Steven Woloshen

Directing·Jan 1, 1960·Laval, Québec, Canada

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Steven Woloshen is a Canadian animator born in Laval in 1960. He studied film at Concordia University, where he initially made documentaries and collage films. 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. He is 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.

Film	Credit
Territoires parallèles2025 · Director	Director
Perf Dance2022 · Director	Director
The Zolle Suite2021 · Director	Director
FFather Knows Father Best2021 · Director	Director
RRhythm in the Backstroke2019 · Director	Director
Organic2019 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Dead Sea Scrolls2018 · Director	Director
Casino2016 · Director	Director
National Tapestry2015 · Director	Director
1000 Plateaus2014 · Director	Director
The Lost World2013 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
CCrossing Victoria2013 · Director	Director
FFree Speech2012 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Visual Music for 10 Voices2011 · Director	Director
FFiesta Brava2011 · Director	Director
SShimmer Box Drive2011 · Director	Director
WWhen the Sun Turns Into Juice2011 · Director	Director
CCarbon Copies2010 · Director	Director
PPlaytime2009 · Director	Director
EEditorial2009 · Director	Director
The Homestead Act2009 · Director	Director
Six: Inside Hothouse 52008 · Self	Self
CChronicle Reconstructions2008 · Director	Director
FFleeing Rotland2008 · Director	Director
CChanging Evan2006 · Director	Director
TThe Curse of the Voodoo Child2005 · Director	Director
RRebuttal2005 · Director	Director
TTwo Eastern Hair Lines2004 · Director	Director
SSnip2004 · Director	Director
MMinuet2003 · Director	Director
CCameras Take Five2003 · Director	Director
The Babble on Palms2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
BBru Ha Ha2002 · Director	Director
DDitty Dot Comma2001 · Director	Director
GGet Happy1999 · Director	Director
Pepper Steak1984 · Director	Director
DDidre Novo1983 · Director	Director
SSon of Dada1982 · Director	Director