# 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 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.

## 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

### Feature films

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

### 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)
       2006 - El joven Telarañas (Mexico)
       2006 - El gusano (Mexico)
       2005 - La voz de las cigarras (Mexico)
       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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

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