Matthew Leutwyler
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2024 |
Writer, Director
Film |
Fight Like A Girl KG28 Media |
DR Congo, Rwanda |
2022 |
Director, Show Runner
Television |
State of Siege: 26/11 Matthew Leutwyer / Contiloe, Mumbai, India |
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2019 |
Exec Producer, Creator
Television |
The Bank Rebecca Henning / The Africa Channel, 29 Black |
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2018 |
Director, Writer
Television |
Volunteers Matthew Leutwyler / Accelerated Matter |
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2018 |
Director, Editor
Video |
Coby Brown / Cannonball Matthew Leutwyler / Accelerated Matter |
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2017 |
Producer
Film |
Good After Bad Anne-Marie Hess / Warrior Poets |
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2015 |
Director, Editor
Film |
Uncanny Matthew Leutwyler / Ambush Entertainment |
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2013 |
Exec. Producer
Film |
Girl Most Likely Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini / Maven Pictures, Gambit |
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2012 |
Producer
Film |
Spinning Plates Joseph Levy / Chaos Theory |
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2011 |
Exec Producer
Film |
Super James Gunn / This Is That, Ambush Entertainment |
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2011 |
Writer / Director
Film |
Answers To Nothing Matthew Leutwyler / Roadside Attractions |
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2010 |
Director / Editor
Film |
The River Why Matthew Leutwyler / Image Entertainment |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1996 | Filmmaking | UCSB, San Francisco Art Institute, |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Matrice 600 Drone (including X5Raw camera or fly larger cameras ie RED, Alexa), Mobile Color Suite (Scratch & DaVinci Resolve), Client comfortable seating in custom RAM Promaster Van. Includes experienced colorist with studio feature and commercial credits., OSMO X5 RAW, Ronin MX Gimbal w/ Remote Control & Thumb Controller, Shogun Flame 4k External Monitor Recorder, Sony a7S II including Rokinon Cine DS lenses, follow focus, external power supply,
I can use: Osmo X5 Raw, Sony A7S Ii Including Rokinon Cine Ds Lenses, Follow Focus, External Power Supply,, Shogun Flame 4K External Monitor Recorder, Ronin Mx Gimbal W/ Remote Control & Thumb Controller, Matrice 600 Drone (Including X5Raw Camera Or Fly Larger Cameras Ie Red, Alexa), Mobile Color Suite (Scratch & Davinci Resolve), Client Comfortable Seating In Custom Ram Promaster Van. Includes Experienced Colorist With Studio Feature And Commercial Credits.
About me
Award winning feature and commercial filmmaker. Clients include Coca-Cola, Chevy, HBO, Apple, Paramount, Starz, Africa Channel.Leutwyler directed the adaptation of the acclaimed novel THE RIVER WHY (Mill Valley 2010) starring Academy Award winner William Hurt, Zach Gilford, and Amber Heard. He also exec produced SUPER (Toronto 2012) starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page; and the comedy-drama THE GIRL MOST LIKELY, starring Kristen Wiig and Annette Benning (Toronto 2011).
Leutwyler stepped into the distribution side of the industry when he co-founded the theatrical distributor The Film Arcade in 2012. For two years, he oversaw the marketing of films including Sundance winner and Independent Spirit Award nominee AFTERNOON DELIGHT starring Kathryn Hahn and Jane Lynch, as well as other Sundance entries THE OTHER DREAM TEAM,
and A.C.O.D. with Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, and Jessica Alba. Matthew departed the company in 2014 to concentrate his efforts back on production and later that year produced the award winning food documentary SPINNING PLATES.
In 2015 Leutwyler directed the sci-fi drama UNCANNY, with Mark Webber and Rainn Wilson. The multi-award winning film has been critically praised with Sight & Sound Magazine calling the film “confident, meticulously crafted, and performed with perfect nuance.” And Ain’t-It-Cool-News “A rare breed of thoughtful, independent science fiction.”
In October 2017, he partnered with Morgan Spurlock to produce the coming-of-age film GOOD AFTER BAD starring Billy Burke, Maddie Hasson, and Melora Walters. The following year with Anton Laines he executive produced and created the reality-TV pilot THE BANK for The Africa Channel. Best described as SHARK TANK for micro-loans, it was directed by Rebecca Henning (creator of BRAVO’s hit series BELOW DECK).
Matthew spent the final six months of 2019 in Mumbai directing and co-showrunning the 8 episode action-drama series STATE OF SIEGE: 26/11, based on the true life events surrounding the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The series was one of the most watched mini-series in India and was nominated for six 2020 FilmFare Awards.
For the past 20 months Leutwyler and partner Anton Laines have been shooting a docu-series about the legendary Congolese boxing champion Kibomango and the all women boxing team he developed as an antidote to sexual violence and endemic poverty in his country.
In the summer of 2022 the team shot a scripted dramatized version of the same story, written, directed & edited by Leutwyer, starring Ama Qamata (Netflix’s BLOOD AND WATER) and Hakeem Kae-Kazim (KING KONG, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN). Executive producers are Congolese born NBA Champion Serge Ibaka and Colin Gayle and Yvette Davis Gayle of Africa Creative Agency. It is produced by Anton Laines. The film was completed in October, 2023 and was nominated for 8 African Movie Academy Awards including Best Screenplay, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress & Editing.
Matthew is currently developing a feature thriller set against the world of Nigerian oil piracy .
He has also directed and produced spots for Chevy Volt and Coke Zero and a music video for Egyptian (Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds’s side project).
Outside of his career as a filmmaker, Matthew founded and oversees the non-profit WE ARE LIMITLESS. Since 2012 the NGO has been providing Rwandan and Congolese orphans and underprivileged youth with quality boarding school educations and healthcare. He also owns a popular restaurant in Rwanda’s capital city Kigali named after his mother, Lavana.
Additional information:
Extensive experience shooting in East Africa and India. Co-owner Lightsmith Post, a one-of-a-kind "green" mobile color suite.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Producer |
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Job Titles | Writer, Director, Producer |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | DGA |