2024 film festival
The 27th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga , Spain from 1 to 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 [es ] , 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
Zonazine
Festival slate
The festival's film slate is listed as follows:[ 8] [ 9]
Official Selection
In competition
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
Out of competition
Series
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 [de ]
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
Firedream
Lumbresueño
José Pablo Escamilla
Mexico
Orgullo Vieja
Chema Rodríguez
Spain
Mosaico: International Scene
Awards
A list of festival awards is listed as follows:[ 10] [ 11]
Official selection
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
^ a b 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 .