Four Winnipeg filmmakers are the unexpected darlings of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. And they accomplished it by letting their Winnipeg-infused freak flags fly. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Four Winnipeg filmmakers are the unexpected darlings of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Over the weekend, the 76th edition of the world’s most famous film festival, held in a resort town on the French Riviera, featured a star-studded première by collaborators Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson — the apocalyptic satire — in close proximity to Matthew Rankin’s second feature film, SCOTT A GARVITT / INVISION There was an extended ovation following the screening at Cannes of Rumours, by (from left) co-directors Evan Johnson and Guy Maddin, and starring Cate Blanchett and Denis Menochet. Unlike , which was shot in Hungary, was filmed largely in Winnipeg, confirms Rankin in an email interview from Cannes. “It was shot from March 1 to 18 of 2023 at many of my favourite city landmarks, including the very lonesome house at 130 Fort St.
, the Driftwood Apartments, the Towne 8 Cinema and the Viscount Gor.