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Johan Patrik Fredrik Matton, born in Stockholm, Sweden, has contributed to the independent film community in Europe and the US for over a decade producing dozens of feature film projects. Most notable is his self-written feature film Till We Meet Again, which won several awards including the 'Best Picture' Jury Prize and Best Picture Audience Award at Long Beach International Film Festival, obtained worldwide distribution and a limited theatrical release in the US, UK, and Germany. His films have been screened at over a hundred film festivals around the world and competed at the top festivals; Rotterdam International Film Festival, Vision Du Reel, True/Falce, and the largest documentary film festival in the world IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) where he won Best Picture in the Envision Competition.
Johan has produced and directed commercials for Nike, Ferrari, Microsoft, Spotify, Minecraft, AT&T, and H&M, to mention a few but is now focusing on documentaries and sustainable brands and companies.
Outside of making films, Johan is a spiritual practitioner and has been involved in multiple charity organizations, has backpacked through almost all South-East Asian countries, volunteered at animal shelters in Phuket, taken vegan cooking classes in Bangkok, and visited many meditation centers in Tibet and Burma.
Johan is the founder of the Nordic International Film Festival. The largest Nordic film festival outside of Europe. He continues spreading the message of equality for all humans and making enhanced efforts toward animal rights and welfare.
His production company Changing Film Productions keeps producing feature films, commercials, and films for European and US clients and worldwide markets. They are vegan and plastic-free. He is helping all projects achieve their vision and goals.
