Matt Willis-Jones
Born: 29/08/73, London.
mattwillisjones@gmail.com
CV 2015
As Actor
2016 - Bartender - ATOPIA - tv pilot.
2016 - Telenor commercial - lead (no dialogue)
2015 - Lead - That Day - webseries - (lead) - TV Norge
2015 - Supporting Role - La Patat Azzure (Italy) - short film - ChaosmongerStudios
2015 - Voice Over - ATOPIA - independent production
2013 - Supporting Role - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - Independent production
2013 - Lead / Monologue - How to be a sociopath - Independent production
2011 - Voice Over - 3 errors and an apology (film poen) - Independent production
As writer
2017 - 'Panda Woman' - Comic book, with Christopher Nielsen (Norway)
2017 - Things to Read Before You Run Out of Air - 2017 publication of New Vomit (Norway)
2017 - Things to Read Before You Run Out of Air - monthly Collumn in Lee+ Magazine (Mexico)
2017 - Over my Dead Body - Feature film treatment, with Ruth Ducker (UK)
2016 - Life Sucks - But at Least I've Got Elbows! (award winning 12 ep web series) with Nicola Piovesan
2016 - Star Trippers - (TV series pilot) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - The Blue Potato (award winning short film) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - The Nose of Dante (Screenplay - Comedy - feature film) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - Wigman (feature film treatmentt)
2015 - Atopia (TV series pilot - 30 min)
2014 - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - 7 x 5 min award winning web series
2012 - Incalcitranous Rex (13 min pop-art da-da sci-fi)
2012 - How to be a Sociopath, Lesson 01 (2 min film poem)
2010 - 3 errors and an apology (2.5 min film poem)
2010 - Available to Couples - (Sex Comedy script 15 min)
2002 - Dinomight (5 min sci fi animation)
1997 - Cake (8 min surrealist comedy)
As director:
2016 - ATOPIA - pilot trailer 7 min
2014 - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - series
2012 - Incalcitranous Rex (13 min pop-art da-da sci-fi)
2012 - How to be a Sociopath, Lesson 01 (2 min film poem)
2010 - 3 errors and an apology (2.5 min film poem)
2010 - Available to Couples - (Sex Comedy script 15 min)
1997 - Cake (8 min surrealist comedy)
Work as Post-Production artist:
NRK, 2007 & 2012-2015
DaVinci Colourist
Promo’s, TV series, Documentaries, Drama, Comedy, Youth, Crime
The End PostProduction, Norway 2007 - 2009
Senior Post Production artist
commercials and shot films.
Storm Studios, Norway 2005 - 2007
Lead Compositor / mise en scene / Colourist
Free Jimmy (animated feature film)
Peter and the Wolf (Oscar winning short film)
Double Negative, London 2005
Compositor
Batman Begins, Kingdom of Heaven
Pinewood Studios (Double Negative / Passion Pictures), UK 2004-2005
Compositor
24 x 30min episode TV show - Captain Scarlet
Hallmark Cable Channel rebranding, London 2003-2004
Compositing, Motion Graphics, Design.
Slave Studios (Passion Pictures) London - 2001 - 2003
Compositing, matte painting
24 x 30min episode TV show
ABN AMRO video department, Chicago 1998 - 2000
Compositing and motion graphics
Awards as Director:
2014 - Best Web Series Award - MashUpRome (IT)
2013 - Audience Award - UrbanMedia Film Fest (US)
2013 - Special Mention - Skepto International (IT)
2013 - Special Mention - Boston Sci Fi Film Fest (US)
2013 - Special Mention - UrbanMedia Film Fest (US)
2012 - Creativity Award - Forster Film Festival (AU)
As Post Production Artist:
Webby Award (2010) - Freewheelers (Dir: Pete Bishop)
Oscar (2007) - Best Animated Short - Peter and The Wolf (Dir: Suzie Templeton)
Silver New York Film and TV Awards (2005) - Hallmark Ident Rebranding (Dir: Pete Bishop)
Silver Worldband (1999) - 'When you see me what do you see?' - Coporate Video (Dir: Pat Odom)
Exhibits / Performances
Gallery MAP, Oslo - 2013 - ‘Guttorm Nordø meets Matt Willis-Jones’
Jimmy Polaris - Henie Onstad Kunst Galler, Oslo (with Christopher Nielsen and Masselys)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago - 1998 - ‘Bright Spot - 24 hour group show’
Education:
1994-1997 Film studies, Columbia College Chicago, USA
1993-1994 Foundation year in art and design, Middlesex University, UK
1987-1992 King's School Canterbury, UK, recipient of senior Art prize.
