{{Short description|Australian film director}} {{hatnote|Not to be confused with New Zealand actor and filmmaker Matthew J. Saville}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthew Saville | birth_date = c. 1966 (age c. 59) | birth_place = | alma_mater = Victorian College of the Arts | occupation = Film director, screenwriter, television director | notable_works = {{plainlist| *Noise *Cloudstreet *Felony }} | spouse = {{marriage|Bryony Marks|2003}} | children = 2 sons | image = }}
'''Matthew Saville''' (born {{circa}} 1966) is an Australian television and film director, known for ''Noise'' (2007) and ''A Month of Sundays'' (2015).
==Early life and education==
Saville was born around 1966, the youngest of six children, and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts.<ref name=smh2013>{{cite web | last=Albert | first=Jane | title=Two of us: Matthew Saville and Bryony Marks | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=4 October 2013 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/two-of-us-matthew-saville-and-bryony-marks-20130930-2un5n.html | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
==Career== Saville began his career working as a titles designer for many Australian television series. Several of his short films, including ''Franz and Kafka'', have received awards and screened widely at film festivals.{{cn|date=February 2026}} He came to wider prominence as a writer/director with his one-hour film ''Roy Hollsdotter Live'', a bittersweet comedy about a stand-up comedian experiencing a personal breakdown. The film won awards at the Sydney Film Festival in 2003, as well as at the Australian Writers' Guild Awards.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
He directed the TV comedy series ''Big Bite'' (2003–4) and ''We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year'' (2005), on both occasions working with Chris Lilley, as well as episodes of the drama series ''The Secret Life of Us'' (2001–2005) and the first three episodes of ''The Surgeon'' (2005).{{cn|date=August 2022}} In 2007, Saville's feature film debut ''Noise'' was released, for which he received an AFI nomination for Best Director.{{cn|date=August 2022}} In September 2007, his opera, ''Crossing Live'', with music by his wife Bryony Marks, was staged at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne.<ref name=behind/><ref>{{cite web | title=Crossing Live | website=AusStage | date=15 September 2007 | url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/73044# | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Crossing Live - ChamberMade |first= Avi| last =Lipski| website=Australian Stage Online | date=22 September 2007 | url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/20070921689/reviews/melbourne/crossing-live-%7C-chambermade.html | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> It won Victorian Green Room Awards in New Operatic Work, Best New Australian Opera Work, and was shortlisted in the 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Prize for Best Music Script.<ref >{{cite web | title=Crossing Live | website=AustLit | url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C635421|date=29 Apr 2014 | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
In 2010, he directed ''Cloudstreet'', a television miniseries version of Tim Winton's novel.{{cn|date=August 2022}} Saville worked alongside Josh Thomas, directing several episodes of ''Please Like Me'' (2013–2016), the ABC hit comedy/drama show.<ref name =perth/>
His film ''Felony'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref name="TIFF">{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/felony |title=Felony |access-date=2013-08-10 |work=TIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816021335/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/felony |archive-date=2013-08-16 }}</ref>
Saville wrote and directed the 2015 film ''A Month of Sundays'' starring Anthony LaPaglia.<ref>{{cite web|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/a-month-of-sundays-review-1201613078/#|title=Film Review: 'A Month of Sundays'|date=October 16, 2015|author=Kenigsberg, Ben}}</ref>
He co-directed season 1 of the 2023 Stan Original crime drama series ''Black Snow''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Buckmaster | first=Luke | title=Black Snow review – Australian murder mystery has a corker of a premise | website=The Guardian | date=31 December 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/01/black-snow-review-australian-mystery-has-a-corker-of-a-premise | access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>
Saville co-directed, with Nina Buxton, the 2026 ABC comedy drama series ''Dog Park''.<ref name =perth>{{Cite web|title='Please Like Me' director joins new ABC comedy 'Dog Park' |url=https://www.outinperth.com/please-like-me-director-joins-new-abc-comedy-dog-park/|website=OUTinPerth|date=2025-09-09|access-date=3 February 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Saville married Bryony Marks, who is a well-known screen composer.<ref name=behind>{{cite web | title=Behind the scenes in amoral times | website=The Age | date=12 September 2007 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/behind-the-scenes-in-amoral-times-20070912-ge5swi.html | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Heitmann-Ryce | first=Liam | title=Bryony Marks: The Mind Behind The Music of Please Like Me and Barracuda | website=FilmInk | date=25 November 2020 | url=https://www.filmink.com.au/bryony-marks-the-mind-behind-the-music-of-please-like-me-and-barracuda/ | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> They married in 2003 at her parents' vineyard in Gembrook, in the Dandenongs, and have two sons.<ref name=smh2013/>
Marks has written the scores for several of Saville's films and TV series, including ''Noise'', ''Felony'', and ''Please Like Me'', as well as many others.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bryony Marks| website=inSync Music | url=https://www.insyncmusic.com.au/team/bryony-marks/ | access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1234242|name=Matthew Saville}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060819042725/http://www.sleepybrain.net/matthew-saville/ Sleepy Brain's extensive interview with Matt Saville]
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