Steven Woloshen
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Territoires parallèles ... (Director)
2022
- Perf Dance ... (Director)
2021
- The Zolle Suite ... (Animation)
- Father Knows Father Best ... (Director)
2019
- Rhythm in the Backstroke ... (Director)
- Organic ... (Director)
2018
- The Dead Sea Scrolls ... (Director)
2016
- Casino ... (Director)
2015
- National Tapestry ... (Director)
2014
- 1000 Plateaus ... (Director)
2013
- Crossing Victoria ... (Director)
- The Lost World ... (Director)
2012
2011
- Shimmer Box Drive ... (Director)
- Fiesta Brava ... (Director)
- When the Sun Turns Into Juice ... (Director)
- Visual Music for 10 Voices ... (Director)
2010
- Carbon Copies ... (Director)
2009
- The Homestead Act ... (Director)
- Playtime ... (Director)
- Editorial ... (Director)
2008
- The Spiderwick Chronicles ... (Transportation Co-Captain)
- Six: Inside Hothouse 5
- Chronicle Reconstructions ... (Director)
- Fleeing Rotland ... (Director)
2006
- Changing Evan ... (Director)
2005
- Rebuttal ... (Director)
- The Curse of the Voodoo Child ... (Director)
2004
- Two Eastern Hair Lines ... (Director)
- Snip ... (Director)
2003
- Minuet ... (Director)
- Cameras Take Five ... (Director)
2002
- The Babble on Palms ... (Director)
- Bru Ha Ha ... (Director)
2001
- Ditty Dot Comma ... (Director)
1999
- Get Happy ... (Director)
1990
- Whispers ... (Unit Manager)
1987
- Nowhere to Hide ... (Production Assistant)
1984
- Pepper Steak ... (Director)
1983
- Didre Novo ... (Director)
1982
- Son of Dada ... (Director)