- Matthys co-wrote his directorial feature debut The Story of Rachel de Beer which was nominated for 7 SAFTAS, including Best Film, won 3 SAFTAS, the Grand Prize at KidsEye International Film Festival, 4 SSF awards and played in competition at Rhode Island IFF and San Diego IFF. The film had a successful theatrical run in South Africa and signed distribution deals for North America (ITN/Amazon), Latin America (Encrypta), Europe (HBO) and Africa (MultiChoice) where it also licensed to Netflix.
Matthys' short film, Vlees van my vlees, screened in competition at over 30 film festivals around the globe, including 5 Oscar & Bafta qualifiers, had its European premiere in competition at Clermont-Ferrand, won 4 Best Film awards and was nominated for a SAFTA. Malina Saval, features editor for Variety, wrote "...I was simply blown away by its beauty, depth and unflinching commitment to exposing the realities of life with disability. The film absolutely crushed me. It destroyed me, it was so beautifully done."
He's closing finance on his next film, Flesh of my flesh, after it received production finance from both South Africa's National Fund and the Dutch Film Fund. The project was selected for Realness, a Pan-African screenwriter's residency, won the Norwegian Sørfond prize at DFM 2020 and was selected to participate in La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut Français in association with Les Cinemas du Monde and the Cannes Film Festival and Market 2021.
His commercials and branded content have won shiny little statues at OneShow, Cannes, LIA and took home both the Loeries Film and Creative Effectivity Grands Prix. When not indulging in all things film, Matthys juggles his time between doing an Executive MBA through the Berlin School for Creative Leadership and pursuing his love for adventure.
- IMDb mini biography by: Matthys Boshoff
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