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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 (age 41)
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Occupation(s)Director, 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

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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

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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

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Extracted from IMDb[12]

Feature films

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

Short films

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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

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Biarritz International Festival of Latin America Cinema
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Golden Sun Aurora Boreal Nominated
Cancún International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Best Mexican Short Film Edén Won
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2011 Audience Award Los Inadaptados Won
2011 Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Film Los Inadaptados Nominated
2008 Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Film Aurora Boreal Nominated
2007 Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Short Film Edén Nominated
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012 Midnight Madness Jet lag Nominated
2011 Midnight Madness Infinito Nominated
2010 Best Mexican Short Film La femme qui pleure Nominated
2008 First Mexican Feature Film Aurora Boreal Nominated
2007 Best Mexican Short Film Edén Won
Habana International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012 Coral Award – Best Short Film Papi Florida Nominated
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2005 Golden Colon – Best Short Film La voz de las cigarras Nominated
Kinoki Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Best Short Film Edén Nominated
2007 Best Original Music Edén Won
2007 Audience Award El joven telarañas Won
Mexican Cinema Journalists
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Silver Goddess – Best Short Film Edén Nominated
2006 Silver Goddess – Best Short Film La voz de las cigarras Won
Morelia International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2011 Best Mexican Short Film Jet lag Nominated
2008 Best Mexican Short Film Edén Nominated
2007 Best Mexican Short Film El gusano Nominated
New York Short Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2006 Integral Realization La voz de las cigarras Won
Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Best Film Edén Nominated
2007 Best Director Edén Nominated
2007 Best Editing Edén Won
2007 Best Photography Edén Won
2007 Best Script Edén Nominated
2007 Best Photography El joven telarañas Nominated
2007 Best Editing El joven telarañas Nominated
2007 Best Art Direction El joven telarañas Nominated
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2007 Horizons Award Aurora Boreal Nominated
Short Shorts Film Festival México
Year Category Film Result Notes
2012 Best Mexican Short Film Jet lag Nominated
2010 Best Mexican Short Film La femme qui pleure Nominated
2008 Best Mexican Short Film Edén Won
2007 Best Mexican Short Film El gusano Nominated
2007 Best Mexican Short Film El joven telarañas Nominated
Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2008 Best Film Aurora Boreal Nominated
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Year Category Film Result Notes
2006 Silver Award – Best Directing La voz de las cigarras Won

Trivia

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- 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

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  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". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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