A Quick Introduction to Matthew Ward:

Matthew Ward began his work in the visual arts working at the Academy Award wining visual effects house, Industrial Light & Magic, where he contributed work on such films as The Mummy, Star Wars Episode I, and Wild Wild West. Since then, Ward has worked on numerous visual effects and animation films including Titan A.E., Behind Enemy Lines, Impostor, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Natural Selection, Doug Chiang's Robota, The Polar Express, Ladykillers, Catwoman, Superman Returns, War of the Worlds, Monster House, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol.

Ward’s diversity in filmmaking has helped him play numerous roles in each film he has worked on, including concept illustrations & designs, pre-visual animation & cinematography, and final character animation. As an independent director and filmmaker, Ward's work has been featured in several international film festivals and he has been an Addy nominee for two of his commercials. He has also been a voice actor in several animated short films and the feature film, Beowulf.

Currently, Ward is working at director Robert Zemeckis's production studio Imagemovers Digital as a layout supervisor on the upcoming films Mars Needs Moms and Yellow Submarine.

Ward continues to focus on working with talented directors on films that tell unique stories and drive the medium of film to it's limits. His attention outside of the day job is driven toward directing small projects that produce creative, innovative, thought-provoking short films and music videos for diverse audiences.