# 26th Málaga Film Festival

The 26th Málaga Film Festival took place from 10 to 19 March 2023 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. 20,000 Species of Bees and Sister & Sister won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.
The festival opening gala in Teatro Cervantes [es] on 10 March 2023 was hosted by Elena Sánchez and Marta Hazas with Raphael as special guest and Vanesa Martín, Miguel Poveda, Natalia Lacunza, and Diana Navarro as musical acts. It was followed by the screening of the opening film, Someone Who Takes Care of Me. The official selection closed with the screening of How to Become a Modern Man on 18 March 2023. The closing gala was hosted by Darío Grandinetti and Mónica Carrillo.

## Juries

The juries consist of the following members:

### Official competition

* Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Spain film director
* Gonzalo Miró, Spanish television presenter
* Julieta Zylberberg, Argentine actress
* Gabriela Sandoval [es], Argentine festival programmer
* Pablo Stoll, Uruguayan film director

### Zonazine

* María Antón Cabot, Spanish film director
* Iván Barredo, Spanish film director
* Fernando Navarro, Spanish screenwriter

## Festival slate

The festival slate is presented as follows:

### Official Selection
#### In competition

    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 20,000 Species of Bees | 20.000 especies de abejas | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Spain |
| Under Therapy | Bajo terapia | Gerardo Herrero | Spain |
| I Woke Up With a Dream [es] | Desperté con un sueño | Pablo Solarz [es] | ArgentinaUruguay |
| The Punishment | El castigo | Matías Bize | ChileArgentina |
| The Fantastic Golem Affairs | El fantástico caso del Golem | Juan González, Fernando Martínez (Burnin' Percebes) | Spain |
| The Enchanted | Els encantats | Elena Trapé [es] | Spain |
| Let the Dance Begin | Empieza el baile | Marina Seresesky [es] | ArgentinaSpain |
| Girl Unknown | La desconocida | Pablo Maqueda | Spain |
| The Fishbowl [de] | La pecera | Glorimar Marrero Sánchez | Puerto RicoSpain |
| In the Company of Women | Las buenas compañías | Sílvia Munt | SpainFrance |
| Sister & Sister | Las hijas | Kattia G. Zúñiga [es] | PanamaChile |
| Matria | Matria | Álvaro Gago [gl] | Spain |
| Rebelión | Rebelión | José Luis Rugeles Gracia [es] | ColombiaArgentinaUnited States |
| Saudade fez morada aqui dentro [es] | Saudade fez morada aqui dentro [es] | Haroldo Borges | Brazil |
| Sica [ca] | Sica [ca] | Carla Subirana [es] | Spain |
| Truce(s) | Tregua(s) | Mario Hernández | Spain |
| Not Such an Easy Life | Una vida no tan simple | Félix Viscarret [es] | Spain |
| Unicorns | Unicorns | Àlex Lora [ca] | Spain |
| Upon Entry | La llegada | Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez | Spain |
| Red Shoes | Zapatos rojos | Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser | Mexico |

#### Out of competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Someone Who Takes Care of Me | Alguien que cuide de mí | Daniela Fejerman, Elvira Lindo | Spain |
| How to Become a Modern Man | Como Dios manda | Paz Jiménez | Spain |

### Málaga Premiere

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Siege | Asedio | Miguel Ángel Vivas | SpainMexico |
| Awareness | Awareness | Daniel Benmayor [ca] | United StatesSpain |
| Conversations on Hatred | Conversaciones sobre el odio | Vera Fogwill, Diego Martínez | SpainArgentina |
| El hotel de los líos. García y García 2 | El hotel de los líos. García y García 2 | Ana Murugarren [es] | SpainItaly |
| Esperando a Dalí | Esperando a Dalí | David Pujol | Spain |
| Friends Till Death | Amigos hasta la muerte | Javier Veiga [es] | SpainMexico |
| Honeymoon | Honeymoon | Enrique Otero | Spain |
| Kepler 6B | Kepler sexto B | Alejandro Suárez Lozano | SpainFrance |
| Devoción | Devoción | Rafa Russo | Spain |
| The Barbarians [es] | La barbarie | Andrew Sala | ArgentinaFrance |
| La hembrita | La hembrita | Laura Amelia Guzmán | Dominican Republic |
| Little Red Riding Wolf | De Caperucita a Loba | Chus Gutiérrez | SpainPeru |
| Good Manners | Los buenos modales | Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz | Spain |
| Nelsito's World | El mundo de Nelsito | Fernando Pérez | CubaSpain |
| The Cuckoo's Curse | El cuco | Mar Targarona [es] | Spain |
| The Monroy Affaire | El caso Monroy | Josué Méndez | PeruArgentina |
| Trigal | Trigal | Anabel Caso | Mexico |

### Pantalla TV

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Nacho | Nacho | David Pinillos [es] | Spain |
| Selftape | Selftape | Bàrbara Farré | Spain |
| When You Least Expect It | Días mejores | Alejo Flah [es] | Spain |
| HIT (season 3) | HIT (season 3) | Joaquín Oristrell, Samantha López Speranza, Luis Arribas | Spain |
| La unidad Kabul | La unidad Kabul | Dani de la Torre | Spain |
| Las invisibles [es] | Las invisibles [es] | Menna Fité | Spain |
| Nights in Tefía | Las noches de Tefía | Miguel del Arco [es] | Spain |
| The Patients of Dr. García | Los pacientes del doctor García | Joan Noguera [es] | Spain |
| Headless Chickens [es] | Pollos sin cabeza | Adolfo Martínez, Secun de la Rosa, Rodrigo Ruiz-Gallardón | Spain |

### Zonazine

    Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Diógenes | Diógenes | Leonardo Barbuy La Torre | PeruFranceColombia |
| El año que nací | El año que nací | Daniel González-Muniz, Alberto Amieva Leyva | Costa Rica |
| Julia | Julia | Hugo Martínez Fraile | Spain |
| La bruja de Hitler | La bruja de Hitler | Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina | Argentina |
| The Last Night of Sandra M. | La última noche de Sandra M. | Borja de la Vega | Spain |
| Killing Crabs | Matar cangrejos | Omar Al Abdul Razzak | SpainNetherlands |
| Sean eternxs | Sean eternxs | Raúl Perrone | Argentina |
| Tierra de nuestras madres | Tierra de nuestras madres | Liz Lobato | Spain |

## Awards

Some of the main awards are presented as follows:

### Main competition

* Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: 20,000 Species of Bees
* Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film: Sister & Sister
* Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: Under Therapy
* Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Matías Bize (The Punishment)
* Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: María Vázquez (Matria)
* Silver Biznaga for Best Actor: Alberto Ammann (Upon Entry)
* Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: Patricia López Arnaiz (20,000 Species of Bees)
* Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: Jorge Marrale (Let the Dance Begin)
* Best Original Screenplay: Miguel Ibáñez, Elena Trapé [es] (The Enchanted)
* Best Original Score: Pablo Mondragón (Rebelión)
* Best Cinematography: Serguei Saldívar Tanaka (Red Shoes)
* Best Editing: Haroldo Borges, Juliano Castro (Saudade fez morada aqui dentro)
* Critics Award: I Woke Up With A Dream
* Audience Award: Let the Dance Begin

### Zonazine section

* Silver Biznaga to Best Spanish Film: Killing Crabs
* Silver Biznaga to Best Ibero-American Film: Diógenes
* Best Director: Leonardo Barbuy La Torre (Diógenes)
* Best Actress: Paula Campos (Killing Crabs)
* Best Actor: Saturnino García [es] (Tierra de nuestras madres)
* Audience Award: Tierra de nuestras madres