Bio

Luis Galán has won more than 300 awards individually across more than 30 different countries. Furthermore, his films have garnered numerous accolades for actors, cinematographers, musicians, and producers who have worked on his cinema. According to the IMDb database, Luis Galán is the most awarded filmmaker in Spain, and one of the most awarded in the world.

He has received the BEST DIRECTOR award 34 times for 8 different projects.

EDUCATION:

  • National Award from the Ministry of Education and Culture for the best graduate in Image and Sound in Spain.
  • Extraordinary Award from the Community of Madrid for the best graduate in Image and Sound in Madrid.

HONORARY:

  • Guinness World Record as director of the most awarded documentary short film: AnorMal (2023).
  • Medal of the City of Barbate (Cádiz, Spain, 2023).
  • Honorary Award from the IX Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival (sponsored by El Deseo) (Ciudad Real, Spain, 2022).
  • Honorary Plaque from the Barbate City Council, in recognition of professional and educational achievements (Cádiz, Spain, 2013).
  • Special Diploma of appreciation from the Alcobendas City Council, for "contributing to the city's successes" (Madrid, Spain, 2013).
  • Honorary Awards, as one of the most prominent directors of his career, at the Druk IFF, Virgin Spring Cinefest, and Tagore IFF competitions.

THEATER:

  • First Prize for Performing Arts Málaga Crea, for the musical ‘Un Cuento de Hadas’ (Málaga, Spain, 2005).

PHOTOGRAPHER:

  • Best Still Photography at the Golden Wheat Awards (Istanbul, Turkey, 2023).
  • Best Still Photography at the Close Film Festival (Tabriz, Iran, 2023).
  • Winner of the international photography competition “Lumix City” (2019).

FILM FESTIVALS: 311 AWARDS (+108 NOMINATIONS)

