Matt Saville Matt Saville i(A95597 works by) (a.k.a. Matthew Saville)
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon Ascenders Matt Saville , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : 2022 26049295 2022 single work film/TV

'A short film where the plot begins when the end credits roll.'

Source: St Kilda Film Festival. 

1 4 form y separately published work icon Black Snow Lucas Taylor , B.A. Quakawoot , Beatrix Christian , ( dir. Sian Davies et. al. )agent Australia : Goalpost Pictures Stan , 2022 24259760 2022 series - publisher film/TV mystery

'Black Snow combines the character-driven storytelling of a coming-of-age drama with the gripping mystery of a classic whodunit to create a unique series that is deeply rooted in its unique North Queensland setting. In 1994, seventeen-year-old Jasmine Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated Jasmine’s Australian South Sea Islander community. The case was never solved, the killer never found. But in 2019, the opening of a time capsule unearths a secret that puts cold-case Detective James Cormack on the trail of the killer.'

Source: Screen Australia (https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2022/03-24-stan-series-black-snow-year-of). (Sighted: 31/03/2022)

1 form y separately published work icon Day Eight Tim Minchin , ( dir. Tim Minchin et. al. )agent Australia : Lingo Pictures , 2019 16969259 2019 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Day Six Leon Ford , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Lingo Pictures , 2019 16969207 2019 single work film/TV
1 2 form y separately published work icon Upright Chris Taylor , Tim Minchin , Kate Mulvany , Leon Ford , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Lingo Pictures , 2019 14352882 2019 series - publisher film/TV

Series one:

'Lucky Flynn (Minchin) hasn’t spoken to his family in years. He’s broke, distant and damaged. He’s also a gifted pianist, whose talent for music is matched only by his talent for self-destruction. When he learns that his mother has only days left to live, Lucky sets off in a hire car to drive the 4000 kilometres from Sydney to Perth to say goodbye to her, taking with him his only cherished possession in the world – a battered and scarred upright piano. But what should have been a straightforward drive across the Nullarbor soon becomes a test of Lucky’s emotional fitness, when he (quite literally) runs into Meg (Milly Alcock), a hilarious, tough-as-nails teenager, who we soon discover has plenty of scars and secrets of her own.'

Source: Screen Australia.


Series two:

'Trading the desert for the steamy tropics of Far North Queensland, Lucky and Meg hit the road - and the river - on a mission to find Meg's mum. Trouble is, Meg's mum has disappeared into the rainforest.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Seven Types of Ambiguity Jacquelin Perske , Jonathan Gavin , Marieke Hardy , ( dir. Glendyn Ivin et. al. )agent Australia : Matchbox Pictures Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 10408355 2017 series - publisher film/TV thriller

'Seven-year-old Sam Marin is taken from his school. Much to the relief of his parents Anna and Joe, Sam is found unharmed hours later and the police arrest ex-school teacher, Simon Heywood. It’s not a matter of who took Sam, but a question of why.

'Told from the shifting perspectives of seven characters, this psychological mystery explores the complex emotional terrain of past and present relationships and the risks people will go to in the name of love.'

Source: ABC TV (http://about.abc.net.au/abc-in-2017/drama-lovers/). (Sighted: 04/11/2016)

1 36 form y separately published work icon A Month of Sundays Matt Saville , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Madman Production Company , 2016 7948505 2016 single work film/TV

'Everyone deserves a second chance. Even a real estate agent. Frank Mollard’s life takes an unexpected turn for the better when he receives a phone call from his dead mother.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Burrito Bowl Josh Thomas , Thomas Ward , Liz Doran , Hannah Gadsby , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2016 11414531 2016 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Pancakes with Faces Josh Thomas , Liz Doran , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2015 10270781 2015 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Coq au Vin Josh Thomas , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2015 10270748 2015 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Simple Carbohydrates Josh Thomas , Thomas Ward , Liz Doran , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2015 10270681 2015 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Scroggin Josh Thomas , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2014 8282714 2014 single work film/TV

