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Born January 1, 1960 · Laval, Québec, Canada
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.

Territoires parallèles
2025

Perf Dance
2022

The Zolle Suite
2021
Father Knows Father Best
2021
Rhythm in the Backstroke
2019

Organic
2019
The Dead Sea Scrolls
2018

Casino
2016

National Tapestry
2015

1000 Plateaus
2014

The Lost World
2013
Crossing Victoria
2013
Free Speech
2012

Visual Music for 10 Voices
2011
Fiesta Brava
2011
Shimmer Box Drive
2011
When the Sun Turns Into Juice
2011
Carbon Copies
2010
Playtime
2009
Editorial
2009

The Homestead Act
2009
Chronicle Reconstructions
2008
Fleeing Rotland
2008
Changing Evan
2006
The Curse of the Voodoo Child
2005
Rebuttal
2005
Two Eastern Hair Lines
2004
Snip
2004
Minuet
2003
Cameras Take Five
2003

The Babble on Palms
2002
Bru Ha Ha
2002
Ditty Dot Comma
2001
Get Happy
1999

Pepper Steak
1984
Didre Novo
1983
Son of Dada
1982