About Matt
Before joining RAIN, Matt Rosen was a manager and independent film producer at Mazo Partners where he signed and developed writers and filmmakers such as Kryzz Gautier, Chris Grillot, Brendan McHugh, Sara Gambles and Crystal Bass. Last year he had 4 writers on the 2021 Blacklist including scripts WHEELS COME OFF and WHITTIER. Before managing he was a development exec at the independent production company Armory Films where he worked on The Peanut Butter Falcon.
He began his career at UTA and then moved on to work for film producer Andrew Panay. An avid cinephile at heart, Rosen is known for being a champion of independent cinema and for filmmakers. His favorite films are Ace in the Hole, Point Break, Almost Famous, Losing Ground, and All About Eve.
I GOT INTO THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS BECAUSE…
Hook was the film that made me fall in love with movies. I always wanted to work in the film business in some capacity. I’ve just been obsessed with cinema since I was young and always wanted to work with Next Generation filmmakers.
THE MOVIE/BOOK/TV SHOW THAT INSPIRED ME MOST WAS…
Donna Tart’s novel THE SECRET HISTORY and Martin McDonagh’s play THE PILLOWMAN totally rearranged my world when I read them. Also, Budd Schulberg’s WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN, which is the greatest book every written about Hollywood. Linklater’s The Before Trilogy, 3 Women, The Social Network, everything Pedro Almodóvar has ever directed…oh and that Tom Cruise movie Vanilla Sky. Vanilla Sky rocks.
WHAT I LOVE MoST ABOUT WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING IS…
I love working creatively with filmmakers and showing them that there are still reps that deeply care about Film and TV. I love championing independent film and meeting directors from all over the world. Going to festivals and seeing something new is still wildly exciting.
My happy place is…
The movie theater (especially when Nicole Kidman introduces the movie at an AMC), a basketball court, or a ping pong table.
One song from the soundtrack of my life would be…
All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem. It’s just a song about growing up and the tragic inevitability of time and it just builds to something kind of spectacular.