Matthew Holmes (director)
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Matthew Holmes | |
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| Born | Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Notable work | The Legend of Ben Hall |
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.
Biography[edit]
Holmes started his film career as a stop-motion animator.[better source needed]
He also worked as an animator and sculptor on several Award-winning short films directed by Michael Cusack, including The Book-Keeper, (R)evolution and Gargoyle. Gargoyle won an AACTA Award for Best Short Animation in 2006.[better source needed]
Holmes first full-length film Twin Rivers was a live-action drama and was made primarily with support from family and friends, with no crew.[1] Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004.
Holmes was one of the lead animators on the 2013 short film Woody, directed by Stuart Bowen.[better source needed]
When the trailer for The Legend of Ben Hall was released, the project was picked up by Odin's Eye Entertainment and RCL Motion Picture Entertainment and expanded into a 2-hour feature film, incorporating the footage from the short film into the feature. Australian director Greg McLean joined the project as an Executive Producer in February 2015.[2] Filming began in regional Victoria in March 2015 and continued into June. The Legend of Ben Hall was released in 2016.
Filmography[edit]
- The Runaway Cowboys, short (1993)
- The Galaxies Tastiest Milkshake, short (1994)
- It's a Dog's Life, short (1996)
- The Scam, short (1999)
- The BookKeeper, short (1999) (animator)
- Eggabord & Bacon-Boy, short (2001)
- (R)evolution short (2003) (animator)
- The Biscuit Effect, feature (2004)
- Gargoyle, short (2006) (animator)
- Twin Rivers, feature (2007)
- Crooked, web series (2010)
- The Vandabelles – Say Goodbye, music video (2011)
- Woody, short (2013) (animator)
- The Artifice, short (2014)
- The Legend of Ben Hall, feature (2016)[2][3][4]
- The Cost, feature (2022)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Cochrane, Glenn. "'Twin Rivers': Aussie Indie Gem Finally Gets Its Well-Deserved New Release". Screen Realm. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Bushranger movie starts shooting". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (16 December 2016). "'The Legend of Ben Hall': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Hall, Sandra (21 November 2016). "The Legend of Ben Hall review: The final nine months of an overlooked bushranger". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Nystrom, Lisa (11 October 2023). "The Cost". FilmInk. Retrieved 31 October 2023.