Matt Johnson (director)

Matt Johnson
Johnson in 2022
Born (1985-10-05) October 5, 1985 (age 39)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationYork University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actor
Years active2007–present
Known forThe Dirties
Operation Avalanche
Nirvanna the Band the Show
BlackBerry

Matt Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He first attracted accolades for his low-budget independent feature films, including The Dirties (2013), which won Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, and Operation Avalanche (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[1][2]

Johnson achieved acclaim and commercial success with his third feature film, BlackBerry (2023), which documented the rise and fall of the BlackBerry phone. The film premiered in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival,[3] and went on to win several accolades including the $50,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.[4]

  1. ^ "Why Matt Johnson is taking Operation Avalanche to Sundance instead of TIFF". Now. January 21, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "How Operation Avalanche director Matt Johnson boldly infiltrated NASA". The Globe and Mail. December 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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  4. ^ "BlackBerry, Swan Song Win Rogers Best Canadian Film and Best Canadian Documentary". Toronto Film Critics Association. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-26.