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Matthew Holmes | |
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Born | Australia |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Notable work | The Legend of Ben Hall |
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.
Holmes started his film career as a stop-motion animator.[ better source needed]
He also worked as an animator and sculptor on several Award-winning short films directed by Michael Cusack, including The Book-Keeper, (R)evolution and Gargoyle. Gargoyle won an AACTA Award for Best Short Animation in 2006.[ better source needed]
Holmes first full-length film Twin Rivers was a live-action drama and was made primarily with support from family and friends, with no crew. [1] Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004.
Holmes was one of the lead animators on the 2013 short film Woody, directed by Stuart Bowen.[ better source needed]
When the trailer for The Legend of Ben Hall was released, the project was picked up by Odin's Eye Entertainment and RCL Motion Picture Entertainment and expanded into a 2-hour feature film, incorporating the footage from the short film into the feature. Australian director Greg McLean joined the project as an Executive Producer in February 2015. [2] Filming began in regional Victoria in March 2015 and continued into June. The Legend of Ben Hall was released in 2016.
![]() | This article is an
autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (August 2018) |
Matthew Holmes | |
---|---|
Born | Australia |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1999–present |
Notable work | The Legend of Ben Hall |
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.
Holmes started his film career as a stop-motion animator.[ better source needed]
He also worked as an animator and sculptor on several Award-winning short films directed by Michael Cusack, including The Book-Keeper, (R)evolution and Gargoyle. Gargoyle won an AACTA Award for Best Short Animation in 2006.[ better source needed]
Holmes first full-length film Twin Rivers was a live-action drama and was made primarily with support from family and friends, with no crew. [1] Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004.
Holmes was one of the lead animators on the 2013 short film Woody, directed by Stuart Bowen.[ better source needed]
When the trailer for The Legend of Ben Hall was released, the project was picked up by Odin's Eye Entertainment and RCL Motion Picture Entertainment and expanded into a 2-hour feature film, incorporating the footage from the short film into the feature. Australian director Greg McLean joined the project as an Executive Producer in February 2015. [2] Filming began in regional Victoria in March 2015 and continued into June. The Legend of Ben Hall was released in 2016.