27th Málaga Film Festival
The 27th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga, Spain from 1 to 10 March 2024.
Official poster by Fabián Suárez[1] | |
| Opening film | Dragonkeeper |
|---|---|
| Closing film | La familia Benetón |
| Location | Málaga, Spain |
| Awards | Golden Biznaga (Saturn Return and Radical) |
| Festival date | 1–10 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, Omar Banana, 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, 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]
In competition
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Abbess | La abadesa | Antonio Chavarrías |
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| As Neves | Sonia Méndez | Spain | |
| Birds Flying East | Pájaros | Pau Durà | Spain |
| La casa | Álex Montoya | Spain | |
| Dragonkeeper | Dragonkeeper (Guardiana de dragones) | Salvador Simó, 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 | Verónica Chen |
| |
| We Treat Women Too Well | Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres | Clara Bilbao |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La bandera | Martín Cuervo | Spain | |
| Checkmates | Menudas piezas | Nacho G. Velilla | Spain |
| Como el mar | Nicolás Gil Lavedra |
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| Disco, Ibiza, Locomía | Kike Maíllo |
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| Ellipsis | Puntos suspensivos | David Marqués | Spain |
| La familia Benetón | Joaquín Mazón |
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| Historias | Paco Sepúlveda | Spain | |
| Invasión | David Martín-Porras | Spain | |
| Jumping the Fence | El salto | Benito Zambrano |
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| Matusalén | David Galán Galindo | Spain | |
| El molino | Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas | Spain | |
| Un pájaro azul | Ariel Rotter |
| |
| Por tus muertos | Sayago Ayuso | Spain | |
| The Quiet Maid | Calladita | Miguel Faus | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva y Nicole | David Molina, Antonio Hernández, Álvaro Vicario | Spain | |
| Nos vemos en otra vida | Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo | Spain | |
| Un nuevo amanecer | José Corbacho, Belén Macías | Spain | |
| Operación Barrio Inglés | Chiqui Carabante, José Ramón Ayerra | Spain | |
Zonazine
- Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historia de pastores | Jaime Puertas Castillo | Spain | |
| The Undergrowth | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funny Birds | Au fil des saisons | Hanna Ladoul, Marco La Via |
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| Iris | Iris et les Hommes | Caroline Vignal | France |
| Consent | Le Consentement | Vanessa Filho |
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| Stella. A Life | Stella. Ein Leben. | Kilian Riedhof | 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
- 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.
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