Other Interesting Aspects

His first production as script writer and director, O pai de Migueliño, was selected in the most important Spanish cinematographic meetings (San Sebastián, Valladolid, Bilbao, Gijón,...) and other foreign ones (Oberhausen, Moscow, Utrecht, London). He was awarded the Criticism Prize in the Fifth International Contest de Shorts (Barcelona) and got an honourable mention in the 19th edition of the International Cinema Week (Barcelona). His last work, O desexo, was awarded the prize of the Spanish Cinema at the 36th edition of the International Festival of Documentary Cinema and Shorts (Bilbao), the 'Juri Special Prize' and the 'Organizaçao' Prize at the International Cinema Festival (Algarve-Portugal). He also got 'Tatu de Prata á Melhor Fotografía' at the 22nd edition of the International Cinema Festival in Bahia and 'AEC' Prize to the best photograph at the Sixth International Week of Experimental Cinema (Madrid). Besides, he was included in the Scene of Spanish Cinema at the 16th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, 'Cortocircuito' (Naples, 1996) and the 'II Festival Internacional do Cortometraggio' (Siena). His film O desexo was selected to take part in the international festivals of Mannheim-Heidelberg, Huy, Namur, Alcalá de Henares and Torello. He was also the executive producer of O Matachín by Jorge Coira (he got the prize to the best short at the First Festival of Independent Cinema in Ourense) and Isolina do Caurel by Chema Gagino.