**2023 Recipient of MediaPlay News 40 Under 40 Executives in TV and Film Home Entertainment Award **Mat Levy has worked with film releasing since 2004. Having a background in Film and TV publicity, Mat has worked with film campaigns for New Line Cinema, Sony Pictures Classics, Magnolia Pictures, Warner Independent, and Picturehouse. He has also worked with producers from VH1 and MTV on promotion and development. Mat attends most major markets and film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Tribeca, Cannes, Berlinale, AFM, MIP, Fantastic Fest, IDFA, Sheffield Doc Fest, and Hot Docs . Mat attended the University of Hartford and received a BA in Cinema Studies.*Chairman on Board of Directors- National Media Market Library Conference 2016-2017Spoke on Panels about Film Distribution atSundance Film Festival Doc NYCSheffield Doc FestBrooklyn Film Festival (mentor in Pitch session)Independent NYC panelAtlantic City Film FestivalBig Vision Empty Wallet Producer LabNational Media Market*Created and Moderated sold out 2015 SXSW panel and Featured as their Speaker SpotlightHosted "Rent an Expert" session at Hot DocsLectured atNew York University Montclair State UniversitySchool of Visual ArtsDepaul UniversityEast Silver Documentary Market (Jihlava, Czech Republic)Juror (Narrative Competition)- Lighthouse International Film FestivalJuror- Florida Media MarketJuror- Brooklyn 24 Hour Film RaceJuror- Bushwick Film FestivalInvited to St Petersburg Russia to participate in Roskino Doors program (program for distributors to meet with Russian producers and sales reps to promote and program new age Russian Cinema in the US).Participant in Independent Film Week and Tribeca All Access pitch sessions. Participant in Rendezvous pitch sessions at Hot Docs as well as Docs for Sale at IDFA and MeetMarket at Sheffield Doc Fest.--