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Matthew Tangeman

Born on June 25th, 1997 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Growing up in the town of Howell, Michigan.

At the age of 15, Matt grew a fascination with films and filmmaking, being inspired by filmmakers such as Stanely Kubrick, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino. Originally starting a YouTube channel in which he would review films and eventually transitioned into making films of his own. Though it wasn't until 2021 when he would finally get his first feature film credit, doing color grading on the indie thriller "No Place to Rest". Marking his first collaboration with director John Covert.

Other talents that Matt has worked with include Alex Javo, a fairly prolific up and coming actor in the independent film scene and has even worked on shows such as Cobra Kai. Matt has also worked as a trailer editor in the past, creating the theatrical trailer to the Star Wars fan film series "The Blood Crystal", written and directed by Dark Hoffman.

In 2022, Matt received some small amounts of acclaim and even awards. Having received an award for Best Short Screenplay at the New Jersey Film Awards for his short script titled "Airborne" and also receiving awards as a VFX artist and as a co-producer on the film "The Raker House". An indie horror film marking his second collaboration with director John Covert. As well as marking the first feature film under his production company, T/V Productions.

Behind the scenes image from "Cold Night in the Cold City"

Awards

Matthew Tangeman

AltFF Alternative Film Festival

New Jersey Film Awards

PopCon International Film Festival

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