27th Málaga Film Festival
![]() Official poster by Fabián Suárez[1] | |
Opening film | Dragonkeeper |
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Closing film | La familia Benetón |
Location | Málaga, Spain |
Awards | Golden Biznaga (Saturn Return and Radical) |
Festival date | 1–10 March 2024 |
Málaga Film Festival | |
2025 |
The 27th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga, Spain from 1 to 10 March 2024.
Background
In October 2023, festival director Juan Antonio Vigar stated that the organization was seeking to thin the non-competitive slate of the festival's official selection compared to the 26th Málaga Film Festival's.[2] The official poster for the 27th edition (a work by Narita Estudio's Fabián Suárez) was presented on 3 November 2023.[1] On 1 February 2024, Spanish-Chinese animated picture Dragonkeeper was disclosed as the opening film of the official selection.[3] The opening gala was hosted by La Dani [es], Omar Banana [es], and Marta Etura.[4] La familia Benetón screened as the festival's closing film.[5] The closing gala was hosted by Elena Sánchez and Julián López.[6]
Juries
The juries consist of the following members:[7]
Official competition
- Claudia Piñeiro, Argentine writer, playwright and scriptwriter (Jury president)
- José Luis Rebordinos, Spanish festival programmer
- Javier Ruiz Caldera, Spanish film director
- Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Bolivian film director
- Antonia Zegers, Chilean actress
- Daniela Fejerman, Argentine film director and scriptwriter
Zonazine
- Itziar Atienza [es], Spanish actress
- Ernesto Daranas, Cuban film director
- María Luisa Mayol, Chilean actress
Festival slate
The festival's film slate is listed as follows:[8][9]
Official Selection
In competition
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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The Abbess | La abadesa | Antonio Chavarrías |
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As Neves | Sonia Méndez [gl] | Spain | |
Birds Flying East | Pájaros | Pau Durà | Spain |
La casa | Álex Montoya [ca] | Spain | |
Dragonkeeper | Dragonkeeper (Guardiana de dragones) | Salvador Simó [ca], Li Jianping |
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Golán | Orlando Culzat | Colombia | |
A Hipster in Rural Spain | Un hipster en la España vacía | Emilio Martínez-Lázaro | Spain |
El hombre bueno | David Trueba | Spain | |
Little Loves | Los pequeños amores | Celia Rico Clavellino |
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Lluvia | Rodrigo García Saiz | Mexico | |
Naufragios | Vanina Spataro |
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Nina | Andrea Jaurrieta | Spain | |
Radical | Christopher Zalla | Mexico | |
Rest in Peace | Descansar en paz | Sebastián Borensztein | Argentina |
Saturn Return | Segundo premio | Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez | Spain |
Los terrenos [es] | Verónica Chen |
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We Treat Women Too Well | Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres | Clara Bilbao [ca] |
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Wild Woman | La mujer salvaje | Alán González | Cuba |
Yana-Wara | Óscar Catacora, Tito Catacora | Peru |
Out of competition
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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La bandera | Martín Cuervo [es] | Spain | |
Checkmates | Menudas piezas | Nacho G. Velilla [es] | Spain |
Como el mar | Nicolás Gil Lavedra [es] |
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Disco, Ibiza, Locomía | Kike Maíllo |
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Ellipsis | Puntos suspensivos | David Marqués | Spain |
La familia Benetón | Joaquín Mazón [es] |
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Historias [es] | Paco Sepúlveda | Spain | |
Invasión | David Martín-Porras | Spain | |
Jumping the Fence | El salto | Benito Zambrano |
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Matusalén | David Galán Galindo [es] | Spain | |
El molino | Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas | Spain | |
Un pájaro azul | Ariel Rotter |
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Por tus muertos | Sayago Ayuso [es] | Spain | |
The Quiet Maid | Calladita | Miguel Faus [es] | Spain |
The Sleeping Woman | La mujer dormida | Laura Alvea |
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The Shadow of the Sun | La sombra del sol | Miguel Ángel Ferrer |
