ABOUT
Matias is a Chilean-Australian filmmaker who grew up in Western Sydney, whose passion for visual storytelling is deeply rooted in his upbringing and cultural heritage. Working across documentary, drama, music videos, and commercials, Matias brings a narrative-driven approach to his work as both a Director and Editor.
In 2013, Matias was awarded a scholarship to study an Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media at the International Film School in Sydney, where he honed his craft in Directing, Screenwriting, and Producing.
In 2018, Matias was selected as one of eight screenwriters for the Behind Closed Doors initiative run by Co-Curious. His screenwriting on the anthology feature film Here Out West earned him an AWGIE nomination. The film opened the Sydney Film Festival in 2021, saw a nationwide cinema release in February 2022, and was nominated for Best Film at the 2022 AACTA Awards.
In 2022 Matias Co-Created, Co-Directed and edited the ABC series 8 Nights Out West, a documentary food series hosted by Arka Das exploring the culinary hubs of Western Sydney.
In 2020 Matias co-edited the feature documentary film Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow about iconic singer/songwriters Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter which Premiered at Sydney Film Festival in 2021.
In 2023 Matias co-edited the feature documentary This Is Going To Be Big, which won the audience choice award at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2023. The film also won an Ellie award for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature at the 2024 ASE Guild awards.
Matias’ short documentary Campesinos about Patagonian Gauchos was selected for 11 International film festivals and was also selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick in 2020. Matias is now working on a feature-length version titled ‘Los Puesteros.’
Matias has also been engaged in a number of different production roles with significant experience in post-production working as an assistant editor on films such as The Dry , Nude Tuesday and Palm Beach.
