Matan Shiram is engaged in the craft of writing for over 20 years. First as a journalist, then as a film critic, and later as a screenwriter, director, script editor, a lecturer at film festivals, and as a facilitator of writing workshops for film and television. In recent years he has focused on key research issues in the field of writing – in-depth research on character design and development, as well as teaching based on the approaches and theories he develops.

From 2016 he officiates as a member in the Israel Film & Television Screenwriters Guild.