Director

Matías Rojas Valencia

Directing

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1546720

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1984

Age: 42

Place of birth: Chile

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2014 - 2025

Years active: 12

Also known as

Matías Rojas Valencia

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Director (3)Co-Producer (1)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)

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Biography

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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