Matt Bloom is an

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winning and

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-nominated

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director of

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, commercials and short films, and a graduate of the International Film School Wales. He directed consecutive new hit shows as lead director: The BAFTA-winning ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. Background In March 2011, auditions were held for ''4 O'Clock Club'', and the show was ...

'', '' All at Sea'', '' Hank Zipzer'' starring

Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character acto ...

, '' The Lodge'' for

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, and ''

Find Me in Paris ''Find Me in Paris'' is an English-language teen science-fantasy dramedy series that premiered on April 14, 2018, on Hulu and Netflix (only for season 1), produced by ZDF Enterprises and Cottonwood Media. The series is filmed on location in Paris ...

'' for

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. He was mentored by ''

Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows an English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan ...

'' and ''

Romeo + Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet or Romeo & Juliet may also refer to: Ballets * ''Romeo and Juliet'', a ballet score by Constant Lambert * Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Prokofiev), a ...

'' director

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries. He is regarded by ...

, with whom he made a short film in

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starring

Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn ( Bottle; born 20 February 1946) is an English actress. Known for her character work and versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, as well as n ...

and

Emma Bunton Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English singer, songwriter, media personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Pop music, pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, reflecting the ...

. His award-winning short film ''Small Things'' starred Stirling Gallacher (''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'', ''

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'') and

Joe Absolom Joe Absolom (born 16 December 1978) is an English actor known for his roles as Matthew Rose in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Al Large in the ITV comedy drama ''Doc Martin''. Early life Absolom was born in Lewisham, London. A former ...

(''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'', ''

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''). He has recently directed commercials and virals for

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and

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Comedy, and his latest short horror film, ''Endless'' starring

Chris Geere Christopher William Geere (born 18 March 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing the lead role of Jimmy Shive-Overly in the FX and FXX dark comedy series ''You're the Worst'' (2014), Roger Clifford in the 2019 film '' Detective Pik ...

and Jenna Harrison, which won the Best Horror/Sci-Fi award at the London Independent Film Festival. He directed the

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-themed music video "Cold Feet" for

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Director

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(2018–2021) *'' Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' –

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Movie (2017) *'' The Lodge'' –

(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) *''

'' – BBC, Series 2 (lead director, 8 episodes, 2012–2013) *''

'' – BBC, Series 1 (lead director, 4 episodes, 2012) *

"Cold Feet" (music video) *
Endless
' (short horror film) *''

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'' – BBC (6 episodes) *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' – ITV (6 episodes) *
Small Things
' (short film) *''

Comedy Lab ''Comedy 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. Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full seri ...

'' –

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/ E4 (1 episode) *''

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'' – BBC (14 episodes)

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