Matchbox Cine distributes new and rep titles across UK & Europe. Recent titles include The People’s Joker (Vera Drew, 2023), Castration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World (Louise Weard, 2024) and Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds (Louise Weard, 2025).
Matchbox Cine have delivered several editions of the Weird Weekend, Cage-a-rama and KeanuCon film festivals and countless standalone screenings and film-related events, throughout the UK and internationally. Most recently, they co-ordinated and produced a UK screening + discussion tour in support of the updated anniversary edition of Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women and rediscovered and restored Fredric Hobbs’ Troika, thought lost for 50 years.
Matchbox Cinesub have created access materials for over 4,000 films, for film-makers, distributors and exhibitors. They won a National Lottery Arts Culture & Film Award in 2020 for efforts in making film accessible to Deaf and Hard-of-hearing audiences. They were shortlisted at the 2022 Big Screen Awards in the Diversity & Inclusion Initiative category and were named one Big Issue’s Changemakers 2023.
To request a rate card, quote or to make a general enquiry regarding access materials, please e-mail: access@matchboxcine.com.
For enquiries related to distribution, please e-mail: distribution@matchboxcine.com.
For enquiries related to programming, producing or curation, please e-mail: sean@matchboxcine.com.
Sean Welsh | Co-director (he/him)
Sean Welsh, founder/co-director of Matchbox Cine, is a film programmer, event producer and access practitioner specialising in film exhibition, with 14 years’ experience screening films and making films accessible. Outside of Matchbox, Sean spent 10 years as a subtitler and production manager at Red Bee Media, and later two years as Subtitle Manager at MUBI, where he produced descriptive subtitles for their theatrical releases and tended subtitles for MUBI.com.
E-mail: sean@matchboxcine.com
Megan Mitchell | Co-director (she/her)
As co-director of Matchbox Cine, Megan has delivered several editions of the Cage-a-rama, KeanuCon and Weird Weekend film festivals as well as countless standalone events. With over 15 years of expereince in independent film exhibition, Megan has worked with key UK and European film organisations to advise, consult and train on issues relating to access, youth audience engagement and audience development. Megan is also a trained audio describer. Megan received her Master’s degree from the University of Glasgow, having completed a thesis on Valley Girl (1983).
E-mail: megan@matchboxcine.com
Calvin Halliday | Producer/Subtitler/Audio Describer (he/him)
Calvin joined Matchbox Cinesub as a trainee subtitler in March, 2021. New to the field of access and inclusion in the film sector, he brings an affection for cinema, an empathetic ear and a keen eye for detail to his role. Since coming on board, Calvin’s creative flair for descriptive subtitles has now enhanced the experience of hundreds of films for a vast array of clients.
In addition to his work with Matchbox Cinesub, Calvin is co-founder and programmer of Pity Party Film Club, a Glasgow-based exhibitor with a focus on queer cinema and overlooked indie gems. He is also a graphic artist and musician.
Charlie Little | Access Consultant (they/she)
Charlie Little joined the Matchbox Cine team in 2021, working as an access consultant with expertise in inclusion and access for Disabled and Deaf audiences in film exhibition. Charlie is deafblind and brings their lived experience of deafness and sight loss to their work as a consultant. They specialise in advising on venue accessibility, accessible social media, accessible screenings, disability awareness and representation, and outreach. Among many others, Charlie has worked with BFI, Bohemia Media, Cinema For All, Edinburgh Filmhouse, Film Hub Scotland, Reclaim The Frame, Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF), and Take One Action.
Independently of Matchbox, Charlie has programmed for cinemas and festivals such as Edinburgh Filmhouse, BFI Busting The Bias, and BFI We Crip Film Festival. They also co-programme Deaf Action’s BSL Film Club. Their writing on disability in cinema has been featured in Little White Lies, Girls On Tops, Slate and The Skinny.
E-mail: charlie@matchboxcine.com