Matthew Whittet Matthew Whittet i(A106738 works by)
Gender: Male
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Matthew Whittet's drama '12' was shortlisted in the 2006 Patrick White Playwright's Award.

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form y separately published work icon Heartbreak High ( dir. Gracie Otto et. al. )agent Australia : FremantleMedia Australia NewBe Netflix , 2022 23518505 2022 series - publisher film/TV

'A discovery makes AMERIE an instant pariah at Hartley High, and causes a mysterious and very public rift with her ride-or-die HARPER. With her new friends - outsiders QUINNI and DARREN - AMERIE must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.'

Source: Netflix.

2023 winner The International Emmy Awards Kids: Live Action
2022 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Program
2022 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series
y separately published work icon We Are The Mutable 2021 South Brisbane : Playlab , 2021 24500550 2021 single work drama

'Matthew Whittet’s We Are The Mutable externalises the internal worlds of four teenagers through the magical phenomenon of waking up changed, transformed or mutated. It questions how we deal with change and being vulnerable, what happens when you are faced with your fears, and how we find empathy.'  (Publication summary)

2022 nominated AWGIE Awards Stage Award Theatre for Young Audiences
form y separately published work icon Girl Asleep ( dir. Rosemary Myers ) Australia : Soft Tread Enterprises Windmill Pictures , 2015 7389221 2015 single work film/TV

Girl Asleep is a film adaptation of the acclaimed 2014 play of the same name. It follows shy teenager Greta Driscoll as life takes unexpected turns in the lead up to her fifteenth birthday.

2016 winner CinéfestOz Film Prize
2017 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Director
2017 nominated AFCA Film Awards Best Screenplay
2017 winner AFCA Film Awards Best Film
2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Original Screenplay
2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Director
2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Film
2016 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Adapted Screenplay
2016 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Film
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