Major Awards

“Call Back”
2007 - Winner – Australian Writers Guild Award (AWGIE) – Best Original Television

“Timed Call”
2004 - Winner – Best Short Film: Horror. Dragon*Con Short Film Festival. Atlanta, USA

Writing Credits

2014 'Milk and Cookies'
Writer, Drama / Comedy
Production Company: Justine Webse

2010  ‘Einstein’s Symphony’ (Unproduced Feature Screenplay)
Writer. Sci-Fi Thriller. 
Completed as part of Masters in FTV by Research

2006  ‘Call Back’ (30min, Television)
Writer. Sci-Fi Thriller
Production Company: Newtown Films and Network Nine

2006  ‘Paper Thin’ (15min short film, Super 16mm)
Writer / Director. Drama. 
Production Company: Victorian College of the Arts

2006  ‘Promotion’ (15min short film, Super 16mm)
Drama. Writer / Director
Production Company: Victorian College of the Arts

2004  ‘Timed Call’ (15min short film, Super 16mm)
Writer / Director.  Sci-Fi Thriller
Production Company: Matthew Macknamara

2002  ‘I Spy a Fly’ (3min short film, miniDV)
Comedy. Co-Writer & Director
Production Company: Matthew Macknamara

2000  ‘SMS’ (4min short film, miniDV)
Comedy. Writer / Director
Production Company: Matthew Macknamara


Screenings
               
"Milk and Cookies"
2014
Tropfest Shortlist


“Call Back”
2006
 Nine Network, Australia

“Paper Thin”
2006
Shepperton Short Film Festival, Shepperton, Australia

“Paper Thin”
2005                           
Victorian College of the Arts Graduate Screenings

“Timed Call”
2005
Winnipeg International Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada

“Timed Call”
2004
Hollywood Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, USA

“Timed Call”
2004
Dragon*Con Short Film Festival, Atlanta, USA

“SMS”
2001
Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne, Australia

 

Professional Qualifications

Masters in FTV by Research, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). 2006 - 2010

Graduate Diploma – Narrative in Film & Television, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). 2005.

Matthew is a Full Member of the Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG)