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.[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.[14]

He directed the Arctic-themed music video "Cold Feet" for Liam Finn.

Director

References

  1. ^ 6th International Emmy Kids Awards Winner for Kids: TV Movie-Mini-Series - Hank Zipzer’s Christmas C. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ "Nominations List for the British Academy Children's Awards in 2017 (Plain Text)". 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Directors UK".
  4. ^ "4 O'Clock Club - CBBC Sitcom".
  5. ^ "All at Sea press clippings".
  6. ^ "Hank Zipzer - TV Review". 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ @HankZipzerTV (9 February 2014). "Here are all our lovely reviews. Thank you Mr and Mrs reviewers!@hwinkler4real #HankZipzer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Find Me in Paris - TV Review". 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Mipcom: ZDF Renews 'Find Me in Paris' for Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)". 13 October 2017.
  10. ^ "What to Watch". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Baz Luhrmann".
  12. ^ "Festival of Fantastic Films".
  13. ^ "London Independent Film Festival".
  14. ^ "London Independent Film Festival (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.