Steve Hoban
Canadian film producer (born 1964)
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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.
Steven Hoban | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | Splice, Ginger Snaps, "Ryan" |
Early life
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,[8] with Hoban an executive producer.[9]
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.[10]
Awards
| Year | Film | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Elevated | Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama | Nominated | [11] |
| 2005 | Ryan | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short | Won | [12] |
| 2010 | The Spine | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short | Nominated | [13] |
| 2011 | Splice | Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture | Nominated | [14] |
Filmography
Films
| 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 | |
| Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | 2004 | |
| Ryan | 2004 | Short |
| Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning | 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 | |
| Debug | 2014 | |
| A Christmas Horror Story | 2015 | also director |
| In the Tall Grass | 2019 | |
| Night of the Zoopocalypse | 2025 | also writer |
Television
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Darknet | 2013 | Also director |
| The Peripheral | 2022 |