Sebastián Haro will receive the RTVA Award for Best Andalusian Filmmaker

The actor Sebastián Haro will receive the RTVA Award for Best Andalusian Filmmaker at the 52nd edition of the Festival de Huelva de Cine Iberoamericano, which will be held from November 13 to 21. The award is given by Radio Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA) and recognizes his career in film, theatre and television, as well as his contribution to Andalusian audiovisual production. Born in Granada in 1964, Haro trained at the Instituto del Teatro de Sevilla and combines acting with teaching. In film he has participated in titles such as «El laberinto del fauno», by Guillermo del Toro; «Siete mesas de billar francés», by Gracia Querejeta; «A cambio de nada», by Daniel Guzmán; «Segundo premio», by Isaki Lacuesta, and «Los tortuga», by Belén Funes. His most recent work is «Anochece», by Fernando Franco. On television he has appeared in series such as «La peste», «La fortuna», «La chica de la nieve», «Marbella» and «Anatomía de un instante». In theatre, his role in «La otra mano de Cervantes» stands out, for which he won the Premio Lorca del Teatro Andaluz for Best Male Performance. He has received several awards for best performance for «La primera cita», tributes at the festivals of Cine de Alejandría and Burguillos and nominations for the Premios ASECAN and Carmen del Cine Andaluz. In 2012 he founded the Laboratorio de Interpretación de Sevilla, where he teaches.

Canal Sur's presence at the event takes shape in eight productions. In the fiction feature film section, «Iván & Hadoum», by Ian de la Rosa, participates within the Día del Cine Español, and «Un hijo», by Nacho La Casa, in the Latidos section. In documentaries, «200 vidas. Paco Rabal», «Anguita. El hombre de los tres siglos», «Plus Ultra» and «Todos los días domingo» will be screened in Talento Andaluz; «Back in time!», out of competition, and «Acuérdate de mí», also in Latidos. The award is part of the collaboration between RTVA and the Festival, which both parties have renewed. The agreement has been signed by the general director of RTVA, Juande Mellado, and the mayor of Huelva and president of the Fundación Cultural Festival de Cine Iberoamericano, Pilar Miranda. According to Mellado, «para Canal Sur, el Festival de Cine de Huelva es una cita fundamental en nuestro compromiso con el audiovisual andaluz». Miranda has congratulated Haro and has noted that his career «es un ejemplo del talento y la solidez de los profesionales andaluces».