Evan Johnson (filmmaker)

{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker}}

Evan Johnson is a Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba, most noted for his frequent collaborations with Guy Maddin.Steve Erickson, [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/interview-guy-maddin-and-evan-johnson/ "Interview: Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson on The Forbidden Room"]. Slant Magazine, October 4, 2015. He was codirector of Maddin's The Forbidden Room, which was the winner of the Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2015.{{cite news |title='The Forbidden Room' earns $100,000 Toronto film critics prize |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/the-forbidden-room-earns-100-000-toronto-film-critics-prize-1.2725496 |work=CTV News |agency=Canadian Press |date=January 6, 2016}}

Johnson and Maddin have also codirected the short films Puberty (2014), Elms (2014), Colours (2014), Cold (2014), Lines of the Hand (2015) and Once a Chicken (2015).

He and his brother Galen Johnson were jointly codirectors of Maddin's short films Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (2015),James Adams, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/war-epic-hyena-roads-making-of-film-has-a-unique-take/article26715827/ "War epic Hyena Road’s ‘making-of’ film has a unique take"]. The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2015. Seances (2016),Robert Everett-Green, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/seances-guy-maddins-film-generator-is-an-endless-cinematic-experience/article29825665/ "Seances: Guy Maddin’s film generator is an endless cinematic experience"]. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2016. The Green Fog (2017),{{cite news | url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/vertigo-remake-guy-madden-the-green-fog-interview-1201805968/| title='Vertigo' Revisited: Guy Maddin Explores Hitchcock's Classic With Found Footage — SF International Film Festival | author=Eric Kohn | work =IndieWire | date=April 15, 2017}} Accidence (2018),Jessica Kiang, [https://variety.com/2018/film/news/accidence-guy-maddin-berlinale-2018-1202701998/ "Berlin: Behind the Scenes With Guy Maddin’s ‘Accidence’"]. Variety, February 26, 2018. Stump the Guesser (2020)Mindy Bond, [https://www.theculturefiles.com/guy-maddin-stump-the-guesser-2020-berlin-international-film-festival/ "Canadian Auteur Guy Maddin World Premiering New Film at 2020 Berlinale"]. The Culture Files, February 25, 2020. and The Rabbit Hunters (2020), as well as the feature film Rumours (2024).