Matthew Hannam, a Canadian film and television editor and director, was born on September 8, 1981. He is a renowned expert in his field, having received numerous accolades for his work. Hannam has won two Canadian Screen Awards, one for Best Film Editing at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for his editing work on the film Enemy, and another for Best Editing in a Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for his work on the series Sensitive Skin.
In addition to his Canadian Screen Awards, Hannam was also a Genie Award nominee for Best Film Editing at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011 for his work on the film Trigger. His impressive portfolio includes a range of films and television series, such as This Movie Is Broken, Oliver Sherman, Antiviral, James White, and Into the Forest, as well as Doctor*Ology, Michael: Every Day, Less Than Kind, Sensitive Skin, and The OA.
As a director, Hannam made his debut with the short film Paseo, which premiered in 2018 and was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.