'Mum and Josh head out on a five-day hike in the scenic Tasmanian wilderness. There are some funny times and some revealing times. Mum cries herself to sleep a lot and gets trapped in a waterhole by a snake. They get stoned, and they finally talk about Mum's suicide attempts. They walk a really long way.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 24/4/2015)

1 17 form y separately published work icon Felony Joel Edgerton , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Benaroya Pictures Blue Tongue Films Goalpost Pictures Screen Australia , 2013 Z1907860 2013 single work film/TV detective crime 'Life changes in an instant for a decorated police officer after he lies about a running a cyclist off the road after having a celebratory drink with his fellow officers.' (IMDb record)
1 2 of Us : Matthew Saville & Bryony Marks Matt Saville , Bryony Marks , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 October 2013; (p. 6)
1 25 form y separately published work icon Please Like Me Josh Thomas , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television , 2012-2016 Z1852654 2012 series - publisher film/TV humour

'A [...] sitcom about growing up quickly, and about realising that your parents are not heroes, but dopes with no idea what's going on - just like you.'

(Source: Australian Television In Production website)

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Slap : Connie Alice Bell , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television Matchbox Pictures , 2011 Z1816251 2011 single work film/TV

'When Hector broke things off with Connie, her feelings for him didn't change, if anything, they got stronger. So, when Hector drives her home one night after babysitting, she kisses him, and Hector, in a moment of weakness, takes things further. Connie is thrilled by this development until she sees Aisha at the vet clinic, and her excitement turns to guilt. She tries to make contact with Hector but he doesn't respond. Unable to resist seeing him, and knowing Aisha is out, she dresses up and visits him at home, aiming to seduce him. But her plan goes awry when Hector not only rejects her advances, but tells her he regrets their affair and will never love her.

'Devastated and humiliated she takes off to a party, where she finds Richie, and blurts out that Hector raped her. Richie is shocked and insists she tell the police, but she refuses. At the party, Connie quickly forgets about Hector when she comes to the attention of Ali, a handsome, popular boy from school. After walking her home at dawn, and asking for her number, Connie is enthralled by her new love interest. As she slides into bed, still tingling with excitement, the teenage Connie is oblivious to the trouble her lie has created.

Source: ABC website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/theslap/
Sighted: 18/10/2011

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Slap : Harry Brendan Cowell , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : ABC Television Matchbox Pictures , 2011 Z1816225 2011 single work film/TV
2 33 form y separately published work icon Cloudstreet Tim Winton , Ellen Fontana , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Screentime Showtime , 2011 Z1582485 2011 series - publisher film/TV (taught in 1 units) 'The highly anticipated three part mini-series of the modern Australian classic novel. Set in and around Perth during the 40s and 50s, Cloudstreet tells the story of two rural families who suffer separate catastrophes and flee to the city to pick up the pieces of their lives and start again. Brought together in the same house at No.1 Cloud Street, the Lambs and the Pickles' share numerous tragedies and triumphs that draw them closer together, until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.' (Showtime website)
1 15 form y separately published work icon Tangle Fiona Seres , Tony McNamara , Judi McCrossin , John Edwards , Imogen Banks , ( dir. Jessica Hobbs et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star John Edwards , 2009- Z1632332 2009- series - publisher film/TV

Tangle is 'about two generations of two families - sometimes connecting, sometimes colliding, sometimes at cross-purposes - as they navigate their way around the maze of love, sex, money and politics.' (Showcase website.)

'Season 3 of this revelatory drama will pull apart and look at just how the generations separate from one another and how the ties of family are stretched.' Source: http://showtime.com.au/ (Sighted 23/03/2012).

1 2 Crossing Live Matt Saville , Bryony Marks (composer), 2007 single work musical theatre opera 'The work melds the combined skills of a diva, anchor-woman Paula Day, as hard-edged as her eye line theatre actors who work to music and musicians and stage crew who perform as actors. The live score is played seamlessly with pre-recorded music and a sound-scape as well as pre-recorded and live visuals from cameras wielded by the actors on stage. All this allows the theatre audience to see the television show as viewers at home in their living rooms would see it and, at the same time, experience the unexpected human drama that unfolds behind the scenes.' Source: www.malthousetheatre.com.au (Sighted 19/09/2007).
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