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Matt Thornton

Film Producer | Director of Photography
Award-Winning Cinematographer
D51 Film Mentor

BA Mass Communications
Colorado Mesa University

Spring 2022
NATAS Heartland Emmy Chapter
Cinematographer (nominated)
RMPBS - Rocky Mountain Sun

Spring 2022
NATAS Heartland Emmy Chapter
Videographer (nominated)
RMPBS - The Glenwood Canyon Highway

Spring 2022
NATAS Heartland Emmy Chapter
Video Journalist (nominated)
RMPBS - Mountain Town Housing Crisis

Spring 2022
Hermes Creative Awards - Platinum
Cinematographer
RMPBS - Rocky Mountain Sun

Spring 2021
Colorado Broadcasters Association
Best Mini-Documentary or Series
RMPBS - Mountain Town Housing Crisis

Matt Thornton is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose work has been seen on Rocky Mountain PBS, the Wall Street Journal, NPS and more. Currently, he is working as a freelance producer and school district 51 film mentor - teaching children the art of visual storytelling.

Matt was born in Tallahassee Florida, raised in Columbus Ohio, and settled in western Colorado where he graduated from CMU with a BA in Mass Communications.

His accredited work in in journalism and documentary filmmaking stems from his natural ability to imbed with local populations, experiencing their stories first-hand.

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