David Martín de los Santos has recently directed three episodes in the Movistar + series, Los años nuevos (2024), and is currently preparing his next feature film, Un hombre en un puente, to be shot in 2025. 

Previously, he wrote and directed the feature film La vida era eso (2021), recognized with two nominations at the Goya Awards and several awards, at the Feroz, CEC Awards, Academia de Andalucía and various international festivals.

He has also written and directed the documentaries ¿Generación perdida? (2011) and Ni vivos ni muertos (2010), for the program Documentos TV, as well as La isla durmiente (2005). 

His short films 23 de mayo (2016), Mañana no es otro día (2015), En el hoyo (2006) and Llévame a otro sitio (2004) add up to more than a hundred awards at national and international festivals.

“LA VIDA ERA ESO” (2020)
PREMIOS CARMEN AWARDS 2022
Best New Direction: David Martín de los Santos

GOYA AWARD 2022
Nominated for Best Actress: Petra Martínez
Nominated for Best New Direction: David Martín de los Santos

CINEMA WRITERS CIRCLE AWARDS (Spain)
Nominated for Best New Director: David Martín de los Santos Nominated for Best Actress: Petra Martínez

FORQUÉ 2021 AWARDS
Nominated for Best Actress: Petra Martínez

FEROZ 2022 AWARDS
Nominated for Best Actress: Petra Martínez
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress: Anna Castillo

CARMEN DEL CINE ANDALÚZ AWARDS
Nominated for Best Fiction Feature Film
Nominated for Best New Director: David Martín de los Santos
Nominated for Best Screenplay: David Martín de los Santos
Nominated for Best Production Direction
Nominated for Best Actress: Petra Martínez
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress: Pilar Gómez
Nominated for Best Editing
Nominated for Best Original Song

ASECAN ANDALUSIAN AWARDS 2021
Nominated for Best Film
Best Female Performance Award: Petra Martínez
Nominated for
Best Screenplay: David Martín de los Santos
Nominated for Best Production Direction

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Japan)
Official Selection

SEVILLE EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Official Selection
Best Actress Award: Petra Martínez
ASECAN Award for Best Film in the Official Selection

LIVERPOOL FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.)
Official Selection
Best Feature Film Award
Best Director Award
Film of the Festival Award

MARSELLA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL (France)
Official Selection
Best Actress Award: Petra Martínez
Audience’s Choice Award
Youth Award

TRANSILVANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Romania)
Official Selection
Best Actress Award: Petra Martínez

ALEXANDRIA MEDIATERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL (Egypt)
Official Selection
Best New Feature Film Award
Best Actress Award: Petra Martínez

ALMERIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (Spain)
Official Selection
2nd prize for Best First Film

ABYCINE (Spain)
Official Selection
Abycine Indie Award for Best film

NEW ANDALUSIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF CASARES (Spain)
Official Selection
Best Director Award

INÉDITO FILM FESTIVAL OF MÉRIDA (Spain)
Youth Award

ÓPERA PRIMA-CIUDAD DE TUDELA FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Official Selection
Equality Award

CARACAS FILM CRITICISTS (Venezuela)
Best Actress Award: Petra Martínez

PROJECT
Best Project Award at the Almeria International Film Festival.
Selected at Meditalents. French National Film Center.
Selected in the second edition of La Ventana del Cine Madrileño.
Selected at MadridCreaLab.
Selected at Small is Biútiful. Spanish in Paris
Selected for the CAM Development Grants.
Selected for the ICAA Selective Production Grants

“MAÑANA NO ES OTRO DÍA” (2015)

AVILÉS FESTIVAL
Best Short Film Award
Best Actress Award

ALCINE
Community of Madrid Award
Second prize – Ciudad de Alcalá
Alma Award for Best Screenplay – David Martín de los Santos
Alcine Trophy for Best Female Performance – Ruth Díaz
Alcine Trophy for Best Artistic Direction – Javier Chavarría
User t38 Award

MADRID COMMUNITY SHORT FILM WEEK
Madrid en Corto Award
Ocho y Medio Award for Best Screenplay
Caimán de la Crítica Cinematográfica Award

AGUILAR DE CAMPO
Academia Award

CORTOGENIA
AMA Awards, Best Madrid Production
Best Cinematography Award, Santiago Racaj

CAIMÁN MAGAZINE, FILM NOTEBOOKS.
Selected among the best short films of 2015.

“EN EL HOYO” (2006)

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA MÉDITERRANÉEN DE TÉTOUAN
Jury Award

SHORT FILM WEEK OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID
Madrid en corto Award
Telemadrid Award

ARAUCA FILM FESTIVAL 2006 (Portugal)
Best International Film Award
Audience Award

7º FESTIVAL DE CURTMETRATGES DE CAMBRILS
Second Jury Award

2008 CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Special Mention

36th ALCALÁ DE HENARES FILM FESTIVAL, ALCINE36
Best Sound Award

15th MADRID SHORT FILM FESTIVAL. (PLATFORM FOR NEW FILMMAKERS)
Best Art Direction Award
Best Sound Award

30TH SHORT FILM COMPETITION “PREMI CIUTAT DE TERRASSA”.
Best photography award

9TH MEDINA DEL CAMPO PROJECT CONTEST
Special mention

PAMPLONA FESTIVAL
Best Script Award

BROADCASTED ON TVE AND TELEMADRID

LLÉVAME A OTRO SITIO (2004)

