Matthew Ross (filmmaker and journalist)
| Matthew Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Matthew Ross July 10, 1976 New York City, New York |
| Other names | Matthew M. Ross |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter, journalist |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable work | Frank & Lola |
| Website | www |
Matthew Ross is an American film director, screenwriter, and journalist based in Brooklyn. He is best known for writing and directing the film Frank & Lola, which had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Universal Studios.
Born and raised in New York City, Ross attended Harvard University, where he graduated Cum Laude with Honors with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies, concentrating in filmmaking.
Ross began his career as a film journalist. His first position of note was covering the New York film scene as a staff writer for Variety. He then moved on to a senior editor role at Indiewire, overseeing the site's editorial coverage as well as writing a regular industry column, followed by a four-year stint as the managing editor of Filmmaker magazine. While at Filmmaker, Ross wrote and/or edited many of the magazine's cover stories and major features, including profiles of directors Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater, Robert Towne, Michel Gondry, among others. Ross eventually expanded his focus beyond film, writing pieces that ranged from feature profiles of MMA champions for FIGHT! magazine to long-form investigative journalism for Playboy. As a freelancer, his work has appeared in The Village Voice,Nerve,The Criterion Collection, and dozens of other publications.
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