Sergio Tovar Velarde


Sergio Tovar Velarde, is a Mexican film director. He directed the feature film Mi último día which was premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was released commercially in theaters in summer of 2009.
He is one of the filmmakers of The Misfits, alongside Javier Colinas, Marco Polo Constandse and Jorge Ramírez Suárez.
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Early life

Tovar was born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. He studied communications at Ibero-American University in Mexico City and film theory at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. He studied directing with well-known Polish film director Ludwik Margules.
In 2009, became FONCA's scholar. In 2009, 2006 and 2002 was FECAN's academic.

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.
Tovar has been directing short films in France, Canada, Cuba and Mexico; being selected and nominated on 70 film festivals. In 2008, his short film Edén became part of the Best of International Award-winning films in Cannes Short Film.
In 2011, Tovar direct The Misfits, a film composed of 4 contributions from different filmmakers. His last film is Four Moons

Filmography

Extracted from IMDb

Awards

;Biarritz International Festival of Latin America Cinema
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2007Golden SunAurora BorealNominated-

;Cancún International Film Festival
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2007Best Mexican Short FilmEdénWon-

; Guadalajara International Film Festival
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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
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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
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2012Coral Award – Best Short FilmPapi FloridaNominated-

;Huelva Latin American Film Festival
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2005Golden Colon – Best Short FilmLa voz de las cigarrasNominated-

;Kinoki Film Festival
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2007Best Short FilmEdénNominated-
2007Best Original MusicEdénWon-
2007Audience AwardEl joven telarañasWon-

;Mexican Cinema Journalists
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2007Silver Goddess – Best Short FilmEdénNominated-
2006Silver Goddess – Best Short FilmLa voz de las cigarrasWon-

;Morelia International Film Festival
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2011Best Mexican Short FilmJet lagNominated-
2008Best Mexican Short FilmEdénNominated-
2007Best Mexican Short FilmEl gusanoNominated-

;New York Short Film Festival
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2006Integral RealizationLa voz de las cigarrasWon-

;Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
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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
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2007Horizons AwardAurora BorealNominated-

;Short Shorts Film Festival México
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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
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2008Best FilmAurora BorealNominated-

;WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
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2006Silver Award – Best DirectingLa voz de las cigarrasWon-