Guy Maddin
Canadian director, screenwriter and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guy Maddin CM OM (born February 28, 1956)[1] is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada's most well-known and celebrated filmmakers.[2]
Guy Maddin | |
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Born | (1956-02-28) February 28, 1956 (age 68) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer, installation artist, screenwriter, author |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouses | Martha Jane Waugh
(m. 1976; div. 1979)Elise Moore
(m. 1995; div. 1997)Kim Morgan
(m. 2010; div. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Maddin has directed twelve feature films and numerous short films, in addition to publishing three books and creating a host of installation art projects. A number of Maddin's recent films began as or developed from installation art projects, and his books also relate to his film work. Maddin is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work.[3] Maddin has been the subject of much critical praise and academic attention, including two books of interviews with Maddin and two book-length academic studies of his work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012.[4]
Maddin first served as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies in 2015.[5] Until then, he lived in Winnipeg.[6]