Chilean filmmaker, THOMAS WOODROFFE, works mainly as director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
He directed and wrote the short film “Austral Fever”, which not only had its world premiere in La Biennale di Venezia 76, but also obtained a special mention in the NEST competition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, and participated in the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019.
He was director of photography for “The Summer of The Electric Lion”, a short film that won the first prize at the Cinéfondation of the Cannes Film Festival 2018, as well as the Panavisión award at the NEST competition of the San Sebastián Film Festival 2018.
Thomas has taken part in numerous residencies and labs, such as Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2022, Pop Up Film Residency 2022, AustraLab 2022, ARCA Residency 2022 and La Fabrique Cinéma 2023.
For the past five years, he has been dedicated to researching and developing his first feature film, Erratics, which was shot during 2024 and is expected to be premiered in the first half of 2026.
Thomas has collaborated in creative capacities with numerous artists and directors, including Patricia Domínguez, Valeria Sarmiento, Constanza Alarcón Tennen, Valeria Hofmann, Josefina Buschmann, and the MAFI collective.