Steady Orbits / Steve Holmgren

Steve Holmgren is a producer and curator in the arts, working primarily in independent cinema. As a producer, he has worked with Matthew Porterfield (PUTTY HILL; I USED TO BE DARKER), Marie Losier (THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE), Cory McAbee (CRAZY & THIEF), as well as on the omnibus project FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN (featuring John Gianvito, Soon-Mi Yoo, Minda Martin, Jon Jost, Afghan Voices, and Travis Wilkerson).

Holmgren is the head of the advisory committee for the nonprofit documentary arts organization UnionDocs, for which he served as programmer from 2009-14. In that capacity, he organized hundreds of screenings, panels, and workshops of nonfiction and experimental work across disciplines, in addition to supporting productions by UnionDocs’ Collaborative Studio.

He has worked at several film festivals – including the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, Tribeca, and Sound Unseen – in a variety of capacities. He has also worked in film sales with Cactus Three and in distribution with Gartenberg Media Enterprises. Holmgren has additionally been a visiting professor at Pratt Institute.

As a speaker/presenter, Holmgren has participated at forums including IFP New York, Sundance, Berlin, Rotterdam, and Visible Evidence. He has juried at festivals and markets such as CPH: PIX, Oberhausen, Black Maria, and the Riviera Maya Coproduction Lab. He has also contributed to grant evaluation processes with places like Creative Capital and the Brooklyn Arts Council. Holmgren is a Minnesota native.