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Matthew Barrett Biography

Birth Name:Matthew Barrett

Profession Producer, Director, Editor, Writer, Art department, Editorial department

Fast Facts

  • Won a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Factual Series for "Operation Iceberg" in 2013
  • Won a BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series or Strand for "Horizon" in 2002
  • Graduated from Winchester College in 1980 and from Oxford University with a Master's degree in Modern History in 1984
  • Began working as a producer on the documentary film "Why the Towers Fell" in 2002
  • Started out as a quality assurance worker on the video game "Star Trek: Birth of the Federation" in 1999
  • Is the creative director of World Media Rights and the director and executive producer of Jerusalem Productions
  • Best known as the producer of the documentary series "Horizon" and "Nova․"
  • Was a post production assistant on the TV series "Trading Spaces" in 2008

Awards

  • 2002BAFTA TV Award-Best Factual Series or Strand: winner
  • 2003Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Documentary: winner
  • 2013BAFTA Scotland Award-Best Factual Series: winner