About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1980-08-05
Place of birth:
Winnipeg, Canada
Website:
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Matthew Rankin

Overview

Matthew Rankin (born August 5, 1980; Winnipeg) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his feature-length debut, The Twentieth Century, which premiered in 2019 and was nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, winning three.

He has also received accolades for his 2014 film Mynarski Death Plummet, which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards, and his 2017 film The Tesla World Light, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards and received an Honourable Mention for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

He has also had occasional small acting roles in other directors' films, most recently the 2022 films This House (Cette maison) and Before I Change My Mind.

Known for

Acting
2024 Universal Language Actor Matthew (Massoud) N/A
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2024 Before I Change My Mind Actor Daniel 58
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2023 Mademoiselle Kenopsia Actor (voice) N/A
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2022 This House Actor Dr. Densmore 58
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2020 A Grief Observed Actor Matthew N/A
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2018 A Fortress Actor N/A
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2015 This Is an Official Message Actor Himself 59
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2008 The Phantom of the Cinematheque Actor Narrator N/A
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Au revoir pluton Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 Universal Language Directing Director N/A
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2023 Federal Owl Commission Directing Director N/A
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2022 Municipal Relaxation Module Directing Director N/A
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2020 A Grief Observed Directing Director N/A
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2019 The Twentieth Century Directing Director 59
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2017 The Tesla World Light Directing Director 58
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2015 This Is an Official Message Directing Director 59
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2015 The Radical Expeditions of Walter Boudreau Directing Director N/A
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2014 Mynarski Death Plummet Directing Director 59
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2014 Discount Everything Directing Director N/A
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2012 Tabula Rasa Directing Director N/A
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2010 Negativipeg Directing Director 59
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2008 Hydro-Lévesque Directing Director N/A
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2008 Cattle Call Directing Director N/A
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2008 Barber Gull Rub Directing Director N/A
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2008 I Dream of Driftwood Directing Director N/A
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2008 Sharhé-Halé Shakhsi: M. Rankin Directing Director 59
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2006 Où est Maurice? Directing Director N/A
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2006 Kubasa in a Glass: The Strange World of the Winnipeg Television Commercial (1975-1993) Directing Director N/A
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2005 Le facteur poulpe Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Universal Language Writing Writer N/A
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2022 Municipal Relaxation Module Writing Writer N/A
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2019 The Twentieth Century Writing Screenplay 59
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2015 The Radical Expeditions of Walter Boudreau Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Mynarski Death Plummet Writing Writer 59
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2012 Tabula Rasa Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Hydro-Lévesque Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Municipal Relaxation Module Production Producer N/A
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2019 The Twentieth Century Production Casting 59
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Art
1996 Soft Like Me Art Assistant Art Director 59
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Camera
2010 Sinclair Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
2022 Municipal Relaxation Module Crew Cinematography N/A
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2008 Barber Gull Rub Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2022 Municipal Relaxation Module Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Wilcox Editing Editor 58
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2017 The Tesla World Light Editing Editor 58
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2008 Barber Gull Rub Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
2019 The Twentieth Century Visual Effects Animation 59
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2017 The Tesla World Light Visual Effects Animation 58
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