Matt Drummond

MATT DRUMMOND - Director

Matt Drummond is an Emmy Award-winning director and visual effects artist who has been at the forefront of the animation industry since the early 90s.

Matt's passion for film and effects culminated in his debut feature film, Dinosaur Island, followed by My Pet Dinosaur and The Secret Kingdom, all of which have enjoyed international success. The Secret Kingdom has been sold into all major territories for theatrical release, including a release in the US by Paramount.

Matt has been nominated for an AFI and was previously nominated for two Emmy Awards. He is also at the forefront of the paradigm shift into real-time raytracing technologies for filmmaking, having been an early adopter of Unreal Engine to create over 1200 VFX shots for The Secret Kingdom.

  • 2023 The Secret Kingdom - (Feature Film) (Producer/Director/Writer) [17]

  • 2017 My Pet Dinosaur (Feature Film) (Producer/Director/Writer /VFX Supervisor)

  • 2014 Dinosaur Island (Feature Film) (Producer/Director/Writer/VFX Supervisor)

  • 2013 First Footprints (TV Documentary) (Visual Effects Supervisor)

  • 2013 Big History (TV Series) (Visual Effects Supervisor)

  • 2012 Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide (TV Movie documentary) (Digital effects)

  • 2011 Grimm (US TV Series) (1 episode, Pilot) - (Digital effects)

  • 2011 Dinosaur Stampede (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2010 Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (Feature Film) (Digital effects)

  • 2010 Voyage to the Planets (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2009 Prehistoric New York (TV Documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2009 Death of the Megabeasts (TV Movie documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2008 Life After People (TV Movie documentary) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2008 Prehistoric Predators II (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2007 Prehistoric Predators (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2007 Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil (Documentary) (visual effects supervisor)

  • 2005 Supernova (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 2005 Attack of the Sabertooth (TV Movie) (Visual effects director)

  • 2005 Saturn, Planet of the rings (TV Series) (Digital effects)

  • 2004 Animal Face Off (TV Series) (Visual effects supervisor)

  • 1998 Rumble in the Jungle (TV Documentary) (Digital effects)

  • 1998 Silent Sentinels (TV Documentary) (Digital effects)