Nick Remy Matthews

Nick Remy Matthews
Born
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
EducationFlinders University of South Australia
OccupationsCinematographer, Film director, Screenwriter

Nick Remy Matthews, ACS, is a British-born, Australian-raised director of photography, based in Europe.[1] In 2020 he was named "Cinematographer of the Year" by the Australian Cinematographers Society.[2] He was also named by Variety as one of the "10 Cinematographers to Watch" in 2019 for his work on Hotel Mumbai,[3] a factual action drama depicting the Mumbai terror attacks, directed by long time collaborator Anthony Maras. The film stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Suhail Nayyar, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Tilda Cobham-Hervey and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018[4] where Matthews was singled out for praise for his work on the film. Rolling Stone declare that "Even in the chaos of bullets and bombs — kudos to ace cinematographer Nick Remy Matthews — Maras creates a sense of actual lives hanging in the balance.".[5] The Hollywood Reporter also praises the "...kinetic cinematography..." that enhances "...the idea that these are real events.".[6] Variety describes the film as "Stunningly framed and photographed..." and as having a "...visual striking aesthetic."[7]Washington Square News describes the film's cinematography as spanning "...cramped utility closets and breathtaking skylines, a visual treat from beginning to end."[8]

Following Hotel Mumbai, his cinematography credits have included feature films and television productions in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. He was cinematographer on the science-fiction thriller I.S.S., directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and starring Ariana DeBose.[9] He subsequently photographed the Lionsgate horror film Bagman, directed by Colm McCarthy and starring Sam Claflin.[10]

Matthews' television work includes the Norwegian political thriller Furia and the British crime drama Gangs of London.[11][12] He later reunited with Hotel Mumbai director Anthony Maras as second unit director on the Second World War drama Pressure, starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon.[13]

Early life

Matthews was born in the United Kingdom and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, to a British father and an Indian-born mother of Anglo-Indian heritage. His father was an aeronautical engineer and his mother an English and drama teacher. Matthews attended the progressive Marbury School in the Adelaide Hills on a scholarship, where his contemporaries included singer-songwriter Sia. He later attended Flinders University, studying film and English literature before beginning his career in the film industry in the United Kingdom as a video trainee on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.[14]

Early works

In 2010, he won an AFI Award for his cinematography on the short film The Kiss, directed by Ashlee Page. In the same year he photographed Anthony Maras's AFI award-winning short The Palace, the two having collaborated a few years earlier on Maras' other AFI winning short Spike Up.

Filmography


Awards and nominations

2026 IFFA Awards Best Cinematography for Last Breath[15]

2020 Australian Cinematographer of the Year for Hotel Mumbai[16]

2019 Variety 10 Cinematographers to watch for Hotel Mumbai[17]

2015 Beverly Hills Film Festival - Best Film - Audience Choice Award for One Eyed Girl[18]

2014 Austin Film Festival Dark Matters Jury Award for One Eyed Girl[19]

2010 AFI Awards AFI for Cinematography; outstanding Achievement in Short Film Craft for The Kiss.

2012/2011 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia

Best Cinematography for Collision (Nick Remy Matthews/Sam King) and Best Cinematography for The Kiss[20][21]

2011 Show Me Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand PANAVISION Best Cinematographer for The Kiss.

2012 St Kilda Film Festival, Australia Best Achievement in Cinematography for Paper Planes[22]

2007, 2012 Australian Cinematographers' Society National Awards Golden Tripods – for Azadi and The Palace[23]

References

  1. ↑ Nick Remy Matthews at IMDb
  2. ↑ "If Magazine". 19 May 2020 – via www.if.com.au.
  3. ↑ "10 cinematographers to watch 2019". Variety. 24 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hotel Mumbai". 17 November 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ↑ "Hotel Mumbai movie Dev Patel". Rolling Stone. 21 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hotel Mumbai review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hotel Mumbai review". Variety. 9 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hotel Mumbai thrilling not profound". NYU News. 24 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "I.S.S." Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Bagman - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ine Marie Willmann, Pål Sverre Hagen topline Fury". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Nick Remy Matthews - Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nick Remy Matthews - Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nick's New York state of mind". Flinders University Alumni Stories. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "10 Cinematographers to watch 2019". 2019.
  16. ↑ "Australian Cinematographer's Society National Awards". 2020.
  17. ↑ "10 Cinematographers to watch 2019". 2019.
  18. ↑ "Beverly Hills Film Festival winners 2015". 2015.
  19. ↑ "2014 Winners – Austin Film Festival". austinfilmfestival.com. 1 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Flickerfest winners announced". 17 January 2011.
  21. ↑ "Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (2012)". IMDb.
  22. ↑ "PAST WINNERS – St Kilda Film Festival". stkildafilmfestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Nick Remy Matthews". IMDb.
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