28TH ELCHE INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Best Film Award
Best Director Award
Award for Best Female Actress, Belén López

6ÉME FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA EUROPÉEN EN ESSONNE (Paris)
Audience Award

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA MÉDITERRANÉEN DE TÉTOUAN (Morocco)
Grand Prix de la ville de Tétouan de court métrage

34th ALCALA DE HENARES FILM FESTIVAL, ALCINE34 (Spain)
2nd prize “Ciudad de Alcalá”
2nd prize “Comunidad de Madrid” 2004

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSA “BOS’ART FILM FESTIVAL” (Sardinia, Italy)
Jury award for best short film

2ND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF CARMONA “CARMONAFILMFEST” (Spain)
First prize

13TH MADRID SHORT FILM FESTIVAL. (PLATFORM OF NEW FILMMAKERS) (Spain)
First prize

3RD ALMERIA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “ALMERIA EN CORTO” (Spain)
Best national short film

2ND MURCIA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “MURCIA EN CORTO” (Spain)
Audience Award

3RD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MISKOLC (Hungary)
Jury Award for Best Short Film

9ª MOSTRA DE CURTMETRATGES DE VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÉS (Spain)
First prize

7º FESTIVAL DE CURTMETRATGES DE CAMBRILS (Spain)
First prize

6ª MOSTRA DE CINEMA JOVE D´ELX (Spain)
First Prize/Best Director

CERTAMEN INTERNACIONAL ART NALÓN CORTO 2005 (Spain)
First short film

5TH PAMPLONA FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Second Prize

9TH ZARAGOZA NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG FILMMAKERS (Spain)
Second prize
Best Actress Award Belén López

GUADALAJARA SOLIDARITY FILM FESTIVAL 2005 (Spain)
Second Prize

FESTIVAL MADRIDIMAGEN 2004 (Spain)
Third prize

12TH NATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST OF MULA (Spain)
Best Director Award
Best Actress Award Belén López
Best Actor Award José Luis García-Pérez

CABRA SHORT FILM CONTEST 2005 (Spain)
Best Director Award

26TH NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CONTEST FOTOFILM NAVÁS (Spain)
Extraordinary Award for Best Short Film

FANO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)
Special Mention

17TH MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM WEEK (Spain)
Best Cinematography

6TH VITORIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Jury’s special mention

7TH ANTEQUERA NATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST 2004 (Spain)
Special Jury Mention

CINEMA JOVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2005 (Spain)
Best Sound Award

4º FESTIVAL EUROPEU DE CURTMETRATGES REUS 2005 (Spain)
Best Actress Award Belén López

7TH NATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST CIUDAD DE ASTORGA (Spain)
Special Award of the Association “Caminos y caminantes”
Best Actress Award Belén López

6TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL JOVEN CINE ESPAÑOL DE ALBACETE. ABYCINE (Spain)
Special mention to the best individual work in a short film to Belén López

36TH ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL. ALCANCES 2004 (Cadiz, Spain)
Best Actress Award to Belén López

9TH OURENSE INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. Ourencine (Spain)
Best Actress Award Belén López
Best Actor Award José Luis García-Pérez

6TH CIUDAD DE SORIA SHORT FILM CONTEST (Spain)
Best Actress Award Belén López
Award for best actor José Luis García-Pérez

12TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUNG FILMMAKERS OF GRANADA (Spain)
Best Actor Award José Luis García-Pérez

1ST SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “TRAYECTO CORTO 2005” (Spain)
Best Performance Award to Belén López and José Luis García-Pérez.

6TH MEDINA DEL CAMPO PROJECT COMPETITION (2002) (Spain)
1st special mention

Broadcast on TVE, C+ Spain, C+ Poland, KQED_TV (USA), Canal 9, Canal de la Televisión de Extremadura and in Canada.

23 DE MAYO (2016)

MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM WEEK
Best Documentary Award
Best Photography Award

ARNEDO OCTUBRE CORTO SHORT FILM CONTEST
Best Documentary Award

SHORT FILM WEEK OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID
Madrid en corto Award

MALAGA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL
Jury’s Special Mention

GOLDEN DRAGONFLY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Director Award

MIRADAS DOC GUIA DE ISORA
Best Cinematography Award

DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL – ALCANCES
Distribution Award

UNIVERSITY OF LA LAGUNA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Special Mention for Best Director

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA JOVE
Pecera Estudio Award for Best Sound

¿GENERACIÓN PERDIDA? (2011)

PROGRAMA DOCUMENTOS TV OF TVE.
Premiered on October 9th, 2011, the show’s highest rated episode

NI VIVOS NI MUERTOS (2010)

PROGRAMA DOCUMENTOS TV DE TVE.
Premiered on February 19th, 2011, the show’s highest rated episode

LA ISLA DURMIENTE (2005)

MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL
Premiere in the official documentary section.

BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (Docúpolis)
Award for Best New Feature Film

LYON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Audience’s Choice Award

17ÉME DE FESTIVAL DE BIARRITZ (France)
Special mention’ Coup de coeur du selectionneur ‘. Retrospective, dix ans de Union latine.

#LynchenMadrid (2013)
RIZOMA FESTIVAL

LA TAHONA Y EL PINTOR (2015)
EL CONSORCIO DE TOLEDO.