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Matt Schichter | |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | mattschichter |
Matt Schichter is a Canadian film producer, documentary director and former radio host and online interviewer, based in Glasgow, Scotland. He directed the documentary short Lennon or McCartney (2014) and the feature documentary CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (2026), about the Toronto radio station CFNY-FM.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Schichter grew up in Montreal and Waterloo, Ontario.[2] He studied broadcasting at Conestoga College in Kitchener, and in 2006 received the college's John Larke Memorial Award and its K.A. MacKenzie Memorial Award for innovative use of technology.[3]
Career
[edit]Radio and interviewing
[edit]In October 2003, while studying at Conestoga, Schichter launched The BackStage Pass, a weekly hour-long music interview show distributed over the internet. The website History of Information describes it as the first podcast. Guests in its first season included B.B. King, Third Eye Blind, Gavin DeGraw, the Beach Boys and Jason Mraz.[4] The show later continued as Matt Schichter Interviews, which released more than 700 episodes between 2003 and 2014.[5] In 2007 he joined the new Calgary station Fuel 90.3 as an evening and weekend host,[6] and later that year became its music director while continuing his on-air shift.[7] He was later music director and an on-air host at the Edmonton station The Sound 95.7 (CKEA-FM).[8][9] He also interviewed actors and musicians for MSN Canada's entertainment site, including former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland in 2014.[10][11] Footage from a decade of these interviews became the basis of his 2014 short Lennon or McCartney.
Film
[edit]Schichter wrote and directed the 2014 documentary short Lennon or McCartney, which compiles footage of 550 actors, musicians and celebrities, drawn from ten years of his interviews, answering whether they prefer John Lennon or Paul McCartney. The Houston Chronicle described him as a "former radio and online entertainment host" who had interviewed more than 550 celebrities over ten years; those featured include Robert De Niro, Lady Gaga, Kevin Hart and David Byrne.[12][13][14][15]
In Toronto, Schichter produced several independent features. These included the musical Mother of All Shows, starring Wendie Malick,[16][17] and the dark comedy Mother Father Sister Brother Frank (2024), starring Enrico Colantoni and Mindy Cohn, which Gravitas Ventures released in the United States.[18][19] It was reviewed in The Guardian on its UK release.[20]
After moving to Scotland, he was line producer on the British thriller Row, starring Sophie Skelton and Bella Dayne.[21] The film won Best UK Feature at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival.[22] He was UK line producer on Sukkwan Island, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and has since worked as a producer and line producer with the Glasgow production company Blazing Griffin. His credits there include Faith, directed by Paul Andrew Williams, which premiered at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, and pickups for James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin'.[23]
His feature documentary CFNY: The Spirit of Radio traces the history of CFNY-FM and features interviews with musicians including Geddy Lee and Jim Kerr.[1][24] It premiered on TVO in January 2026,[25][26] and PBS acquired it for US broadcast in September 2026.[27] It was covered by Billboard Canada[28] and reviewed in outlets including RadioInsight, Brioux.TV, Biff Bam Pop and RadioGeek.[29][26][30][31]
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Director, writer |
| 2021 | Write Record Tour | Director, producer |
| 2023 | Mother of All Shows | Producer |
| 2023 | Strangers in a Room | Producer |
| 2024 | Mother Father Sister Brother Frank | Producer |
| 2024 | Row | Line producer |
| 2025 | Sukkwan Island | UK line producer |
| 2025 | Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective | Producer |
| 2025 | California Schemin' | Line producer (pickups) |
| 2026 | CFNY: The Spirit of Radio | Director, writer |
| 2026 | Faith | Line producer |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Rush's Geddy Lee, Jim Kerr Get Spotlight in Pioneering Rock Radio Station Doc (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "About". Matt Schichter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Broadcasting students receive awards". Conestoga College News. May 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Matt Schichter Launches the First Podcast: "The BackStage Pass"". History of Information. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Matt Schichter Interviews: episode archive". Matt Schichter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Lewis, Nick (March 2007). "New Calgary radio station starts broadcast". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Broadcast Dialogue: The Weekly Briefing" (PDF). Broadcast Dialogue. 16 August 2007. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Ross, Mike (18 February 2011). "What's that Sound? Edmonton's lowest-rated station has potential for greatness". Gig City. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "The Ratings War: Everyone's in first. Not that there's anything wrong with that…". Gig City. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Schichter, Matt (13 December 2013). "Evangeline Lilly's Tauriel brings "breath of fresh air" to The Hobbit franchise". MSN Canada. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Scott Weiland: 'I Wanna Make A Rock And Roll Record Again'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Hoffman, Ken (26 December 2014). "Lennon or McCartney? In one-word answers". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Haglund, David (18 December 2014). "Lennon or McCartney? Watch 550 Artists Answer the Question". Slate. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Watch 550 Celebrities Answer "Lennon Or McCartney?"". Stereogum. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Cross, Alan (4 January 2015). "A Short Film on the Question "Lennon or McCartney?"". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (20 January 2022). "Carlo Mendez Replaces Alvaro Orlando In 'The Legend Of Jack And Diane'; Wendie Malick To Star In Musical 'Mother Of All Shows'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (24 May 2023). "Cannes First Look: 'Young Sheldon' Star Wendie Malick in Musical Feature 'Mother of All Shows' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 March 2023). "Enrico Colantoni & Mindy Cohn Join Cast Of 'Mother Father Sister Brother Frank' As Ontario Shoot Kicks Off". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2024). "Gravitas Ventures Takes U.S. Rights to Dark Comedy 'Mother Father Sister Brother Frank,' Trailer Debuts (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Clarke, Cath (20 January 2025). "Mother Father Sister Brother Frank review – frantic night of murder, mayhem and family bonding". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (21 August 2023). "Sophie Skelton, Bella Dayne, Akshay Khanna to Lead Brit Thriller 'Row' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Szalai, Georg (27 June 2025). "Raindance Film Festival Winners 2025: 'Nawi,' 'Row,' 'Immortals'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Leadership". Blazing Griffin. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Hashizume, Ken (31 May 2024). "New documentary shows the 'Spirit' side of Toronto radio station". Global News. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "The CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary premieres TONIGHT! (January 6) 2026!". A Journal of Musical Things. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- 1 2 "CFNY: The Spirit of Radio is alive, if choppy, on TVO Docs". Brioux.TV. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (21 July 2026). "PBS Dials Up Deal For Music Doc 'CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "'CFNY: The Spirit of Radio' Documentary Captures the Essence of Influential Ontario Rock Station". Billboard Canada. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Ross, Sean (16 January 2026). "Review: CFNY: The Spirit of Radio". RadioInsight. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Saturday at the Movies: What's Going On – CFNY: The Spirit of Radio celebrates a revolutionary radio station". Biff Bam Pop!. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Review: CFNY: The Spirit of Radio". RadioGeek. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
External links
[edit]Category:Canadian film producers Category:Canadian documentary film directors Category:Canadian podcasters Category:Canadian expatriates in Scotland Category:Living people