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| Born | Adelaide, South Australia Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Nadia Fragnito |
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.
Matthew Holmes | |
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| Born | Adelaide, South Australia Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Nadia Fragnito |
Matthew Holmes is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor.
Holmes started his film career as a stop-motion animator [1] and sculptor on multiple award-winning short films. He also worked as an animator on several 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. [2]
Holmes first feature Twin Rivers was a self-financed period drama and was made primarily with support from family and friends. Filming began in 2001 and continued for four years, wrapping in 2004. Post production took two years to complete and was aided by Australian film director Rolf de Heer. [3]
His second feature The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) was an Australian Western based on the life of Australian bushranger Ben Hall. The film started as Kickstarter funded short film until the project was expanded into a feature. [4] Australian director Greg McLean joined the project as an Executive Producer in February 2015. [5] The Legend of Ben Hall was released in Australia in 2016 and internationally in 2017. In 2020, the film was listed amongst '10 Great Australian Westerns' by the British Film Institute. [6]
Bushrangers were armed robbers who hid from authorities in the bush of the British colonies in Australia. The earliest use of the term applied to escaped convicts in the early years of the British settlements in Australia. By the 1820s, the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using bases in the bush.
The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian Bushranger film directed by Charles Tait. It traces the exploits of 19th-century bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang, with the film being shot in and around Melbourne. The original cut of this silent film ran for more than an hour with a reel length of about 1,200 metres (4,000 ft), making it the longest narrative film yet seen in the world. It premiered at Melbourne's Athenaeum Hall on 26 December 1906 and was first shown in the United Kingdom in January 1908. A commercial and critical success, it is regarded as the origin point of the bushranging drama, a genre that dominated the early years of Australian film production. Since its release, many other films have been made about the Kelly legend.
The term independent animation refers to animated shorts, web series, and feature films produced outside a major national animation industry.
Michael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor. He is known for frequently portraying awkward, shy, quirky, and offbeat characters on stage and screen. Over his career he has received include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
Situated on the Belubula River, Canowindra is a historic township and the largest population centre in Cabonne Shire. The town is located between Orange and Cowra in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. The curving main street, Gaskill Street, is partly an urban conservation area.
Johnny Gilbert was an Australian bushranger who was shot dead by the police at the age of 23 near Binalong, New South Wales on 13 May 1865.
Ben Hall was an Australian bushranger and leading member of the Gardiner–Hall gang. He and his associates carried out many raids across New South Wales, from Bathurst to Forbes, south to Gundagai and east to Goulburn. Unlike many bushrangers of the era, Hall was not directly responsible for any deaths, although several of his associates were. He was shot dead by police in May 1865 at Goobang Creek. The police claimed that they were acting under the protection of the Felons Apprehension Act 1865, which allowed any bushranger who had been specifically named under the terms of the Act to be shot, and killed by any person at any time without warning. At the time of Hall's death, the Act had not yet come into force, resulting in controversy over the legality of his killing.
The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the Talent League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta.
John Dunn was an Australian bushranger. He was born at Murrumburrah near Yass in New South Wales. He was 19 years old when he was hanged in Darlinghurst Gaol. He was buried in the former Devonshire Street Cemetery in Sydney.
Ben Hall and his Gang is a 1911 Australian film about the bushranger Ben Hall, played by John Gavin, who also directed. It is considered a lost film.
Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road is a 1911 Australian film about the bushranger Frank Gardiner, played by John Gavin, who also directed. It was the fourth consecutive bushranger biopic Gavin made, following movies about Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite and Ben Hall.
The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger is a 1910 Australian silent film about the bushranger John Vane, who was a member of Ben Hall's gang. It was the first dramatic film from Charles Cozens Spencer who was a key producer of early Australian movies.
Bushranger's Ransom, or A Ride for Life was an Australian silent film produced by Pathé Frères' in 1911, their first motion picture production in Australia after establishing a branch office in Sydney in April 1910. It was adapted from a stage play first performed in 1907 by E. I. Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.
The Legend of Ben Hall is a 2016 Australian bushranger film. Written and directed by Matthew Holmes, it is based on the exploits of bushranger Ben Hall and his gang. The film stars Jack Martin in the title role, Jamie Coffa as John Gilbert, and William Lee as John Dunn.
TVPaint Animation is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3.0 (1994) introduced support for other platforms. In 1999, the last Amiga version 3.59 was released as free download. TVPaint Animation currently runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android operating systems.
Jack Martin is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Hall in the feature film The Legend of Ben Hall.
The Cost is a 2022 Australian revenge drama directed by Matthew Holmes from an original screenplay by Matthew Holmes and Gregory Moss. Set over 48 hours, the film follows two men as they seek to enact vengeance on a convicted felon, by taking him deep into the bush to inflict a series of brutal punishments. It stars Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Damon Hunter, Kevin Dee, Nicole Pastor and Clayton Watson.
Arthur Angel is an Australian film, television and stage actor of Greek heritage. He has appeared in films including Metal Skin (1994), Ghost Rider (2007), Van Diemen's Land (2009), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), Red Dog (2011), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016), That's Not Me (2017), West of Sunshine (2017), My First Summer (2020) and the upcoming Fear Below (2024).
Jordan Fraser-Trumble is an Australian film, television and stage actor. He has appeared in the films The Legend of Ben Hall (2016), West of Sunshine (2017), The Cost (2022) and the upcoming Freelance.