Martina Matzkin
Martina Matzkin is a filmmaker based in Argentina
She co-directed the short films ‘Taj Mahal Chats’ (2013), which premiered at BAFICI, and ‘The Other Body’ (2016), which premiered at Cinefem. Later, she directed on her own the short film ‘The Name of the Son’ (2020), which premiered at the Berlinale in the Generation Kplus section, winning the Crystal Bear and the Jury award for best short film, and was featured on platforms like HBO and SRF.
On TV, she directed the episode 'To go on stage' (2023), of the documentary series 'TV against violences', showcased on Public TV.
Her first feature-length documentary 'Care’ (2025), was co-directed with Gabriela Uassouf. It had the support of Ibermedia, the Argentinian Film Institute, and the Chilean Ministry of Culture, and selected during its development for the Doc Corner of Marché du Film. It had its international premiere at True/False film festival, and its European premiere at Málaga Film Festival, and was one of the most watched documentaries on Argentine theaters in 2025.
She's finishing 'Tristán' (working title), a documentary feature also co-directed with Uassouf, with support of Argentina, Uruguay and France.
She's also developing her first feature fiction, ‘Ideally’. During its development, Ideally won the Argentine Film Institute’s contest for development, obtained the support of the Sponsorship program of Buenos Aires City, and was selected for Proyecta (Argentina), BrLab (Brazil), CineQuaNon Lab (Mexico), and Platino NextGen (Spain).