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Alone in the Night | Solos en la noche | Guillermo Rojas | Spain |
Yo no soy esa | María Ripoll | Spain |
Series
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Eva y Nicole [es] | David Molina, Antonio Hernández, Álvaro Vicario | Spain | |
Nos vemos en otra vida | Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo [es] | Spain | |
Un nuevo amanecer | José Corbacho, Belén Macías [es] | Spain | |
Operación Barrio Inglés | Chiqui Carabante [es], José Ramón Ayerra | Spain |
Zonazine
- Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Historia de pastores | Jaime Puertas Castillo | Spain | |
The Undergrowth [de] | La hojarasca | Macu Machín | Spain |
La zona vacía | Kurro González | Spain | |
Los milagros existen | Andrés Llugany | Argentina | |
The Major Tones | Los tonos mayores | Ingrid Pokropek |
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Firedream | Lumbresueño | José Pablo Escamilla | Mexico |
Orgullo Vieja | Chema Rodríguez | Spain |
Mosaico: International Scene
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Funny Birds [fr] | Au fil des saisons | Hanna Ladoul [fr], Marco La Via [fr] |
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Iris [fr] | Iris et les Hommes | Caroline Vignal [fr] | France |
Consent | Le Consentement | Vanessa Filho |
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Stella. A Life. [de] | Stella. Ein Leben. | Kilian Riedhof [de] | Germany |
The Owner | Хозяин | Yuri Bykov |
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Light Light Light | Valoa Valoa Valoa | Inari Niemi | Finland |
Woman Of... | Kobieta z... | Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert | Poland |
Awards
A list of festival awards is listed as follows:[10][11]
Official selection
- Best Spanish Film: Saturn Return
- Best Latin-American Film: Radical
- Special Jury Prize: Little Loves
- Best Director: Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez (Saturn Return)
- Best Actress: Lola Amores (Wild Woman)
- Best Actor: Luis Zahera (Birds Flying East) & Joaquín Furriel (Rest in Peace)
- Best Supporting Actress: Adriana Ozores (Little Loves)
- Best Supporting Actor: Gabriel Goity (Rest in Peace)
- Best Screenplay: Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta (La casa)
- Best Music: Fernando Velázquez (La casa)
- Best Cinematography: Juan Carlos Martínez (Golán)
- Best Editing: Javi Frutos (Saturn Return)
Other
- Special Critics' Jury Prize: Nina
- Special Audience Award: La casa
Zonazine
- Best Spanish Film: The Undergrowth
- Best Latin-American Film: The Major Tones
- Best Director: Macu Machín (The Undergrowth)
- Best Actress: Sofía Clausen (The Major Tones)
- Best Actor: Diego Solís (Lumbrensueño)
- Audience Award: Orgullo Vieja
References
- ^ a b Pozo, Olivia (3 November 2023). "'Saboraje malagueño', gastronomía y paisaje para anunciar el Festival de Cine". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ "El Festival de Málaga desea "adelgazar" la parte no competitiva de su sección oficial". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "'Dragonkeeper', película de animación dirigida por Salvador Simó y Li Jianping, inaugurará el Festival de Cine de Málaga". Europa Press.
- ^ Griñán, Francisco (2 March 2024). "Lola Herrera, premio Ciudad del Paraíso: «Me encanta estar a los 88 haciendo lo que más me gusta»". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "'La familia Benetón' clausura el Festival de Málaga con su humor blanco y familiar". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 9 March 2024.
- ^ Gómez, Víctor A. (10 March 2024). "El cine es alegría y vida, a pesar de todo". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Montesoro, Julia (21 February 2024). "Claudia Piñeiro presidirá el jurado del Festival de Málaga: «Me entusiasma la propuesta de estar todo el tiempo conversando sobre cine»". GPS Audiovisual. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Festival de Málaga 2024: David Trueba, Celia Rico e Isaki Lacuesta forman parte de su programación". Fotogramas. 6 February 2024.
- ^ Plaza Rodríguez, Laura (15 February 2024). "Todas las secciones del Festival de Cine de Málaga 2024". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (9 March 2024). "Festival de Málaga 2024: Palmarés completo con todos los ganadores de la edición". Fotogramas.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Meza, Ed (9 March 2024). "'Saturn Return,' 'Radical,' 'Little Loves' Top Spain's Malaga Festival". Variety.