Matías Rojas Valencia is a director, screenwriter, producer and editor from southern Chile. His first feature film, Root (Raíz 2013), premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. He co-directed the short film I Need to Know (2015), which premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. His second feature, A Place Called Dignity (Un lugar llamado Dignidad 2021), premiered in main competition at the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, participated in L’Atelier Cinéfondation at Cannes, won the Best Director Award at the Huelva Film Festival, and was selected for Göteborg, Athens, and Hof Film…
Matías Rojas Valencia is a director, screenwriter, producer and editor from southern Chile. His first feature film, Root (Raíz 2013), premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival. He co-directed the short film I Need to Know (2015), which premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. His second feature, A Place Called Dignity (Un lugar llamado Dignidad 2021), premiered in main competition at the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, participated in L’Atelier Cinéfondation at Cannes, won the Best Director Award at the Huelva Film Festival, and was selected for Göteborg, Athens, and Hof Film Festivals, among others. His latest work, the short film Sunset over America (Atardecer en América 2025), premiered at the Berlinale and received a Special Mention from the Generation jury. He is currently developing his third fiction feature, Dog Legs (Patas de perro), recently selected for the Venice Production Bridge.
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