Matt Bird is an Australian film director.
Biography
Matt Bird is a
Sydney-based director who in February 2013 became the first filmmaker to be selected as a
Tropfest
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Founded by actor/director John Polson, Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people at the 'Tropicana Caffe' in ...
finalist for 3 consecutive years, the world’s largest short film festival.
The three films were ‘Taser’ (2013) starring
Firass Dirani
Firass Dirani (born 1984) is an Australian film and television actor.
Early life
Dirani was born in Sydney in 1984, and is of Lebanese descent.
Career
Dirani pursued his acting career in Hollywood before receiving a call to play the role o ...
, ‘Min Min’ (2012) and ‘A Desperate Deed’ (2011), which won Best Editing and Best Original Score.
Bird’s notoriety as a director began in 2000 when he wrote, directed and produced the indie feature 'Blue Neon' during his final year of film studies at the
University of Technology, Sydney.
Triple J
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radio film critic Peter Castaldi declared at the time: "Australian screens need a future and this is it!"
Bird was then invited as one of eight award-winning directors to make a film for POV 2002, from a script by celebrated writer
Brendan Cowell
Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director.
Early life and education
Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to ...
. Bird's film 'The Doppelgangers' told the story of a woman haunted by horrific visions of her lover's double, and starred AFI Award Winner
Pia Miranda.
After meeting producer/MC
Thes One of
People Under The Stairs, Bird directed the
Los Angeles
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hip-hop duo's debut music video "The Wiz" in 2008. He has also directed music videos for
ARIA Award winner's
Bliss N Eso and operates Chesterfilm, a film & TV production company based in Sydney.
In 2011, Bird's thriller 'Cold Sore', starring
Saskia Burmeister
Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and '' Sea Patrol''.
Early and personal life
Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid- ...
and
Henry Nixon, travelled the international
film festival
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circuit and won Best Short Film at the Indie Spirit Film Festival, and Best Story Line at the Boston International Film Festival. The film had its UK Premiere at the 65th
Edinburgh International Film Festival
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.
In addition to his 3 Tropfest films, Bird also made 'The Exchange' for the APRA Tropscore competition in 2013, in which composers were invited to write a score for Bird’s film.
Filmography
* Taser (2013)
* The Exchange (2013)
* Min Min (2012)
* A Desperate Deed (2011)
* Cold Sore (2010)
* Making the Wiz (2008)
* The Fatal Blow (2005)
* Stuffed Bunny (2002)
* The Doppelgangers (2002)
* Blue Neon (2001)
References
External links
*
ChesterfilmMin MinCold SorePeople Under the Stairs - "The Wiz" Music VideoBliss N Eso - "The Sea is Rising" Music Video
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Living people
Australian film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)