Born: 29/08/73, London.
mattwillisjones@gmail.com
CV 2015
As Actor
2016 - Bartender - ATOPIA - tv pilot.
2016 - Telenor commercial - lead (no dialogue)
2015 - Lead - That Day - webseries - (lead) - TV Norge
2015 - Supporting Role - La Patat Azzure (Italy) - short film - ChaosmongerStudios
2015 - Voice Over - ATOPIA - independent production
2013 - Supporting Role - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - Independent production
2013 - Lead / Monologue - How to be a sociopath - Independent production
2011 - Voice Over - 3 errors and an apology (film poen) - Independent production
As writer
2017 - 'Panda Woman' - Comic book, with Christopher Nielsen (Norway)
2017 - Things to Read Before You Run Out of Air - 2017 publication of New Vomit (Norway)
2017 - Things to Read Before You Run Out of Air - monthly Collumn in Lee+ Magazine (Mexico)
2017 - Over my Dead Body - Feature film treatment, with Ruth Ducker (UK)
2016 - Life Sucks - But at Least I've Got Elbows! (award winning 12 ep web series) with Nicola Piovesan
2016 - Star Trippers - (TV series pilot) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - The Blue Potato (award winning short film) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - The Nose of Dante (Screenplay - Comedy - feature film) with Nicola Piovesan
2015 - Wigman (feature film treatmentt)
2015 - Atopia (TV series pilot - 30 min)
2014 - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - 7 x 5 min award winning web series
2012 - Incalcitranous Rex (13 min pop-art da-da sci-fi)
2012 - How to be a Sociopath, Lesson 01 (2 min film poem)
2010 - 3 errors and an apology (2.5 min film poem)
2010 - Available to Couples - (Sex Comedy script 15 min)
2002 - Dinomight (5 min sci fi animation)
1997 - Cake (8 min surrealist comedy)
As director:
2016 - ATOPIA - pilot trailer 7 min
2014 - Everything is Perfect and There are no Problems - series
2012 - Incalcitranous Rex (13 min pop-art da-da sci-fi)
2012 - How to be a Sociopath, Lesson 01 (2 min film poem)
2010 - 3 errors and an apology (2.5 min film poem)
2010 - Available to Couples - (Sex Comedy script 15 min)
1997 - Cake (8 min surrealist comedy)
Work as Post-Production artist:
NRK, 2007 & 2012-2015
DaVinci Colourist
Promo’s, TV series, Documentaries, Drama, Comedy, Youth, Crime
The End PostProduction, Norway 2007 - 2009
Senior Post Production artist
commercials and shot films.
Storm Studios, Norway 2005 - 2007
Lead Compositor / mise en scene / Colourist
Free Jimmy (animated feature film)
Peter and the Wolf (Oscar winning short film)
Double Negative, London 2005
Compositor
Batman Begins, Kingdom of Heaven
Pinewood Studios (Double Negative / Passion Pictures), UK 2004-2005
Compositor
24 x 30min episode TV show - Captain Scarlet
Hallmark Cable Channel rebranding, London 2003-2004
Compositing, Motion Graphics, Design.
Slave Studios (Passion Pictures) London - 2001 - 2003
Compositing, matte painting
24 x 30min episode TV show
ABN AMRO video department, Chicago 1998 - 2000
Compositing and motion graphics
Awards as Director:
2014 - Best Web Series Award - MashUpRome (IT)
2013 - Audience Award - UrbanMedia Film Fest (US)
2013 - Special Mention - Skepto International (IT)
2013 - Special Mention - Boston Sci Fi Film Fest (US)
2013 - Special Mention - UrbanMedia Film Fest (US)
2012 - Creativity Award - Forster Film Festival (AU)
As Post Production Artist:
Webby Award (2010) - Freewheelers (Dir: Pete Bishop)
Oscar (2007) - Best Animated Short - Peter and The Wolf (Dir: Suzie Templeton)
Silver New York Film and TV Awards (2005) - Hallmark Ident Rebranding (Dir: Pete Bishop)
Silver Worldband (1999) - 'When you see me what do you see?' - Coporate Video (Dir: Pat Odom)
Exhibits / Performances
Gallery MAP, Oslo - 2013 - ‘Guttorm Nordø meets Matt Willis-Jones’
Jimmy Polaris - Henie Onstad Kunst Galler, Oslo (with Christopher Nielsen and Masselys)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago - 1998 - ‘Bright Spot - 24 hour group show’
Education:
1994-1997 Film studies, Columbia College Chicago, USA
1993-1994 Foundation year in art and design, Middlesex University, UK
1987-1992 King's School Canterbury, UK, recipient of senior Art prize.