Argentinian/austrian, Berlin based
filmmaker, comic book artist, illustrator and painter.
Master in Film Directing at
Filmuniversität Babelsberg in Berlin, Germany
Bachelor at Image and Sound Design at
the University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Matías Boettner explores themes of entitlement, mental health, and loneliness in his films—often with a sharp, comical edge and a critical eye. His work in comics and illustration ventures into the surreal, featuring grotesque figures and mind-bending scenarios, all laced with his signature dark humor.
Currently developing SOFT FOCUS (feature film) and Witching (comic book).
Film Awards
Best director shortfilm Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival for “TINTA” (2016)
Best editor shortfilm Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival for “TINTA” (2016)
Grants
- Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt für das Comicbuch Witching (2025)
- GVL Neustart Kultur für Filmforschung (2022)
Art Exhibitions
- Expodri - Berlin, Gelegenheiten Neukölln, Kollektivausstellung (2024)
- clhub.art at Orville - collective exhibition (2022)
- 1st Prize Winner of the Mental Health Online Doncaster Art Fair Exhibition with the piece “Within” – collective exhibition (2020)
- The Future Used to be Better - collective exhibition – Liebigstrasse 12, Berlin (2019)
- Open/Occupy Exhibition – collective exhibition – Am Flutgraben 3, Berlin (2019)
- El Panteón del Deseo – solo exhibition – Buenos Aires (2016)
- Criaturas, Duchas & Hamburguesas – solo exhibition – UBA (University of Buenos Aires) – Buenos Aires (2016)
- Mural homenaje a los desaparecidos – collective exhibition – UBA (University of Buenos Aires) – Buenos Aires (2016)
Contact
matias.boettner@gmail.com
(+49) 15223098563
https://www.instagram.com/matiasvanbender