(1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 52) Huddersfield, England
Occupation
writer, filmmaker, producer
Website
matthanson.net
Backgroundedit
Matt Hanson is a filmmaker who created the onedotzero digital film festival & organisation, and is the author of a series of books on digital film, including The End of Celluloid: Film Futures in the Digital Age.
He has made a multitude of successful and innovative short films (including the award-winning Salaryman 6, with Jake Knight, and City of Hollow Mountains with The Light Surgeons), television series for Channel 4 (UK), and is considered an expert in moving image trends.
A Screen International article cited him as an 'international film visionary'. Forbes listed him among 'Ten People Who Could Change The World' in 2007.
He was chosen as a participant in the inaugural Creators Series 2007, a showcase of emerging creativity and ideas in New York and Los Angeles by Tomorrow Unlimited.
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