TIFF 2026
Faith
Line producer. Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams, starring James McAvoy and Erin Doherty.
01Now
In US cinemas 9 Oct
California Schemin'
Line producer, reshoots. James McAvoy's directorial debut, the true story of Silibil N' Brains.
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Phoebe and the Robot
Producer. Directed by Matt Lipsey.
02About
Matt Schichter is a Glasgow-based, Canadian filmmaker who grew up in Montreal and Waterloo, Ontario, and studied broadcasting at Conestoga College. He works primarily as a producer and line producer on independent feature films, most recently with Blazing Griffin. His credits include Faith, James McAvoy's California Schemin' and the multi-festival award-winning Mother Father Sister Brother Frank.
Alongside producing, he directs feature documentaries, including CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, which premiered on TVO in Canada in January 2026 and on PBS in the US in September 2026, and Write Record Tour.
Before moving behind the camera he worked in Canada as an actor, radio host, music director and talk show host. In September 2003 he launched The BackStage Pass, a weekly online interview show widely considered the first podcast, and over the next eleven years recorded more than 700 interviews with guests including B.B. King, Taylor Swift, Robert De Niro and Benedict Cumberbatch. He has also made branded content for Google, Microsoft, Xbox and Universal Music.
03Selected credits
| 2026 | Phoebe and the Robot | Producer · dir. Matt Lipsey |
| 2026 | Faith | Line Producer · dir. Paul Andrew Williams |
| 2025 | Glenrothan | Production Consultant · dir. Brian Cox |
| 2025 | California Schemin' | Line Producer, Reshoots · dir. James McAvoy |
| 2024 | My Father's Island | Line Producer, Glasgow Unit · dir. Vladimir de Fontenay |
| 2024 | Grow | Production Consultant · dir. John McPhail |
| 2023 | Row | Line Producer · dir. Matthew Losasso |
| 2023 | Mother Father Sister Brother Frank | Producer · dir. Caden Douglas |
| 2023 | CFNY: The Spirit of Radio | Director / Producer · documentary |
| 2022 | Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective | Producer |
| 2022 | Mother of All Shows | Producer |
| 2021 | Strangers in a Room | Producer · dir. Andre Rehal |
| 2021 | Write Record Tour | Director / Producer · documentary |