Matt Bloom (director)
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Matt Bloom is an award-winning British
director of television
, commercials and short films, and a graduate of the International Film School Wales
. Recent wins include the Royal Television Society
Best Drama award for his film On The Out.
He was mentored by Moulin Rouge!
and Romeo %2B Juliet director Baz Luhrmann
who whom he made a short film in Manchester starring Brenda Blethyn
and Emma Bunton
, which was shown before the Royal Premiere of Moulin Rouge!
.
TV shows he has directed include Heartbeat, The Bill
, Byker Grove
and Footballers' Wives
.
He puts profits from his work back into producing short films, often in the science fiction or comedy genre. His award-winning 2008 short film Small Things starred Stirling Gallacher
(The Office
, Little Britain
) and Joe Absolom
(EastEnders
, Vincent). He has recently directed commercials and virals for The Cooperative and BBC
Comedy, and his latest short horror film, Endless starring Chris Geere
and Jenna Harrison, which won the Best Horror/Sci-Fi award at the London Independent Film Festival in 2011.
His latest music video is the Arctic themed video "Cold Feet" for Liam Finn
in Summer 2011.
United Kingdom
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director of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, commercials and short films, and a graduate of the International Film School Wales
University of Wales, Newport
The University of Wales, Newport is a university based in Newport, South Wales. The university has two campuses; Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city and a £35 million campus on the banks of the River Usk in Newport city centre opened in 2011...
. Recent wins include the Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
Best Drama award for his film On The Out.
He was mentored by Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
and Romeo %2B Juliet director Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
who whom he made a short film in Manchester starring Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
and Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
, which was shown before the Royal Premiere of Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
.
TV shows he has directed include Heartbeat, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Byker Grove
Byker Grove
Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
and Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...
.
He puts profits from his work back into producing short films, often in the science fiction or comedy genre. His award-winning 2008 short film Small Things starred Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher is an English actress.-Career:Gallacher is possibly best-known for her role as Dr. Georgina Woodson in the British TV drama Doctors from which she left on Friday, 27 March 2009 after 6 years...
(The Office
The Office (UK TV series)
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
, Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
) and Joe Absolom
Joe Absolom
Joseph Absolom is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and Al Large in Doc Martin.-Biography:...
(EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Vincent). He has recently directed commercials and virals for The Cooperative and BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Comedy, and his latest short horror film, Endless starring Chris Geere
Chris Geere
Christopher William "Chris" Geere is an English actor. He best known for his role as King Edvard/Eddie in the The Prince and Me sequels.-Private life:Geere lives in Putney, London....
and Jenna Harrison, which won the Best Horror/Sci-Fi award at the London Independent Film Festival in 2011.
His latest music video is the Arctic themed video "Cold Feet" for Liam Finn
Liam Finn
Liam Mullane Finn is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Born in Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child...
in Summer 2011.
Director
- The 4 O'Clock ClubBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
(4 episodes, 2011) - Liam FinnLiam FinnLiam Mullane Finn is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Born in Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child...
"Cold Feet" music video (2011) - Endless (short horror film, 2010)
- JinxAmber BeattieAmber Louisa Oatley Beattie is an English actress and singer, who is known for her role as Lulu Baker in Jinx.-Personal life:...
(6 episodes, 2009) - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(6 episodes, 2007-2009) - Small Things (short film, 2008)
- Comedy LabComedy LabComedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998....
(1 episode, 2008) - Footballers' Wives: Extra TimeFootballers' Wives: Extra TimeFootballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives, the programme aired on ITV2 for two series...
(3 episodes, 2006) - Doctors (14 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Byker GroveByker GroveByker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One...
(13 episodes as Lead Director, 2006) - Love Letters (short film, 2006)
- The Birth (short film, 2006)
- BarkingBarkingBarking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
(5 episodes, 2004-2005) - Heartbeat (1 episode, 2004)
- The Divorce (short film, 2004)
- We Three (short film, 2004)
- On The Out (1 episode, 2004)
- Yes You Can (short film, 2001)
External links
- Matt Bloom Website