Scared Goose Entertainment

On the slate

Shooting now in Glasgow · 2026

Almost You

Sci-fi comedy starring Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy. Directed by Matt Lipsey, written by Alice Moran. Produced by Scared Goose with Homefront Productions and Blazing Griffin. Sales: Bankside Films. Read the Variety story →

In development · Shooting 2027 Dirty, a film by Devon Graye

Dirty

A film by Devon Graye, with Brandon Flynn, Jane Levy and Jordan Gavaris attached. Gotham Week 2025 selection and selected for TIFF's International Financing & Project Market 2026. Sales: BlueFinch Film Releasing. More on Dirty →

Short doc · 2014

Lennon or McCartney

550 artists. One question. One-word answers. Past 744,000 views.

Watch →

Feature doc · 2026

CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

The story of CFNY 102.1, the Toronto-area station that changed alternative radio. On PBS and TVO.

Where to watch →

Feature doc · 2021

Write Record Tour

The life of a working musician, from writing to recording to touring, told by more than fifty songwriters, rock icons and pop stars.

The work

Faith poster — **Faith**Line producer · TIFF & Rome 2026

California Schemin' poster — **California Schemin'**Line producer, pickup unit · StudioCanal

Row poster — **Row**Line producer · Best UK Feature, Raindance

Sukkwan Island poster — **Sukkwan Island**UK line producer · Sundance 2025

Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective poster — **Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective**Producer

Mother of All Shows poster — **Mother of All Shows**Producer · Art of Brooklyn winner

Strangers in a Room poster — **Strangers in a Room**Producer · Reelworld Audience Choice

Glenrothan poster — **Glenrothan**Delivery · dir. Brian Cox

Grow poster — **Grow**Delivery · Sky, Fathom

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound poster — **Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound**Delivery · SXSW

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank poster — **Mother Father Sister Brother Frank**Producer · Gravitas Ventures

Scared Goose Entertainment is the production company of producer, line producer and music documentary director Matt Schichter. Founded in Canada in 2012 and a Scottish company since 2024, it is based in Glasgow, and all of Matt's producing and line producing is contracted through it.

The company is a producer on Almost You, the sci-fi comedy starring Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy, shooting now in Glasgow with Homefront Productions and Blazing Griffin. Recent line producing includes Faith (TIFF and Rome 2026), Row (Best UK Feature, Raindance 2025), Sukkwan Island (Sundance 2025) and the pickup unit on James McAvoy's California Schemin'. Alongside the features, Scared Goose made the music documentaries CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, broadcast on PBS and TVO, Write Record Tour and Lennon or McCartney.

Our films have been delivered to StudioCanal, Sky, Lionsgate, Magenta Light Studios and Fathom, and to sales agents Bankside Films and Protagonist Pictures. Matt is a member of BAFTA Scotland and the Production Guild of Great Britain. Full credits on IMDb →

What we do

Producing

Independent features and documentaries, from development and finance through to delivery.

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Line producing

Budgets, schedules, crew, cost reports, UK film tax relief and Screen Scotland funding, prep through delivery.

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Shoot in Scotland →

Bringing a film to Scotland or the UK? Budgets, schedules, tax relief, funding and line producing for incoming productions.

Got a film? Don't be scared.

Get in touch

Glasgow, Scotland