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26th Málaga Film Festival

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26th Málaga Film Festival
Official poster by Adán Miranda[1]
Opening filmSomeone Who Takes Care of Me
Closing filmHow to Become a Modern Man
LocationMálaga, Spain
AwardsGolden Biznaga (20,000 Species of Bees and Sister & Sister)
Festival date10–19 March 2023
Málaga Film Festival

The 26th Málaga Film Festival took place from 10 to 19 March 2023 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. 20,000 Species of Bees and Sister & Sister won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.[2]

The festival opening gala in Teatro Cervantes [es] on 10 March 2023 was hosted by Elena Sánchez and Marta Hazas with Raphael as special guest and Vanesa Martín, Miguel Poveda, Natalia Lacunza, and Diana Navarro as musical acts.[3] It was followed by the screening of the opening film, Someone Who Takes Care of Me.[3] The official selection closed with the screening of How to Become a Modern Man on 18 March 2023.[4] The closing gala was hosted by Darío Grandinetti and Mónica Carrillo.[5]

Juries

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The juries consist of the following members:[6]

Official competition

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Zonazine

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  • María Antón Cabot, Spanish film director
  • Iván Barredo, Spanish film director
  • Fernando Navarro, Spanish screenwriter

Festival slate

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The festival slate is presented as follows:[7][8][9][10] [11]

Official Selection

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In competition

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Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Spain
Under Therapy Bajo terapia Gerardo Herrero Spain
I Woke Up With a Dream [es] Desperté con un sueño Pablo Solarz [es]
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
The Punishment El castigo Matías Bize
  • Chile
  • Argentina
The Fantastic Golem Affairs El fantástico caso del Golem Juan González, Fernando Martínez (Burnin' Percebes) Spain
The Enchanted Els encantats Elena Trapé [es] Spain
Let the Dance Begin Empieza el baile Marina Seresesky [es]
  • Argentina
  • Spain
Girl Unknown La desconocida Pablo Maqueda Spain
The Fishbowl [de] La pecera Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain
In the Company of Women Las buenas compañías Sílvia Munt
  • Spain
  • France
Sister & Sister Las hijas Kattia G. Zúñiga [es]
  • Panama
  • Chile
Matria Álvaro Gago [gl] Spain
Rebelión José Luis Rugeles Gracia [es]
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • United States
Saudade fez morada aqui dentro [es] Haroldo Borges Brazil
Sica [ca] Carla Subirana [es] Spain
Truce(s) Tregua(s) Mario Hernández Spain
Not Such an Easy Life Una vida no tan simple Félix Viscarret [es] Spain
Unicorns Àlex Lora [ca] Spain
Upon Entry La llegada Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez Spain
Red Shoes Zapatos rojos Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser Mexico

Out of competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Someone Who Takes Care of Me Alguien que cuide de mí Daniela Fejerman, Elvira Lindo Spain
How to Become a Modern Man Como Dios manda Paz Jiménez Spain

Málaga Premiere

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Siege Asedio Miguel Ángel Vivas
  • Spain
  • Mexico
Awareness Daniel Benmayor [ca]
  • United States
  • Spain
Conversations on Hatred Conversaciones sobre el odio Vera Fogwill, Diego Martínez
  • Spain
  • Argentina
El hotel de los líos. García y García 2 Ana Murugarren [es]
  • Spain
  • Italy
Esperando a Dalí David Pujol Spain
Friends Till Death Amigos hasta la muerte Javier Veiga [es]
  • Spain
  • Mexico
Honeymoon Enrique Otero Spain
Kepler 6B Kepler sexto B Alejandro Suárez Lozano
  • Spain
  • France
Devoción Rafa Russo Spain
The Barbarians [es] La barbarie Andrew Sala
  • Argentina
  • France
La hembrita Laura Amelia Guzmán Dominican Republic
Little Red Riding Wolf De Caperucita a Loba Chus Gutiérrez
  • Spain
  • Peru
Good Manners Los buenos modales Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz Spain
Nelsito's World El mundo de Nelsito Fernando Pérez
  • Cuba
  • Spain
The Cuckoo's Curse El cuco Mar Targarona [es] Spain
The Monroy Affaire El caso Monroy Josué Méndez
  • Peru
  • Argentina
Trigal Anabel Caso Mexico

