMPC/CHINESE MICROFILM PROJECT) Location Manager 2013 THE RAVEN (Ricardo de Montreuil / Mike Drake) Location Scout 2013 POMPEII (Paul W Anderson / Jeremy Bolt) Assistant Location Manager 2013 HANNIBAL (S1: EP 11-13) (Bryan Fuller / Carol Trussell) Location Scout 2012 HEMLOCK GROVE (S1) (Deran Serafian / Lynn Raynor) Location Manager 2012 ALPHAS (S2: EP 7) (SyFy) Location Scout 2012 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS (Harald Zwart / Don Carmody) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2012 XIII THE SERIES (S2) (Europacorp / Roger Avary) Location Scout 2012 AN AMISH MURDER (SWORN TO SILENCE) (Stephen Gyllenaal / Lifetime) Assistant Location Manager 2011 RESIDENT EVIL – RESTRIBUTION (Paul W Anderson / Jeremy Bolt) Assistant Location Manager 2011 COSMOPOLIS (David Cronenburg / Joe Boccia) Assistant Location Manager 2011 SILENT HILL: REVELATIONS 3D (Michael Bassett / Don Carmody) Assistant Location Manager 2010 NIKITA (S1: EP 10-13) (WB / Mark David Alpert) Location Scout 2010 AGAINST THE WALL (PILOT) (USA Network) Location Scout 2010 BREAKAWAY (Robert Leiberman / Don Carmody) Location Scout 2010 THREE INCHES (Jace Alexander / Greg Copeland) Assistant Location Manager 2010 REVIVING OPHELIA (Bobby Roth / Lifetime) Assistant Location Manager 2010 SHARPAY’S FABULOUS ADVENTURE (Michael Lembeck / Bill Borden) Assistant Location Manager 2010 THE THING (Matthijs van Heijningen / J Miles Dale) Assistant Location Manager 2009 RESIDENT EVIL – AFTERLIFE (Paul W Anderson / Jeremy Bolt) Assistant Location Manager 2009 AT RISK (Tom McLoughlin / Stanley M Brooks) Location Scout 2009 THE FRONT (Tom McLoughlin / Stanley M Brooks) Location Scout 2009 FLASHPOINT (S2: EP 18) (CTV) Assistant Location Manager 2009 BACK (PILOT) (Mark Pellington / Lynn Raynor) Location Scout 2009 CONNOR UNDERCOVER (S1) (Family Channel) Location Scout 2009 THE BATTLE OF MAGGIE HILL (PILOT) Location Scout 2009 CELL 213 (Stephan Kay / Hassain Zaidi) Assistant Location Manager 2009 TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE (Robert Schentke / Richard Brener) Assistant Location Manager (Reshoots) 2008 MAX PAYNE (John Moore / Rick Yorn) Assistant Location Manager 2008 AARON STONE (S1: EP 3-4) (Disney) Location Scout 2008 WAREHOUSE 13 (S1: EP 6) (NBC/SyFy) Location Scout 2008 AMELIA (Mira Nair / Don Carmody) Assistant Location Manager 2007 ORPHAN (Jaume Collet – Serra / Don Carmody) Assistant Location Manager 2007 GREY GARDENS (Michael Sucsy / David Coatsworth) Location Scout 2007 FLASHPOINT (PILOT) (CTV) Assistant Location Manager 2007 LOVEBITES (S2) (TBS / The Grief Company) Assistant Location Manager 2007 DEATH RACE (Paul W Anderson / Jeremy Bolt) Location Scout (Pre-Production) 2006 JUMPER (Doug Liman / Joe Hartwick Jr) Assistant Location Manager 2006 CHARLIE BARTLETT (John Poll / Whitney Brown Locations Assistant 2006 SKINWALKERS (Jim Issac / Don Carmody) Location Scout (Reshoots) 2006 SANCTUM (Don Carmody) Location Scout 2006 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (S1) (ABC Famliy / Paul Stupin) Location Scout 2006 RV (Barry Sonnenfeld / John Eckert) Location Scout (Reshoots) 2006 THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Location Scout 2005 SKINWALKERS (Jim Issac / Don Carmody) Location Scout 2005 THE MAN (Les Mayfield / Matthew Hart) Location Scout 2005 TAKE THE LEAD (Liz Friedlander / Mark Kaufman) Location Scout 2004 FEVER PITCH (Farrely Brothers / Marc Fischer) Assistant Location Manager 2004 A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenburg / Toby Emmerich) Location Scout 2004 CINDERELLA MAN (Ron Howard / Brian Grazer) Locations Assistant 2004 RESIDENT EVIL – APOCALYPSE (Alexander Witt / Don Carmody) Assistant Location Manager (Reshoots) 2004 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (Jean-Francois Richet / Don Carmody) Location Scout 2003 RESIDENT EVIL – APOCALYPSE (Alexander Witt / Don Carmody) Assistant Location Manager 2002 GODSEND (Nick Hamm / Mark Canton) Assistant Location Manager 2002 GOOD FENCES (Ernest Dickerson / Spike Lee) Assistant Location Manager 2002 LEGACY (PILOT) (Jim Gillespie / Jonathan Littman) Assistant Location Manager 2001 STRANGE LEGACY OF CAMERON CRUZ (PILOT)(Disney) Assistant Location Manager 2001 THE SPIDER (David Cronenburg / Samuel Hadida) Locations Assistant 2001 JENIFER – THE JENIFER ESTESS STORY (Jace Alexander / Peter Sussman) Assistant Location Manager 2001 THE UNTITLED ANNE RICE PROJECT (Fox) Assistant Location Manager 2001 NARC (Joe Carnahan / Diane Nabatoff) Locations Assistant 2001 DON’T SAY A WORD (Gary Fleder / Bruce Berman) Locations Assistant 2000 THE PRETENDER – THE ISLAND OF THE HAUNTED (NBC) Location Scout 2000 THE PRETENDER – 2001 (NBC) Location Scout
I have also done numerous location projects (location packages and surveys) for the Ontario Creates; please feel free to contact them for further references.
Additional Information Valid Canadian Passport Conversant in French Fluent in Croatian