
BIOGRAPHY

Agent: Elisabeth Tanner @ Time Art
Assisted by Charles Bertrand
Shaan Couture is a film director and screenwriter based in Paris. Her awarded documentaries and short films often address themes such as music, sports, diversity and the handicap.
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Originally from Paris, France, Shaan is a globetrotter. She lived in New York, Montreal, Canada, and Southern California. Shaan speaks 5 languages, including ASL that she learned for her awarded short film "Thin Lines" which features Deaf actors.
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She shot and directed several documentaries including episodes for the series "Legends Live on" produced by the International Olympic Committee.
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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.
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Shaan is currently developing two narrative features and a series for Netflix.
While this video was originally made for the 2019 Nikon Film Contest,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