MattNoonan
- Producer
After getting his start at 17, helping out on Peter Jackson movie Bad Taste, Matt Noonan has gone on to become a prolific producer. In 1999 he founded production company Curious Film, originally alongside cinematographer Darryl Ward. Noonan has been on the producing team for a number of features, including box office hit Hunt for The Wilderpeople, identity drama Fantail, and Chinese downunder romance Only Cloud Knows. He has also produced numerous award-winning commercial campaigns and arranged location shoots for overseas companies — and even branched out into distributing movies, as well as producing them.
Screenography
Awards
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Film: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2013 New Zealand Film and TV Awards (New Zealand)
Nominated for Best Film (shared with Sarah Cook): Fantail
“I’m so lucky to have been able to work all around the planet. I think more than ever Curious is a Kiwi company bringing that sensibility, passion, adaptability and mindfulness to a global market.”