# 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.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Wandering Heart | Errante corazón | Leonardo Brzezicki | ArgentinaBrazilSpainChileNetherlands |
| Cadejo blanco | Cadejo blanco | Justin Lerner | GuatemalaUnited StatesMexico |
| A Mãe [pt] | A Mãe [pt] | Cristiano Burlan [pt] | Brazil |
| Monkey Business | Canallas | Daniel Guzmán | Spain |
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Alauda Ruiz de Azúa | Spain |
| The Te$t | El test | Dani de la Orden | Spain |
| The Summit [ca] | La cima | Ibon Cormenzana [eu] | Spain |
| Unfinished Affairs | La maniobra de la tortuga | Juan Miguel del Castillo [es] | SpainArgentina |
| The Volunteer [es] | La voluntaria | Nely Reguera | SpainGreece |
| Dancing on Glass | Las niñas de cristal | Jota Linares [es] | Spain |
| Libre | Libre | Natural Arpajou | Argentina |
| What Lucía Saw | Llegaron de noche | Imanol Uribe | SpainColombia |
| Lo invisible | Lo invisible | Javier Andrade | EcuadorFrance |
| Mensajes privados | Mensajes privados | Matías Bize | Chile |
| My Emptiness and I [eu] | Mi vacío y yo | Adrián Silvestre | Spain |
| We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns | Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles | María Ripoll | Spain |
| The Gigantes | The Gigantes | Beatriz Sanchís [es] | MexicoUnited States |
| Utama | Utama | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | BoliviaUruguayFrance |

#### Out of competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Code Name: Emperor | Código emperador | Jorge Coira [gl] | SpainFrance |
| Alcarràs | Alcarràs | Carla Simón | SpainItaly |
| Full of Grace | Llenos de gracia | Roberto Bueso | Spain |

### Zonazine

The zonazine selection featured the following films:
    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| A Vanishing Fog | Entre la niebla | Augusto Sandino | ColombiaCzech RepublicNorway |
| Dúo | Dúo | Meritxell Colell | Spain |
| Una película póstuma | Una película póstuma | Sigfrid Monleón [es] | Spain |
| Dragonflies | Libélulas | Luc Knowles | Spain |
| Isósceles | Isósceles | Ignacio Nacho | Spain |
| Lugares a los que nunca hemos ido | Lugares a los que nunca hemos ido | Roberto Pérez Toledo [es] | Spain |
| The Shape of Things to Come | Tiempos futuros | Víctor Checa | MexicoPeruEcuadorSpainGermany |
| Mostro | Mostro | José Pablo Escamilla | Mexico |
| Al Oriente | Al Oriente | José María Avilés | EcuadorArgentina |

## 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 [eu]
* 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 [pt])
* Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: Nicolás Poblete [es] (Mensajes privados)
* Best Original Screenplay: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Lullaby)
* Best Original Score: Cergio Prudencio [es] (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 [es] & Sergio Torrico [es] (Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido)
* Audience Award: Dragonflies