Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.

Career

Holmes started his film career as a

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animator and sculptor on short films. He also worked as an animator on several short films directed by Michael Cusack, including ''The Book-Keeper'', ''(R)evolution'' and ''Gargoyle''. Gargoyle won an

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Award for Best Short Animation in 2006. Holmes first feature '' Twin Rivers'' was a self-financed

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and was made primarily with support from family and friends. Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004.

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took two years to complete and was aided by Australian film director

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. His second feature ''

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'' (2016) was an Australian

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based on the life of Australian

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Ben Hall. The film started as

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funded short film until the project was expanded into a feature. Australian director Greg McLean joined the project as an

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in February 2015. ''The Legend of Ben Hall'' was released in Australia in 2016 and internationally in 2017. In 2020, the film was listed amongst '10 Great Australian Westerns' by the

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. Holmes' revenge-drama '' The Cost'' was released in 2023.

Filmography

* ''The Runaway Cowboys'', short (1993) * ''The Galaxies Tastiest Milkshake'', short (1994) * ''It's a Dog's Life'', short (1996) * ''The Scam'', short (1999) * ''The BookKeeper'', short (1999) (animator) * ''Eggabord & Bacon-Boy'', short (2001) * ''(R)evolution'' short (2003) (animator) * ''The Biscuit Effect'', feature (2004) * ''Gargoyle'', short (2006) (animator) * '' Twin Rivers'', feature (2007) * ''Crooked'', web series (2010) * ''The Vandabelles – Say Goodbye'', music video (2011) * ''Woody'', short (2013) (animator) * ''The Artifice'', short (2014) * ''

'', feature (2016) * '' The Cost'', feature (2022) * '' Fear Below'', feature (2024)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Matthew Australian film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)