Matías Bize wins the Goya Award for "Best Latin American Film" with "La Vida de los Peces" in 2011.
The Chilean director began his career at the age of 23 when he directed "Sábado" (2003), a film made entirely in a single sequence shot. The film had its world premiere at the prestigious "Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival", where it won 4 awards, including the "Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award". The film was selected to participate in several film festivals around the world, winning multiple awards and excellent reviews.
He then directed "En la Cama" (2005), a Chilean-German co-production that had its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival. The film won the "Espiga de Oro" at the Valladolid International Film Festival, becoming the youngest director to win this award in the history of the Festival. The film has won more than 40 international awards and has been commercially released worldwide. "En la Cama" represented Chile in the Oscar race. The specialized magazine Cahiers du Cinéma described him as "the most promising Chilean filmmaker".
In Barcelona he directed "Lo Bueno de Llorar" (2007), a Spanish-Chilean co-production that had its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival. It received the Special Jury Prize and the Critics' Prize at the Valdivia International Film Festival. The film has participated in several international film festivals around the world, winning several awards.
He then directed "La Vida de los Peces" (2010), a Chilean-French co-production, selected at the Venice Film Festival. The film won the Goya Award for Best Latin American Film. It represented Chile in the Oscar race and was commercially released in most of the world.
He later directed "La Memoria del Agua" (2015), a Chilean-Spanish-Argentine-German-Spanish co-production starring Benjamín Vicuña and Elena Anaya. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival; it had an extensive festival run and several awards. The film was commercially released in most of the world.
In Dominican Republic he directed "En tu Piel" (2019) film that was born as a remake of "En la Cama" to finally become an original feature film. The film was premiered at the prestigious Transylvania International Film Festival "En tu Piel" was a success in its country of origin and was commercially released in countries as varied as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany or Chile.
In the hardest moment of confinement, he directed "Mensajes Privados" (2022), a choral film in which the director invited his closest actors to record themselves with their own cell phones and to build a story based on true stories. The film premiered at the prestigious Malaga International Film Festival, where it won the Performance Award and the Editing Award. "Private Messages" is commercially released in different parts of the world.
He then directed "El Castigo" (2022), a Chilean-Argentinean co-production made entirely in a single sequence shot. The film was selected in the Official Competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, a Class A film industry event where he won the Acting Award. It also won Best Film at the Beijing International Film Festival, Best Director at the Malaga Film Festival and Best Film of the Year by the Chilean Art Critics Circle, among more than 20 other varied and prestigious awards. The film is being commercially released in most of the world.
