Matt Barrelle

Matt Barrelle (born 1971 in Sydney, Australia) is a businessman, resort developer and previously a film producer.

Barrelle gained the following qualifications in Australia prior to moving to the USA: an Honours Degree in Land Economics, Masters of Business Degree (MBA), ASX Graduate Diploma (Finance & Investment) and awarded Justice of the Peace (JP) accreditation from the Australian Government.

In 1996 Barrelle rapidly expanded then prepared for sale: Australian corporate telecommunications carrier - Magna Data (Davnet). Prior to the acquisition by the Global Telecommunications Company NTT, Davnet had over 1000 employees in five countries and a market cap of over US$2Billi.

Barrelle then founded the Total Sports and Entertainment Group, where he was noted as Australia’s youngest CEO of a listed Public Company, before selling the business via ‘management buy-out’ in 2002.

After being inspired as a spectator at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Football in Japan & South Korea, Barrelle Barrelle then conceived and produced the highly acclaimed Football Film Trilogy Goal!. The football film Franchise is widely reported to have cost around US$100 million, and was produced through Barrelle’s production company Milkshake Films, which was set up with his business partner Mike Jefferies in 2001.

Goal! the Dream Begins, Goal! 2: Living the Dream, and Goal! 3: Taking on the World (2009) were released widely across 40+ countries by distributors such as Buena Vista (a member of the Walt Disney Corporation) from 2005 – 2009. The Goal! trilogy was filmed in conjunction with The English Premier League, The UEFA Champions League, and The 2006 FIFA World Cup starring actors Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola and Anna Friel with well known players like David Beckham, Zinadine Zidane, Alan Shearer and Raúl. Barrelle was also Executive Producer on the Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, directed by Michael Apted, narrated by Pierce Brosnan.

Barrelle’s primary business interest is the Pioneer Land Group (PLG), which acquires beach-front land and develops tropical beach and golf resorts in the emerging coastal and city markets of Brazil, and the South Pacific Islands. PLG’s flagship resort, Natal Ocean Club Resort & Spa, is located on the North East Coast of Brazil, and will be the first luxury all suite beach resort of its kind in the region. It is expected to open late 2010.

Barrelle now resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco and is known for building the majority of his business interests around his passion for sport and coastal real estate.

WWW Links - Films

• Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
• Goal! 2: Living the Dream (2007)
• Goal! 3: Taking on the World (2009)
• Matt Barrelle IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1449255/
• FIFA Official World Cup Documentary http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0883377/
• Goal Official Website http://www.bvimovies.com/uk/goal2/
• Sydney Morning Herald Article ([1])
• FIFA Articles ([2])

WWW Links - Beach resorts

• Pioneer Land Group http://www.pioneerlandgroup.com
• Natal Ocean Club Residences http://www.nataloceanclub.com/residences
• Natal Ocean Club Resort & Spa http://www.nataloceanclub.com

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