Producer Matthew Metcalfe has worked in film and TV for the past eighteen years. In that time he has produced over NZD 110 million worth of production, representing eleven feature films, ten tele-features and numerous other TV shows, TVC’s, documentaries and music videos.
Matthew’s most recent film, 25 APRIL, screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. An animated (graphic novel style) feature film about the Australasian experience at Gallipoli in World War I. He was also a producer on ATOMIC FALAFEL a NZ/German/Israel co-production that tells of mismatched love in the Middle East through biting political satire. ATOMIC FALAFEL opened to the highest ever numbers for a domestic film during its recent theatrical release in Israel. He is currently in production with the action/thriller 6 DAYS and feature documentary MCLAREN.
In 2014 he produced THE DEAD LANDS which released in New Zealand following its world premiere via Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film opened at number one at the NZ box office, rounding beating the Brad Pitt vehicle, FURY.
In 2013 he had theatrical releases with BEYOND THE EDGE 3D, the true story of the conquest of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and the 1953 English expedition and GISELLE a feature co-production with the Royal New Zealand Ballet directed by multi award winning director, Toa Fraser. Both BEYOND THE EDGE and GISELLE were invited to screen at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Previous films produced by Matthew have been nominated for thirty-eight NZ Film Awards and have won fourteen as well as being recognised at festivals such as Cannes, Toronto and London. Films produced by Matthew have also been long-listed for two BAFTA’s and nominated for a London Critics Circle Award. Matthew also received a Tui Award at the 2002 NZ Music Awards for producing the iconic music video for FADE WAY by Che Fu.
Matthew has also contributed to the New Zealand screen sector by serving for three years on the New Zealand Film Commissions SPIF Committee (SPIFCOM) and as a member of the 2012 Government Steering Committee for the Screen Sector Review. In 2014 he was appointed to the NZ SPG Significant Economic Benefits Verification Panel.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Auckland and an Advanced Diploma in English History from the University of Oxford.
