29th Málaga Film Festival
Official poster by Pepo Pérez | |
| Opening film | Calle Málaga |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Uncle Trouble +2 |
| Location | Málaga, Spain |
| Awards | Golden Biznaga: I Won't Die for Love and The Garden We Dreamed |
| Festival date | 6–15 March 2026 |
The 29th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga, Spain, from 6 to 15 March 2026.[1]
Background
The official poster for the 29th edition (a work by Pepo Pérez) was presented on 10 November 2025.[2] Peruvian filmmaker Francisco J. Lombardi was later announced as the recipient of a 'Retrospective' Award.[3] On 26 January 2026, the festival announced an initial slate of five titles for the main competition section, including Calle Málaga as the opening film.[1][4][5] The full official selection slate was published on 11 February 2026.[6] The opening gala was hosted by Kira Miró and featured the musical performances of Sanguijuelas del Guadiana and Las Migas.[7] Actress Rossy de Palma received the Málaga-Sur award on 7 March 2026 in a gala hosted by Mabel Lozano, while the out-of-competition screening of Ladies' Hunting Party was also programmed.[8] Hosted by Elena Sánchez and Masi Rodríguez, the closing gala featured the musical performances of Viva Suecia, Pasión Vega and Tony Grox & Lucycalys.[9]
Juries
The juries include:[10]
Official selection
- Jaione Camborda (President), director and screenwriter
- Daniela Michel, director of the Morelia International Film Festival
- Santiago Roncagliolo, writer and screenwriter
- Loreto Mauleón, actress
- Belén Funes, director
- Gastón Pauls, director and actor
- Rosa Montero, writer
Festival slate
Official Selection
In competition
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s)[n. 1] |
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| Ángeles | Paula Markovitch |
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| Another League | Pioneras. Solo querían jugar | Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz |
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| Bad Beast | Mala bèstia | Bárbara Farré | Spain |
| Better Class | Altas capacidades | Víctor García León |
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| Blue Lights of Benidorm | Después de Kim | Ángeles González-Sinde | Spain |
| Calle Málaga | Maryam Touzani |
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| El corazón del lobo | Francisco J. Lombardi | Peru | |
| The Good Daughter | La buena hija | Júlia de Paz | Spain |
| El guardián | Nuria Ibáñez |
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| The Red Hangar | Hangar rojo | Juan Pablo Sallato |
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| The Condor Daughter | La hija Cóndor | Álvaro Olmos Torrico |
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| I Won't Die for Love | Yo no moriré de amor | Marta Matute | Spain |
| Iván & Hadoum | Ian de la Rosa |
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| The Garden We Dreamed | El jardín que soñamos | Joaquín del Paso | Mexico |
| Juana | Daniel Giménez Cacho | Mexico | |
| Mil pedazos | Sergio Castro-San Martín |
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| My Dearest Señorita | Mi querida señorita | Fernando González Molina | Spain |
| Neurótica anónima | Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez |
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| Pizza Movies | Carlo Padial | Spain | |
| Runner | Corredora | Laura García Alonso | Spain |
| Welcome to Lapland | Lapönia | David Serrano | Spain |
| The Woman in the Line | La mujer de la fila | Benjamín Ávila | Argentina |
Out of competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s)[n. 2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Moons | 9 lunas | Patricia Ortega |
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| A una isla de ti | Alexis Morante | Spain | |
| Un altre home | David Moragas |
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| Andy | Román Parrado | Spain | |
| Auri | Violeta Salama | Spain | |
| Bye bye paraíso | Kim Elizondo Navarro |
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| La casaca de Dios | Fernán Mirás |
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| Cool Books | Casi todo bien | Andrés Salmoyraghi, Rafael López Saubidet | Spain |
| Dos días | Gonzaga Manso | Spain | |
| Femení, singular | Xavi Puebla | Spain | |
| Flying Colors | Todos los colores | Beatriz de Silva | Spain |
| Hora y veinte | Marc Romero | Spain | |
| Hugo 24 | Luc Knowles | Spain | |
| Ladies' Hunting Party | Día de caza | Pedro Aguilera |
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| Mallorca confidencial | David Ilundain | Spain | |
| The Righteous | Los justos | Jorge A. Lara, Fernando Pérez | Spain |
| Solos | Guillermo Ríos | Spain | |
| A Son | Un hijo | Nacho la Casa |
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| A Sucker's Born Every Minute | Cada día nace un listo | Arantxa Echevarría | Spain |
| Uncle Trouble +2 | La familia Benetón +2 | Joaquín Mazón |
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| Viaje al país de los blancos | Dani Sancho |
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Series — Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s)[n. 3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic Home | Alexis Morante | Spain | |
| Cochinas | Andrea Jaurrieta, Laura M. Campos, Núria Gago |
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| Entre tierras (S2) | Humberto Miró, Salvador García Ruiz | Spain | |
