Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Matthew Victor Pastor is a Filipino Australian filmmaker. An alumnus of the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts, his Masters' film I am Jupiter I am the Biggest Planet was awarded Best Director and went on to screen at over 20 international film festivals. In 2020 The Neon Across the Ocean (91 mins) world premiered at the 44th São Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra). In 2021 the A Pencil to the Jugular (121 mins) World Premiered at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival. Both films are part of his 2020 trilogy of pandemic themed feature films with a third film in post-production.

In 2018, Melodrama / Random / Melbourne won Best Original Score at the 2018 Sinag Maynila Film Festival and was selected to have its Australian premiere at the 2018 Adelaide Film Festival. It was also nominated for the 67th edition of the FAMAS Award (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award) in the music category. In November 2018, MAGANDA! Pinoy Boy vs Milk Man a hybrid-experimental-exploitation-art feature film he directed and starred in had its premiere at Monster Fest Australia's leading genre film festival.

Screen Australia, Film Victoria, and AFTRS have funded his new short film Fun Times which was penned by AACTA nominated writer Llewellyn Michael Bates. The film has played 20 international film festivals and continues its run at Academy & Goya qualifying short film festivals. It recently won Best Film (national) at the 25th Canberra Short Film Festival.

"It's about seeing those faces, it's about seeing those stories. It has a lot of weight.", said Matthew Victor Pastor, in an interview with The New York Times. One thing is for sure, the young director will stop at nothing to see diverse stories told.

Awards

Matthew Victor Pastor

Canberra Short Film Festival

Melbourne Underground Film Festival

VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Sinag Maynila Film Festival

Contribute to this page

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed