Lois Patiño (Galicia, 1983), filmmaker and artist, has presented his work at film festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam, New York, Viennale, IDFA, or Oberhausen. His most recent films, Sycorax (2021) and El sembrador de estrellas (The Star Sower) (2022) have premiered at Cannes Fortnight and Berlinale Shorts, and his two feature films Costa da Morte (2013) and Lúa vermella (Red Moon) (2020) premiered at Locarno and Berlinale Forum. His latest feature film, Samsara, premiered at Berlinale Encounters (2023), where he won the special jury prize. He is currently in the process of editing his next two works, a short film shot in Japan and a feature film shot in the Azores Islands.