Pantalla TV

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Nacho David Pinillos [es] Spain
Selftape Bàrbara Farré Spain
When You Least Expect It Días mejores Alejo Flah [es] Spain
HIT (season 3) Joaquín Oristrell, Samantha López Speranza, Luis Arribas Spain
La unidad Kabul Dani de la Torre Spain
Las invisibles [es] Menna Fité Spain
Nights in Tefía Las noches de Tefía Miguel del Arco [es] Spain
The Patients of Dr. García Los pacientes del doctor García Joan Noguera [es] Spain
Headless Chickens [es] Pollos sin cabeza Adolfo Martínez, Secun de la Rosa, Rodrigo Ruiz-Gallardón Spain

Zonazine

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Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Diógenes Leonardo Barbuy La Torre
  • Peru
  • France
  • Colombia
El año que nací Daniel González-Muniz, Alberto Amieva Leyva Costa Rica
Julia Hugo Martínez Fraile Spain
La bruja de Hitler Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina Argentina
The Last Night of Sandra M. La última noche de Sandra M. Borja de la Vega Spain
Killing Crabs Matar cangrejos Omar Al Abdul Razzak
  • Spain
  • Netherlands
Sean eternxs Raúl Perrone Argentina
Tierra de nuestras madres Liz Lobato Spain

Awards

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Some of the main awards are presented as follows:[12][6][2]

Main competition

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Zonazine section

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  • Silver Biznaga to Best Spanish Film: Killing Crabs
  • Silver Biznaga to Best Ibero-American Film: Diógenes
  • Best Director: Leonardo Barbuy La Torre (Diógenes)
  • Best Actress: Paula Campos (Killing Crabs)
  • Best Actor: Saturnino García [es] (Tierra de nuestras madres)
  • Audience Award: Tierra de nuestras madres

References

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  1. ^ Gómez, Víctor A. (10 November 2022). "El Festival de Málaga presenta un cartel que apetece mirar y que te mira". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  2. ^ a b Meza, Ed (18 March 2023). "Spain's '20,000 Species of Bees,' Panamanian Drama 'Sister & Sister' Win Malaga Film Festival's Golden Biznagas". Variety.
  3. ^ a b Pedrosa, Jorge (10 March 2023). "Sube el telón del 26 Festival de Cine de Málaga". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
  4. ^ "'Como Dios manda' cierra el Festival de Málaga con una cómica llamada al respeto en una sociedad plural". Europa Press. 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ Gama, Amparo de la (19 March 2023). "Así ha sido la gala de clausura del Festival de Málaga, la gran fiesta final del cine español". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  6. ^ a b Fernández, Cristina (18 March 2023). "Palmarés del Festival de Cine de Málaga 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'Las hijas' se llevan las Biznagas de Oro". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
  7. ^ "Todas las secciones del Festival de Cine de Málaga 2023". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 9 March 2023.
  8. ^ Aller, María (22 February 2023). "Festival de Málaga 2023: El certamen anuncia los contenidos de la 26ª edición". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ Vivar, Dani (22 February 2023). ""Una vuelta a la vida": así será la 26º edición del Festival de Málaga". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  10. ^ Aparicio, Rossel (9 March 2023). "Festival de Málaga 2023: consulta la programación completa". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  11. ^ ""Matar cangrejos" y "Diógenes" ganan en la sección Zonazine de Málaga". Cadena COPE. 18 March 2023.
  12. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (19 March 2023). "'20,000 Species Of Bees', 'Sister & Sister' top 2023 Málaga winners". ScreenDaily.