25th Málaga Film Festival

The 25th Málaga Film Festival took place from 18 to 27 March 2022 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Lullaby and Utama won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.

25th Málaga Film Festival
Official poster by Petra Eriksson[1]
Opening filmCode Name: Emperor
Closing filmFull of Grace
LocationMálaga, Spain
AwardsGolden Biznaga (Lullaby and Utama)
Festival date18–27 March 2022
Málaga Film Festival

Background

edit

Cecilia Suárez, Javier Cercas, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Marco Mühletaler, and Marta Nieto were selected as the jury of the main competition.[2] The Zonazine competition jury consisted of José Rodríguez, Violeta Salama, and Maggie Civantos.[3] The festival opening gala at Palacio de Deportes Martín Carpena on 18 March 2022 was hosted by Pepón Nieto, with Manolo García, Antonio Peula, Belén Bouzas, Pol Granch, Guitarricadelafuente and Camela as musical acts.[4] The opening film was Code Name: Emperor.[4] The official selection closed with the screening of Full of Grace on 26 March 2022.[5] The closing gala was hosted by Fiorella Faltoyano.[6]

Festival slate

edit

Official Selection

edit

The official selection slate included the following films:[7]

In competition

edit
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Wandering Heart Errante corazón Leonardo Brzezicki
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • Chile
  • Netherlands
Cadejo blanco Justin Lerner
  • Guatemala
  • United States
  • Mexico
A Mãe [pt] Cristiano Burlan [pt] Brazil
Monkey Business Canallas Daniel Guzmán Spain
Lullaby Cinco lobitos Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Spain
The Te$t El test Dani de la Orden Spain
The Summit [ca] La cima Ibon Cormenzana [eu] Spain
Unfinished Affairs La maniobra de la tortuga Juan Miguel del Castillo [es]
  • Spain
  • Argentina
The Volunteer [es] La voluntaria Nely Reguera [es]
  • Spain
  • Greece
Dancing on Glass Las niñas de cristal Jota Linares [es] Spain
Libre Natural Arpajou Argentina
What Lucía Saw Llegaron de noche Imanol Uribe
  • Spain
  • Colombia
Lo invisible Javier Andrade
  • Ecuador
  • France
Mensajes privados Matías Bize Chile
My Emptiness and I [eu] Mi vacío y yo Adrián Silvestre Spain
We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles María Ripoll Spain
The Gigantes Beatriz Sanchís [es]
  • Mexico
  • United States
Utama Alejandro Loayza Grisi
  • Bolivia
  • Uruguay
  • France

Out of competition

edit
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Code Name: Emperor Código emperador Jorge Coira [gl]
  • Spain
  • France
Alcarràs Carla Simón
  • Spain
  • Italy
Full of Grace Llenos de gracia Roberto Bueso Spain


Zonazine

edit

The zonazine selection featured the following films:[8][9]

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Vanishing Fog Entre la niebla Augusto Sandino
  • Colombia
  • Czech Republic
  • Norway
Dúo Meritxell Colell Spain
Una película póstuma Sigfrid Monleón [es] Spain
Dragonflies Libélulas Luc Knowles Spain
Isósceles Ignacio Nacho Spain
Lugares a los que nunca hemos ido Roberto Pérez Toledo [es] Spain
The Shape of Things to Come Tiempos futuros Víctor Checa
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Ecuador
  • Spain
  • Germany
Mostro José Pablo Escamilla Mexico
Al Oriente José María Avilés
  • Ecuador
  • Argentina

Awards

edit

Some of the main awards are presented as follows:[10][11]

Main competition

edit
  • Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: Lullaby
  • Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film: Utama
  • Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: My Emptiness and I [eu]
  • Jury Special Mention: The Gigantes
  • Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Alejandro Loayza Grisi (Utama)
  • Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: Laia Costa & Susi Sánchez (Lullaby)
  • Silver Biznaga for Best Actor: Leonardo Sbaraglia (Wandering Heart)
  • Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: Debora Maria da Silva (A Mãe [pt])
  • Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: Nicolás Poblete [es] (Mensajes privados)
  • Best Original Screenplay: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Lullaby)
  • Best Original Score: Cergio Prudencio [es] (Utama)
  • Best Cinematography: Nicolás Wong Díaz (The Gigantes)
  • Best Editing: Rodrigo Saquel (Mensajes privados)
  • Critics Award: Utama
  • Audience Award: Lullaby

Zonazine section

edit
  • Silver Biznaga to Best Spanish Film: Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido
  • Silver Biznaga to Best Ibero-American Film: Mostro
  • Best Director: Meritxell Colell (Dúo)
  • Best Actress: Milena Smit & Olivia Baglivi (Dragonflies)
  • Best Actor: Pepe Ocio [es] & Sergio Torrico [es] (Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido)
  • Audience Award: Dragonflies

References

edit
  1. ^ "Sunrise: Así es el cartel anunciador de la edición 25 del Festival de Málaga". Onda Cero. 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sánchez, Nacho (26 March 2022). "'Cinco lobitos', un retrato de la maternidad, triunfa en el festival de cine de Málaga". El País.
  3. ^ Olid Suero, Miguel (30 March 2022). "Talento concentrado". La Razón.
  4. ^ a b "Festival de Málaga 2022: todos los looks de la alfombra roja de la gala inaugural". elle.com. 18 March 2022.
  5. ^ "'Llenos de gracia' clausura el Festival con la historia de Valdo y la monja que hizo cumplir su sueño". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ Merino, Santiago (26 March 2022). "Las más glamurosas de la alfombra roja de clausura del Festival de Málaga". Semana.
  7. ^ Silvestre, Juan (2 March 2022). "Festival de Málaga 2022: Todos los títulos de la Sección Oficial". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ "Estas son las secciones del Festival de Cine de Málaga". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "25 Festival de Málaga. Catálogo" (PDF). Festival de Málaga. 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (26 March 2022). "Festival de Málaga 2022: Palmarés completo con todas las películas ganadoras". Fotogramas.
  11. ^ "'Cinco lobitos', gran ganadora del Festival de Málaga". Cine con Ñ. 26 March 2022.