
BIOGRAPHY

SHAAN COUTURE
Shaan Couture is a film director and producer based in New York. Her awarded documentaries and short films often address themes such as music, sports, diversity and the handicap.
Originally from Paris, France, Shaan is a globetrotter. She lived in Montreal, Canada, and Southern California, before moving back to New York. Shaan speaks 5 languages, including ASL that she learned for her awarded short film "Thin Lines" which features Deaf actors.
With an advertising agency background, Shaan co-founded WediaWix in 2011, a film production company that allows her to produce her own projects. Her first feature "All Eyes on Brazil" a documentary about the 2014 FIFA World Cup was broadcast on television in Brazil, China, France and online.
Her passion for music and sustainability of the arts is what inspired her newest long feature doc "New York Scherzo" now available on Amazon Prime.
Shaan is currently working on her first narrative feature.
While this video was originally made for the 2019 Nikon Film Contest,
it's also a 2min hybrid auto-biography video
on my shared passion for filmmaking with my sister Yamée.
LATEST AWARDS

BEST DOCUMENTARY
New York Scherzo

SPECIAL JURY AWARD
New York Scherzo

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Vieux Revolver