Photo: Guy Maddin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Guy Maddin was born on February 28, 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Public records list Guy Maddin as a film director, screenwriter and camera operator. That works out to 70 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of Winnipeg. Recorded honors include Member of the Order of Canada and Genie Awards.
My Take
Maddin is one of cinema's true eccentrics, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Rather than chase contemporary polish, he resurrects the grain, flicker, and melodrama of the silent era to get at something far more elusive: the texture of memory and dream. That a filmmaker this deliberately strange rose from Winnipeg to lecture at Harvard and earn the Order of Canada tells me obsession, pursued honestly, eventually finds its audience. His work isn't for everyone, but those it grips, it never lets go. I count myself firmly among the converted.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guy Maddin
- Name (Japanese)
- ガイ・マディン
- Reading
- がい・までぃん
- Born
- February 28, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / camera operator / actor / cinematographer
2. Background
- University
- University of Winnipeg
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of Canada
- Genie Awards
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Maddin
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598995
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Guy Maddin born?
Born February 28, 1956 (age 70).
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Guy Maddin is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Guy Maddin works as film director, screenwriter, camera operator, actor, cinematographer.
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