Evan Johnson (filmmaker)

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Evan Johnson is a Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba, most noted for his frequent collaborations with Guy Maddin. [1] He was codirector of Maddin's The Forbidden Room , which was the winner of the Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2015. [2]

Johnson and Maddin have also codirected the short films Puberty (2014), Elms (2014), Colours (2014), Cold (2014), Lines of the Hand (2015) and Once a Chicken (2015).

He and his brother Galen Johnson were jointly codirectors of Maddin's short films Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (2015), [3] Seances (2016), [4] The Green Fog (2017), [5] Accidence (2018), [6] Stump the Guesser (2020) [7] and The Rabbit Hunters (2020), as well as the feature film Rumours (2024).

References

  1. ↑ Steve Erickson, "Interview: Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson on The Forbidden Room". Slant Magazine , October 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "'The Forbidden Room' earns $100,000 Toronto film critics prize". CTV News . Canadian Press. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ James Adams, "War epic Hyena Road’s ‘making-of’ film has a unique take". The Globe and Mail , October 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Robert Everett-Green, "Seances: Guy Maddin’s film generator is an endless cinematic experience". The Globe and Mail , May 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ Eric Kohn (April 15, 2017). "'Vertigo' Revisited: Guy Maddin Explores Hitchcock's Classic With Found Footage — SF International Film Festival". IndieWire.
  6. ↑ Jessica Kiang, "Berlin: Behind the Scenes With Guy Maddin’s ‘Accidence’". Variety , February 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mindy Bond, "Canadian Auteur Guy Maddin World Premiering New Film at 2020 Berlinale". The Culture Files, February 25, 2020.
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