Málaga Film Festival

Málaga Film Festival

Red carpet before the Teatro Cervantes during the 2009 edition
Genre	film festival
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Inaugurated	1998
Most recent	2025
Website	www.festivaldemalaga.com

The festival concedes competitive awards as well as honorary awards. The main prize is the 'Golden Biznaga' for best picture (awarded to the Best Spanish picture, and also, in a different category, to the Best Ibero-American picture). Other awardees, such as "Critic's Choice" and "Best Direction" receive Silver Biznagas. In addition the festival hosts panel discussions and round-tables on topics of current interest in Spanish cinema.

Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film

The Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Picture was awarded as follows:

1998 — The First Night of My Life (La primera noche de mi vida) by Miguel Albaladejo
1999 — Fading Memories (Las huellas borradas), by Enrique Gabriel [es]
2000 — Compassionate Sex (Sexo por compasión), by Laura Mañá
2001 — No Shame (Sin vergüenza), by Joaquín Oristrell
2002 — The Other Side of the Bed (El otro lado de la cama), by Emilio Martínez Lázaro
2003 — Torremolinos 73, by Pablo Berger
2004 — Héctor, by Gracia Querejeta
2005 — Tapas, by Juan Cruz and José Corbacho
2006 — Rough Winds (Los aires difíciles), by Gerardo Herrero
2007 — Under the Stars (Bajo las estrellas), by Félix Viscarret [es]
2008 — Before the Fall (Tres días), by Francisco Javier Gutiérrez
2009 — The Shame (La vergüenza), by David Planell [es]^[12]
2010 — Rage (Rabia), by Sebastián Cordero
2011 — Five Square Meters (Cinco metros cuadrados), by Max Lemcke [es]
2012 — The Wild Ones (Els nens salvatges), by Patricia Ferreira^[13]
2013 — 15 Years and One Day (15 años y un día), by Gracia Querejeta^[14]
2014 — 10,000 km, by Carlos Marqués-Marcet^[15]
2015 — Nothing in Return (A cambio de nada), by Daniel Guzmán^[16]
2016 — Callback [es], directed by Carles Torras [es]^[17]
2017 — Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993), by Carla Simón^[18]
2018 — Distances (Les distàncies), by Elena Trapé [es]^[19]
2019 — The Days to Come (Els dies que vindran), by Carlos Marqués-Marcet^[20]
2020 — Schoolgirls (Las niñas), by Pilar Palomero.^[21]
2021 — The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar), by Agustí Villaronga^[22]
2022 — Lullaby (Cinco lobitos), by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa^[23]
2023 — 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas), by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren^[24]
2024 — Saturn Return (Segundo premio), by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez^[25]
2025 — Deaf (Sorda) by Eva Libertad^[26]

Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film

The Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film was awarded as follows:

2017 — Last Days in Havana (Últimos días en La Habana), by Fernando Pérez (Cuba)
2018 — Loveling (Benzinho), by Gustavo Pizzi [pt] (Brazil)
2019 — The Good Girls (Las niñas bien) by Alejandra Márquez Abella [es] (Mexico)
2020 — Summer White (Blanco de verano) by Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson (Mexico)
2021 — Karnawal, by Juan Pablo Félix (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile)
2022 — Utama, by Alejandro Loayza Grisi (Bolivia)
2023 — Sister & Sister (Las hijas), by Kattia G. Zúñiga (Panama, Chile)
2024 — Radical, by Christopher Zalla (Mexico)

Special Jury Prize

The Silver Biznaga for Special Jury Prize was awarded as follows:

