Person

Matías Rojas Valencia

Directing · Born 1984-01-01 · Chile

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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  Root

  Director

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  Parasomnia

  Executive Producer

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  El vecino ruidoso

  Co-Producer

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  Winter Howl

  Director

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  A Place Called Dignity

  Editor

• Dog Legs

  Director

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  Sunset over America

  Director

• Necesito saber

  Director

• 2025Sunset over AmericaDirector
• 2024Winter HowlDirector
• 2021A Place Called DignityEditor
• 2016El vecino ruidosoCo-Producer
• 2016ParasomniaExecutive Producer
• 2015Necesito saberDirector
• 2014RootDirector
• —Dog LegsDirector