Matchstick Productions
Matchstick Productions, also known as MSP Films, is a film production company based in Crested Butte, Colorado that specializes in content creation and expert cinematography. Steve Winter and Murray Wais founded the company in 1992. According to MSP’s website, “Matchstick aims to create entertaining films that not only are stunning visually but on the cutting edge of action sports.”
| Company type | Multi-media company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Action sports |
| Founder | Steve Winter, Murray Wais |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Scott Gaffney, Eben Wight, Ben Sanford, Mike Curran, Beau Larson |
| Products | action sports films, consumer products, live events, online media |
| Services | film production, commercial production, television production, custom digital content production |
| Website | http://www.mspfilms.com |
MSP has released a feature-length ski movie every year since 1992 with several gaining critical acclaim: their breakthrough film “Ski Movie”, featuring many of the world’s best skiers at the time, was released in 2000 and won “Movie of the Year” from both Powder Magazine and Freeze Magazine. MSP is the most award-winning ski film company in history, with eight “Movie of the Year” honors and “Best Documentary” prize at the Powder Video Awards, three Emmy nominations for outstanding camerawork, and “Viewers’ Choice” runner-up at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.