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Matthew Fitch is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and musician based in Texas. He earned his BA in Mass Communications with a specialization in Film Production from Sam Houston State University. Since then, he has worked in narrative and commercial film in Texas, California, and Europe.

His latest short film, Giraffing me Crazy, has won multiple awards, including Best Comedy at Texas Short Film Festival, Best Texas Film at Houston Comedy Film Festival, Best Short Comedy at Phoenix Shorts Festival, and Best Comedy at Austin Under the Stars Film Festival.

  • Video & Film Editing
  • Videography
  • Photography
  • Directing
  • Music & Audio Production
  • Screenwriting
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2022 - Present
Writer, Director, & Editor at 10 Pillar Productions
  • - Wrote, directed, edited Giraffing Me Crazy, an award winning 2022 comedy short film.
  • - Wrote, directed, edited Mad Stork, a 2023 comedy short film.
  • - Edited testimonial style videos for clients Ely, Valentine & Reed PLLC, Copperbox, International School of Texas, and Westlake Chamber of Commerce.
  • - Edited 12 training videos in English and Spanish for ChemMark Central Texas.
2020 - 2022
Video Editor at The Adam Olsen Team
  • - Edited, colored, mixed audio for real estate videos, promotional material, social media content, interviews, and client testimonials.
  • - Used Adobe Lightroom to edit real estate photos and Photoshop to design and create video thumbnails.
2021
Editor & Videographer at The University of Texas at Austin
  • - Shot 7 short plays for UT Italian Drama workshop.
  • - Organized, colored, and edited raw footage into an hour-long presentation that premiered at the university.
2020 - 2021
Film Editor at Andares Productions
  • - Edited, colored, and mixed audio for Kalina de Moura’s feature film I Will Never Forget You.
  • - Edited, colored, and mixed audio for Kalina de Moura’s short film Be Still, which aired on television in the US, UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Awards

Awards

Best Texas Film for Giraffing Me Crazy at Houston Comedy Film Festival

Roles: Writer, Director, Editor.

Best Comedy for Giraffing Me Crazy at Texas Short Film Festival

Roles: Writer, Director, Editor.

Best Comedy for Giraffing Me Crazy at Austin Under the Stars Film Festival

Roles: Writer, Director, Editor.

Gold Remi Award for One Third at WorldFest Houston

Roles: Editor, DP.

Who I am

Personal

Personal

Musician, Writer, Reader, Artist

Matthew’s interests include literature, music, travel, and art.

He played lead guitar for Austin band Thee Unemployed from 2021-2023. The band played at SXSW in 2022 and opened for MadeinTYO at Empire Control Room.

Matthew is an ardent reader, whose favorite authors are Marcel Proust, Roberto Bolaño, and Cormac McCarthy.

After wrapping production on his latest film, Mad Stork, Matthew spent four months traveling throughout Europe. In Madrid, he was able to visit the Prado, where he came face to face with works by his favorite painters, Goya and Velázquez.