Malaga line-up announced
The Malaga Spanish Film Festival unveiled the full line-up for its 11th edition today. The event – which is one of the most important in the country – will be held from April 4-12.
Along with the four official competitive sections and numerous sidebars, this edition stands out for its focus on training and solidarity, which will form the subject of various events.
The main competition is the Official Section, the jury of which will be presided by Guy Bracourt, who is in charge of the Camera d’Or section at the Cannes Film Festival. The section will screen 15 films and one out-of-competition title that is set to close the festival – Aitzol Aramaio’s directorial debut Un poco de chocolate (“A Little Chocolate”).
This will not be the only debut feature presented, as there are eight other first films in this section: Silvia Munt’s Pretextos (“Pretexts”), Xavi Puebla’s Bienvenido a Farewell-Gutmann (“Welcome to Farewell-Gutmann”), Javier Gutiérrez’s Before the Fall, Nacho García Velilla’s Fuera de carta (“Off the Menu”), 8cho citas (“Eight Meetings”) by Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Guillermo Groizard’s Proyecto Dos (“Plan Two”), Pájaros muertos (“Dead Birds”) by Guillermo and Jorge Sempere, and Antonio González Vigil’s Naranjo en flor (“Orange Tree in Bloom”).
Other noteworthy titles include Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón’s latest film Todos estamos invitados (“We’re All Invited”) and 14, Fabian Road, by 81 year-old writer-director Jaime de Armiñán.
Remaining competition titles include Ana Díez’s Paisito (“Little Country”), Juan Luis Iborra’s Enloquecidas (Women Out of their Minds”), Xavier Bermúdez’s Rafael, Cobardes (“Cowards”) by Juan Cruz and José Corbacho, and Juan Cavestany’s Gente de mala calidad (“Bad People”).
The other official sections are more specialised. ZonaZine looks at new film talent with a selection of six features as well as 25 shorts, 27 music videos and 12 films by directors from Malaga.
Political engagement is the focus of the Documentary section. The fourth official section, Territorio Latinoamericano, will screen ten films from Latin America.
Out of competition, the festival is hosting the Meetings at the Picasso Museum and the Moroccan Cinema Programme, the result of a collaboration with Morocco following the success of the first edition of the Tangiers/Malaga Spanish Film Festival in November 2007.
As mentioned, the festival programme embraces themes that go beyond the realm of cinema, with various initiatives devoted to solidarity, such as the Women’s Rights Day and an event dedicated to denouncing poverty in collaboration with Plataforma Voces.
The programme also includes special events and screenings, lectures, film forums, tributes, exhibitions and the usual industry gatherings.
(Translated from Spanish)
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