Tom Mattera (born 27 January 1979) is an American filmmaker, writer and producer.
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| Born | 27 January 1979 Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Producer & Screenwriter |
Early life
editMattera was born and grew up in South Philadelphia. Tom Mattera and Dave Mazzoni teamed up during childhood in Philadelphia where they began their creative collaboration on film. Their first screenplay, Mectl, was selected as one of the top 250 out of 5,500 submissions in HBO’s Project Greenlight Competition in 2003.[1]
Mattera graduated with a B.A. in Film and Media Arts in 2004 from Temple University. He also holds a B.S. in Civil & Construction Engineering from Temple University which he received in 2002.[citation needed]
Career
editThe 4th Dimension
editTom Mattera directed his first feature film with Dave Mazzoni, The 4th Dimension, in 2006. Mattera and Mazzoni made the film for $75,000.[2] The film won the Grand Jury Honorable Mention Award at CineVegas in 2006,[3] the Technical Achievement Award at the Philadelphia Film Festival, and went on to screen at over 20 international film festivals.[citation needed] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "stylistically channeling" the works of David Lynch and Darren Aronofsky.[3]
The Fields
editMazzoni and Mattera directed their second independent feature, The Fields, a thriller starring Cloris Leachman and Tara Reid, released in 2011. The film takes place in a small Pennsylvania town in 1973, and tells the story of a young boy and his family as they are terrorized by an unseen presence in the surrounding fields.[4] Production spanned six weeks, throughout September and October 2009, and was shot entirely on location in the Pocono Mountains region in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania.[5] The Fields was signed to distribution company Breaking Glass pictures.[6]
Filmography
edit| Film | Year | Credits | Awards |
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| The 4th Dimension | 2006 | Director Writer Producer Editor |
Grand Jury Honorable Mention at CineVegas Technical Achievement at the Philadelphia International Film Festival |
| The Fields | 2011 | Director Producer Editor |
N/A |
References
edit- ^ http://www.filmthreat.com/interviews/1091&archive=Date&match=0&page=1/[permanent dead link]
- ^ McNamara, Jonathan (July 4, 2008). "David Lynch sucks. The 4th Dimension doesn't. Thus spake The Vocabulariast". Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Rechtshaffen, Michael (2006-06-26). "The 4th Dimension". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Cloris Leachman and Tara Reid star in 'The Fields' | Planet Fury". Pretty-scary.net. August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ Raffel, Lawrence P. (2009-11-03). "'The Fields' Wraps, 'Let Me In' Begins Production". Fear Net. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ "Breaking Glass Pictures".[failed verification]