Young established directors and filmmakers met again in the competition at the Málaga Festival in its eighth edition, inaugurated by the film ‘Hormigas en la boca’, by Mariano Barroso, which was awarded the Jury's Biznaga and Best Actor for its leading man, Eduard Fernández.
‘Tapas’, José Corbacho and Juan Cruz, was the film that received the most awards. In addition to winning the Biznaga de oro, this social comedy received a prize. the Audience Award and the Best Actress Award for Elvira Mínguez. After its success at the Málaga Festival, the feature film was very well received in theaters and gained popularity. Winning two Goyas for which he opted: Best New Director (Corbacho and Cruz) and Best Supporting Actress (Mínguez).
The best director award went to Gerardo Herrero for ‘Heroñina’, a film about drug addiction set in Galicia in the eighties. This film also received praise. the award for best screenplay, signed by Ángeles González Sinde. The musical comedy ‘20 centimetros’, the second feature film signed by Ramón Salazar from Málaga after ‘Piedras’, received a prize. the awards for best music, best makeup and the Critics' Award. The other musical that this year attended the The competition, ‘El calentito’, by director Chus Gutiérrez, also won the prizes for best photography and best newcomer for Nuria González.
Actress Verónica Forqué received the Málaga Prize of the eighth edition of the contest, which was awarded by the the Ricardo Franco Award to the filmmaker Gerardo Vera and his retrospective to the cinema of Carlos Saura.
In its eighth edition, the Malaga Festival premiered the Golden Film award, which went to 'El Verdugo' (1963). Its director, Luis García Berlanga, was accompanied by some of the performers such as José Luis Coll and José José Sazatornil
The Ricardo Franco Prize was awarded to the filmmaker Gerardo Vera
The Film Festival is experienced in all corners of the city. In the image, Pedro Temboury and Lucio Romero from Malaga pose with José Sazatornil
The press conference for 'Diario de un skin' was attended by its director, Jacobo Rispa, and several of its protagonists, including Ginés García Millán, Macarena Gómez and Juana Acosta.
Carlos Saura, whose work was the subject of the Retrospectiva Award, also starred in the photography exhibition 'Carlos Saura: photographer and filmmaker'. The filmmaker accompanied the mayor, Francisco de la Torre, during his visit to the exhibition
The red carpet at the eighth Malaga Film Festival attracted the attention of film fans and the media.
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