Matt Cameron (born 1969) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter and director, born and based in Melbourne.

Plays

''Mr Melancholy'' (1995) was produced by

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in Sydney, La Boite in Brisbane and won the ANPC/New Dramatists Award, which led to a New York production with New York Stage & Film. ''Tear from a Glass Eye'' (1998) which won the Wal Cherry Play of the Year Award and was produced by Playbox in Melbourne and the

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in London where he was nominated Most Promising Playwright in the

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. ''Footprints on Water'' (2000) won the British Council International New Playwriting Award and was produced by his company, Neonheart, for Griffin in Sydney,

La Mama La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer. Located in Manhattan's East Village, the theatre began in the ...

in Melbourne and ABC Radio. ''Ruby Moon'' (2003) was short-listed for

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and produced by Théâtre Claque in Lausanne, Switzerland (2004). ''Hinterland'' (2004) was produced by

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at the

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in Melbourne (2004) and short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Awards (2005).See http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/12/1073877760929.html His play ''Poor Boy'' (2009) was selected by the Melbourne Theatre Company to open the

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Television series

Cameron wrote for '' Full Frontal'' during 1994–1995. He was the co-creator, co-writer and director for the 2000 comedy television series ''

Introducing Gary Petty ''Introducing Gary Petty'' is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel in 2000. The series revolves around Bob Franklin as Gary Petty, a man who is obsessed with revenge on those he feels have snubbed him or have committed s ...

'', for which he won an

AWGIE The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967. The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previo ...

, and ''Small Tales & True'' for

The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel (promoted on air as comedy) is a defunct Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, and Optus Television. The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 September 2020. History A joint venture between Artist Serv ...

on Foxtel. He also created and wrote or co-write ''

Jack Irish ''Jack Irish'' is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on ABC TV on 14 October 2012. The series stars Guy Pearce as the title character, a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector. Much of the acti ...

'' (2012-2016), '' Sunshine'' (2017) and '' Safe Harbour'' (2018).

References

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* Australian dramatists and playwrights Australian screenwriters 1969 births People from Melbourne Living people {{Australia-writer-stub