Málaga Film Festival

Málaga Film Festival
Red carpet before the Teatro Cervantes during the 2009 edition
Genrefilm festival
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Inaugurated1998
Most recent2023
Websitewww.festivaldemalaga.com

The Málaga Film Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE),[n. 1] is an annual film festival held in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. The festival was established to promote Spanish cinema and help disseminate information about Spanish films. Since 2017, it features an additional focus on Ibero-American films.

History

The first edition ran from 29 May to 6 June 1998.[1] The guest of honor was Fernando Fernán Gómez, and the retrospective was dedicated to Montxo Armendariz. The festival's first 11 editions were directed by Salomón Castiel.[2] In 2009, Castiel was replaced by Carmelo Romero, who helmed the festival until 2012.[3]

Originally the festival was held anytime from March through June. The festival has numerous screenings of the most important Spanish film releases for the previous year, including documentaries and short films.

In 2017, the festival developed an additional scope by opening to Ibero-American productions,[4] resulting into an enlarged official selection.[5] In 2018, director Juan Antonio Vigar made a statement about the challenge of setting March as the definitive date for the festival from the 2019 edition onward.[4] The COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless came to disrupt the schedule of the 2020 and 2021 editions.

Projects

MAFIZ

The Malaga Festival Industry Zone (MAFIZ) includes a work-in-progress pitching platform, a co-production market, the Spanish Screenings market,[6] as well as talks and panels targeting business opportunities and financial support for new projects.[7][8]

In 2023, MAFIZ was visited by 1897 attendees from 64 countries.[9]

MAFF

Malaga Festival Fund & Co Production Event was created to strengthen the connections between Latin American and European feature film producers.[10] MAFF was co-created with the Malaga City Council and is supported by ICAA, CAACI (Conference of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities), Ibermedia, FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) and EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs).[10]

In 2024, MAFF will celebrate its 7th edition.[10]

Awards

The festival concedes competitive awards as well as honorary awards. The main prize is the 'Golden Biznaga' for best picture (awarded to the Best Spanish picture, and also, in a different category, to the Best Ibero-American picture). Other awardees, such as "Critic's Choice" and "Best Direction" receive Silver Biznagas. In addition the festival hosts panel discussions and round-tables on topics of current interest in Spanish cinema.

Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film

The Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Picture was awarded as follows:

Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film

The Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film was awarded as follows:

  • 2017 — Last Days in Havana (Últimos días en La Habana), by Fernando Pérez (Cuba)
  • 2018 — Loveling (Benzinho), by Gustavo Pizzi [pt] (Brazil)
  • 2019 — The Good Girls (Las niñas bien) by Alejandra Márquez Abella [es] (Mexico)
  • 2020 — Summer White (Blanco de verano) by Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson (Mexico)
  • 2021 — Karnawal, by Juan Pablo Félix (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile)
  • 2022 — Utama, by Alejandro Loayza Grisi (Bolivia)
  • 2023 — Sister & Sister (Las hijas), by Kattia G. Zúñiga (Panama, Chile)
  • 2024 — Radical, by Christopher Zalla (Mexico)[24]

Special Jury Prize

The Silver Biznaga for Special Jury Prize was awarded as follows:

Best Director

The Silver Biznaga for Best Director was awarded as follows:

Best Actor

The Silver Biznaga for Best Actor was awarded as follows:

Best Actress

The Silver Biznaga for Best Actress was awarded as follows:

Best Supporting Actor

The Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor was awarded as follows:

Best Supporting Actress

The Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress was awarded as follows:

Best Screenplay

The Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay was awarded as follows:

Best Original Score

The Silver Biznaga for Best Original Score was awarded as follows:

  • 2001 — Pascual Comelade and José Manuel Pagán for La isla del holandés
  • 2005 — Najwa Nimri and Pascale Gaigne [ca] for 20 Centimeters (20 centímetros)
  • 2006 — Johnny Tarradellas for El triunfo
  • 2007 — José Reinoso and Horacio Fumero for Tuya siempre
  • 2008 — Mikel Salas for Bienvenido a Farewell-Gutmann
  • 2009 — Joan Saura for 7 pasos y medio [es]
  • 2010 — Juanjo Javierre [es] for To Hell with the Ugly (Que se mueran los feos)
  • 2011 — Bingen Mendizábal for Arriya
  • 2012 — Aziza Brahim for Wilaya
  • 2013 — Pablo Salinas for 15 Years and One Day (15 años y un día)
  • 2014 — Juan Manuel del Saso, Juan Pastor and Aaron Rux for Todos están muertos
  • 2015 — Tulsa [es] for Los exiliados románticos
  • 2016 — Silvia Pérez Cruz for At Your Doorstep (Cerca de tu casa)
  • 2017 — Pascale Gaigne [ca] for Getaway Plan (Plan de fuga)
  • 2018 — Edesio Alejandro for Los buenos demonios
  • 2019 — Arturo Cardelús for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas)
  • 2020 — Pascale Gaigne [ca] for Malpaso
  • 2021 — Marcús J.G.R. for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
  • 2022 — Cergio Prudencio [es] for Utama
  • 2023 — Pablo Mondragón for Rebelión
  • 2024 — Fernando Velázquez for La casa[24]

Best Cinematography

The Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography was awarded as follows:

