Matt Johnson (director)

Matt Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian writer, producer, director, and actor. 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.

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, and went on to win several accolades including the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association and a record-setting 14 Canadian Screen Awards from 17 nominations including Best Motion Picture.

Johnson is also known for co-creating, directing, co-writing, and co-starring in the 2007–2009 mockumentary sitcom web series Nirvana the Band the Show, its 2017–2018 spiritual sequel television series Nirvanna the Band the Show, and the 2025 feature film based on both, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.