Mateo Márquez is an award-winning American-Colombian director and writer from Queens, New York City. His body of work includes narrative fiction, branded content, and music videos that have garnered recognition throughout the U.S. and abroad. He holds a Master’s in Directing from the School of Visual Arts and a BA in Film from Hunter College. He was a 2015 BAFTA Scholarship recipient and a 2019 School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship Award winner.
His short films have screened at over 30 festivals worldwide including the BFI London Film Festival, Fantasia, HBO NY Latino Film Festival, and Nantes Utopiales Festival International de Science Fiction. They have also been featured on the online horror channel ALTER as well as other prominent online platforms such as Film Shortage, Beyond the Short, and Retrospective of Jupiter.
Mateo infuses his love of genre films and traditional dramas to create an intimate visceral storytelling experience.
Official Selections
Adirondack Film Festival (2018)
BFI London Film Festival (2018)
Beijing International Short Film Festival (2018)
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (2018)
Celluloid Screams Sheffield Horror Film Festival (2018)
Cyprus International Film Festival (2018)
Desmond District Demons (2018)
Fantasia International Film Festival (2018)
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (2018)
Indie Memphis Film Festival (2018)
Kansas International Film Festival (2018)
Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema (2018)
Macabro Film Festival (2018)
Monarch Film Festival (2018)
Mystic Film Festival (2018)
New Haven International Film Festival (2018)
Portland Film Festival (2018)
Red Rock Film Festival (2018)
Rome International Film Festival (2018)
SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival (2019)
Southern State Indie Fan Film Fest (2018)
Spookfest (2018)
TOHorror Film Festival (2018)
Vail Film Festival (2018)
Walla Walla Movie Crush (2018)
West Virginia Filmmakers Festival (2018)
Woods Hole International Film Festival (2018)
YoFiFest (2018)
HBO New York Latino Film Festival (2020)
Nantes Utopiales Festival International de Science Fiction (2020)
Walla Walla Movie Crush (2020)
Accolades & Recognitions
Nantes Utopiales Festival International de Science Fiction (2020) - Best International Short & Audience Award Nominee
SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival (2019) - Best Horror Short Winner
Fantasia (2018) - Best International Short Film Nominee
Woods Hole International Film Festival (2018) - Best Short Drama Nominee
Indie Memphis Film Festival (2019) - Best After Dark Short Nominee
Vail Film Festival (2018) - Best Short Film Nominee
Southern State Indie Film Fest (2018) - Best Horror Winner / Best Director Nominee