Steven Woloshen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Steven Woloshen

Biography

Steven Woloshen was born in Laval, Canada in 1960. For more than 30 years, he has passionately created over 50 award-winning, abstract films and time-based installations for festivals, galleries and museums. Twice nominated for Canada's Governor General's award, he has received numerous research and creation grants and, most recently, was awarded the 2016 René Jodoin lifetime achievement award, 2015 Wiesbaden Lifetime Achievement Award. Woloshen is a teacher, film conservationist, animator, craftsman and the author of two books, Recipes for Reconstruction: The Cookbook for the Frugal Filmmaker (2010), a hands-on manual for decay, renewal and other handmade, analogue film techniques, and Scratch, Crackle & Pop! A Whole Grains Approach to Making Films without a Camera (2015). Under his own banner, Scratchatopia, Woloshen has hosted solo retrospectives and taught handmade filmmaking techniques at workshops and master classes in Argentina, Morocco, USA, Slovenia, Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Poland, Mexico as well as across Canada.

Known For

Director

2022
Perf Dance

as Director

2021
2021
The Zolle Suite

as Director

2019
2019
Organic

as Director

2018
2016
Casino

as Director

2015
National Tapestry

as Director

2014
1000 Plateaus

as Director

2013
The Lost World

as Director

2013
Crossing Victoria

as Director

2012
Free Speech

as Director

2011
Shimmer Box Drive

as Director

2011
Fiesta Brava

as Director

2010
Carbon Copies

as Director

2009
Playtime

as Director

2009
Editorial

as Director

2009
The Homestead Act

as Director

2008
Fleeing Rotland

as Director

2006
Changing Evan

as Director

2005
Rebuttal

as Director

2004
2004
Snip

as Director

2003
Minuet

as Director

2003
Cameras Take Five

as Director

2002
2002
Bru Ha Ha

as Director

2001
Ditty Dot Comma

as Director

1999
Get Happy

as Director

1984
Pepper Steak

as Director

1983
Didre Novo

as Director

1982
Son of Dada

as Director

Producer

2013
The Lost World

as Producer

2002
1987
Nowhere to Hide

as Production Assistant

Visual Effects

2021
The Zolle Suite

as Animation

2013
Crossing Victoria

as Animation

Editor

2002

Crew

2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Transportation Co-Captain

Actor