Domiciled:

Victoria, Australia

Can travel:

Yes

Contact:

lee@matthewswood.com

Website:

www.matthewswood.com/matthews

IMDB:

www.imdb.com/name/nm3584406/

Lee Matthews boasts a long career within the Australian arts industry. In recent years he has turned his attention towards the film and television industry.

Recognised as an authority on arts funding and festival management his professional business credits (to name a few) include managing and producing the Melbourne Midsumma Festival as well as a key development role with Queer Screen the producers of the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival.

Recently graduating from the VCA with a postgraduate diploma in Film & Television (Producing), he has been involved in the management of over 20 successful short films, producing twelve of those himself. In 2003 and 2007, Lee and his family were the principal subjects in Emma Crimmings’ SBS documentaries: Two men and a baby; and Two men and two babies; where he worked extensively both in front of and behind the camera.

Lee's screen interests are varied, along with his interest in the kinds of screen content he is interested in producing.  All influenced by great content creators such as Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), Aaron Sorkin (West Wing), Joss Whedon (Buffy) and Diablo Cody (United States of Tara).

With extensive business acumen, and a passion for innovative story telling, he is well placed as principal of Matthewswood Productions Pty Ltd. An in demand and innovative producer, this year's calendar promises an already busy schedule for Lee and his production company, with both corporate and privately backed development projects underway for television, cinema and online content.

Film Credits:

 

Production:	Continental Drift
Director:	Anna Helme
Producer:	Ruth Morris
Cinematographer:	Michael Williams
Release Date:	December 2011
Type:	Short Romantic Drama
Running Time:	15 mins
Shooting Format:	Super 16mm
Release Format:	HDcam
Logline:	Adele, who is struggling to find herself after a break-up travels to Croatia in 2001, not long after Yugoslavia was torn apart by civil war. Staying in an abandoned school building by the sea, a love triangle develops between her and a couple she meets, who are on the run from Serbian black-market gangs. This moody, romantic drama explores the uncanny intimacy that can develop between strangers, and the poignancy of ephemeral romance.
Role:	Associate Producer.
Recognition:	Frameline San Francisco, USA, June 2012

 

Production:	Night's End
Director:	Evan Dowling
Producer:	Lee Matthews
Cinematographer:	Tom Waugh
Release Date:	December 2011
Type:	Short Drama
Running Time:	9 mins
Shooting Format:	Super 16mm
Release Format:	HDcam
Logline:	After the death of his much loved mother, a son must reconcile his father's needs with his own feelings of loss.
Role:	Producer.

 

Production:	PE:EP
Featuring:	Josephine Clark, Arthur Angel
Director:	Christopher HF Mitchell
Producer:	Lee Matthews
Cinematographer:	Edward Goldner
Release Date:	in post production June 2011
Type:	Short, Thriller
Running Time:	12 mins approx
Shooting Format:	Super 16mm
Release Format:	HDcam
Logline:	Bambi, a peep show stripper is confronted by a customer who wants to do more than just peek.
Role:	Producer.

 

Production:	Meth to Madness
Release Date:	June 2011
Featuring:	Bella Heathcote, Penelope Mitchell, Ru C.L and Jeremy Bliss.
Writer/Director:	Christopher HF Mitchell
Producer:	Brendan Coghlan
Cinematographer:	Marcus Dineen
Type:	Short Zombie Horror
Running Time:	7 mins 15 secs
Shooting Format:	RED One
Release Format:	HD 16:9
Logline:	A one way, methamphetamine fuelled, roller coaster ride to Goreville.
Role:	Executive Producer.
Recognition:	Awarded: Best Short Film, Best Director, Bloodfest Fantastique, Australia, June 2011.
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Production:

Finger Food

Release Date:

February 2011

Featuring:

Francesca Bianchi, William Rogers

Writer/Director:

Chas Fisher

Producer:

Lee Matthews

Cinematographer:

Tom Savige

Type:

Short Romantic Comedy

Running Time:

6min 28sec

Shooting Format:

RED

Release Format:

HD 16:9

Logline:

A comedy about a couple at breaking point who suddenly start to hear each other’s private thoughts over the radio. They must confront the brutal honesty in this bizarre occurrence or accept that their relationship is over.

Production:

Shoplifting

Release Date:

December, 2010

Featuring:

Gary Samolin, Ivan Bradara, Nathan O'Rourke

Writer/Director:

Neil Triffett

Producer:

Lee Matthews

Cinematographer:

Michael Latham

Release Date:

December, 2010

Type:

Short black comedy

Running Time:

13 mins 50 secs

Shooting Format:

RED-one HD

Release Format:

HDcam/DigiBeta 16:9

Logline:

Pete, an ageing career shoplifter struggles to keep control of his family and his life, a black dramedy.

Recognition:

Official Selection: 54th Rochester International Film Festival, USA, April 2012
Official Selection: Byron Bay Film Festival, March 2012
Official Selection: Three One Six Oh! Film Festival, February 2012
Official Selection: FlickerFest, January 2012
Audience Choice Award, Closing Night:
Made in Melbourne Film Festival, December 2011
Official Selection: Hollywood Shorts, November 2011
Official Selection: Canberra Film Festival, September 2011
Official Selection: Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF), August 2011
Official Selection: Fresh Film Fest, Prague Czech Republic, August 2011
Official Selection: Mudfest, Australia, August 2011
Awarded: Best Short Film; Show Us Your Shorts program, Warburton Film Festival, Australia, June 2011
Official Selection: St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, May 2011
Nominated: Best Achievement in Directing, VCA, December 2010
Awarded: Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student, VCA, December 2010
Premiere Screening: ACMI Federation Square, Dec 2010.

