Matthew Nyquist
- Contact
- Henderson Learning and Resource CenterRM 3181700 SW College AveTopeka, KS 66621-1117785.670.1807
- Degrees & Certifications
- The University of Kansas, Bachelor of General Studies
- Univ of Southern California, Master of Fine Arts
- Academic History
- Associate Professor, Mass Media, Washburn University, 2023
Assistant Professor, Mass Media, Washburn University, 2017
Adjunct, Mass Media, Washburn University, 2017
MFA, Film and Television Production, University of Southern California, 2012
BGS, Religious Studies, University of Kansas, 2011
- Scholarly Interests/Activities
Teaching students skills they can use to pursue film and video careers either locally, in Hollywood, or across the US and world.
- Service Interests/Activities
Founding Executive Director of the WIFI Film Festival at Washburn. https://www.washburn.edu/wifi/
Enjoys bringing Hollywood professionals, such as screenwriter Ivy Pruss and Emmy and Peabody winner Allan Holzman, to campus to expose Washburn students to people working in their desired field.
Has served on Washburn Transformational Experiences such as The Hollywood Trip and Civil Rights trip in the American South.
- Career Accomplishments
Matthew Nyquist is the Founding Executive Director of the WIFI Film Festival as well as a writer and director from Lindsborg, Kansas. He has been obsessed with making movies since he began directing using the family camcorder in kindergarten. Nyquist has extensive experience in many aspects of filmmaking from his time in Hollywood ranging from indie to studio productions. He was mentored in producing working with Fred Roos (The Godfather Part II, Star Wars) and in sound by Dane Davis (The Matrix, Suicide Squad) after getting his MFA in film and TV production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Recently, he has worked on projects such as Dare to be Different, which was shown at TriBeCa, and his own original film, Eyes Open. Matthew is also a tenured associate professor in mass media at Washburn University.
