A clear example of how the Malaga Festival had positioned itself as an accurate platform for the new talents of our cinema occurred after the premiere of ‘AzulOscuroCasiNegro’ in the Official Section of the ninth edition of the contest. Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's feature film debut was quite an event for Spanish cinema, which discovered in Málaga the good work of a filmmaker with a deep and very personal look.
The film, which won prizes from the jury, the critics and the one for best screenplay, signed by Sánchez Arévalo himself, was nominated for six Goya Awards, winning those for best director. Novel, Best Leading Actress (Marta Etura), Best New Actor (Quim Gutiérrez) and Best Supporting Actor, who received a nomination. Antonio de la Torre from Malaga.
This year's Biznaga de oro went to ‘Los aires díciles’, adaptation of the novel by Almudena Grandes signed by Gerardo Herrero, while ‘La dama boba’, by Manuel Iborra, won four awards: best actress (Silvia Abascal), best supporting actor (Roberto San Martín), best supporting actress (Macarena Gómez) and best costumes, for designer Lorenzo Caprile.
Juan Diego won the Silver Biznaga for best actor for his work in the films ‘El triunfo’, by Mireia Ros, and ‘Remake’, by Roger Gual. And the film ‘Un franco, 14 pesetas’, with which the actor Carlos Iglesias began his career. the steps of him in the direction, harvested the the Audience Award and those for best photography and script.
The mythical screenwriter Rafael Azcona, a capital figure of our cinema, received an award. the Ricardo Franco Award at the ninth edition of the Malaga Festival, which dedicated the retrospective to Fernando Colomo and awarded the the Málaga Award for the fundamental cinematographic career of Ana Belén.
The Teatro Cervantes, decked out for the occasion, once again accommodated the main acts of the event
Some funny Fernando Tejeros and Anabel Alonso were in charge of conducting the closing ceremony of the 9th Malaga Festival
Photo of the crew of the film 'AzulOscuroCasiNegro', debut feature film by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo starring Raúl Arévalo, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre from Malaga, Eva Pallarés and Héctor Colomé, among others
The legendary screenwriter Rafael Azcona, a major figure in our cinema, received the Ricardo Franco Award at the ninth edition of the Malaga Festival.
Photo of the artistic team of the film 'La bicicleta', by Sigfrid Monleón, with Pilar Bardem, Bárbara Lennie, Javier Pereira and Carlos Bardem, among others.
Ana Belén received the Malaga Award at the ninth edition of the Malaga Festival, an award in recognition of the actress's film career.