Not just as clients or students. As collaborators, co-creators, and community. When the people around us win, we win. That's the model.
To build a world-class creative enterprise that produces culturally significant content, trains the next generation of storytellers, and proves that art and commerce are not in conflict.
We exist to offer genuine value to artists in a mutually beneficial way. Every pillar of Matista is designed to create opportunity: for the creators we work with, the students we train, the productions we house, and the stories we develop. The company grows because the community grows. That's not a tagline. It's the business model.
By 2031, Matista Creative will be recognized as one of Canada's leading independent studios, with a library of award-winning original content, a nationally accredited film school with 1,000+ alumni, and production infrastructure that has served hundreds of independent creators and productions.
Quality production and meaningful storytelling, always. We don't cut corners to hit timelines. The work speaks for decades.
The talent pipeline, the audience, the partnerships. These are the business, not a side effect of it. Every relationship is an asset that compounds over time.
We don't extract value from the people we work with. We build structures where artists, students, and collaborators all gain something real. Sustainable creativity requires sustainable relationships.
Build assets: IP, curriculum, equipment. Not just revenue. Every dollar spent should create something that compounds.
Not a feature. Not a checkbox. Diverse stories told by diverse creators for diverse audiences. It's the reason the company exists.
Growth without losing the thing that makes the work matter. Systems thinking applied to creative work. Bill Gates meets James Baldwin.
Each pillar generates value independently and feeds the others. The goal is an ecosystem where every part of the company creates opportunity for artists, creators, and collaborators.
Commercial video, branded content, advertising, music videos, and website development for companies and institutions. Revenue from Day 1, and a training ground for working creatives.
$8K–$50K per project
55–65% gross margin
Day 1 revenue
Professional studio space and $200K in cinema equipment, available to outside productions, events, and workshops. Community infrastructure that pays for itself.
$450–$1,400 per booking
Day 1 revenue
Open to independent productions
Original feature films, documentary series, and television. Owned IP that generates revenue across theatrical, streaming, international sales, and licensing. The long-term asset library.
$4M–$12M per film (5yr window)
35–40% BC tax credits
3 projects in development
Six certificate programs in acting, filmmaking, and writing. Hybrid in-person and online. Students train on real Matista productions, not simulations.
$350/mo per student
85% gross margin (virtual)
80+ students by Year 1
THE FLYWHEEL
School trains talent → Talent works on Agency and Studio productions → Space hosts the work → Productions create curriculum → Curriculum attracts more students → Community grows → Repeat.
Matista is built on real relationships with working filmmakers, actors, writers, and creative entrepreneurs. Our cohort members, past collaborators, and production partners are not contacts in a database. They're the fabric of what this company is.
We are actively building a community space for creatives who have come through Matista's productions, programs, and partnerships. A place to find collaborators, share resources, and stay connected to what's being made.
See the CommunityBritish Columbia is one of the most attractive production jurisdictions in the world. Matista is built to take full advantage of it.
Refundable tax credit on eligible BC labour
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Every $1 of production costs as low as $0.64