Málaga Spanish Film Festival 2011

From 26 of March until the 2 of April took place the 14th Málaga Spanish Film Festival. This year the Southern Spanish Film Awards were celebrated under the burning Spring sun and a lot of new and exciting proposals for the Spanish Film Industry.

Malena Alterio,Max Lemcke and Fernando Tejero among others

Max Lemcke’s “Cinco Metros Cuadrados” (Five Square Meters) starring Fernando Tejero, Malena Alterio, Manuel Morón, Secun de la Rosa, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Jorge Bosch was the winner of the Golden Biznaga, while the Documentary Section’s main award went to Aaron Schock’s “Circo” (Circus). We had the opportunity to see both Films. The two of them were magnificent works and therefore fair Winners.

Actors Antonio Dechent and Emilia Uutinen with José Miguel Ibarretxe

In the alternative Movie Section Zonazine I would distinguish two Films; Martín Sastres Argentinian  adventure “Miss Tacuarembó” starring Natalia Oreiro, Rossy de Palma, Mike Amigorena, Mirella Pascuel, Diego Reinhold and Alejandro Tous,  and Esteban and José Miguel Ibarretxe’s “Un Mundo Casi Perfecto” (An almost Perfect World), starring Javier Merino, Antonio Dechent, Velilla Valbuena, Jon Inciarte, Emilia Uutinen and Mairim Perez. The last one is a bit crazy comedy that takes place in the Spanish Basque Country.

                                                                

Martin Sastre with actors Eva Marciel and Alejandro Tous among others

What comes to the actor’s awards, this year Fernando Tejero received the Biznaga for the best actor as well as all the male cast of “Miss Tacuarembó”. The best female interpretation went to Begoña Maestre for “Arriya” (another Basque Country’s contibution to the festival) and the alternative film section’s Biznaga went to “Miss Tacuarembó’s” female cast.

I would emphasize this year’s Tribute award to José Luis Alcaine who has worked as director of Fotography for the main Spanish cinema figures such as Pedro Almodóvar or Fernando Trueba.

José Luis Alcaine

In summary, the festival was once again a tribute to a good Spanish Cinema. We look forward to the next year’s proposals and will follow with all our interest the path that this year’s movies will take from now on.