Steve Hoban Explained

Steven Hoban
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Film producer
Known For:Splice, Ginger Snaps, "Ryan"

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.

Early life

Steve Hoban was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1964.[1]

Career

Hoban and director Vincenzo Natali are friends and have collaborated on several films,[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Hoban's new company, Copperheart Entertainment, is based in Toronto.[5]

In 2013, he collaborated with Natali again to produce and direct the television series Darknet.[6] This was his directorial debut.[7]

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

Personal life

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.[8]

Awards

Year Film Award Result Ref
1997 Elevated [9]
2005 Ryan [10]
2010 The Spine Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short [11]
2011 Splice [12]

Filmography

Films

Producer Credits! Title !! Year !! Notes
Half Nelson 1992 Short
Blood and Donuts 1995
Elevated 1996 Short
Paint Misbehavin 1997 Short
Ginger Snaps 2000
CyberWorld 2000 Short
Nemesis Game 2003 Executive producer
Nothing 2003
2004
Ryan 2004 Short
2004
Alter Egos 2004 Documentary about the making of Ryan
Black Christmas 2006
Young People Fucking 2007
Paradise 2007 Short
The Spine 2009 Short
Splice 2009
388 Arletta Avenue 2011
Haunter 2013
Subconscious Password 2013 Short, executive producer
Wolves 2014
A Christmas Horror Story 2014 also director
In the Tall Grass 2019

Television

Title Year Notes
Darknet 2013 Also director
The Peripheral 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Hoban. Canadian Film Centre. 2014-09-29.
  2. Web site: Producer Steve Hoban Talks SPLICE!. Brown. Todd. Twitch Film. 2008-01-31. 2014-09-29.
  3. Web site: 'The Spine' shines in Melbourne. . The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. 2009-06-30. 2014-09-29.
  4. Web site: Trio of Canuck film vets maps out 49th Parallel. Kelly. Brendan. Variety. 2001-10-10. 2014-09-29.
  5. Web site: Sexy comedy may not open stateside. Howell. Peter. The Toronto Star. 2008-03-05. 2014-09-29.
  6. Web site: Exclusive: Steve Hoban Talks Darknet and More!. Tinnin. Drew. Dread Central. 2013-10-31. 2014-09-29.
  7. Web site: Watch the Pilot for 'Darknet,' a New Horror Anthology Series From 'Splice' Director Vincenzo Natali. Willmore. Alison. Indiewire. 2013-10-31. 2014-09-29.
  8. Web site: Steve Hoban Producer, Copperheart Entertainment, Canada. Screen Daily. 2009-12-18. 2014-09-29.
  9. Web site: Canadian Genie Nominations Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419154946/http://www.indiewire.com/article/canadian_genie_nominations_announced. . Indiewire. 2013-04-19. 1997-11-06. 2014-09-29.
  10. Web site: Animated Triplets wins top prize at Canada's Genie Awards. Seguin. Dennis. Screen Daily. 2005-03-22. 2014-09-29.
  11. News: Drama rules as Genie nominations announced. Barnard. Linda. The Toronto Star. 2010-03-01. 2014-09-29.
  12. Web site: 'Barney’s Version,' 'Incendies' top Genie noms. Punter. Jamie. Variety. 2011-02-02. 2014-09-29.