The 24th Málaga Film Festival was an instance of the Málaga Film Festival that took place from 3 to 13 June 2021 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
Background In March 2021, the festival presented the official poster for the 24th edition designed by Ramiro Guevara. The official selection included 23 titles; 4 of them were in non-competitive slots. The opening gala at the Teatro Cervantes was hosted by Sílvia Abril and Toni Acosta and it included musical performances by Miguel Ríos and Black Betty Trio, ft. Estíbaliz Uranga, , Kiko Veneno, and . The Cover screened as the opening film. The closing gala was hosted by Santiago Segura while Manuel García featured as a musical act.
Jury Main competition Nora Navas (president), actress , director Rafael Cobos, screenwriter Valérie Delpierre, producer Elena S. Sánchez, journalist Zonazine
Joe Manjón
Films Official selection In competition Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 15 Hours 15 horas Judith Colell Ama Júlia de Paz Spain Amalgama Carlos Cuarón Mexico Años luz Joaquín Mauad Uruguay The Belly of the Sea El ventre del mar Agustí Villaronga Spain The Best Families Las mejores familias Javier Fuentes León Carpoolers Con quién viajas Spain La ciudad de las fieras Henry Rincón Lucas Turturro Argentina The Consequences Las consecuencias Claudia Pinto The Cover El cover Secun de la Rosa Spain A Dead Man Cannot Live Hombre muerto no sabe vivir Ezekiel Montes Spain Girlfriends Chavalas Spain The House of Snails La casa del caracol Macarena Astorga Karnawal Juan Pablo Félix Life Is Life Dani de la Torre Spain Destello bravío Spain Mulher Oceano Brazil The Replacement El sustituto Oscar Aibar
Out of competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Spain Historias lamentables Javier Fesser Spain Undercover Wedding Crashers Operación Camarón Spain When Brooklyn Met Seville Sevillanas de Brooklyn Spain
Zonazine The Zonazine selection featured the following 8 films: Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" |- !scope="col" | English title !scope="col" | Original title !scope="col" | Director(s) !scope="col" | Production countrie(s) |- | colspan = "2" | Juana la Lorca || Valeriano López || Spain |- | || Dos || || Spain |- | colspan = "2" | Soledades || Alexis Delgado Búrdalo || Spain |-style="background:#6ecfc2" | colspan = "2" | Lucas || || Spain |- | colspan = "2" | Leading Ladies || Ruth Caudeli || Colombia |- | colspan = "2" | Los hermosos vencidos || Guillermo Magariños || |- | Samichay, In Search of Happiness || Samichay || Mauricio Franco || |-style="background:#6ecfc2" | colspan = "2" | || Inés Barrionuevo, Gabriela Vidal || Argentina
Málaga Premiere The following series were programmed to have pre-screenings at the Málaga Premiere section: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" |- !scope="col" | English title !scope="col" | Original title !scope="col" | Director(s) !scope="col" | Production countrie(s) |- | Queer You Are || Maricón perdido || || Spain |- | ANA. all in || Ana Tramel. El juego || Salvador García, Gracia Querejeta || |- | Paradise || Paraíso || Fernando González Molina || Spain |- | colspan = "2" | Lucía en la telaraña || Tomás Ocaña || Spain
Awards Some of the main awards conceded at the festival are listed as follows. Official selection Main competition Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: The Belly of the Sea Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film: Karnawal Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: Mighty Flash Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Agustí Villaronga (The Belly of the Sea) Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: Tamara Casellas (Ama). Silver Biznaga for Best Actor: Roger Casamajor (The Belly of the Sea) Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: María Romanillos (The Consequences) Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: Alfredo Castro (Karnawal) Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay: Agustí Villaronga and Alessandro Baricco (The Belly of the Sea) Silver Biznaga for Best Music: Marcús J.G.R. (The Belly of the Sea) Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography: and Blai Tòmas (The Belly of the Sea) Silver Biznaga for Best Editing: José Luis Picado (Mighty Flash) Other Silver Biznaga, Critics' Jury Special Prize: The Consequences Silver Biznaga, Audience Award for Best Film: Girlfriends. Zonazine Silver Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: Lucas Silver Biznaga for Best Latin American Film: Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Mauricio Franco (Samichay, In Search of Happiness) Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: Carla Gusolfino (Las motitos) Silver Biznaga for Best Actor: Jorge Motos (Lucas) Special Mention of the Jury: the cast of Leading Ladies Myscellaneous
Feroz Puerta Oscura Award: Ama SIGNIS Award: 15 Hours
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