On Wednesday 2 March, the programme of the 25th edition of the Málaga Film Festival was presented. It’s a nice round number, 25, heralding a quarter of a century, and this special edition is being approached with a great deal of enthusiasm by the team behind it, who, from 18-27 March, are ready to bring back all the energy, encounters, glamour and events that were sadly pared back over the last two years, owing to the health-and-safety reasons we are all too familiar with.

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Within its official section – which includes 21 films (13 Spanish and eight Latin American ones), 19 of them in competition, which are complemented by six special screenings – there are several names that stand out on account of their proven talent, visible from their previous works, such as Nely Reguera, who made a remarkable impression with her feature debut, María (and Everybody Else) [+leggi anche:
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The festival will be opened by the thriller Código emperador [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, starring Susi Sánchez, Laia Costa and Ramón Barea, which was first presented in the Panorama section of the most recent Berlinale; El test by Dani de la Orden, who enjoyed so much success with his previous effort, Mamá o papá [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Juan Miguel del Castillo, who is returning to the Mediterranean city after previously paying it a visit with Food and Shelter [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], which earned Natalia de Molina (again playing the protagonist here) myriad awards.

In addition, the competition includes Las niñas de cristal by Jota Linares (Unbridled [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Adrián Silvestre
scheda film] by Adrián Silvestre, which took part in IFFR, and Nosotras no nos mataremos con pistolas by María Ripoll. Out of competition, audiences will be able to see Alcarràs [+leggi anche:
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As for the contingent of Latin American features, the Málaga Film Festival has selected The Gigantes (a co-production between Mexico and the USA) by Valencian helmer Beatriz Sanchís (They Are All Dead [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alejandro Loayza
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The festival’s official section is rounded off by various special screenings, out of competition. Such is the case for the Spanish features Sin ti no puedo [+leggi anche:
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Further information about the festival, including details of its various sections and activities, can be found on its website.