Adam Smoluk was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in the St. Vital area. As a child, he had a fascination with still photography. He was twelve-years-old when he purchased a used Pentax K1000 SLR camera from a neighborhood garage sale. In high school he became interested in playwriting, and after graduation studied theatre on scholarship at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford University. Upon returning home to Winnipeg, he began working as an actor in film and television. While in his early twenties, Smoluk formed his own production company; Red River Productions. After producing and directing several stage productions, Smoluk made his debut feature film, Horsethieves. Completed on a shoestring budget, the film was a surprise winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 Winnipeg International Film Festival.

Smoluk is the youngest filmmaker ever selected to the National Screen Institute’s Features First Program. Smoluk has been active in the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). He has served on the ACTRA Manitoba Political Action Committee and was Chairman of the ACTRA Independent Film Committee. In 2007, he was appointed to serve as ACTRA's representative on the Manitoba Federation of Labour's Human Rights Committee.

Smoluk is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Film Group.

In early 2009, Smoluk went into production of his second feature film, Foodland. The film follows a naïve grocery clerk as his life spirals out of control when he inadvertently helps his inept manger rob the store. Foodland's cast includes James Clayton (Actor), Ross McMillan, Stephen Eric McIntyre and Kim Poirier. The film is set for release in 2010.

In March 2009, Smoluk was shortlisted for the prestigious John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer. The award was established by the Manitoba Foundation for the Arts with a bequest from the late John Hirsch, co-founder of the Manitoba Theatre Centre. The endowment from the Hirsch estate will provide a cash prize to the most promising Manitoba writer selected by a jury of senior members of the Manitoba writing and publishing community. Some of the past recipients include: David Bergen, Miriam Toews, and Chandra Mayor.

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