Adam Smoluk was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in the St Vital area.
18 Facts About Adam Smoluk
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Adam Smoluk attended McMaster University, a public research university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and graduated with a diploma in Business Administration.
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Adam Smoluk was selected to RRC's 2017 billboard campaign for distinguished alumni.
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Adam Smoluk was awarded a Royal Bank of Canada scholarship to attend governance training with the Rotman School of Management and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
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Adam Smoluk has been active in the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists and has served on the ACTRA Manitoba Political Action Committee, and was Chairman of the ACTRA Independent Film Committee.
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In 2013, Adam Smoluk was awarded the Manitoba Federation of Labour's Al Cerilli scholarship award.
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Adam Smoluk was appointed to the board of directors for Winnipeg's Westland Foundation, a scholarship program to support youth from Winnipeg's inner city to attend post-secondary educational institutes.
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Adam Smoluk is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Film Group and served on the United Way of Winnipeg's GenNext Council.
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Adam Smoluk was named chair of GenNext in October 2015 and he was a key organizer of the first GenNext Summit ever held in Canada.
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Adam Smoluk made his debut feature film, Horsethieves which was completed on a shoestring budget and was awarded the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 Winnipeg International Film Festival.
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Adam Smoluk was awarded an Investors Group scholarship for leadership studies at The Banff Centre, and received the Future Leaders of Manitoba award for the Arts.
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Adam Smoluk was the youngest filmmaker ever selected to the National Screen Institute's Features First Program.
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In 2009, Adam Smoluk went into production of his second feature film, Foodland.
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Adam Smoluk was awarded selection by an international jury to attend the eQuinoxe Europe screenwriting development program in Lindau, Germany in October 2016.
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Adam Smoluk directed multiple episodes of the true crime television series, In Plain Sight for the Discovery Channel.
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Adam Smoluk led FTM's first rebranding of its logo and colors in twenty years, as well as growth from approximately 100 to 200 participants annually to 1,400 individuals undertaking FTM's training programs.
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Adam Smoluk delivered the 2020 commencement addresses at two of his alma maters, McMaster University and Red River College.
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Adam Smoluk partnered with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and among the panelists there was a representative from ACTRA and staff from FRANK Digital, a Winnipeg-based video production company.