  • 2001 — José David Montero for Nómadas
  • 2004 — Javier Salmones for Romasanta
  • 2005 — Kiko de la Rica for El Calentito
  • 2006 — Tote Trenas for Crossing the Border (Un franco, 14 pesetas)
  • 2007 — David Azcano for The Contestant (Concursante)
  • 2008 — David Omedes for Pretextes
  • 2009 — Rodrigo Pulpeiro for The Fish Child (El niño pez)
  • 2010 — Enrique Chediak for Rage (Rabia)
  • 2011 — Gaizka Bourgevad for Arriya
  • 2012 — Sergi Gallardo for Angels of Sex (El sexo de los ángeles)
  • 2013 — Jordi Azategui for Ayer no termina nunca [es]
  • 2014 — Nicolas Balduc for Aloft (No llores, vuela)
  • 2015 — Marc Gómez del Moral for Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos para ser una persona normal)
  • 2016 — Rodrigo Pulpeiro for Kóblic [es] and Carles Gusi for Quatretondeta
  • 2017 — Walter Carvalho for Redemoinho [pt]
  • 2018 — Guillermo Nieto for You Shall Not Sleep (No dormirás)
  • 2019 — Alfredo Altamirano for This Is Not Berlin (Esto no es Berlín)
  • 2020 — Daniela Cajías for Schoolgirls (Las niñas)
  • 2021 — Josep María Civit and Blai Tòmas for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
  • 2022 — Nicolás Wong Díaz for The Gigantes
  • 2023 — Serguei Saldívar Tanaka for Red Shoes (Zapatos rojos)
  • 2024 — Juan Carlos Martínez for Golán[24]

Best Editing

The Silver Biznaga for Best Editing was awarded as follows:

  • 2012 — Koldo Idigoras for Winning Streak (The Pelayos)
  • 2013 — Jordi Azategui for Ayer no termina nunca [es]
  • 2014 — José Manuel García Moyano for Nightfall in India (Anochece en la India)
  • 2015 — David Gallart for Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos para ser una persona normal)
  • 2016 — Domi Parra for The Next Skin (La propera pell)
  • 2020 — Paula Rupolo for El silencio del cazador [es]
  • 2021 — José Luis Picado for Destello bravío [es]
  • 2022 — Rodrigo Saquel for Mensajes privados
  • 2023 — Haroldo Borges and Juliano Castro for Saudade fez morada aqui dentro
  • 2024 — Javi Frutos for Saturn Return (Segundo premio)[24]

Critics' Award

The Silver Biznaga for Critics' Special Award was awarded as follows:

Audience Award

The Silver Biznaga for Audience Award was awarded as follows:

See also

Informational notes

  1. ^ The initials are from the Spanish-language name Festival de Málaga Cine Español.

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Málaga invita a su gala a quienes nacieron en su primera edición". La Vanguardia. 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ Simón, Federico (12 March 2009). "Salomón Castiel será el director de la Mostra". El País.
  3. ^ "Festival de Málaga, un recorrido por su historia: de 2008 a 2012". Cine y Tele. 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b Zotano, Jesús (7 March 2018). ""El Festival se va instalar definitivamente en marzo"". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  5. ^ Sánchez, Nacho (18 March 2022). "Los grandes momentos de los 25 años del festival de Málaga: del avión DC-9 usado como sala de cine a Guillermo del Toro y sus boquerones". El País.
  6. ^ Hopewell, John (15 May 2023). "Spain's AVS Hub Plan is Here to Stay, Say Government Reps at Malaga Power Panel". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (13 March 2023). "Malaga's bumper Mafiz industry programme opens as Spanish Screenings XXL hopes to head to Busan". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ "The Malaga Film Festival presents the programme for its 24th edition". Atalayar. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John; De Pablos, Emiliano; Meza, Ed (16 March 2023). "A Malaga Market Wrap, From Record Attendance to Deals, Buzz and Spain's Animation and Big Shoot Surge". Variety. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (14 December 2023). "Il settimo forum di coproduzione del MAFF presenta 14 progetti". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ^ Agencia EFE (25 April 2009). "´La vergüenza´, de David Planell, gana la Biznaga de Oro en Málaga". La Opinión de Murcia. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ Griñán, Francisco (29 April 2012). "Dos apuestas radicales, 'Los niños salvajes' y 'Carmina', triunfan en Málaga". Diario Sur. Vocento. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. ^ Bujalance, Pablo (28 April 2013). "Gracia Querejeta gana su segunda Biznaga de Oro con '15 años y un día'". Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Joly Digital. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Palmarés oficial del 17 Festival De Málaga. Cine Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  15. ^ "18 Festival de Málaga. Cine Español. Palmarés" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Palmarés 19 Festival De Málaga. Cine Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2016. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Palmarés 20 Festival De Málaga. Cine En Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Palmarés 21 Festival De Málaga. Cine En Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  19. ^ "La lista completa de los ganadores del Festival de Cine de Málaga 2019". ¡Hola!. 24 March 2019.
  20. ^ "La película mexicana "Blanco de verano" gana premio en el Festival de Málaga". www.msn.com (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Palmarés completo del 24 Festival de Málaga". Diario Sur. 12 June 2021.
  22. ^ "'Cinco lobitos', gran ganadora del Festival de Málaga". Cine con Ñ. 26 March 2022.
  23. ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (18 March 2023). ""20.0000 especies de abejas" recolecta la Biznaga de Oro en el Festival de Málaga". La Razón.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hopewell, John; Meza, Ed (9 March 2024). "'Saturn Return,' 'Radical,' 'Little Loves' Top Spain's Malaga Festival". Variety.

External links

  • Festival website (Spanish)
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