Matt Greenhalgh

Birth Name:

Matt Greenhalgh

Profession

Writer, Assistant director, Director

Won the Carl Foreman BAFTA award at the 61st British Academy Film Awards for "Control․"
Won the 2008 Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay for "Control․"
Won the Silver Hugo for Best Screenplay at the Chicago International Film Festival for "Control․"
Quote: "No band ever got close to the Beatles․ And the rawness of John's songs, well there's nothing to touch them․"
Quote: "For me, films about musicians are a personal thing․ They're about what you bring to the subject matter--maybe it's your personal bond with the music you're writing about․"
Has written multiple biopics about musicians, notably "Control" about Joy Division front man Ian Curtis and "Nowhere Boys" about John Lennon's teenage years
A Beatles fan, he kept the "Hello!" magazine tribute to George Harrison

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