Production:

Land of Returns

Release Date:

September, 2010

Featuring:

Emma Williamson, Olaf Savage

Writer/Director:

Chas Fisher

Producer:

Lee Matthews

Cinematographer:

Shyam Ediriweera

Type:

Short period western

Running Time:

9min 21secs

Shooting Format:

16mm

Release Format:

HDcam 16:9 FHA

Logline:

A Western about a woman driven by brutality who must free herself from violence or else risk being consumed by it.

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Production:

Abraham

Release Date:

December, 2010

Featuring:

Tom Long, Natalia Novikova, Scott Werkmeister

Writer/Director:

James Robertson

Producer:

Lee Matthews

Cinematographer:

Ellery Ryan ACS

Type:

Short dramatic thriller

Running Time:

13mins 44secs

Shooting Format:

RED-MX

Release Format:

HDcam 16:9 letterboxed to 1:2.35

Logline:

This short film is a contemporary retelling of God’s test of Abraham

Recognition:

Official Selection: Portugal Underground Film Festival, June 2012.
Official Selection: San Diego Christian Film Festival, USA, December 2011.
Redemptive Storytelling Award' from Redemptive Film Festival, Virginia USA, November 2011.
Winner: Best Cinematography;
Best Editing; Maverick Movie Awards, USA, September 2011.
Nominated: Best Actor; Female Actor; Supporting Actor; Sound Design; Best Director; Best Picture (short); Maverick Movie Awards, USA, September 2011.
Official Selection: Mudfest, Australia, August 2011
Awarded: Professional Excellence Award, Show Us Your Shorts program, Warburton Film Festival, Australia, June 2011
Official Selection: Melbourne University Film Society, May 2011
Official Selection: St Kilda Film Festival, May 2011
Premiere: ACMI Federation Square, Dec 2010.

Production:

Unconscious

Release Date:

July, 2010

Featuring:

Olaf Savage

Writer/Director:

Khrob Edmonds

Producers:

Lee Matthews, Shaun McAlpine

Cinematographer:

Adelle Drover

Type:

Short drama

Running Time:

5mins

Shooting Format:

Sony XD

Release Format:

DigiBeta

Logline:

Production:

Housemates

Release Date:

December, 2009

Writer/Director:

Lee Matthews

Producer:

Lee Matthews

Cinematographer:

Caitlin Dooley

Type:

Short Drama

Running Time:

5mins

Shooting Format:

Sony Z7

Release Format:

DigiBeta SD 16:9

Logline:

Aashiq lives a happy life, sharing a home with his lover David and his best friend Aly. There's just one thing he needs to do... come out to his Mother.

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Production:

Two Men and Two Babies

Release Date:

SBS, 2007

Writer/Director:

Emma Crimmings

Producer:

Michael McMahon, Tony Ayres

Cinematographer:

Jenni Meaney, Katie Milwright

Type:

Documentary, TV.

Running Time:

52mins

Logline:

A follow-up documentary that takes audiences back into the lives of Tony Wood and Lee Matthews, one of the first Australian gay male couples to take the controversial step of creating a new family through commercial surrogacy in the United States.

Role:

Principal Subject.

Production:

Man Made: Two Men and A Baby

Release Date:

SBS, 2003

Writer/Director:

Emma Crimmings

Producer:

Michael McMahon, Toby Patten

Cinematographer:

Jenni Meaney, Rhys Graham

Type:

Documentary, TV.

Running Time:

52mins

Logline:

Against the backdrop of a conservative political environment, a gay couple test the boundaries of traditional marriage and family values, and overcome considerable legal and cultural limitations to have children.

Role:

Principal Subject.

Crewing Credits:

Production:

R.I.P.

Release Date:

December, 2010

Writer/Director:

Bryony McLachlan

Producer:

Libby Porter

Cinematographer:

Kate Lefoe

Type:

Short film

Role:

1st Assistant Director.

Production:

Abel

Release Date:

December, 2010

Writer/Director:

Joel Loxton

Producer:

Sandra Sciberras

Cinematographer:

Shyam Ediriweera

Type:

Short film

Role:

Production Coordinator.

Production:

WonderBoy

Release Date:

December, 2010

Writer/Director:

Corrie Chen

Producers:

Anna Kojevnikov, Nicole Brown

Cinematographer:

Michael Latham

Type:

Short film

Recognition:

Nominated for Best Masters Production, VCA, 2010

Production:

Dancing With Myself

Release Date:

December, 2010

Writer/Director:

Ryan van Dijk

Producer:

Fiona Leally, Marie Maroun

Cinematographer:

Lisa Kappel

Type:

Short film

Role:

1st Assistant Director.

Production:

Cracks

Release Date:

December, 2009

Writer/Director:

Stuart Mannion

Producer:

Merran Williams

Cinematographer:

Brian J. Breheny

Type:

Short film

Role:

Production Assistant.

Production:

Belly

Release Date:

December, 2009

Writer/Director:

Dominique Haslam

Producer:

Libby Porter

Cinematographer:

Gregory Erdstein

Type:

Short film

Role:

1st Assistant Director.

Production:

Wardside Manner

Release Date:

December, 2009

Writer/Director:

Jiufu Lim

Producer:

Libby Porter

Cinematographer:

Shyam Ediriweera

Type:

Short film

Role:

Production Manager.