Elinor Svoboda

Filmmaker

<p>Elinor Svoboda is a screenwriter and director living and working in Toronto, Ontario. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Elinor first pursued filmmaking after many years as a photographer, moving to Montreal to receive her bachelors of Fine Art in Film Production at Concordia University&rsquo;s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. During her years in Montreal Elinor produced numerous short films as a student, including a short 16mm documentary <em>Roses for Lucienne</em> which won the DeSeve Award for Best Documentary. She also pursued her first professional film <em>LIGHT WARRIOR DANCE</em> through the support of the CORUS Young Filmmakers Initiative Grant. This short Dance Documentary was co-produced by Eyesteel Film and aired on the Documentary Channel in 2007.</p> <p>With her first short fiction film <em>One Wing</em> as her inspiration, Elinor focused her first year in Toronto on writing the short fiction film <em>It Remains Unsaid</em>. This became an independently funded 25 minute short drama shot in October 2010, and was released in November 2011. Elinor was also commissioned to shoot a documentary November 2010 to travel with Canadian band Tegan and Sara, on their tour to India. Juno-nominated <em>Tegan and Sara get along: INDIA</em>, was released on DVD in November 2011 and aired on MuchMoreMusic in December 2011.</p> <p>Elinor is an artist whose work focuses on the interplay between a poetic and narrative style of storytelling. These two sides of her artistic inspiration often express themselves in themes that see two separate worlds struggling to find a way to meet in the middle. As explored in her short documentary <em>Octaves Apart</em>, Elinor is also a student and teacher of an advanced metaphysical training system, which leads her to strive towards both depth and simplicity in her work. When she is not working on her films, she works freelance as an Audio Technician, both on the field and in post-production, as well as a Script Editor and Assistant Director.</p>

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