| Millennial Mal | Lorena Iglesias, Andrea Jaurrieta | Spain | |
| La nena | Paco Cabezas | Spain | |
| Por cien millones | Nacho G. Velilla | Spain | |
| Si es martes es asesinato | Salvador Calvo, Abigail Schaaff | Spain | |
Zonazine
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winners.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s)c |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquella sombra desvanecía | Samuel Urbina | Peru | |
| Quantum Rave | Cuántica Rave | Paco L. Campano | Spain |
| La Carn | Joan Porcel | Spain | |
| Los nadadores | Sol Iglesias SK |
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| Oca | Karla Badillo | Mexico | |
| Quase Deserto | José Eduardo Belmonte |
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| We Are The Jungle | Gwai Lou David Yáñez |
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Mosaico: International Panorama
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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| Comandante Fritz | Pavel Giroud |
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| The Boy with Pink Pants | Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa | Margherita Ferri | Italy |
| The Tasters | Le assaggiatrici | Silvio Soldini |
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| Guess Who's Calling! | Le répondeur | Fabienne Godet | France |
| Out of Love | Les enfants vont bien | Nathan Ambrosioni | France |
| Father | Otec | Tereza Nvotová |
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| Maigret and the Dead Lover | Maigret et le mort amoureux | Pascal Bonitzer | France |
| Tradita | Gabriele Altobelli | Italy | |
Awards
Some of the main awards are listed as follows:[11][12][13]
Official section feature films
Official jury prizes
- Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: I Won't Die for Love
- Golden Biznaga for Best Latin American Film: The Garden We Dreamed
- Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: Iván & Hadoum
- Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Joaquín del Paso (The Garden We Dreamed)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: Júlia Mascort (I Won't Die for Love)
- Special Mention: Ángeles Pradal (Ángeles)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Actor: Nicolás Zárate (The Red Hangar)
- Special Mention: Silver Chicón (Iván & Hadoum)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: María Magdalena Sanizo (The Condor Daughter)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: Tomás del Estal (I Won't Die for Love)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay: Ian de la Rosa (Iván & Hadoum)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Music: Cergio Prudencio, Marcelo Guerrero (The Condor Daughter)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography: Gökhan Tiryaki (The Garden We Dreamed)
- Silver Biznaga for Best Editing: Valeria Hernándezm Sebastián Brahm (The Red Hangar)
Other
- Silver Biznaga, Audience Award for Best Film (Competition, voting at theatres): Another League
- Silver Biznaga, El País Audience Award for Best Film (Competition): The Red Hangar
- Silver Biznaga, Critics' Jury Special Prize: The Red Hangar
Zonazine
The jury formed by Nicolás Gil Lavedra, Àlex Monner, and Paula Palacios granted the following awards:[14]
- Silver Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: La carn
- Silver Biznaga for Best Latin American Film: Oca
- Special Mention: Los nadadores
Miscellaneous
Informational notes
References
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- ^ Rosado, Alba. "El Festival de Málaga 2026 ya tiene cartel: un cruce de miradas de distintas edades, culturas y sensibilidades lejos de la IA". De Málaga – via El Español.
- ^ "El director peruano Francisco Lombardi, Premio Retrospectiva del 29 Festival de Málaga". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 8 January 2026.
- ^ Plaza Rodríguez, Laura (26 January 2026). "El Festival de Málaga confirma las primeras películas que concursan en la Sección Oficial del 2026". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ "'Calle Málaga' inaugurará un Festival de Málaga donde competirán González-Sinde y Lombardi". La Vanguardia. 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Festival de Málaga 2026: las 12 películas españolas y 10 iberoamericanas que compiten por la Biznaga de Oro". Cinemanía. 11 February 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Basa, Mar (6 March 2026). "La gala de inauguración del Festival de Málaga hace un alegato de la cultura como espacio de encuentro". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ "Rossy de Palma recibe el Premio Málaga del Festival de Cine: "Yo ya no puedo más de piropazos"". Cadena SER. 8 March 2026.
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- ^ "El Festival de Cine de Málaga proyectará 263 audiovisuales y 22 películas competirán en la sección oficial". Europa Press. 11 February 2026.
- ^ Romero, José M. (14 March 2026). "La debutante Marta Matute gana la Biznaga de Oro con 'Yo no moriré de amor', un drama familiar sobre el peso de los cuidados". Cadena SER.
- ^ Hopewell, John (14 March 2026). "Málaga Festival: 'The Garden We Dreamed,' 'I Won't Die For Love,' 'Iván and Hadoum' Sweep Top Prizes". Variety.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los premios del Festival de Málaga 2026". Escribiendo Cine. 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Festival de Málaga 2026: Todos los ganadores". Otros Cines. 14 March 2026.