  • Best Director at the AltFF Alternative Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Best Editing at the Afterlight Film Festival (Sydney, Australia, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Best Editing and Best Cinematography at the T.I.F.A. – Tietê International Film Awards (São Paulo, Brazil, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Best Editing at the Eastern Europe Film Festival (Craiova, Romania, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Stockholm City Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Best European Short Film at the Makizhmithran International Film Festival (India, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (Athens, Greece, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film and Best Editing at the New Jersey Film Awards (USA, 2026), for ‘The New Perspective’.
  • “Honorary Awardee” at the 5th Tagore International Film Festival (Birbhum, India, 2024).
  • “Guardian of Honor” Award at the 7th Virgin Spring Cinefest (Kolkata, India, 2024).
  • “Master of Storytelling” Award at the 5th Druk International Film Festival (Punakha, Bhutan, 2024).
  • Best Music Video at the Frida Film Festival (Paris, France, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Sweet Democracy Film Awards (Cannes, France, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Editing (experimental short film) at the T.I.F.A. – Tietê International Film Awards (São Paulo, Brazil, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the World Indie Film Awards (Abruzzo, Italy, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Onyko Film Awards (Tallinn, Estonia, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Vidvin IFF (Mumbai, India, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Golden Sparrow IFF (Sirkali, India, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Director (Music Video) at the Vesuvius IFF (Campania, Italy, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Macaw IFF (Chennai, India, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Music Video at the Bharatha Desam IFF (Chennai, India, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Best Documentary at the BIMIFF – Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2023), for ‘La Motera’.
  • «Outstanding Contribution to Independent Filmmaking Award» at the Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival (London, UK, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director (Short Film) at the Ipê Amarelo Film Festival (Brazil, 2023), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Green Island International Film Festival (Tamil Nadu, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Poombukar Independent Film Festival (Tamil Nadu, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Feature Documentary at the International Motion Picture Awards (Ontario, Canada, 2023), for ‘Wuhan Zona Cero’.
  • Best Director (Van Gogh Special Award) at the Tabriz Cinema Awards (Tabriz, Iran, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Short Film, Best Direction and Best Editing, at the WIFA Fest (World Indie Film Awards, 2023), for ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Sentinal International Film Awards (Andaman & Nicobar, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Feature Documentary and Best Feature Documentary Direction at the Ipê Amarelo Film Festival (São Paulo, Brazil, 2023), for ‘Wuhan Zona Cero’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the WIFA Fest (World Indie Film Awards, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the Cooper Awards (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film and Best Still Photography at the Golden Wheat Awards (Istanbul, Turkey, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Toronto Awards Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director, Best Poster and Best Still Photography at the Close Film Festival (Tabriz, Iran, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Audience Award (Documentary Short Film), at the Uruvatti International Film Festival (Tamil Nadu, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Feature Documentary, at the Makizhmithran International Film Festival (Alampattu, India, 2023), for ‘Wuhan Zona Cero’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the Makizhmithran International Film Festival (Alampattu, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention (Feature Documentary), at the Tylos International Film Festival (Bahrain, 2023), for ‘Wuhan Zona Cero’.
  • Audience Award (Documentary Short Film), at the Tylos International Film Festival (Bahrain, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the Medusa Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary at the Tamizhagam International Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Direction at the International Motion Pictures Awards (Ontario, Canada, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Top Film Awards (2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Rooster International Film Festival (Chidambaram, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Audience Award (Best Documentary Short Film, 2022) at the Athvikvaruni International Film Festival (India), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the V.i.Z. Film Fest (Ukraine, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Anatolia International Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Gothamite Monthly Film Awards (New York, USA, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorary Award at the IX Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival (Spain, 2022).
  • Best Documentary Short Film, Best Director (Short Documentary) and Best Short Film at the Ipê Amarelo Film Festival (Ipê Amarelo, Brazil, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’ and ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film and Best Drama Short Film at the Venus Community Awards (Istanbul, Turkey, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’ and ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Best Documentary at the Tagore International Film Festival (Aurangabad, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Outstanding Achievement Award at the Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards (Kolkata, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, Best Director (Short Documentary) and Best Sound (Short Documentary) at the Ipê Amarelo Film Festival (Ipê Amarelo, Brazil), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the T.I.F.A. – Tietê International Film Awards (São Paulo, Brazil), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Foreign Documentary Short Film at the Roshani International Film Festival 2022 (Aurangabad, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Sound Design (Documentary Short Film) at the Latin America Film Awards (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary of the Year at the BIMIFF – Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary at the South Italy International Film Festival (Barletta, Italy, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Independent Short Film, Best Romance Short Film and Best LGBTQIA+ Short Film at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2022), for ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Special Award for Best Editing and Jury Prize (Best Thriller) at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2022), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Jury Prize (Best Documentary) at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Karukrit International Film Festival (Himachal Pradesh, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Paris Film Awards (Paris, France, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director (documentary short film) at the GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Curitiba, Brazil, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Bratislava International Film Awards (Bratislava, Slovenia, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Actor at the Kinocracy Festival (Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair, India, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary and Best Documentary Concept at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary at the Tagore International Film Festival (Birbhum, India, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary at the FIC Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the New Jersey Film Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Havelock International Film Festival (Andaman and Nicobar, India, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Director (documentary short film) at the Vesuvius International Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Poster, Best COVID Film and Best Documentary Screenplay at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2022), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Short Film, Best Director and Best Editing at the Artisan International Film Festival (Stratford Upon Avon, England, 2022), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Drama at the Artisan