2000 — Leo, by José Luis Borau
2001 — Nómadas, by Gonzalo López-Gallego
2002 — Smoking Room, by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual [es]
2003 — Stormy Weather, (Tiempo de tormenta) by Pedro Olea
2004 — León and Olvido (León y Olvido), by Xavier Bermúdez [gl]
2005 — Ants in the Mouth (Hormigas en la boca), by Mariano Barroso
2006 — Dark Blue Almost Black (AzulOscuroCasiNegro), by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
2007 — Thieves (Ladrones), by Jaime Marqués [ca]
2008 — Todos estamos invitados [es], by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
2009 — Amores locos, by Beda Docampo Feijóo [es]
2010 — Bon Appétit, by David Pinillos [es]
2011 — Carmina or Blow Up (Carmina o revienta), by Paco León
2012 — Catalunya über alles! [ca], by Ramon Térmens [ca]
2013 — Ayer no termina nunca, by Isabel Coixet
2014 — They Are All Dead (Todos están muertos), by Beatriz Sanchís [es]
2015 — Los exiliados románticos, by Jonás Trueba
2016 — The Next Skin (La propera pell), by Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo
2017 — Can't Say Goodbye (No sé decir adiós), by Lino Escalera [ca]
2018 — Almost 40 (Casi 40), by David Trueba and The Queen of Fear (La reina del miedo), by Valeria Bertuccelli and Fabiana Tiscornia
2019 — This Is Not Berlin (Esto no es Berlín), by Hari Sama
2020 — Rosa's Wedding (La boda de Rosa), by Icíar Bollaín
2021 — Destello bravío [es], by Ainhoa Rodríguez [es]
2022 — My Emptiness and I [eu] (Mi vacío y yo), by Adrián Silvestre
2023 — Under Therapy (Bajo terapia), by Gerardo Herrero
2024 — Little Loves, by Celia Rico

Best Director

The Silver Biznaga for Best Director was awarded as follows:

1999 — Enrique Gabriel [es] for Fading Memories (Las huellas borradas)
2000 — Cesc Gay for Nico and Dani (Krámpack)
2001 — Mónica Laguna [es] for Juego de luna
2002 — Emilio Martínez Lázaro for The Other Side of the Bed (El otro lado de la cama)
2003 — Pablo Berger for Torremolinos 73
2004 — Vicente Peñarrocha [ca] for Body Confusion (Fuera del cuerpo)
2005 — Gerardo Herrero for Heroine (Heroína)
2006 — David Trueba for Welcome Home (Bienvenido a Casa)
2007 — Félix Viscarret [es] for Under the Stars (Bajo las estrellas)
2008 — Sílvia Munt for Pretextes
2009 — Mar Coll for Three Days With the Family (Tres dies amb la família)
2010 — Juana Macías for Plans for Tomorrow (Planes para mañana)
2011 — Tom Fernández [es] for ¿Para qué sirve un oso?
2012 — Imanol Uribe for Orange Honey (Miel de naranjas)
2013 — Rodrigo Sorogoyen for Stockholm ( )
2014 — Carlos Marqués-Marcet for 10,000 km
2015 — Daniel Guzmán for Nothing in Return (A cambio de nada)
2016 — Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta for The Next Skin (La propera pell)
2017 — Víctor Gaviria for The Animal's Wife (La mujer del animal)
2018 — Elena Trapé [es] for Distances (Les distàncies)
2019 — Carlos Marqués-Marcet for The Days to Come (Els dies que vindran)
2020 — Arturo Ripstein for Devil Between the Legs (El diablo entre las piernas)
2021 — Agustí Villaronga for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
2022 — Alejandro Loayza Grisi for Utama
2023 — Matías Bize for The Punishment (El castigo)
2024 — Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez for Saturn Return (Segundo premio)

Best Actor

The Silver Biznaga for Best Actor was awarded as follows:

