COLIN MATTHEWS

WRITER / DIRECTOR

Originally from the UK, Colin is a writer, director, producer, actor, and art department member. He grew up on a London council estate, the son of an East End bookie who did business with some of the London underworld's more colourful characters in rooms most people didn’t enter and with men most people didn’t cross. Colin attended college in California, qualifying as a commercial pilot before returning to the UK to serve in the Special Air Service (SAS) Reserves. He holds British, Canadian, and Irish (EU) passports.

With decades of production experience, Colin has accumulated more than 350 hours of film and television credits, working internationally on major studio features and high-end series across the UK, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with acclaimed directors including Brian De Palma, James Cameron, Frank Oz, John Landis, Sidney J. Furie, and Paul Feig. He is a full voting member of the Television Academy (EMMYs).

An accomplished improviser, Colin is a former member of the award-winning Vancouver Theatresports Improv League. As an actor, he has appeared in television series, feature films, and numerous stage productions.

As a writer, Colin has been a finalist in major competitions including the Final Draft Big Break, the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, the PAGE Awards, the Stowe Story Labs Fellowship, the Austin Film Festival, and the ISA Fast Track Fellowship, among others. He won the UK-based Scribe Lounge Elevate Screenwriting Competition held in partnership with Sid Gentle Films and Tall Story Pictures. His scripts have been featured on The Stunt List / Originals Bureau, The Grey List (twice), the Maximum Z Showcase, and Coverfly’s List of Lists, highlighting top emerging screenwriters.

Alongside his creative career, Colin spent a decade in global finance as a Vice President in the stock brokerage division of one of the world’s largest banks, where he personally oversaw more than $4 billion in managed assets.

Colin’s debut film as a writer-director, Never Use Alone, has begun its festival run, earning official selection at the Yorkton Film Festival along with a Golden Sheaf Award nomination, as well as a Best Performance nomination for lead Chelah Horsdal, and an Emerging Filmmaker nomination for Colin.

He currently has a true-crime television series in development with a Vancouver-based production company, and his latest short story, Single Cask, was recently published in the Consumed horror anthology. 

Link to Colin’s Internet Movie Database profile:
imdb.me/ColinMatthews

Aaron Nathanson is an award-winning cinematographer based in Vancouver, Canada. Born in Cleveland, his life and work have been shaped by long periods spent abroad, particularly in Japan, which became a second home. His work is rooted in close observation of atmosphere, place, and the human condition.He holds Canadian and U.S. citizenship and is available worldwide.

https://www.aaronnathanson.com

Editor
Cameron Mackenzie

1st AD
Hannah Kess

Production Designer
Josh Plaw

Costume Designer
Tina Tam

Makeup & Hair
Loretta Yu

Casting Directors
Kris Woznesensky & Kara Eide

Script Supervisor
Cate Coulthard

Sound Mixer
Sam Beatch

Boom Op
Raelan Dekker

1st Assistant Camera
Steve Singh

2nd Assistant Camera
Ben Burgis

DIT
Dave Kurvers

Gaffer
Kyle Eastwood

Key Grip
Melissa Beaupre

Lamp Op / Grip
Alejandro Munoz-Hernandez

Lamp Op / Grip
Andrea Quan

Grip / Lamp Op
Zeeshan Dhanani

Grip / Lamp Op
Yenta Lo

Prop Master
Katrina Clifford

Production Accountant
April Matthews

Cell Phone Playback
Spencer Hales at Scarab Digital

Catering
Open Road Catering

Legal
Jack Finn - MEP

Insurance
Front Row Insurance Brokers

Post Production Services Provided by Company 3 Vancouver

Finishing Colorist
Jimmy Hsu

Finishing Editors
Yoon Hee Hwang & Roger GaoXin Wang

Head of Production
Caroline Simpson

Production Ops Manager
Jay Harada

Finishing Executive
Lindsay Elizabeth Donovan

VP/MD
James Fraser