The film A una isla de ti, directed by Alexis Morante, premiered at the 29th Festival de Málaga. Following the screening, the filmmaker held a Q&A session with the audience, which also included actors Freddie Dennis, Jaime Zatarain, and Julia Martínez.

A una isla de ti tells a story of encounters, affection, and personal rediscovery in the Canary Islands, which serve as a refuge and emotional mirror for its characters. Through a narrative that blends humour, sensitivity, and moments of introspection, the film explores human relationships, family ties, and the diverse forms that love can take, as its protagonists confront their own contradictions and expectations in a space marked by the identity and landscape of the islands.
 
Prior to the screening, the director of the Festival de Málaga, Juan Antonio Vigar, presented to the audience the festival's agreement with Torremolinos City Council, represented by its mayor, Margarita del Cid, in support of diversity and inclusivity, which means the film will be screened in Torremolinos on 21 March.
 
During the discussion, the experienced director, who also presented Acoustic Home in the Official Series Out of Competition section at this year's festival, explained that his interest in tackling this romantic comedy stemmed from a desire to work within a recognisable genre that would allow him to craft a multi-layered story. As he pointed out, working within this framework offered him a clear narrative structure from which to explore various concerns about the characters' emotions, relationships, and identity.
 
The filmmaker also noted that the film engages with the tradition of 1990s romantic comedies, a model in which many of the genre's conventions were clearly defined and codified. Starting from this framework, he explained, the film seeks to play with these norms in order to question them and open up new narrative possibilities.
 
In this sense, Morante argued that the film attempts to break with certain labels surrounding love and family structures, introducing relationships that deviate from the more normative frameworks, such as the bond between two men or the presence of a dysfunctional family.
 
For their part, the actors took the opportunity to discuss details about their characters and the most striking scenes in this production. Jaime Zatarain, the most recognisable face in the cast, detailed the particular process of adapting to his character.
 
In this way, the director underlined the importance of authenticity in the project, highlighting that from the outset he sought to ensure that both the setting and the cast conveyed a truth linked to the place where the story unfolds. In this process, Canarian identity, what the director himself calls "Canarianness," had to be organically present, both in the landscape and in the tone of the actors' performances, so that the film would maintain a strong connection to the territory that inspires it.