Stefan Wodoslawsky

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Stefan Wodoslawsky (born 1951) is a Canadian film producer and actor. [1] Associated in his early career with the National Film Board of Canada, [2] he is most noted as coproducer with Roman Kroitor of the 1979 film Bravery in the Field , which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 52nd Academy Awards [3] and won the Genie Award for Best TV Drama Under 30 Minutes at the 1st Genie Awards. [4]

Wodoslawsky was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. In the 1980s, he also had a number of acting roles, beginning with Giles Walker's mockumentary trilogy The Masculine Mystique , 90 Days and The Last Straw . [5] He also starred in the 1988 drama film Something About Love , on which he was also a coproducer and cowriter. [6] In the same era, he was codirector with Tony Ianzelo of Give Me Your Answer True , a documentary film profiling actor Donald Sutherland. [2]

After leaving the National Film Board he joined the commercial production firm Allegro Films, working primarily on dramatic thriller and television films.

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References

  1. "Something About Love is something special". Montreal Gazette , May 12, 1989.
  2. 1 2 "Dogged pursuit yields fine film". Calgary Herald , November 1, 1987.
  3. "Special shows start Sunday". Richmond Review, January 23, 1981.
  4. "They dream of Genie". Vancouver Sun , March 20, 1980.
  5. "Easygoing comedy a Canadian-made hit". Ottawa Citizen , October 18, 1985.
  6. "Father knows best". Maclean's , December 12, 1988.