Steve Hoban

Canadian film producer (born 1964)

Steven Hoban

Born| 1964 (age 60–61)[1]

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1]

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

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

## Career

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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

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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

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Year | Film | Award | Result | Ref

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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

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### Films

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Producer Credits  Title | Year | Notes

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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

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Title | Year | Notes

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Darknet | 2013 | Also director
The Peripheral | 2022 |

## References

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1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "'The Spine' shines in Melbourne". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
4. ^ Kelly, Brendan (2001-10-10). "Trio of Canuck film vets maps out 49th Parallel". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
5. ^ Howell, Peter (2008-03-05). "Sexy comedy may not open stateside". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
6. ^ Tinnin, Drew (2013-10-31). "Exclusive: Steve Hoban Talks Darknet and More!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
7. ^ Willmore, Alison (2013-10-31). "Watch the Pilot for 'Darknet,' a New Horror Anthology Series From 'Splice' Director Vincenzo Natali". Indiewire. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
8. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 13, 2019), 'Westworld' Creators' Futuristic Drama 'The Peripheral' Gets Amazon Pickup, The Hollywood Reporter, retrieved November 15, 2019
9. ^ Fingas, Jon (November 11, 2019), Amazon orders William Gibson series from the creators of 'Westworld', Engadget, retrieved November 15, 2019
10. ^ "Steve Hoban Producer, Copperheart Entertainment, Canada". Screen Daily. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
11. ^ "Canadian Genie Nominations Announced". Indiewire. 1997-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
12. ^ Seguin, Dennis (2005-03-22). "Animated Triplets wins top prize at Canada's Genie Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
13. ^ Barnard, Linda (2010-03-01). "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
14. ^ Punter, Jamie (2011-02-02). "'Barney's Version,' 'Incendies' top Genie noms". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-29.

## External links

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* Steve Hoban at IMDb

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