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Steven Woloshen

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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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Animation:
2013  Crossing Victoria
2021  The Zolle Suite

Director:
1982  Son of Dada
1983  Didre Novo
1984  Pepper Steak
1999  Get Happy
2001  Ditty Dot Comma
2002  Bru Ha Ha
2002  The Babble on Palms
2003  Cameras Take Five
2003  Minuet
2004  Snip
2004  Two Eastern Hair Lines
2005  Rebuttal
2005  The Curse of the Voodoo Child
2006  Changing Evan
2008  Chronicle Reconstructions
2008  Fleeing Rotland
2009  Editorial
2009  Playtime
2009  The Homestead Act
2010  Carbon Copies
2011  Fiesta Brava
2011  Shimmer Box Drive
2011  Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011  When the Sun Turns Into Juice
2012  Free Speech
2013  Crossing Victoria
2013  The Lost World
2014  1000 Plateaus
2015  National Tapestry
2016  Casino
2018  The Dead Sea Scrolls
2019  Organic
2019  Rhythm in the Backstroke
2021  Father Knows Father Best
2021  The Zolle Suite
2022  Perf Dance

Editor:
1982  Son of Dada
1983  Didre Novo
1984  Pepper Steak
1999  Get Happy
2001  Ditty Dot Comma
2002  Bru Ha Ha
2002  The Babble on Palms
2003  Cameras Take Five
2003  Minuet
2004  Snip
2004  Two Eastern Hair Lines
2005  Rebuttal
2005  The Curse of the Voodoo Child
2006  Changing Evan
2008  Chronicle Reconstructions
2008  Fleeing Rotland
2009  Editorial
2009  Playtime
2009  The Homestead Act
2010  Carbon Copies
2011  Fiesta Brava
2011  Shimmer Box Drive
2011  Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011  When the Sun Turns Into Juice
2012  Free Speech
2013  Crossing Victoria
2013  The Lost World
2014  1000 Plateaus
2015  National Tapestry
2016  Casino
2018  The Dead Sea Scrolls
2019  Organic
2019  Rhythm in the Backstroke
2021  Father Knows Father Best
2021  The Zolle Suite
2022  Perf Dance

Producer:
1982  Son of Dada
1983  Didre Novo
1984  Pepper Steak
1999  Get Happy
2001  Ditty Dot Comma
2002  Bru Ha Ha
2002  The Babble on Palms
2003  Cameras Take Five
2003  Minuet
2004  Snip
2004  Two Eastern Hair Lines
2005  Rebuttal
2005  The Curse of the Voodoo Child
2006  Changing Evan
2008  Chronicle Reconstructions
2008  Fleeing Rotland
2009  Editorial
2009  Playtime
2009  The Homestead Act
2010  Carbon Copies
2011  Fiesta Brava
2011  Shimmer Box Drive
2011  Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011  When the Sun Turns Into Juice
2012  Free Speech
2013  Crossing Victoria
2013  The Lost World
2014  1000 Plateaus
2015  National Tapestry
2016  Casino
2018  The Dead Sea Scrolls
2019  Organic
2019  Rhythm in the Backstroke
2021  Father Knows Father Best
2021  The Zolle Suite
2022  Perf Dance

Production Assistant:
1982  Son of Dada
1983  Didre Novo
1984  Pepper Steak
1987  Nowhere to Hide
1999  Get Happy
2001  Ditty Dot Comma
2002  Bru Ha Ha
2002  The Babble on Palms
2003  Cameras Take Five
2003  Minuet
2004  Snip
2004  Two Eastern Hair Lines
2005  Rebuttal
2005  The Curse of the Voodoo Child
2006  Changing Evan
2008  Chronicle Reconstructions
2008  Fleeing Rotland
2009  Editorial
2009  Playtime
2009  The Homestead Act
2010  Carbon Copies
2011  Fiesta Brava
2011  Shimmer Box Drive
2011  Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011  When the Sun Turns Into Juice
2012  Free Speech
2013  Crossing Victoria
2013  The Lost World
2014  1000 Plateaus
2015  National Tapestry
2016  Casino
2018  The Dead Sea Scrolls
2019  Organic
2019  Rhythm in the Backstroke
2021  Father Knows Father Best
2021  The Zolle Suite
2022  Perf Dance

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

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