Nominated by: Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson

Why Guy Maddin should be a Great Manitoban:

Claim to fame: Screenwriter, director

Manitoba dosage: 4.5

Fast Facts: Born raised and educated in Winnipeg, Manitoba themes run strongly throughout all Maddin's films...Virtually all his films have been shot in Manitoba...The international acclaim his films have received has given the world a distinct view of the province through Maddin's unique lens.

3 Comments

• Guy is brilliant & has put Wpg on the map

  Posted by: linda stewart | 2008-07-11 17:59:33

• Really? You think he was the only one that put Winnipeg on the "map"?

  Posted by: Joshua K | 2008-07-12 02:03:37

• I am South American and I first knew of Winnipeg thanks to his dreamy films!

  Posted by: Maria | 2008-08-12 08:43:16

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