1998 — Emilio Gutiérrez Caba for The First Night of My Life (La primera noche de mi vida)
1999 — Sergi López for Lisbon (Lisboa)
2000 — Juan Luis Galiardo for Adiós con el corazón
2001 — Biel Durán [es] for No Pain, No Gain (Más pena que gloria)
2002 — Eduard Fernández, Antonio Dechent, Chete Lera, Juan Diego and Francesc Garrido for Smoking Room
2003 — Javier Cámara for Torremolinos 73
2004 — Pablo Carbonell [es] for Atún y chocolate [es]
2005 — Eduard Fernández for Ants in the Mouth (Hormigas en la boca)
2006 — Juan Diego for El triunfo and Remake [es]
2007 — Alberto San Juan for Under the Stars (Bajo las estrellas)
2008 — Javier Cámara for Chef's Special (Fuera de carta)
2009 — Eduard Fernández for Three Days With the Family (Tres dies amb la família)
2010 — Unax Ugalde for Bon Appétit
2011 — Fernando Tejero for Five Square Meters (Cinco metros cuadrados)
2012 — Antonio Dechent for Cold Call (A puerta fría)
2013 — Mario Casas for The Mule (La mula)
2014 — Juan Diego for Nightfall in India (Anochece en la India)
2015 — Ernesto Alterio for Easy Sex, Sad Movies (Sexo fácil, películas tristes)
2016 — Martin Bacigalupo for Callback [es]
2017 — Leonardo Sbaraglia for The Lost Brother (El otro hermano)
2018 — Javier Rey for Not the End (Sin fin)
2019 — Oscar Martínez for Me, Myself and My Dead Wife (Yo, mi mujer y mi mujer muerta)
2020 — Alberto Ammann and Pablo Echarri for El silencio del cazador [es]
2021 — Roger Casamajor for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
2022 — Leonardo Sbaraglia for Wandering Heart
2023 — Alberto Ammann for Upon Entry (La llegada)
2024 —Luis Zahera for Birds Flying East and Joaquín Furriel for Rest in Peace (Descansar en paz)

Best Actress

The Silver Biznaga for Best Actress was awarded as follows:

1998 — Kiti Manver for A Perfect Couple (Una pareja perfecta)
1999 — Asunción Balaguer for Fading Memories (Las huellas borradas)
2001 — Verónica Forqué for No Shame (Sin vergüenza)
2002 — Claudia Rojas for La novia de Lázaro
2003 — Candela Peña for Torremolinos 73
2004 — Adriana Ozores for Héctor
2005 — Elvira Mínguez for Tapas
2006 — Silvia Abascal for The Idiot Maiden (La dama boba)
2007 — Elvira Mínguez for Modesty (Pudor)
2008 — Ana Fernández for Bienvenido a Farewell-Gutmann
2009 — Nausicaa Bonnín for Three Days With the Family (Tres dies amb la família)
2010 — Marisa Paredes for El Dios de madera
2011 — Begoña Maestre for Arriya
2012 — Carmina Barrios [es] for Carmina or Blow Up (Carmina o revienta)
2013 — Candela Peña for Ayer no termina nunca and Aura Garrido for Stockholm
2014 — Natalia Tena for 10,000 km and Elena Anaya for Todos están muertos
2015 — Natalia de Molina for Food and Shelter (Techo y comida)
2016 — Emma Suárez for The Next Skin (La propera pell)
2017 — Nathalie Poza for Can't Say Goodbye (No sé decir adiós)
2018 — Alexandra Jiménez for Distances (Les distàncies) and Valeria Bertuccelli for The Queen of Fear (La reina del miedo)
2019 — María Rodríguez Soto for The Days to Come (Els dies que vindran)
2020 — Kiti Manver for One Careful Owner (El inconveniente) and Regina Casé for Three Summers (Três Verões)
2021 — Tamara Casellas for Ama
2022 — Laia Costa and Susi Sánchez for Lullaby (Cinco lobitos)
2023 — María Vázquez for Matria
2024 — Lola Amores [es] for Wild Woman (La mujer salvaje)

Best Supporting Actor

The Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor was awarded as follows:

