Michael Matthews is a South African writer, producer and

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. In

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, he directed '' Five Fingers for Marseilles'', a film that won best film category at

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Early life

Matthews was born in

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. He studied filmmaking at the

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Cape Town campus.

Career

Matthews is the director of '' Five Fingers for Marseilles'', a film dubbed as South African first

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. At the

, '' Five Fingers for Marseilles'' received 10 nominations, including awards for best film, best first feature film by a director and best cinematography. The film was also nominated for Best Achievement in Directing - Feature Film at 2017

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. For his role in the production of ''Apocalypse Now Now'', a short film based on the book of same name, Matthews won best short film at the 12th

. In October 2021, Matthews joined as director for the upcoming Disney film ''Merlin''. Matthews was hired as director of ''

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'', an upcoming

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series, in November 2021.

Filmography

Short films Feature films Television * ''

'' (TBA)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Michael Living people People from Durban South African film directors South African film producers Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)