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.

Background

Cecilia Suárez, Javier Cercas, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Marco Mühletaler, and Marta Nieto were selected as the jury of the main competition. The Zonazine competition jury consisted of José Rodríguez, Violeta Salama, and Maggie Civantos. 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. The opening film was Code Name: Emperor. The official selection closed with the screening of Full of Grace on 26 March 2022. The closing gala was hosted by Fiorella Faltoyano.

Festival slate

Official Selection

The official selection slate included the following films:

In competition

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.

Out of competition

Zonazine

The zonazine selection featured the following films:

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.

Awards

Some of the main awards are presented as follows:

Main competition

• Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: Lullaby
• Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film: Utama
• Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: My Emptiness and I
• 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)
• Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: Nicolás Poblete (Mensajes privados)
• Best Original Screenplay: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Lullaby)
• Best Original Score: Cergio Prudencio (Utama)
• Best Cinematography: Nicolás Wong Díaz (The Gigantes)
• Best Editing: Rodrigo Saquel (Mensajes privados)
• Critics Award: Utama
• Audience Award: Lullaby

Zonazine section

• 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 & Sergio Torrico (Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido)
• Audience Award: Dragonflies

References

1. Dragonflies (film)
2. Lullaby (2022 film)
3. Laia Costa
4. 2022 in film
5. About Everything There Is to Know
6. Full of Grace
7. Saturn Return (film)
8. The Te$t
9. Dancing on Glass
10. Wandering Heart (film)
11. Code Name: Emperor
12. Monkey Business (2022 film)
13. La Singla (film)
14. List of awards and nominations received by Molly Parker
15. Sister & Sister
16. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
17. The Major Tones
18. What Lucía Saw
19. Unfinished Affairs
20. Football Heroes of the Block