2006 — Roberto Sanmartín [es] for The Idiot Maiden (La dama boba)
2007 — Nancho Novo for Tuya siempre
2008 — Óscar Jaenada for Todos estamos invitados [es]
2009 — Sancho Gracia for 7 pasos y medio [es]
2010 — Alex Brendemühl for Rage (Rabia)
2011 — Jorge Bosch [es] for Five Square Meters (Cinco metros cuadrados)
2012 — Àlex Monner for The Wild Ones (Els nens salvatges) and Álvaro Cervantes for Angels of Sex (El sexo de los ángeles)
2013 — Male ensemble of Casting
2014 — Héctor Medina and Salva Reina for 321 Days in Michigan (321 días en Míchigan)
2015 — Antonio Bachiller for Nothing in Return (A cambio de nada)
2016 — Oscar Martínez for Kóblic [es]
2017 — Juan Diego for Can't Say Goodbye (No sé decir adiós)
2018 — Vladimir Cruz for Los buenos demonios
2019 — Quim Gutiérrez for Litus
2020 — Fabián Corres for Summer White (Blanco de verano)
2021 — Alfredo Castro for Karnawal
2022 — Nicolás Poblete [es] for Mensajes privados
2023 — Jorge Marrale for Let the Dance Begin (Empieza el baile)
2024 — Gabriel Goity for Rest in Peace (Descansar en paz)

Best Supporting Actress

The Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress was awarded as follows:

2001 — Mariví Bilbao for La primera vez [es]
2006 — Macarena Gómez for The Idiot Maiden (La dama boba)
2007 — Verónica Echegui for The Lesser Evil El menor de los males
2008 — Mariana Cordero for Before the Fall (3 días)
2009 — Toni Acosta for 7 minutos
2010 — Aura Garrido for Plans for Tomorrow (Planes para mañana)
2011 — Geraldine Chaplin for ¿Para qué sirve un oso?
2012 — Aina Clotet for The Wild Ones (Els nens salvatges)
2013 — Female ensemble of Casting
2014 — Yolanda Ramos for Carmina and Amen (Carmina y amén)
2015 — Elsa Olivero for The Debt (La deuda)
2016 — Silvia Maya for Julie
2017 — Gabriela Ramos for Last Days in Havana (Últimos días en La Habana)
2018 — Carmen Flores [es] for Mi querida cofradía
2019 — Carolina Ramírez for Wandering Girl (Niña Errante) and Maggie Civantos for The Burning (Antes de la quema)
2020 — Nathalie Poza for Rosa's Wedding (La boda de Rosa)
2021 — María Romanillos for The Consequences (Las consecuencias)
2022 — Debora Maria da Silva for A Mãe [pt]
2023 — Patricia López Arnaiz for 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas)
2024 — Adriana Ozores for Little Loves (Los pequeños amores)

Best Screenplay

The Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay was awarded as follows:

2001 — Joaquín Oristrell, Dominic Harari, Teresa Pelegrí, and Cristina Rota for No Shame (Sin verguënza)
2005 — Ángeles González-Sinde for Heroine (Heroína)
2006 — Daniel Sánchez Arévalo for Dark Blue Almost Black (AzulOscuroCasiNegro)
2007 — Antonio Hernández and Antonio Galeano for The Lesser Evil El menor de los males
2008 — Jaime de Armiñán and Eduardo de Armiñán for 14, Fabian Road
2009 — David Planell [es] for The Shame (La vergüenza)
2010 — David Pinillos [es], Juan Carlos Rubio [es] and Paco Cabezas for Bon Appétit
2011 — Daniel Remón [es] and Pablo Remón [es] for Five Square Meters (Cinco metros cuadrados)
2012 — Patricia Ferreira and Virginia Yagüe [es] for The Wild Ones (Els nens salvatges)
2013 — Gracia Querejeta and Antonio Santos Mercero for 15 Years and One Day (15 años y un día)
2014 — Paco León for Carmina and Amen (Carmina y amén)
2015 — Barney Elliot for The Debt (La deuda)
2016 — Carles Torras [es] and Martín Bacigalupo for Callback [es]
2017 — Pablo Remón [es] and Lino Escalera [es] for Can't Say Goodbye (No sé decir adiós)
2018 — Daniel Díaz Torres and Alejandro Hernández for Los buenos demonios
2019 — Alejandra Márquez Abella [es] for The Good Girls (Las niñas bien)
2020 — Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson and Raúl Sebastián Quintanilla for Summer White (Blanco de verano)
2021 — Agustí Villaronga and Alessandro Baricco for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
2022 — Aladua Ruiz de Azúa for Lullaby (Cinco lobitos)
2023 — Miguel Ibáñez and Elena Trapé [es] for The Enchanted (Els encantats)
2024 — Álex Montoya [ca] and Joana M. Ortueta for La casa

