Matthew Rankin
Matthew Rankin is a Canadian filmmaker born in Winnipeg in 1980. He began working for local television at a young age before meeting his mentor Guy Maddin and the filmmakers of the Winnipeg Film Group. After studying Quebec history at McGill University and Université Laval, Matthew directed several films characterized by genre blending and a fascination with history, particularly that of Quebec and its specificities. His works have been selected at Sundance, TIFF, Annecy, Berlinale, and Cannes Critics' Week (The Tesla World Light). His film The Twentieth Century won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at TIFF in 2019 and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale in 2020. Embracing hybridization, his films involve collage and formal experimentation, utilizing numerous techniques from animation and experimental cinema. His most recent film, Universal Language, was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024.
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_Cattle Call_ is a high-speed animated documentary about the art of livestock auctioneering. Structured around the mesmerizing talents of 2007 Man-Sask Auctioneer Champion, Tim Dowler, and using a variety of classic and avant-garde animation techniques, filmmakers Maryniuk and Rankin have tried to create images as dazzlingly abstract, absurd and adrenalizing as the incredible language of auctio...
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Duration: 8 minutes
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_Cattle Call_ is a high-speed animated documentary about the art of livestock auctioneering. Structured around the mesmerizing talents of 2007 Man-Sask Auctioneer Champion, Tim Dowler, and using a variety of classic and avant-garde animation techniques, filmmakers Maryniuk and Rankin have tried to create images as dazzlingly abstract, absurd and adrenalizing as the incredible language of auctio...
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