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| Born | June 17, 1980 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | screenwriter, film director and actor |
Adam Smoluk (born June 17, 1980) is a Canadian screenwriter, director and actor. His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation. He has cited Jim Thompson, James M. Cain and Eugene O’Neill as influences.
Biography
Adam Smoluk was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in the St. Vital area. As a child, he had a fascination with still photography. He was twelve-years-old when he purchased a used Pentax K1000 SLR camera from a neighborhood garage sale. In high school he became interested in playwriting, and after graduation studied theatre on scholarship at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford University. Upon returning home to Winnipeg, he began working as an actor in film and television. While in his early twenties, Smoluk formed his own production company; Red River Productions. After producing and directing several stage productions, Smoluk made his debut feature film, Horsethieves. Completed on a shoestring budget, the film was a surprise winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 Winnipeg International Film Festival.
Smoluk is the youngest filmmaker ever selected to the National Screen Institute of Canada’s Features First Program. Smoluk is active in the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). He currently serves on the ACTRA Manitoba Political Action Committee and is the Chairman of the ACTRA Independent Film Committee. In 2007, he was appointed to serve as ACTRA's representative on the Manitoba Federation of Labour's Human Rights Committee. Smoluk is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Film Group, and currently serves on the Governance Committee of On Screen Manitoba.
External links
- IMDB - Adam Smoluk
- Winnipeg Film Festival winners
- Freeze Frame Online
