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My Winnipeg
Directed byGuy Maddin
Written byGuy Maddin
Produced byPhyllis Laing
Jody Shapiro
StarringDarcy Fehr
Ann Savage
Amy Stewart
Brendan Cade
Wesley Cade
Louis Negin
CinematographyJody Shapiro
Edited byJohn Gurdebeke
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
7 September 2007
(Toronto Film Festival)
13 June 2008
(US release)
4 July 2008
(UK release)
Running time
80 min.
CountryCanada

My Winnipeg (2007) is a feature film directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Ann Savage, the film is a surrealist-inflected pseudo-documentary about Winnipeg, Maddin's home town. Blending legend, history, and a biting critique of the city's treatment of its architectural past with fantasy and more personal matters, the film explores issues of local attachment, culminating in an explanation of why Maddin continues to live in the city of his birth.

Critical reception

The film received highly positive reviews from critics. As of July 4, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 97% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 58 reviews — with the consensus that the film "is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin."[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 84 out of 100, based on 20 reviews — indicating "universal acclaim."[2] Also Roger Ebert gave the film a perfect 4/4 star rating.

Your Winnipeg Competition

On July 1, 2008, Soda Pictures, the UK distributors of My Winnipeg, launched a filmmaking competition 'Your Winnipeg'[3] to tie in with the film's UK theatrical release. The competition calls for filmmakers to create 3 minute documentaries of their home towns. The winning film will feature on the UK DVD release of My Winnipeg and will also win a holiday to Winnipeg. In addition the winning film together with 3 runners up will screen on Channel 4 and receive £1500.
On 22 October 2008 the winners were announced as follows:

Winning Film
In case I disappear Dir. Simon Aeppli

Runners Up
My Amersham Dir.Marco Williamson
Parade Dir. Mathy Tremewan and Fran Broadhurst
Stratford Side B Dir. Christopher Chen

The four will air on 3 Minute Wonder as a series in early 2009.

References

  1. ^ "My Winnipeg Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  2. ^ "My Winnipeg (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  3. ^ "Your Winnipeg Launch - Soda Pictures". Soda Pictures. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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