Dominga Sotomayor

Directing

Born January 1, 1985 · Santiago, Chile

Dominga Sotomayor is a Chilean director and screenwriter. She was born in Santiago de Chile in 1985. Her first feature film, ‘Thursday Till Sunday’ (2012), was developed at the Cinéfondation Résidence, won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and was named best film at IndieLisboa, New Horizons, and the Valdivia International Film Festivals. She co-directed ‘The Island’ (2013), which also claimed a Tiger Award. In 2015, her medium-length film ‘Mar’ had its premiere in the Forum section at the Berlin International Film Festival, and she also released ‘Aqui, Em Lisboa’, a collective film directed with Gabriel Abrantes, Denis Côté, and Marie Losier.