International Film Festival (Stratford Upon Avon, England, 2022), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the 2 11 17 International Film Festival (Paramakudi, India, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Film, Best Thriller (short film), Best Director (short film), Best Color Grading (short film) and Best Editing (short film), at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best COVID-19 Film at the iDEAL International Film Festival (Sillod, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Comedy (foreign short film) at the iDEAL International Film Festival (Sillod, India, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • 3rd Prize Best Documentary and 3rd Prize Best Thriller/Drama (foreign short film) at the iDEAL International Film Festival (Sillod, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’ and ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Documentary at the Kinocracy Festival (Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (Michigan, USA, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Special Award (Best Thriller) at the Gold Star Movie Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Outstanding Achievement Award at the Virgin Spring Cinefest (Kolkata, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, Best Director (documentary short), Best Cinematography (documentary short) and Best Screenplay (documentary short), at the Latin America Film Awards (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Brno Film Festival (Brno, Czech Republic, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Special Mention at the Sydney Indie Festival (Sydney, Australia, 2021) for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary at the Cali Web Fest (Cali, Colombia, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Comedy at the Artisan International Film Festival (Stratford Upon Avon, England, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary and Best Cinematography at the Artisan International Film Festival (Stratford Upon Avon, England, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Golden Moon International Film Festival (2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Short Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography, at the GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Curitiba, Brazil, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Screenplay at the Zeus International Film Festival (2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Director, Best Foreign Film and Best Screenplay, at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Short Film (Special Mention), at the Global Monthly Online Film Competition (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Turkey Golden Wolf Film Awards (Istanbul, Turkey, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Feature Film at the Havelock International Film Festival (Chennai, India), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Director at the Havelock International Film Festival (Chennai, India), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Poster and Best Documentary at RIMA – Rio International Bi-Monthly Awards (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Foreign Film, at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Paris Shorts Film Awards (Paris, France, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the IFA Istanbul Film Awards (Istanbul, Turkey, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Film, Best Documentary and Human Rights Award at the Golden Reel International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary at the London International Monthly Film Festival (London, UK, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Marudham Indie Film Festival (Chennai, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the New Jersey Film Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, Best Documentary Cinematography and “Socially Awake Award” at the Garoa Awards (São Paulo, Brazil, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Director, Best Documentary and Best Documentary Cinematography at the BIMIFF – Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (Rio, Brazil, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film at the Gold Star Movie Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Feature at the Tekka International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Short at the Tekka International Film Festival (Singapore, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best International Mid-Length Film at the 17th Sucre International Human Rights Film Festival (Bolivia, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Editing at the Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Director (Documentary Short) and Best Cinematography (Documentary Short), at the GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Curitiba, Brazil, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Feature at the Madras Independent Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Comedy Short, at the Cult Movies International Film Festival (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Short, at the Cult Movies International Film Festival (London, UK, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Editing at the Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Documentary, Best Documentary Direction, Best Documentary Editing and Best Documentary Cinematography at the World Independent Cinema Awards – WICA (Los Angeles, USA, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary and Best Documentary Director at the T.I.F.A. – Tietê International Film Awards (Sao Paulo, Brazil), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director (Short Film) and Best Editor (Short Film), at the Global Monthly Online Film Competition (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Documentary Short, at the Global Monthly Online Film Competition (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Romantic Comedy, at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Only The Best Film Awards (Miami, USA, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best LGBT Short Film at the Madras Independent Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • Best Documentary Short, at the Accord Cine Fest (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Director (Special Mention), at the Global Monthly Online Film Competition (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Global Monthly Online Film Competition (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Short, at the Onyko Films Awards (Tallinn, Estonia, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Medusa Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Short Film, at the Medusa Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Debut Film (Documentary) at the Roshani (Reels) International Film Festival (Maharashtra, India), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Director at the Anatolian Short Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Documentary Cinematography at the BIMIFF – Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Comedy at the Prague International Monthly Film Festival (Prague, Czech Republic, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary and Best Editing, at the Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Thriller, at the Accord Cine Fest (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Comedy at the Anatolian Short Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Editing (Feature Film), at the Cooper Awards (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the Cooper Awards (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Comedy, at the GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Curitiba, Brazil, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Screenplay and Best Comedy, at the Accord Cine Fest (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Accord Cine Fest (Mumbai, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Short Film, at the New Jersey Film Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Short Film at the Madras Independent Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Best Comedy (Short Film), at the Onyko Films Awards (Tallinn, Estonia, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Comedy Actor at the Best Film Awards (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Independent Short Film at the Best Film Awards (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Urban Constellation’.
  • 3 Best Cinematography Awards: Best Cinematography and Best Documentary Feature Cinematography for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’, and Best Documentary Short Cinematography for ‘AnorMal’. Best Film Awards (London, UK, 2021).
