Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana
He has received numerous awards for his work, including Golden Seashell and an Academy Award nomination for "Un Lugar en el mundo", Best Director award at the Havana Film Festival, and Golden Seashell nomination for "Martín (Hache)", the First Prize at the Havana Film Festival and the "Grand Prix des Amériques" award at the Montréal World Film Festival for "Tiempo de revancha".