
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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While this video was originally made for the 2019 Nikon Film Contest,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