Matteo Sanders
Field of Work
Director
Country
Austria
Biography
Matteo Sanders, * 1989 is a director based in Vienna. He studies directing at the Filmakademie Wien, in Vienna, Austria. In 2019, he studied a semester in Oslo at Westerdals School of Art. His short film On The Edge (2022) was in the 2023 Semifinals of the Student Academy Awards and released as a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere. He is a Doc Around Europe Network Talent, and two of his films, ‘33’ 66º’ (2023) and ‘And they live in row houses’ (2025), have been selected for the network’s VOD service. His short Pocket Money (2025) premiered at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis.
Director’s statement / Sample of Work / Showcase
Filmography
2021 Decisions - Short film, 13min - Script & Co-Directed with Jakub Jelínek
2022 On The Edge (Am Grat) - Short film, 18 min - Script & Directing
2023 33’ 66º - Short Documentary, 15 min - Script & Directing
2025 And they live in row houses - Short film / Essay film, 15min - Montage & Co-Directed with Julia Haugeneder
2025 Pocket Money - Short film / 16min - Script & Directing
2027 Sequoia (in postproduction) - short film / 15min - Script & Co-Directed with Julia Haugeneder
2027 City Species (in postproduction) - short documentary / 15min - Script & Directing
