Sergio Tovar Velarde

Sergio Tovar Velarde, (born 31 December 1982) is a Mexican film director. He directed the feature film Mi último día (aka Aurora Boreal) which was premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival[1] and was released commercially in theaters in summer of 2009.[2]

Sergio Tovar Velarde
Sergio Tovar Velarde (2015)
Born (1982-12-31) 31 December 1982
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
OccupationDirector, screenwriter
Years active2000–present

He is one of the filmmakers of The Misfits, alongside Javier Colinas, Marco Polo Constandse and Jorge Ramírez Suárez.[3]

Early life

Tovar was born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. He studied communications at Ibero-American University in Mexico City[4] and film theory at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica.[5] He studied directing with well-known Polish film director Ludwik Margules.[6]

In 2009, became FONCA's scholar. In 2009, 2006 and 2002 was FECAN's academic.[7]

Career

Despite his early efforts for direct amateur short films, his first professional short film was not made until 1999: Carolina. In June, 2002; work besides Roberto Cobo in KCL, Doce y Cuarto and the film premiere became the last tribute for the actor.[8]

Tovar has been directing short films in France, Canada, Cuba and Mexico; being selected and nominated on 70 film festivals.[9] In 2008, his short film Edén became part of the Best of International Award-winning films in Cannes Short Film.[10]

In 2011, Tovar direct The Misfits, a film composed of 4 contributions from different filmmakers. His last film is Four Moons[11]

Filmography

Extracted from IMDb[12]

Feature films
2014 - Four Moons (México)
2011 - The Misfits (Los inadaptados) (Chat segment) (México)
2007 - My Last Day Aka Aurora Boreal (México) [13]

Short films
2012 - Papi Florida (Cuba)
2011 - Jet Lag (Mexico)
2011 - Infinito (Mexico)
2010 - La femme qui pleure (Canada)
2008 - L'esprit hanté (Canada)
2007 - Edén (Mexico) [14][15][16]
2006 - El joven Telarañas (Mexico)
2006 - El gusano (Mexico)
2005 - La voz de las cigarras (Mexico) [17][18]
2003 - KCL, doce y cuarto (Mexico)
2001 - La danza de las salamandras (Mexico)
2000 - Carolina (Mexico)

Awards
Biarritz International Festival of Latin America Cinema
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Golden SunAurora BorealNominated
Cancún International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEdénWon
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2011Audience AwardLos InadaptadosWon
2011Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican FilmLos InadaptadosNominated
2008Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican FilmAurora BorealNominated
2007Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Short FilmEdénNominated
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012Midnight MadnessJet lagNominated
2011Midnight MadnessInfinitoNominated
2010Best Mexican Short FilmLa femme qui pleureNominated
2008First Mexican Feature FilmAurora BorealNominated
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEdénWon
Habana International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012Coral Award – Best Short FilmPapi FloridaNominated
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2005Golden Colon – Best Short FilmLa voz de las cigarrasNominated
Kinoki Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Best Short FilmEdénNominated
2007Best Original MusicEdénWon
2007Audience AwardEl joven telarañasWon
Mexican Cinema Journalists
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Silver Goddess – Best Short FilmEdénNominated
2006Silver Goddess – Best Short FilmLa voz de las cigarrasWon
Morelia International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2011Best Mexican Short FilmJet lagNominated
2008Best Mexican Short FilmEdénNominated
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEl gusanoNominated
New York Short Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2006Integral RealizationLa voz de las cigarrasWon
Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Best FilmEdénNominated
2007Best DirectorEdénNominated
2007Best EditingEdénWon
2007Best PhotographyEdénWon
2007Best ScriptEdénNominated
2007Best PhotographyEl joven telarañasNominated
2007Best EditingEl joven telarañasNominated
2007Best Art DirectionEl joven telarañasNominated
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007Horizons AwardAurora BorealNominated
Short Shorts Film Festival México
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012Best Mexican Short FilmJet lagNominated
2010Best Mexican Short FilmLa femme qui pleureNominated
2008Best Mexican Short FilmEdénWon
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEl gusanoNominated
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEl joven telarañasNominated
Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2008Best FilmAurora BorealNominated
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2006Silver Award – Best DirectingLa voz de las cigarrasWon

Trivia
- In 2002, he and the producer Edgar Barrón founded Atko Films in Mexico City, as a film production company.[19]
- In 2010, Tovar was included on Top Ten decade Nayarit people list.[20]

References
  1. Huerta, César (2007-02-08). "'Aurora Boreal' va a festival de San Sebastián". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. Morales, Iván (2009-08-06). "Mi último día, una incisiva mirada a la vida familiar y la naturaleza de la culpa". Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  3. Estrada, Erick (2011-01-09). "Los inadaptados". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  4. Huerta, César (2008-11-05). "Llevará 'Édén' a Cannes". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  5. "Espera Sergio Tovar que influenza no afecte estreno de su filme". 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  6. "Sergio Tovar Velarde". 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  7. "Premier del cortometraje Infinito, de Sergio Tovar". 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  8. Cruz, Antimio (2005-02-28). "Recrea el mundo sagrado huichol". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  9. Pérez Mancilla, Ulises (2011-09-08). "Prepara Sergio Tovar Velarde segundo largo y reflexiona sobre su trayectoria". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  10. Vera Zambrano, José (2008-05-23). "Se hace presente Sergio Tovar Velarde en Cannes con su corto "Edén"". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  11. Huerta, César (2011-06-12). "Película controvertida se prepara en México". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  12. "Sergio Tovar Velarde". 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  13. Laguna, Rogelio (2009-06-28). ""Mi último día": llega una promesa al cine mexicano". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  14. Cázares Barrios, Ana Sofía (2007-01-03). "Después de la 37 entrega de Diosas de Plata, PECIME exigirá su regreso a la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  15. Editorial (2008-05-12). "Presencia mexicana en festivales internacionales". Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  16. "Mejor Película Sigital". 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  17. "2006 Awards". 2006-01-09. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  18. "Diosas de Plata". 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  19. "Sergio Tovar Velarde". 2002-01-02. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  20. "Los 10 nayaritas de la primera década del Siglo XXI". 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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