Valerie McCaffrey [producer, casting
director]
Vice President of Feature Film Casting for
New Line/Fine Line Films (1994-2000), Ms. McCaffrey cast scores
of films, developing strong relationships with all major talent
agencies and management firms. She cast Edward Norton and Eddie
Furlong in New Line’s AMERICAN HISTORY X, which earned
Norton an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. From 1985-94 as a
Casting Executive at Universal Studios, Valerie cast James
Cromwell in BABE, which earned him an Oscar nomination as well.
Valerie recently cast Vulcan
Productions’ HARD CANDY, starring Patrick Wilson, Sandra
Oh and Ellen Page which picked up distribution from Lions Gate
at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. President of Blue
Raven films which opened its doors in June 2000, Valerie recently completed production on the edgy drama, DOWN THE P.C.H., starring Lin Shaye, Elaine Hendrix, Guillermo Diaz and Michael Cavanaugh. She is in development on COLDWATER, starring Ron Perlman and Lucas
Black. COLDWATER is based upon the real-life juvenile detention
camps and behavior modification centers where more often than
not, the punishment does not fit the crime.
Valerie executive produced a true-life
story for the LIFETIME CHANNEL entitled LIES MY MOTHER TOLD ME,
starring Jolie Richardson, Colm Feore and Hayden Paltierre,
airing March 2005.