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[edit]
- Find Me in Paris – ZDF (2018–2021)
- Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe – BBC, Christmas Movie (2017)
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nominations List for the British Academy Children's Awards in 2017 (Plain Text)". 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Directors UK".
- ^ "4 O'Clock Club - CBBC Sitcom".
- ^ "All at Sea press clippings".
- ^ "Hank Zipzer - TV Review". 12 September 2017.
- ^ @HankZipzerTV (February 9, 2014). "Here are all our lovely reviews. Thank you Mr and Mrs reviewers!@hwinkler4real #HankZipzer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Find Me in Paris - TV Review". 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Mipcom: ZDF Renews 'Find Me in Paris' for Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)". 13 October 2017.
- ^ "What to Watch". The New York Times.
- ^ "Baz Luhrmann".
- ^ "Festival of Fantastic Films".
- ^ "London Independent Film Festival".
- ^ "London Independent Film Festival (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
External links[edit]
- Matt Bloom at IMDb
- Matt Bloom Website