PAUL J.
matta
Hi and welcome to my personal portfolio site. Please know that I've only posted a few videos from my
20 years of video production experience.
2 years ago I started a video production company
and called it CINEMATTA PICTURES.
It's a combination of what I love ---
cinema + my last name.
Hopefully you'll like something you
see here and we can keep in touch.
Owner, Cinematta Pictures
Creative Producer
Line Producer
Video Editor
Screenwriter
Post-Production Producer
Producer of Webby-Award Nominated Video
"the internet's highest honor"
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A short film I Produced while working at The Adventure Challenge “Ready for an Adventure?,” has been nominated by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Science for The Webby Awards!!! So grateful for our talented team/crew who made it happen and the opportunity I had as the Producer!
Only 5 vids in the world were nominated in our category of Long Form. It’s an honor to be alongside world-class talent! In our category was Chevrolet, who had 3 Oscar Winners make their vid (the Director of Les Misérables… the Cinematographer of Life of Pi… and the music composer of Emma.)
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
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Exclusive - Weekend Writer's Workshop
Taught by TV Showrunner Ins Choi
Ins Choi is the creator and showrunner of the comedy tv series, Kim's Convenience which ran for 5 Seasons
6 Writers Invited by Act One TV Writing Program
September 2023
Los Angeles
"Paul's positive can-do attitude is infectious. He brings a wealth of varied experiences to any project."
- Daryl Lefever, producer known for Polar Express, X-Men, American Underdog, Jesus Revolution, I Can Only Imagine.
I’ve been producing for more than 15 years and know how to command a project from prep to post while leading a team of dominant talent. This includes owning budget management, generating script breakdowns, optimizing schedules and logistics, organizing production calendars, hiring freelance personnel, editing videos, identifying business strategies and supporting communication with talent.
That said, I'm available for freelance work through my production company -- Cinematta Pictures.
Welcome to my site. Here is where you can watch about 10% of the work I've done. My day job is producing, directing and editing. But at night I write TV Pilots and have won accolades in several screenwriting contests. I'm married, and we have an adorable daughter. My dream is to bring together people of diverse backgrounds through my storytelling. I'm Latino and want to see Latinos win Oscars, WGA, DGA, SAG Awards, etc. through all stories and projects in Film and TV.
Recent Accomplishments
2024
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Winner of a Telly Award in the category of Branded Content: Explainer Video
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Editor for feature sci-fi/suspense film, The Deprogrammer, produced by Lama Entertainment & Chaos2Love Productions
2023
My one-hour TV pilot THE MUSTANG GANG garnered these awards:
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1 of 6 writers invited to writer's workshop hosted by TV Showrunner, Ins Choi, co-creator and writer of Kim's Convenience (which ran for 5 seasons on TV).
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Finalist (Honorable Mention)- Dallas International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (DIFF)
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Top 20% TV Scripts - Austin Film Festival
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Quarterfinalist - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
2022
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A video I produced was nominated for a Webby Award, the internet's most prestigious award, in the category of Branded Entertainment Long Form video. One of the five competitors included Chevrolet - for whom their video was created with 3 Oscar Winners.
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My feature screenplay THE LADY IN BLUE was a Finalist in the 1st Annual Family-Friendly Screenplay Contest by Stage 32.
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WINNER: Best TV Script, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity - Competition
2021
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1 of 7 directors for a workshop taught by Judith Weston -- a teacher of directors, actors, and writers since 1985. Her students include Oscar winners: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Ava DuVernay, Taika Waititi, Steve McQueen, and many more.
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Enhanced skills as a Line Producer by completing the UCLA Extension Class "The Art of Line Producing" taught by the amazing Lydia Cedrone. I learned more about fringes, production budgeting, SAG, DGA, WGA, Movie Magic Budgeting & Scheduling.
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Completed UCLA Extension Class "Production Accounting for Film and TV". I learned industry-standard processes for tracking costs, payroll for cast and crew, hot cost reports for daily production spend, etc. The class was taught by Aved Savoulian, (Vice President, Production Finance at Skydance) and Greg Hemstreet, (Vice President Production Finance at Universal Pictures).
2020
My one-hour TV pilot HUNTING BOOTH garnered these awards:
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Finalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
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Quarterfinalist - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition
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Currently Ranked Top 7% of all 71,440 scripts in Coverfly.com.