Matt Bloom (director)
Matt Bloom is an Emmy[1] winning and BAFTA[2]-nominated British director of television, commercials and short films, and a graduate of the International Film School Wales.[3]
He directed consecutive new hit shows as Lead Director: The BAFTA-winning 4 O'Clock Club,[4] All at Sea,[5] Hank Zipzer starring Henry Winkler,[6][7] The Lodge for Disney Channel, and Find Me in Paris for ZDF.[8][9][10]
He was mentored by Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet director Baz Luhrmann, with whom he made a short film in Manchester starring Brenda Blethyn and Emma Bunton, which was shown before the Royal Premiere of Moulin Rouge!.[11]
His award-winning short film Small Things [12] starred Stirling Gallacher (The Office, Little Britain) and Joe Absolom (EastEnders, Vincent). He has recently directed commercials and virals for The Co-operative Group and BBC Comedy, and his latest short horror film, Endless [13] starring Chris Geere and Jenna Harrison, which won the Best Horror/Sci-Fi award at the London Independent Film Festival.[citation needed]
His latest music video is the Arctic-themed video "Cold Feet" for Liam Finn.
Director[]
- Find Me in Paris - ZDF (2018-2020)
- Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe - BBC, Christmas Movie (2016)
- The Lodge - Disney Channel (lead director, 5 episodes 2016)
- Hank Zipzer - BBC, Series 3 (lead director, 7 episodes, 2016)
- Hank Zipzer - BBC, Series 2 (lead director, 6 episodes, 2015)
- Hank Zipzer - BBC, Series 1 (lead director, 6 episodes, 2014)
- All at Sea - BBC, Series 1 (lead director, 4 episodes, 2013/2014)
- 4 O'Clock Club - BBC, Series 2 (lead director, 8 episodes, 2012/2013)
- 4 O'Clock Club - BBC, Series 1 (lead director, 4 episodes, 2012)
- Liam Finn "Cold Feet" (music video)
- Endless (short horror film)
- Jinx - BBC (6 episodes)
- The Bill - ITV (6 episodes)
- Small Things (short film)
- Comedy Lab - Channel 4/E4 (1 episode)
- Doctors - BBC (14 episodes)
References[]
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oa93_poKx8
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/childrens-awards-nominations-list
- ^ https://www.directors.uk.com/users/316
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/4_oclock_club/
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/all_at_sea/press/
- ^ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hank-zipzer
- ^ @HankZipzerTV (9 February 2014). "Here are all our lovely reviews. Thank you Mr and Mrs reviewers!@hwinkler4real #HankZipzer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/find-me-in-paris
- ^ https://variety.com/2017/tv/global/mipcom-zdf-federation-kids-family-find-me-in-paris-second-season-1202589119/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/watching/titles/find-me-in-paris
- ^ http://www.mattbloom.co.uk/Baz/Baz.html
- ^ http://fantastic-films.com/festival/2008/index.html
- ^ http://www.londonindependent.org/tickets2011.htm
External links[]
- Matt Bloom at IMDb
- Matt Bloom Website
- British television directors
- British film directors
- Living people