Málaga Film Festival

The Málaga Film Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE),[n. 1] is an annual film festival held in Málaga, 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.

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

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.

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

The Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Picture 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. 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. 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.
  7. Griñán, Francisco (29 April 2012). "Dos apuestas radicales, 'Los niños salvajes' y 'Carmina', triunfan en Málaga". Diario Sur. Vocento. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. "Palmarés oficial del 17 Festival De Málaga. Cine Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. "18 Festival de Málaga. Cine Español. Palmarés" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. "Palmarés 19 Festival De Málaga. Cine Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2016. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. "Palmarés 20 Festival De Málaga. Cine En Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. "Palmarés 21 Festival De Málaga. Cine En Español" (PDF). Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. "La lista completa de los ganadores del Festival de Cine de Málaga 2019". ¡Hola!. 24 March 2019.
  15. "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.
  16. "Palmarés completo del 24 Festival de Málaga". Diario Sur. 12 June 2021.
  17. "'Cinco lobitos', gran ganadora del Festival de Málaga". Cine con Ñ. 26 March 2022.
  18. Rebolledo, Matías G. (18 March 2023). ""20.0000 especies de abejas" recolecta la Biznaga de Oro en el Festival de Málaga". La Razón.
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