Director
Steven Woloshen
66 years · Laval, Québec, Canada · 13 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 13
Territoires parallèles
2025 · Director
Perf Dance
2022 · Director
The Zolle Suite
2021 · Director
Organic
2019 · Director, Producer
Casino
2016 · Director
National Tapestry
2015 · Director
1000 Plateaus
2014 · Director
The Lost World
2013 · Director, Producer
Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011 · Director
The Homestead Act
2009 · Director
Six: Inside Hothouse 5
2008 · Self
The Babble on Palms
2002 · Editor, Director
Pepper Steak
1984 · Director