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Birthplace
Santiago de Chile, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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Birthday
November 11, 2000Deathday
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MAKI
Maximiliano González Chia is a 24 year old multidisciplinary artist whose creative path spans music, illustration, and filmmaking.
He studied Filmmaking at UNIACC in Santiago, Chile, where he stood out in fields such as directing actors and editing. His curiosity has always been drawn to arts. In music, he channels his creative energy as the frontman and drummer of the rock project MAKI. And in 2025, his passion for storytelling takes cinematic form through original productions. His latest short film, Something Else (Algo más), dives into themes like mystery, aging, and the magical landscapes of southern Chile.
Influenced by '90s and early 2000s comic books and cartoons, his work is infused with fantasy, bold colors, wonder, and emotion. His stories often revolve around the search for inner meaning, a deep connection with life, and the pursuit of dreams.
Across all disciplines, his signature is clear: to portray life through a lens that is bright, thrilling, visually compelling, and deeply inspiring.
MAKI awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Art Directors Guild | Winner Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (James Price, Shona Heath, Adam A. Makin, James Lewis, Géza Kerti, Renátó Cseh, Judit Csák, Jonathan Houlding, Zsófia Kóthay, Bence Kalmár, Krisztina Szilágyi, Dániel Miklós, Lili Lea Abraham, Linda Bándi, László Tibor Erdélyi, Csongor Egyed, Laura Ng, Zoltán Virányi-Fontan, Jonas Bethge, Antonio Niculae, Florian Fickert, Gergely Fodor, Kathryn Prince, Anna Döbrössy, Budai Csaba, Nóra Bíró, Orsolya Maza, Jovánka Sztilkovics, Bence Németh, Ádám Nagy, Miklós Hatvani-Deàk, Steven X. Haber, Daniel Warren, Carlotta Giacomin, Zsuzsi Nonn, Judith Hynes, Tamás Pál, Steve Mitchell, Nigel Hughes, Tommy Jolliffe, Steven Sallybanks, Zsuzsa Mihalek) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | British Film Designers Guild Awards | Winner BFDG Award | Best Production Design - Major Motion Picture - Fantasy (James Price, Shona Heath, Adam A. Makin, James Lewis, Zsuzsa Mihalek) | Poor Things |
| 2016 | David di Donatello Awards | Winner David | Best Visual Effects (Migliori Effetti Speciali Visivi) (Makinarium) | Tale of Tales |
| 2016 | Festival del cinema di Spello | Winner Albero della Vita | Best VFX (Bruno Albi Marini, Nicola Sganga, Leonardo Cruciano, Makinarium) | Tale of Tales |
| 2006 | Yokohama Film Festival | Winner Festival Prize | Best New Talent (Maki Horikita, Always san-chôme no yûhi, Gyakkyo nine, Shinku) | Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2025 | Anime Trending Awards | Nominee Annual Award | Best in Sceneries and Visuals (Jun'ichi Higashi, Kazuto Izumida, Makiho Kondô, Satoshi Hashimoto) | Dandadan |
| 2024 | Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | Nominee CSC Award | Best Cinematography in TV Series - Half Hour Scripted (David A. Makin) | What We Do in the Shadows |
| 2024 | Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | Nominee CSC Award | Best Cinematography in TV Series - Half Hour Scripted (David A. Makin) | What We Do in the Shadows |
| 2024 | SXSW Film Festival | Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award | Narrative Short (Dimitri Simakis) | The Rainbow Bridge |
| 2022 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Nominee ICS Award | Best Animated Film (Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Mahiro Maeda) | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time |
| 2021 | Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival | Nominee Wreath Award | Best Actress (Aju Makita) | Child of Kamiari Month |
| 2020 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production (Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki) | Ultraman |
| 2020 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Catherine Ircha, Michael Norman Wong, Mira Caveno, Sean Goojha, Peter Stratford, Sheila Millar, Alex Juzkiw, E.J. Kim, Jay Mitchell, John Wilcox, Lisa Leung, Slava Shmakin, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Kate Marshall) | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| 2019 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Michael Norman Wong, Catherine Ircha, Mira Caveno, Sean Goojha, John Wilcox, Slava Shmakin, Lisa Leung, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Jay Mitchell, Peter Stratford, E.J. Kim, Sheila Millar, Kate Marshall) | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| 2018 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Dan Hermansen, Don Macaulay, Laurel Bergman, Sean Goojha, Mira Caveno, John Burke, Peter Stratford, Bryan Sutton, Doug Girling, Sheila Millar, John Wilcox, Lisa Leung, Slava Shmakin, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Sandy Walker) | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| 2017 | Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | Nominee CSC Award | Best Cinematography in TV Series (David A. Makin) | Beauty and the Beast |
| 2016 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production (Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Jillian Tamaki, Adam Muto) | Adventure Time |
| 2016 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production (Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Jillian Tamaki, Adam Muto) | Adventure Time: Islands |
| 2015 | Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | Nominee CSC Award | Best Cinematography in TV Series (David A. Makin) | Beauty and the Beast |
| 2014 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Animation Film (Shinji Aramaki) | Space Pirate Captain Harlock |
| 2008 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival | Nominee Cristal | Best Feature (Shinji Aramaki) | Appleseed: Ex Machina |
| 2003 | Fantasia Film Festival | Nominee Best Animation Film | (Kazuya Tsurumaki) | FLCL |
| 2003 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Best Visual Effects in a Television Series (Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill, David Hulin, Marooned, Making Good) | Dinotopia |
| 2002 | Cannes Film Festival | Nominee Un Certain Regard Award | (Kaige Chen, Víctor Erice, Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurismäki, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders) | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
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