Sergio Tovar Velarde Explained

Sergio Tovar Velarde
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Birth Date:31 December 1982
Birth Place:Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Occupation:Director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:2000 - present

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]

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
Cancún International Film Festival
Guadalajara International Film Festival
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2011Audience Award Los InadaptadosWon
2011Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Film Los InadaptadosNominated
2008Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Film Aurora BorealNominated
2007Mayahuel Award – Best Mexican Short Film EdénNominated
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2012Midnight Madness Jet lagNominated
2011Midnight Madness InfinitoNominated
2010Best Mexican Short Film La femme qui pleureNominated
2008First Mexican Feature Film Aurora BorealNominated
2007Best Mexican Short Film EdénWon
Habana International Film Festival
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
Kinoki Film Festival
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2007Best Short Film EdénNominated
2007Best Original Music EdénWon
2007Audience Award El joven telarañasWon
Mexican Cinema Journalists
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2007Silver Goddess – Best Short Film EdénNominated
2006Silver Goddess – Best Short Film La voz de las cigarrasWon
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2011Best Mexican Short Film Jet lagNominated
2008Best Mexican Short Film EdénNominated
2007Best Mexican Short Film El gusanoNominated
New York Short Film Festival
Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2007Best Film EdénNominated
2007Best Director EdénNominated
2007Best Editing EdénWon
2007Best Photography EdénWon
2007Best Script EdénNominated
2007Best Photography El joven telarañasNominated
2007Best Editing El joven telarañasNominated
2007Best Art Direction El joven telarañasNominated
Short Shorts Film Festival México
YearCategoryFilmResultNotes
2012Best Mexican Short Film Jet lagNominated
2010Best Mexican Short Film La femme qui pleureNominated
2008Best Mexican Short Film EdénWon
2007Best Mexican Short Film El gusanoNominated
2007Best Mexican Short Film El joven telarañasNominated
Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

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]

External links

Notes and References

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

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