Matthew Helderman
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| Born | Matthew Helderman 1987 (age 38–39) Connecticut, United States |
| Alma mater | Lake Forest College |
| Occupations | |
| Organizations | BondIt Media Capital Buffalo 8 |
| Notable work | 3022 The Pale Door Cosmic Sin Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Redemption Day |
Matthew Helderman (born 1987) is an American film producer known for 3022, The Pale Door, Cosmic Sin, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street and Redemption Day.[1] He is the founder of Buffalo 8 and BondIt Media Capital.[2]
Early life and education
Helderman was born in 1987 in Connecticut and raised in Fairfield in a Jewish family.[3][4] He attended The Frederick Gunn School and later Lake Forest College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2011.[5][6][7]
Career
In 2010, while an undergraduate student at Lake Forest College, Helderman founded Buffalo 8 to produce the feature film The Alumni Chapter. After graduating, he relocated the company to Beverly Hills, California.[8][9]
In 2013, Helderman co-founded BondIt Media Capital with Luke Taylor.[10] In 2015, Buffalo 8 Productions acquired Alta Entertainment.[11] In 2017, Helderman and Taylor acquired ABS Entertainment Payroll.[12][13]
In 2019, Helderman uncovered previously unreleased audio and case files related to the Jeffrey Dahmer murder trials.[14] He and Buffalo 8 later worked with director Joe Berlinger on the Conversations With a Killer series, with RadicalMedia overseeing production and Helderman and Buffalo 8 serving as executive producers.[14]
Filmography
- The Alumni Chapter (2011)[3]
- Big Kill (2019)[15]
- Trauma Center (2019)[16]
- 3022 (2019)[17]
- Becky (2020)[18]
- Indigo Valley (2020)[19]
- Hooking Up (2020)[20]
- The Reckoning (2020)[21]
- The Legion (2020)[22]
- American Siege (2020)[23]
- Seized (2020)[24]
- The Pale Door (2020)[25]
- Givers of Death (2020)[26]
- Cosmic Sin (2021)[27]
- Apex (2021)[28]
- Locked In (2021)[29]
- Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)[30]
- Out of Death (2021)[31]
- The Dead of Night (2021)[32]
- Cosmic Sin (2021)[33]
- Body Brokers (2021)[34]
- Dual (2021)[35]
- Panama (2021)[36]
- The Commando (2021)[37]
- Ida Red (2021)[38]
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)[39]
- Redemption Day (2021)[40]
- The Fallout (2021)[41]
- Book of Love (2022)[42]
- Conversations with a Killer (2022)[43]
References
- ^ Bahr, Sarah (July 24, 2020). "The Star of This $70 Million Sci-Fi Film Is a Robot". New York Times.
- ^ Longwell, Todd (May 10, 2023). "BondIt Co-Founders Believe Funding Can Be as Creative as Storytelling".
- ^ a b "Student's film to premiere at Portage Theater".
- ^ Arom, Eitan (October 20, 2016). "CareerUp: Linking careers, high tech and Jewish millennials".
- ^ "Leadership Lessons with Matthew Helderman '07". 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Matt Helderman '11: Buffalo 8 and BondIt".
- ^ "Graduation 2011 List Grows Larger". August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Lake Forest College grad debuts film". Daily Herald. February 18, 2011.
- ^ "The Alumni Chapter". Chicago Reader. February 17, 2011.
- ^ Handel, Jonathan (April 11, 2014). "New Service Launches to Pay Union Bonds". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 6, 2015). "AFM: Buffalo 8 Acquires Alta Entertainment".
- ^ McNary, Dave (May 20, 2017). "Cannes: BondIt Invests in ABS Entertainment Payroll and Production Accounting".
- ^ Longwell, Todd (May 10, 2023). "With Payroll Unit, BondIt Builds Extension to Core Business".
- ^ a b Davies, Rachael (August 30, 2022). "Netflix's Conversations with a Killer doc release date and details". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Big Kill'". 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Willis Thriller 'Open Source' Sells To Vertical Entertainment". 20 February 2020.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (November 22, 2019). "'3022': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Matthew Helderman | BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021.
- ^ "'Harry Potter' Actress Evanna Lynch to Star in Wilderness Story 'Indigo Valley'". 8 November 2017.
- ^ "'Hooking Up': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Neil Marshall Sets Joe Anderson, Steven Waddington, Sean Pertwee To Star With Charlotte Kirk In 'The Reckoning'". 5 August 2019.
- ^ "'The Legion': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Bruce Willis Starring In Action Pic 'American Siege' For Arcana Studio, BondIt Media Capital". 18 November 2020.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Scott Adkins action thriller 'Seized' starts production (exclusive)". Screen.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (August 20, 2020). "'The Pale Door': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Cannes Deals For 'Givers Of Death' And 'Last Of The Grads'; Bill Nighy's 'Buckley's Chance' Gets U.S. Deal; GLAAD List Submissions Open; Topic Takes 'Los Últimos Frikis'". 23 July 2021.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 24, 2020). "Film News Roundup: Frank Grillo, Luke Wilson Join Bruce Willis in Sci-Fi Movie 'Cosmic Sin'". Variety.
- ^ Online, TV Spielfilm. "Apex - Filmkritik - Film - TV SPIELFILM". TV Spielfilm Online.
- ^ "'Locked In' Review: Mena Suvari Headlines a Chintzy and Generic Heist Thriller". 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Emile Hirsch To EP & Star In Cancel Culture Drama 'My Time's Up' From Filmmaker Michael A. MacRae". 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Willis Action Thriller 'Reactor' Goes to Saban in North America, U.K." 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Shout! Studios Releasing Upcoming Horror Flick THE DEAD OF NIGHT Starring LANCE HENRIKSEN". 28 January 2021.
- ^ "'Cosmic Sin': Frank Grillo, Luke Wilson & Adelaide Kane". 23 March 2020.
- ^ "'Body Brokers' Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers". 20 February 2021.
- ^ "'Dual' Review: Downer Dark Comedy Imagines the Pros and Cons of Being Cloned". 23 January 2022.
- ^ "'Panama' Review: Crosses are Doubled and Tripled in a Pedestrian, Mel Gibson-Starring Political Thriller". 17 March 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Randy Couture heist thriller 'Blowback' wraps for PEG ahead of Cannes sales launch (exclusive)". Screen.
- ^ "'Ida Red': Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo & Josh Hartnett Lead Cast In Action-Thriller Shot During The Pandemic". 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Watch the Movie on HBO | HBO.com". HBO.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (January 6, 2021). "'Redemption Day': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "'Helen's Dead': Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Emile Hirsch, Dylan Gelula, Oliver Cooper & Tyrese Gibson Board Murder Mystery Pic From Newly Formed Stoked Film Group". 20 December 2021.
- ^ "'Book of Love' Review: An Imperfect Yet Lovable Rom-Com of Modest Pleasures". Variety. 4 February 2022.
- ^ Maas, Jennifer (August 29, 2022). "Netflix's 'Conversations With a Killer' Season 3 'The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes' to Debut in October (EXCLUSIVE)".