Matt Schichter

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.