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MattNoonan

  • Producer
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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

Don't Make Me Go
2022 Co-Producer Film
Warm Blood
2022 Executive Producer Film
The Royal Treatment
2022 Line Producer Television
2021 Producer Film
Beverly
2021 Executive Producer Short film

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.”

Matt Noonan describes his company Curious Film, LBB website, 14 December 2019