- Frank Matson is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning Executive Producer and the Founder/CEO of Denver-based Citizen Pictures, a full-service production company specializing in creating, developing, packaging and producing meaningful, inspiring content that pushes the creative envelope.
Established in 1984 by Matson, Citizen Pictures began as a small branded programming company, and has grown into a multi-award-winning television production + content hub. Citizen is focused on creating lifestyle-centric programming that features talent-driven and high-profile storytelling.
One of America's most prolific production companies, Citizen Pictures has produced thousands of hours of groundbreaking television for the likes of Food Network, Discovery, HGTV, Travel Channel, Bravo and other networks. Highlights include the Emmy Award-winning Giada at Home and pop culture phenomenon Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Network's #1 ranked show for nearly a decade, with more than two-dozen seasons and counting.
Under Matson's visionary leadership, Citizen devolved from its origin as a TV-specific production house into a full-scale content creation company, with a thriving branded entertainment division. Notable clients include Toyota, AT&T, Target, Kellog's, Comcast, Carnival Cruise Lines and Vail Resorts, to name a few.
The 1940s converted-shoe-warehouse-turned-office is the creative center for a multitude of diverse and talented individuals with a shared passion for storytelling. On top of that, there is not a better place to brainstorm, develop, or become inspired by one's surroundings than the city of Denver, Colorado. From food, travel, and home to sports, true crime, and competition formats, we create entertaining content that we would want to watch. And we do so by collaborating with some of the top networks, streamers, digital platforms, and talent.
At Citizen, we stand by quality over quantity, and we don't take shortcuts. We believe in the power of the media industry to change perspective, to drive brands, and to ultimately create lasting impressions.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Citizen Pictures - Citizen Pictures has won four(4) National Emmy Awards, with 24 National Emmy nominations and six(6) Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Reality Program. The company has won eight(8) Heartland Regional Emmy Awards, as well as
Since its first Telly in 1985, Citizen Pictures has won 104 Telly Awards, frequently winning in categories of Television Entertainment, Commercial, Webseries, and Promotional Pieces. Citizen Pictures holds more than 25 Silver Telly Awards and 30 Bronze Telly Awards, [plus dozens of undefined Telly wins.]
Among Citizen Pictures' many accolades, the production company has earned five(5) Business Marketing Association Gold Key Best of Class Awards, six(6) Promax Awards, five (5) Summit Awards, five(5) Axiem Awards, plus several other awards and recognition for excellence in Television Programming, Audio/Visual Design, Editing, Live Broadcast, Commercial and Promotional Pieces, and more.
Citizen Pictures' Diners Drive-Ins & Dives holds six(6) Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Reality Program, as well as three(3) Silver Telly Awards and two(2) Bronze. Citizen Pictures' Real Girls Kitchen has also claimed three(3) Silver Telly Awards, and one(1) Bronze.
Another notable recognition earned by Citizen Picture is the prestigious Van Gogh Award at the Amsterdam Film Festival [2010] for the documentary feature Race Across the Sky. The film enjoyed both commercial and critical success, playing in theaters across the US, as well as winning several awards.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Citizen Pictures
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