Director

Matias Bize is a graduate from the Escuela de Cine de Chile (Chilean Film School). At the age of 23, he directed the film “Sabado” (Saturday) (2003), premiering worldwide in the Official Selection section of the ”International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg”. The film obtained 4 awards, including the “Rainer Werner Fassbinder” award. The film went on to participate in various film festivals obtaining multiple awards and excellent reviews.

He later directed the film “En la Cama”  (“In Bed”) (2005), a Chilean-German co-production, premiering worldwide at the “Locarno International Film Festival”. It won the “Golden Spike” award, at the Valladolid International Film Festival, converting Matias in the youngest director to obtain the prize. This film has more than 36 international prizes and has been showing commercially worldwide. The specialized magazine “Cahiers du Cinéma”, described Matias as “the most promising filmmaker of Chilean cinema”.

In Barcelona he directed “Lo Bueno de Llorar” (“About Crying”) (2007) a Spanish-Chilean co-production premiering worldwide in the “Locarno International Film Festival”. He received a special Jury award and the Critic’s Choice award in the Valdivia International Film Festival. The film has obtained many awards at several other international festivals.  

Currently Matias is working on the promotion of his new film “La Vida de los Peces”(“The Life of Fish” )(2010), selected in "Venice International Film Festival".