Steven_Hoban

Steve Hoban

Steve Hoban

Canadian film producer (born 1964)


Steven "Steve" Hoban (born 1964) is a Canadian film producer. He has been nominated for three Genie Awards and won another. He has collaborated with Vincenzo Natali, David Hewlett, and Chris Landreth on multiple films. He is perhaps best known for Splice and the Ginger Snaps trilogy.

Quick Facts Steven Hoban, Born ...

Biography

Steve Hoban was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1964.[1] Hoban told Screen International that his favorite film is Taken, but not for creative reasons; Hoban said that he admires the film for its repeatable business model and success at the American box office despite its lack of traditional indicators of success.[2]

Career

Hoban and director Vincenzo Natali are friends and have collaborated on several films,[3] including Nothing, Splice, and Haunter. Hoban has also collaborated with Chris Landreth on animated shorts, including The Spine and Ryan, which won an Academy Award.[4]

In 2001, Hoban co-founded 49th Parallel, a Montreal-based film production company. Among the early projects that they produced was Natali's 2003 film Nothing and Landreth's 2004 short Ryan.[5] Hoban's new company, Copperheart Entertainment, is based in Toronto.[6]

In 2013, he collaborated with Natali again to produce and direct the television series Darknet.[7] This was his directorial debut.[8]

A television adaptation of William Gibson's The Peripheral was put into development in April 2018,[9] with Hoban an executive producer.[10]

Awards

More information Year, Film ...

Filmography

Films

More information Title, Year ...

Television

More information Title, Year ...

References

  1. "Steve Hoban". Canadian Film Centre. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  2. Brown, Todd (2008-01-31). "Producer Steve Hoban Talks SPLICE!". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  3. Kelly, Brendan (2001-10-10). "Trio of Canuck film vets maps out 49th Parallel". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  4. Howell, Peter (2008-03-05). "Sexy comedy may not open stateside". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  5. Tinnin, Drew (2013-10-31). "Exclusive: Steve Hoban Talks Darknet and More!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  6. Goldberg, Lesley (November 13, 2019), 'Westworld' Creators' Futuristic Drama 'The Peripheral' Gets Amazon Pickup, The Hollywood Reporter, retrieved November 15, 2019
  7. Fingas, Jon (November 11, 2019), Amazon orders William Gibson series from the creators of 'Westworld', Engadget, retrieved November 15, 2019
  8. "Canadian Genie Nominations Announced". Indiewire. 1997-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  9. Seguin, Dennis (2005-03-22). "Animated Triplets wins top prize at Canada's Genie Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  10. Barnard, Linda (2010-03-01). "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  11. Punter, Jamie (2011-02-02). "'Barney's Version,' 'Incendies' top Genie noms". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-29.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Steven_Hoban, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.