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Matthew Justice is a British film and television executive and producer. He became Managing Director of Big Talk Productions in 2007 and oversaw it's sale to ITV Studios in 2013. Matthew is a multi award-winning executive film producer with credits on Attack the Block, Cuban Fury Sightseers, Man Up and Blade. Matthew works across Big Talk Production's TV shows as an executive producer, most notably winning BAFTAs with Him & Her, Rev and Mum. Most recently Matthew has worked to bring back the much loved BAFTA award-winning drama series Cold Feet. Prior to Big Talk, Matthew ran his own Independent Film Production label Lunar Films and before that he worked as Stephen Norrington's producing partner. Matthew is a Governor of the British Film Institution.

Early life and education
Matthew was born on 1 November 1965 to father Brian Anthony Justice and mother Jean Rosemary Justice. He attended St Andrews University, Scotland completing a BSC in Natural Sciences where he found his passion for producing and dedicated much producing plays.

The Moving Picture Company (1989–1991)
In January 1989 Matthew started his career at The Moving Picture Company where he moved onto work as a commercials producer gaining recognition for working on the Golden Lion at Cannes (BTAA - Gold Post Production) winning Artison advert.

Partizan Films (1995–1996)
Matthew served as a senior producer across Partizan's commercial and music video productions. He produced Michel Gondry's award-winning commercials for Smirnoff winning the Golden Lion - Cannes BTAA - Gold, D+AD - Silver and the Levis advert which won the BTAA - Gold International, BTAA - Gold Post Production. Also whilst at Partizan he produced music videos for artists including Annie Lennox, Bomb the Bass and Skunk Anansie.

Fugitive Films (1992–1995)
Matthew moved into film production and worked as an associate producer on The Freddie Mercury Tribute directed by David Mallet, he then moved on to work as a producer executive on Philip Ridley's The Passion of the Darkly Noon. This led to his first collaboration with director Stephen Norrington on Death Machine with whom he would later partner with on multiple motion pictures.

Independant Producer (1997–2001)
In 1997 Matthew moved to LA and in 1998 he produced Blade with director Stephen Norrington which gained him international status as the film became a box office triumph and was distributed by New Line Cinema. He would go onto produce The Last Minute with Norrington for Palm Pictures before returning to the London to focus on the UK Independent Cinema market.

Invicta Capital (2001–2004)
Matthew served as [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=61875112&privcapId=49547144&previousCapId=49547144&previousTitle=Big%20Talk%20Productions%20Ltd. Head of Production and Director of Business Development] providing structured finance to the entertainment industry. Clients included HBO, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Zentropa, TF-1, Studio Canal and Disney among others.

Lunar Films (2004–2007)
Matthew launched Lunar in May 2004 and produced six films in a three years. The company quickly established itself as a leading UK independent production company, specialising in feature films for global theatrical distribution.

In 2005 Matthew produced the multiple César-winning The Russian Dolls distributed by Studio Canal and starring award-winning Audrey Tatou and Romain Duris and in the same year Lunar released Boy Eats Girl distributed by Optimum featuring Samantha Mumba.

In 2006 he produced Raul Ruiz’s Moscow International Film Festival winner Klimt which featured industry heavyweight John Malkovich.

In Lunar Film's final year, 2007, Matthew produced Sugarhouse which was distributed by Slingshot featuring Ashley Walters and award-winning Andy Serkis; this was followed by I Really Hate My Job distributed by The Works featuring Neve Campbell and Anna Maxwell Martin and finally the Berlin Silver Bear-winning Hallam Foe distributed by Disney featuring Jamie Bell & Sophia Mylres.

This string of film commissions led Matthew to join Nira Park and come on board with Big Talk Productions in 2007.

Big Talk Pictures (2007– on going)
Matthew joined Big Talk in 2007 to oversee all commercial aspects of Big Talk's business, including managing relationships with it's key partners, BBC Worldwide, Studio Canal, Universal, Film4 and 2 Entertain.

In 2010 Matthew worked as an executive producer on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and again in 2011 on Joe Cornish’s SXSW audience-award winning debut feature Attack the Block, and that same year Greg Mottola’s Paul, written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

In 2012, Big Talk produced Ben Wheatley’s Cannes-premiered black-comedy Sightseers and Matthew worked as an executive producer across this, and again in 2013 on Jeremy Lovering’s critically acclaimed psychological horror In Fear, which premiered at Sundance.

Matthew's further executive producer credits with Big Talk Films include Cuban Fury starring Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd and Rashida Jones in 2014; rom-com Man Up starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell and directed by Ben Palmer. Man Up premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and won ‘Best Comedy’ at the 2016 National Film Awards.

Big Talk Productions (2007– on going)
Matthew joined Big Talk as Managing Director in 2007 and has overseen the re-structuring of the company for the past 11 years, including BBCWorldwide's investment in 2008 and the sale of Big Talk to ITV Studios in 2013. Matthew's executive producer tv highlights include multiple award-winning series Rev. (BBC Two) and Him & Her (BBC Three) both winning the BAFTA for situation comedy in 2011 and 2014, and multi-award nominee Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4), now in its fifth series due to air in 2018.

Since his arrival Matthew has worked in an executive producer role across Big Talk's tv shows including: Free Agents (US and UK versions) starring Sharon Horgan and Stephen Mangan in 2009. This was followed in 2012 by A Young Doctor’s Notebook (Sky Arts), starring Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe with the second series winning a Broadcast Award for Best Multi-Channel Programme (2014).

From 2013 - 2015 Matthew exec produced two series of Raised By Wolves written by Caitlin and Caroline Moran which has a US version being created by Oscar winning writer Diablo Cody and three series of the comedy The Job Lot starring Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey for ITV2. Plus, the following year (2014) on the drama series Our Zoo (BBC One) from the Oscar-nominated Matt Charman and Mr Sloane starring Nick Frost and Olivia Colman which launched on Sky Atlantic from Emmy award-winning writer and director Robert Weide.

In 2015, whilst working on motion picture Man Up Matthew fulfilled his executive producer role on comedy series Cockroaches (ITV2) written by Freddy Syborn (co-writer of Bad Education). Plus, in 2016 Crashing, written by and starring multi-award-winning actress and playwright Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Channel 4) and the supernatural detective series Houdini and Doyle from House creator David Shore directed by Stephen Hopkins (Californication, 24). Plus, relaunched the much loved BAFTA award-winning Cold Feet for ITV, with creator Mike Bullen and the original cast returning which is to date the show is ITV’s biggest drama launch of 2016 with an audience of 8.4 million and a 33% total audience share which was recommissioned. Additionally, the BAFTA award winning comedy series Mum (BBC Two) which was another product of the continuing collaboration between Big Talk and Him & Her creator Stefan Golaszewski.

In 2017 Matthew and his long time executive producing partner and CEO of Big Talk Kenton Allen worked on Cold Feet which returned for an eighth series; a new comedy series Back which was written by Emmy-award winning Simon Blackwell (Veep, In The Loop, Peep Show) starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb for Channel 4; Bliss for Sky Atlantic written and directed by acclaimed US writer/director/performer David Cross starring Heather Graham and Stephen Mangan; drama series Living the Dream and comedy series Timewasters.

Personal Life
Matthew is married to writer and TV development executive Jessica Justice, they have two children Adam and Freya.

Advisory Bodies
BFI: Appointed Governor in 2011 - ongoing

DCMS: Appointed to Chris Smith's Film Review Panel in 2011

NFTS: Founding Board Member of Creative Business MA at NFTS

PACT: Council Member 2009 - 2013