Matt Bloom (director)

{{Short description|British film and television director}}

Matt Bloom is an Emmy{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/7oa93_poKx8| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oa93_poKx8| title = 6th International Emmy Kids Awards Winner for Kids: TV Movie-Mini-Series - Hank Zipzer’s Christmas C | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} winning and BAFTA{{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/childrens-awards-nominations-list|title = Nominations List for the British Academy Children's Awards in 2017 (Plain Text)|date = 24 October 2017}}-nominated British director of television, commercials and short films, and a graduate of the International Film School Wales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.directors.uk.com/users/316|title = Directors UK}}

He directed consecutive new hit shows as lead director: The BAFTA-winning 4 O'Clock Club,{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/4_oclock_club/|title=4 O'Clock Club - CBBC Sitcom}} All at Sea,{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/all_at_sea/press/|title=All at Sea press clippings}} Hank Zipzer starring Henry Winkler,{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/hank-zipzer|title = Hank Zipzer - TV Review|date = 12 September 2017}}{{cite tweet|number=432468750601039872|user=HankZipzerTV|title=Here are all our lovely reviews. Thank you Mr and Mrs reviewers!@hwinkler4real #HankZipzer |date=9 February 2014}} The Lodge for Disney Channel, and Find Me in Paris for ZDF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/find-me-in-paris|title=Find Me in Paris - TV Review|date=3 September 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/global/mipcom-zdf-federation-kids-family-find-me-in-paris-second-season-1202589119/|title=Mipcom: ZDF Renews 'Find Me in Paris' for Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)|date=13 October 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/watching/titles/find-me-in-paris|title = What to Watch|newspaper = The New York Times}}

He was mentored by Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet director Baz Luhrmann, with whom he made a short film in Manchester starring Brenda Blethyn and Emma Bunton.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mattbloom.co.uk/Baz/Baz.html|title=Baz Luhrmann}}

His award-winning short film Small Things {{Cite web|url=http://fantastic-films.com/festival/2008/index.html|title=Festival of Fantastic Films}} starred Stirling Gallacher (The Office, Little Britain) and Joe Absolom (EastEnders, Vincent). He has recently directed commercials and virals for The Co-operative Group and BBC Comedy, and his latest short horror film, Endless {{Cite web|url=http://www.londonindependent.org/tickets2011.htm|title=London Independent Film Festival}} starring Chris Geere and Jenna Harrison, which won the Best Horror/Sci-Fi award at the London Independent Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=London Independent Film Festival (2011) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001595/2011/1/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=IMDb}}

He directed the Arctic-themed music video "Cold Feet" for Liam Finn.