Maximiliano Schonfeld (Crespo, Argentina. 1982) studied film at the ENERC and was assistant director to Rodrigo Moreno and Víctor Kozakovzky.

His debut feature, "Germania", premiered at the Hamburg Film Festival in 2012. His film "La helada negra" was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2016. His third fiction feature, "Jesús López" ( together with the Argentine writer Selva Almada), premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2021.

He currently serves as president of the Entre Ríos Audiovisual Institute.