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Mat Johns

  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
  • Director
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Mat Johns is an award-winning filmmaker based in Manchester, UK. His Writer/Director credits in short film include Run, Kiss, A Father's Day and Inertia, all of which have been selected for BAFTA or OSCAR qualifying film festivals.

A Father's Day, a horror film funded by Creative England and BFI Network, screened at over 160 film festivals and has received over 3.6 million views on YouTube.

Inertia, his latest drama project funded by BFI Network, is currently on the festival circuit and has recently been selected by 8 OSCAR or BAFTA qualifying film festivals. Having won Best Drama at Out On Film in Atlanta, Inertia was submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Best Live Action Short Film nomination for the 2022 Academy Awards.
BornAugust 10, 1984
BornAugust 10, 1984
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      • 12 wins & 66 nominations total

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    Joanne Mitchell and Payal Mistry in Inertia (2021)
    Inertia
    8.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    A Father's Day (2016)
    A Father's Day
    6.8
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2016
    Kiss (2011)
    Kiss
    6.9
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2011
    Run (2012)
    Run
    6.7
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Apnas
      • director of photography
      • Post-production
    • Before We Disappear
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Rose Gold (2024)
      Rose Gold
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Haiesha Mistry in MUG (2022)
      MUG
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • George Webster and Sam Retford in S.A.M. (2020)
      S.A.M.
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Company //a Covid19 Lockdown Movie
      Short
      • Cinematographer (shot by)
      • 2020
    • Sybil (2018)
      Sybil
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Once Bitten... (2018)
      Once Bitten...
      6.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • The Moment (2018)
      The Moment
      8.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Christian Don Spears in Aelia Laelia (2017)
      Aelia Laelia
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • The Box (2015)
      The Box
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • The Disadvantages of Time Travel (2015)
      The Disadvantages of Time Travel
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Hazel Earle in Going Out (2013)
      Going Out
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Trauma
      7.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Serena Ryan and Chris Taylor in Smile (2013)
      Smile
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Last Person (2013)
      Last Person
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Moving In (2013)
      Moving In
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Editor



    • Forever Young
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)
      Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales
      4.8
      • Editor (segment "A Father's Day")
      • 2020
    • Company //a Covid19 Lockdown Movie
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • A Father's Day (2016)
      A Father's Day
      6.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • M Is for Monica (2013)
      M Is for Monica
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Bedtime (2013)
      Bedtime
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Radio Silence (2013)
      Radio Silence
      7.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • John Dutton in When I'm Sixty-Four (2013)
      When I'm Sixty-Four
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Serena Ryan and Chris Taylor in Smile (2013)
      Smile
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Last Person (2013)
      Last Person
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Moving In (2013)
      Moving In
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Run (2012)
      Run
      6.7
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Will Power (2012)
      Will Power
      7.1
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Kiss (2011)
      Kiss
      6.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Reservoir Bitches (2011)
      Reservoir Bitches
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011

    Director



    • Joanne Mitchell and Payal Mistry in Inertia (2021)
      Inertia
      8.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)
      Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales
      4.8
      • Director (segment "A Father's Day")
      • 2020
    • Company //a Covid19 Lockdown Movie
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • A Father's Day (2016)
      A Father's Day
      6.8
      Short
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2016
    • Radio Silence (2013)
      Radio Silence
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • John Dutton in When I'm Sixty-Four (2013)
      When I'm Sixty-Four
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Serena Ryan and Chris Taylor in Smile (2013)
      Smile
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Last Person (2013)
      Last Person
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Moving In (2013)
      Moving In
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Run (2012)
      Run
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Kiss (2011)
      Kiss
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011

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    • Born
      • August 10, 1984
      • Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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