Malaga City Council's summer cinema programme starts on 26 June and will run until 14 August in 22 venues
Cine Abierto, the summer cinema organised each year by
Malaga City Council through
Málaga Procultura in the 11 districts of the city, returns from 26 June to 14 August with 120 free screenings in 22 public spaces. Attended by thousands of people every year, these screenings have the collaboration of
"la Caixa" Foundation, sponsorship by
Cervezas Victoria,
Repsol and
Idealista and the participation of different
Malaga City Council departments, the
Public Agency for the Management of the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Birthplace and Other Museum and Cultural Facilities, Limposam and the
Historical Cemetery of San Miguel.
Councillor for Culture and Historical Heritage of Malaga City Council,
Mariana Pineda, presented this initiative with the manager of Málaga Procultura,
Juan Antonio Vigar, and representatives of the sponsors and collaborators. The councillor for Operational Services, Internal Affairs, Beaches and Festivities,
Teresa Porras; the territorial manager of "la Caixa" Foundation in Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla,
Juan Carlos Barroso; the director of Caixabank's business area in Malaga,
Antonio Caballero; the head of External Relations for Cervezas Victoria,
Sergio Ragel; the director of the Public Agency for the Management of the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Birthplace and Other Museum and Cultural Facilities,
Luis Lafuente; the manager of Limposam,
Cándido Martín, and the manager of Parcemasa,
Federico Souvirón, were also present.
Open Cinema cycles
New to the programme this year are three
special screenings, which will take place in the Barrio de las Cuevas del Palo and the English Cemetery. In the first case, it is the
Barrio de las Cuevas, memories in colour project in collaboration with the Culture Department and District 2, Malaga. East. There, on 1 July at 22.30 in Calle Fuente de Leganitos, two short documentaries will be screened:
Entre calles y cuevas, by Antonio Jesús García González, a journey into the daily life, customs and ties that define this unique corner of Malaga; and
El cielo de las cuevas, by Lucas Alcántara Luján, in which, with the excuse of creating murals in the neighbourhood of Las Cuevas, the author delves into its streets, its history and the people who live there.
The film
Living by Oliver Hermanus will be shown in its original version with Spanish subtitles at the
English Cemetery, a new venue this year. It will take place on 17 July at 10 pm.
This year Cine Abierto also incorporates a new cycle in the
Historic Cemetery of San Miguel, a space added last year and that will show a programme entitled
Education and teaching in film, inspired by Teresa Aspiazu y Paúl, director of the Escuela Normal de Magisterio between 1914 and 1927 and the first female councillor in Malaga. Three films will be shown:
Radical, by Christopher Zalla (3 July),
Puan, by María Alché and Benjamín Naishtat (24 July) and
El maestro que prometió el mar, by Patricia Font (14 August), all at 10 pm.
Cine Abierto is also renewing the
'Signature cinema’ cycle at the
Eduardo Ocón Auditorium, which will screen Justine Triet's
Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall), Aki Kaurismaki's
Fallen Leaves, Wim Wenders'
Perfect Days, Jonathan Glazer's
The Zone of Interest and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's
Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai (Evil does not exist) in original version with Spanish subtitles. These sessions will take place at 10.15 pm.
Also at 10.15 pm, in the
Plaza de Tabacalera, in collaboration with the
Public Agency for the Management of the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Birthplace and Other Museum and Cultural Facilities, the cycle of
Spanish Cinema will be repeated, with eight screenings:
Cerrar los ojos, by Víctor Erice;
La abadesa, by Antonio Chavarrías;
La casa, by Álex Montoya;
La estrella azul, by Javier Mancipe;
Los pequeños amores, by Celia Rico Clavellino;
Nina, by Andrea Jaurrieta;
Pájaros, by Pau Durá, and
Segundo Premio, by Isaki Lacuesta.
The
Albéniz Cinema will host its
Family Matinees at 11.00 am, with 13 films in 34 screenings aimed at family audiences.
In addition to these cycles, there will be a general programme on beaches (with 31 screenings), parks (26) and other venues, making a total of 22
spaces hosting Cine Abierto 2025:
- District 1 Centre: Albéniz Cinema, Eduardo Ocón Auditorium, Malagueta Beach, Parque San Miguel, San Miguel Cemetery and English Cemetery.
- District 2. Malaga East: El Palo and Las Acacias beaches.
- District 3. Ciudad Jardín: Parque de la Alegría.
- District 4 Bailén Miraflores: Parque del Norte.
- District 5. Palma- Palmilla: Parque Martiricos.
- District 6. Cruz Humilladero: Parque San Rafael.
- District 7 Carretera de Cádiz: Parque del Oeste, Misericordia Beach and Plaza de Tabacalera.
- District 8. Churriana: Plaza de la Inmaculada.
- District 9. Campanillas: CEIP Francisco de Quevedo and CEIP Cayetano Bolívar.
- District 10. Puerto de la Torre: Municipal stand at the fairground.
- District 11. Teatinos – Universidad: Parque del Cine.
The full Cine Abierto
programme of is available at
https://festivaldemalaga.com/cineabierto.
