Jodi Matterson

Jodi Matterson is an Australian producer[1] who has produced films and TV series including Penguin Bloom (2020), The Dry (2020), Wolf Like Me (2022) and Nine Perfect Strangers, with Nicole Kidman.[2][3] She works in a production company called Made Up Stories.[4]

Career

Matterson started her career at university, putting on children's parties, and organising events. She met a film producer at a Starlight Foundation event, who offered her a role as a producer's assistant, after noticing her high level organisation skills.[5]

Matterson has been involved in the production of TV series such as The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, based on the book by Holly Ringland, and starring Sigourney Weaver. She was also producer of Wolf Like Me, starring Isla Fisher, as well as Nine Perfect Strangers, written by Australian author Lianne Moriaty and starring Nicole Kidman.[6][7][8] Her credits include producer, actress, and casting. Other productions include Roar (2022), and Little Monsters (2019).[9]

Matterson has been listed as an actress for productions including Down Under (2016), Water Rats (1996), and G.P. (1994).[9]

Patterson is part of a production company called Made Up Stories,[10] with Bruna Papandrea, which has created a series of TV and films. The production company created a number of films and TV series during the pandemic lockdown.

"The company’s television roster includes Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman .[11] The Undoing, Pieces of Her with Toni Colette and Nine Perfect Strangers"[11]

The company also made a number of films with international artists, released on Netflix and cinema.

'Luckiest Girl Alive, ... topped the Netflix Top 10 chart globally while The Dry with Naomi Watts, and Penguin Bloom were responsible for bringing the Australian box office back to life in 2021. All of this achieved against the backdrop of a pandemic, nonetheless."[11]

Matterson described the empowerment and opportunities she hopes her production company, Made Up Stories provides:

“For me, Made Up Stories is also about empowerment and giving people opportunities. We have an amazing young filmmaker who just made a short film that knocked us out and we’ve been working on developing her for the last few years to make her feature debut. The editor we have on Penguin Bloom is a super-talented young girl and we want to give her an opportunity. The production designer we had on The Dry is another young girl, incredibly gifted and it was a big step up for her to do a movie of this scale. It’s such a rewarding thing to be able to facilitate.”[4]

Gender equity

Matterson is a supporter of diversity and equity,[12][5] including staff in their production teams who have disabilities involved. She had, during the production of Penguin Bloom, a staff member called a director's attachment, who had cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, "she’s been so incredibly additive to our process.”[13] Their production company aims to champion gender equity and women in film, 'putting women at the centre of film'.[14]

Awards

Patterson has been nominated for and won a number of awards, including AACTA and FCCC awards, for her various film and TV series.[15][16]

  • 2022 - Wolf Like Me, AACTA award, best drama series.[17]
  • 2021 - The Dry, best film, FCCC award, nominee.
  • 2021 - Penguin Bloom - AACTA award, nominee.
  • 2014 - Twisted, Tropfest, 3rd prize, shared with Stuart Bowen, Ilana Lazar.
  • 2013 - Not Suitable for Children, FCCC award, Best Film, nominee.[18]

References
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  2. Hooton, Amanda (2023-10-13). "'You want Jodi in your tight circle': The Aussie producer adored by Kidman and co". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. Manning, James (2023-08-21). "Behind the scenes on the hit Prime Video drama The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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  5. "FROM PANTOMIMES TO HOLLYWOOD Jodi Matterson". issuu. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. "How Byron Bay became the home for Nine Perfect Strangers". Australian Financial Review. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. "Nine Perfect Strangers". Hulu. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  8. "Wavemaker promotes Philippa Noilea-Tani to national head of investment". Mediaweek. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. "IMDB - Matterson".
  10. Quinn, Karl (2022-12-01). "How Harvey Weinstein's lawyer became one of Australia's biggest film and TV producers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  11. Lodderhose, Diana (2022-12-07). "International Disruptors: 'Anatomy Of A Scandal' & 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Producers Bruna Papandrea & Jodi Matterson Talk Building Made Up Stories, Taking Risks & Ambitions For Growth". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  12. Gannon, Genevieve. "EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Australian women creatives shaking up the scene in Hollywood, from Unjoo Moon to Karen Murphy". Now To Love. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  13. "Vogue - Australian Producer".
  14. "Mash welcomes leadership appointments of Tanya Drerup and Ollie Salisbury". Mediaweek. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  15. "Jodi Matterson". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  16. "AACTA Awards 2021: All The Winners". 10 play. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  17. "The 2022 Australian Cinematography Awards". STEFAN DUSCIO ACS. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  18. "Jodi Matterson - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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