Meet the Team


  • PRODUCER

    Matt Paul is the founder and principal of Loose Cannon Pictures, an independent film production company known for producing Violet, the feature directorial debut of Justine Bateman (starring Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux and Luke Bracey), which premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. Most recently, Loose Cannon produced Breakwater, directed by James Rowe (starring Dermot Mulroney, Darren Mann, Alyssa Goss, Sonja Sohn, and Mena Suvari), which premiered at Cinequest Film Festival 2023 and won Audience Favorite Feature Film and Best Actor at Boston Film Festival.

    As a U.S Navy SEAL, Matt served 8 years training and conducting military special operations with a SEAL platoon while participating in cross-functional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance teams during two Middle Eastern deployments.

    After leaving the military, he began traveling the world making short films. Using his Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Film Directing from Bates College, and training from the New York Film Academy, he successfully wrote, directed and produced two shorts in China and Italy. From there he joined the set of the History Channel show Six, under the tutelage of renowned director Kimberly Peirce.

    Matt is based in Malibu, with his third film under the Loose Cannon banner in upcoming release.


  • HEAD OF OPERATIONS

    Weston Manville, a Los Angeles native, has built his career in the service of several renowned studios, including CBS Studios, Catchlight Studios, and Blumhouse Productions. During his tenure, he successfully managed the production for numerous notable features and television series, such as Fantasy Island, The Invisible Man, The Purge, Halloween Kills, and many more. Thereafter, while acting as Production Supervisor for Loose Cannon Pictures' Breakwater, he crossed paths with Matt Paul and subsequently joined the company's ranks in 2023. An accomplished screenwriter with a passion for cultivating innovative ideas and unique concepts, Wes continues to make significant contributions to the industry.