Ian de la Rosa wins Teddy Award for queer love story set in Almería's tomato fields
Ian de la Rosa won the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025 for his debut feature film 'Iván y Hadoum'. The film is a queer revision of Romeo and Juliet set in the tomato greenhouses of Almería, Spain. It focuses on Iván, a trans boy who falls in love with Hadoum, with class conflict taking precedence over gender identity. De la Rosa stated that the film could not have been made ten years ago. The Teddy Award was first given in 1987 to Pedro Almodóvar for 'Law of Desire', and de la Rosa is the first Spanish filmmaker to win it since then.
Key facts
- Ian de la Rosa won the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.
- The film is titled 'Iván y Hadoum'.
- It is de la Rosa's debut feature film.
- The story is a queer revision of Romeo and Juliet set in tomato greenhouses in Almería, Spain.
- The protagonist Iván is a trans boy who falls in love with Hadoum.
- Class conflict is more prominent than gender identity in the film.
- De la Rosa said the film could not have been made ten years ago.
- Pedro Almodóvar won the first Teddy Award in 1987 for 'Law of Desire'.
Entities
Artists
- Ian de la Rosa
- Pedro Almodóvar
Institutions
- Berlin International Film Festival
- Teddy Award
Locations
- Almería
- Spain