The award recognizes Sabroso's creative vision, his distinct style bridging comedy and drama, and his "versatility across genres and formats in the audiovisual industry." The director expressed being "moved" by the recognition during a public encounter, moderated by the festival's director, María Albiñana. "I'm in a good moment, as I still have the enthusiasm of the early days, but I've allowed myself trial and error to refine the outcome. If you manage to maintain that surprised gaze at reality and mix it with experience, the result is very powerful," he stated.
After training as a screenwriter in Madrid and New York, Sabroso began his professional career at Televisión Española, writing for various entertainment formats. He transitioned to film direction and screenwriting in 1996 with the comedy Perdona, bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mi, developed in tandem with Dunia Ayaso, his artistic and romantic partner until her death in 2014.
I have made great use of failure
During the encounter, he emphasized his primary motivation is to decode human passions, prioritizing storytelling over format. He described cinema as "an unfaithful lover" that sometimes abandons him. Throughout his prolific career, the filmmaker has continued to produce critically and commercially significant feature films such as Los años desnudos (2008), La isla interior (2009), and El tiempo de los monstruos (2015), which have been screened at international festivals.
His most recent success is the series Furia (HBO Max), which has garnered positive international reviews from publications like The New York Times, Time magazine, and prominent media outlets in France, Mexico, and Argentina.
“"I have made great use of failure, not out of bravery, but because I had no other option"
He is currently involved in the post-production of the second season of Furia and writing the third, which will again focus on a group of women, moving away from the typical cliché of women over forty as "creators, caregivers, and providers of love" often portrayed on screen.
