FILM DIRECTOR

Guy Maddin

1956 - Today

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Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, film editor and installation artist. He is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012. Maddin began serving as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Maddin is the 1,728th most popular film director (up from 1,810th in 2024), the 807th most popular biography from Canada (up from 858th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guy Maddin ranks 1,729 out of 2,041. Before him are Lowell Thomas, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Joseph Pevney, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Michel Franco, Stacy Peralta, and Byron Howard. After him are Jessica Hausner, Bill Plympton, Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Ebrahim Alkazi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Guy Maddin ranks 652. Before him are Nick Fry, Robby Benson, Adrian Dantley, Jeff Merkley, Anatoly Beloglazov, and Reinhold Hintermaier. After him are Alfredo Tena, Betty Ong, Lubomír Zaorálek, Tom Irwin, Randy Jackson, and Clifton Powell.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Maddin ranks 807 out of 1,622. Before him are Erik Mongrain (1980), Devon Larratt (1975), Diego Klattenhoff (1979), Renee Young (1985), Robbie Amell (1988), and Kevin Zegers (1984). After him are Leylah Fernandez (2002), Paul Coffey (1961), Laura Vandervoort (1984), Trish Stratus (1976), John Rutsey (1952), and Brianne Theisen-Eaton (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Guy Maddin ranks 25. Before him are Michel Brault (1928), Sidney Olcott (1872), Elmer Clifton (1890), Robert Lepage (1957), Brad Wright (1961), and Jason Reitman (1977). After him are Dean DeBlois (1970), Roger Avary (1965), Bruce LaBruce (1964), Philippe Falardeau (1968), Danny Antonucci (1957), and Michelle MacLaren (1965).

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