Stephen Dwoskin
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Stephen Dwoskin is an accomplished experimental filmmaker. He studied at Parsons School of Design where he was a student of De Kooning* and Josef Albers* and at New York University
, receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to move to London in 1964, where is he still based. He was a co-founder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op
. He contracted polio
as a child in New York City
. This progressively affected his mobility. He is now a wheelchair user. He has written two books Film Is... in 1975 about the International Free cinema, published by Peter Owen, UK and Overlook Press, US and Ha Ha!* in 1993, published by The Smith New York 1993*. In 1967-1968 he won the Solvey Prize at the Knokke Experimental Film Festival in Belgium for a series of short films which established his reputation.
Screenings of his films have been worldwide including Cannes
, Berlin
, Rotterdam
, Toronto
, Lucarno
, Pesaro
, Mannheim
, Oberhausen
, Sydney
, Melbourne
, Hamburg
, San Francisco, Turin
, Riga
, Madrid
, Barcelona
, and Benalmadena amongst other places.
He is also a maker of documentaries: 'Face of Our Fear', one of the films he made to address attitudes to disabilities, was broadcast on Channel Four, UK in 1992.
Awards include L'Âge d'or prize, Brussels Film Festival 1982. He was awarded the presigious DAAD Fellowship (Berlin) in 1974 and the Rockefeller Media Fellowship in 1994.
He is a respected teacher and lecturer, holding positions at London College of Printing and Royal College of Art
, London; San Francisco Art Institute
and San Francisco State University
, USA; University of Geneva
and l'Ecole Superieure d'Art Visuel, Switzerland.
Dwoskin has had retrospectives of his work in in New York, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels,
San Francisco, Geneva, Lucerne, Digne, Berlin, Marseille (1995) , Bilbao (1996); Strasbourg (2002); Paris/Pantin (2004); Rotterdam (2006); Lucca, Italy, (2006); Bruxelles (2006); Lussas (2008); London (2009); Berlin (2009).*
In 2009, the BFI Southbank
, London presented a season of his work.
New York University
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, receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to move to London in 1964, where is he still based. He was a co-founder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op
London Film-Makers' Co-op
The London Film-makers' Co-op, or LFMC, was a British film-making workshop founded in 1966. It ceased to exist in 1999 when it merged with London Video Arts to form LUX....
. He contracted polio
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route...
as a child in New York City
New York City
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. This progressively affected his mobility. He is now a wheelchair user. He has written two books Film Is... in 1975 about the International Free cinema, published by Peter Owen, UK and Overlook Press, US and Ha Ha!* in 1993, published by The Smith New York 1993*. In 1967-1968 he won the Solvey Prize at the Knokke Experimental Film Festival in Belgium for a series of short films which established his reputation.
Screenings of his films have been worldwide including Cannes
Cannes
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, Berlin
Berlin
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, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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, Toronto
Toronto
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, Lucarno
Lucarno
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, Pesaro
Pesaro
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, Mannheim
Mannheim
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, Oberhausen
Oberhausen
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, Sydney
Sydney
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, Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Hamburg
Hamburg
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, San Francisco, Turin
Turin
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, Riga
Riga
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, Madrid
Madrid
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, Barcelona
Barcelona
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, and Benalmadena amongst other places.
He is also a maker of documentaries: 'Face of Our Fear', one of the films he made to address attitudes to disabilities, was broadcast on Channel Four, UK in 1992.
Awards include L'Âge d'or prize, Brussels Film Festival 1982. He was awarded the presigious DAAD Fellowship (Berlin) in 1974 and the Rockefeller Media Fellowship in 1994.
He is a respected teacher and lecturer, holding positions at London College of Printing and Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
, London; San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
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and San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
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, USA; University of Geneva
University of Geneva
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and l'Ecole Superieure d'Art Visuel, Switzerland.
Dwoskin has had retrospectives of his work in in New York, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels,
San Francisco, Geneva, Lucerne, Digne, Berlin, Marseille (1995) , Bilbao (1996); Strasbourg (2002); Paris/Pantin (2004); Rotterdam (2006); Lucca, Italy, (2006); Bruxelles (2006); Lussas (2008); London (2009); Berlin (2009).*
In 2009, the BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank is the leading repertory cinema in the UK specialising in seasons of classic, independent and non-English language films and is operated by the British Film Institute.-History:...
, London presented a season of his work.