  • Best International Short Film at the Madras Independent Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Gold Star Film Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • 4 Awards: Best Documentary, Best Cinematography (Documentary), Best Editing (Documentary), and Best Trailer, at the GIMFA – Gralha International Monthly Film Awards (Curitiba, Brazil, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Screenplay and Special Mention, at the Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Five Continents International Film Festival (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Comedy, at the Cooper Awards (Ukraine, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • 3 Best Director Awards: Best Director, Best Documentary Feature Direction, and Best Debut Direction, at the Best Film Awards (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Director Award for Best Comedy Director, at the Best Film Awards (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Best International Documentary Feature, at the Alternative Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival (Moscow, Russia, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Film, at the Druk International Film Festival (Punakha, Bhutan, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the 7th Santiago Feature and Short Film Festival – FECISO (Santiago, Chile, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • 5 Best Documentary Awards: Best Film, Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay, at the Best Film Awards (London, United Kingdom, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’. The film also won Best Narrator and Best Production.
  • Best Documentary Feature and Best COVID-19 Film, at the Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest (Campania, Italy, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Eastern Europe Film Festival (Dolj, Romania, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Special Jury Prize, at the Gona Films Awards (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Prague International Monthly Film Festival (Prague, Czech Republic, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Tagore International Film Festival (Birbhum, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Virgin Spring Cinegest (Kolkata, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Special Mention (Documentary Feature), at the Golden Sparrow International Film Festival (Sirkali, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Feature, at the Kosice International Monthly Film Festival (Kosice, Slovakia, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the Golden Sparrow International Film Festival (Sirkali, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (Athens, Greece, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (Kolkata, India, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Ground Zero’.
  • Best Documentary, at the FIC-ESMI International Short Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2019), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Direction, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival (Maharashtra, India, 2019), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at IBEROFEST (Bogotá, Colombia, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Great Message International Film Festival (Pune, India, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Direction, Best Documentary Screenplay and Best Documentary Short Film at the 2018 Latino Awards (Marbella, Spain), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Audience Favorite Production, at the 2nd Rolda Web Fest (Roldanillo, Colombia, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Starlight Film Awards (Hyderabad, India, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the 7th Prokuplje Film Festival ProFiFest (Prokuplje, Serbia, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the Sicily International Film Festival (Syracuse, Italy, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • First Audience Award, Best Documentary Short Film and Best Short of the Year at the Five Continents International Film Festival (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 2nd International Solidarity and Awareness Short Film Exhibition – Muicortos (Ciudad Real, Spain, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 1st Alternative Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • First Prize for Documentaries, at the 14th Castile-La Mancha International Social Film Festival – FECISO (Toledo, Spain, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 3rd Veracruz Short Film Festival – VERASHORT (Veracruz,Mexico), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the 2nd RP Loves Shorts! International Film Festival (New Jersey, USA, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 4th FicLaPaz – La Paz International Film Festival (La Paz, Bolivia), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary, at the 1st Red Corner Film Festival (Borgholm, Sweden, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Audience Award, at the 2nd Mediterranean Film Festival – MedFF (Syracuse, Italy, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film and Audience Award for Best Documentary Short Film, at the 4th Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival (Ciudad Real, Spain, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 3rd Santiago Feature and Short Film Festival – FELACOS (Santiago, Chile, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best International Documentary, at the 3rd “El Día se Hace Corto” International Independent Short Film Festival – FINDECOIN (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Documentary Short Film, at the 1st Portoviejo Film Festival – FECIP (Portoviejo, Ecuador, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Best Comedy at the Roselle Park Loves Shorts International Film Festival (New Jersey, USA, 2016), for ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’.
  • Audience Award at FESTDIVQ 2016 – 6th Venezuelan Diversity Film Festival (Caracas, Venezuela, 2016), for ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Double Social Action Award at the Euro Film Festival (Marbella, Spain, 2014), for the short films ‘The Last of the Nights’ (in Drama) and ‘Madrid, Drawings… and Foreign Girls’ (in Comedy).
  • Best Film and Best Director (category: minimum budget film), at the American International Film Festival (Chicago, USA, 2012), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • First Prize at Cortonlifest (Spain, 2011), for the documentary short film ‘Un Paso, una Vida’.
  • Audience Award Online at Cinemálaga (Málaga, Spain, 2004), for the short film ‘Mi Día’.
  • Second Prize at the 9th Roberto Di Chiara Florencio Varela International Short Film Competition (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Third Prize at the 1st Pickurflick Indie Film Festival (New Delhi, India, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Third Prize at the 11th Premis Miquel Fàbregues (Sabadell, Spain, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Third Prize at the 1st San Lorenzo Film Festival (San Lorenzo, Paraguay, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Third Prize (Fiction category) at the FICSAM International Mental Health Film Festival (Faro, Portugal, 2013), for ‘The Last of the Nights’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Robinson Film Awards (Campania, Italy, 2023), for ‘Bahía de Cai’.
  • Honorable Mention at the New Fort International Film Festival (Tamil Nadu, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Indo Malay Film Festival (Malaysia, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Robinson Film Awards (Campania, Italy, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • «Honorable Achiever of the 3rd Sun of the East» at the Tagore International Film Festival (Birbhum, India, 2023), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan, 2022), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Kosice International Film Festival (Kosice, Slovakia, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Best Documentary Awards (London, UK, 2022), for ‘La Motera’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Eastern Europe International Film Festival (Dolj, Romania, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the 2 11 17 International Film Festival (Tamil Nadu, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Florence Film Awards (Florence, Italy), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Zeus International Film Festival (Lisbon, Portugal), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Gold Star Movie Awards (New Jersey, USA, 2021), for ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Madras Independent Film Festival (Chennai, India, 2021), for ‘AnorMal’ and ‘La Motera’.
  • Honorable Mention at the Cooper Awards (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021), for ‘Constelación Urbana’.
  • Honorable Mention at the London International Monthly Film Festival (London, UK, 2021), for ‘Wuhan Zona Cero’.
  • Honorable Mention at the 48th Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video (California, USA, 2018), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the 6th «Todos Somos Otros» Film Festival (Mexico City, Mexico, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.
  • Honorable Mention at the XII Muestra de Cortos Ciudad de Molina (Guadalajara, Spain, 2017), for ‘AnorMal’.