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Matchcut Productions is a Midwest-based film and video production company. We produce feature films, episodic series, and a wide range of videos for our commercial clients, with shoots all over the US and around the world. We bring a cinematic sensibility and a strength in emotional storytelling to every project. Our mission is to tell great stories that move people to action. We’ve been fortunate to work with some great brands with compelling stories to tell.
PRINCIPALS
Eric Gautschi, executive producer, director, writer, editor
Eric is a nationally and internationally recognized director and writer of TV commercials and digital content. He has directed social media content for the English Premier League, Chelsea FC, and Discover Card; branded content for Continental Tire, Blue Bunny, and Degree; and national television commercials for Creighton University and Arbor Day Foundation. He is co-creator of an international docuseries about women's soccer currently in production. Previously, he spent many years as an ad agency creative director in Chicago and Omaha, with clients including Kraft, Microsoft and Motorola, and received an MA in Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was awarded the prestigious Park Fellowship.
Nik Fackler, director, producer, writer, editor
An internationally acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker, Nik was nominated for a Spirit Award for his first directorial feature, Lovely, Still (starring Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott and Elizabeth Banks). For his follow-up film, Sick Birds Die Easy, Fackler won Best Picture at the Poland International Film Festival. Throughout the past 15 years, he has produced and directed over 20 music videos for various artists including Sia, Bright Eyes, The Faint, and his own band, Icky Blossoms. He has directed, produced, and edited branded content, social media campaigns, and national TV commercials for numerous commercial and nonprofit clients.