Best Original Score

The Silver Biznaga for Best Original Score was awarded as follows:

2001 — Pascual Comelade and José Manuel Pagán for La isla del holandés
2005 — Najwa Nimri and Pascal Gaigne [ca] for 20 Centimeters (20 centímetros)
2006 — Johnny Tarradellas for El triunfo
2007 — José Reinoso and Horacio Fumero for Tuya siempre
2008 — Mikel Salas for Bienvenido a Farewell-Gutmann
2009 — Joan Saura for 7 pasos y medio [es]
2010 — Juanjo Javierre [es] for To Hell with the Ugly (Que se mueran los feos)
2011 — Bingen Mendizábal for Arriya
2012 — Aziza Brahim for Wilaya
2013 — Pablo Salinas for 15 Years and One Day (15 años y un día)
2014 — Juan Manuel del Saso, Juan Pastor and Aaron Rux for Todos están muertos
2015 — Tulsa [es] for Los exiliados románticos
2016 — Silvia Pérez Cruz for At Your Doorstep (Cerca de tu casa)
2017 — Pascal Gaigne [ca] for Getaway Plan (Plan de fuga)
2018 — Edesio Alejandro for Los buenos demonios
2019 — Arturo Cardelús for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas)
2020 — Pascal Gaigne [ca] for Malpaso
2021 — Marcús J.G.R. for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
2022 — Cergio Prudencio [es] for Utama
2023 — Pablo Mondragón for Rebelión
2024 — Fernando Velázquez for La casa

Best Cinematography

The Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography was awarded as follows:

2001 — José David Montero for Nómadas
2004 — Javier Salmones for Romasanta
2005 — Kiko de la Rica for El Calentito
2006 — Tote Trenas for Crossing the Border (Un franco, 14 pesetas)
2007 — David Azcano for The Contestant (Concursante)
2008 — David Omedes for Pretextes
2009 — Rodrigo Pulpeiro for The Fish Child (El niño pez)
2010 — Enrique Chediak for Rage (Rabia)
2011 — Gaizka Bourgevad for Arriya
2012 — Sergi Gallardo for Angels of Sex (El sexo de los ángeles)
2013 — Jordi Azategui for Ayer no termina nunca
2014 — Nicolas Balduc for Aloft (No llores, vuela)
2015 — Marc Gómez del Moral for Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos para ser una persona normal)
2016 — Rodrigo Pulpeiro for Kóblic [es] and Carles Gusi for Quatretondeta
2017 — Walter Carvalho for Redemoinho [pt]
2018 — Guillermo Nieto for You Shall Not Sleep (No dormirás)
2019 — Alfredo Altamirano for This Is Not Berlin (Esto no es Berlín)
2020 — Daniela Cajías for Schoolgirls (Las niñas)
2021 — Josep María Civit and Blai Tòmas for The Belly of the Sea (El ventre del mar)
2022 — Nicolás Wong Díaz for The Gigantes
2023 — Serguei Saldívar Tanaka for Red Shoes (Zapatos rojos)
2024 — Juan Carlos Martínez for Golán

Best Editing

The Silver Biznaga for Best Editing was awarded as follows:

2012 — Koldo Idigoras for Winning Streak (The Pelayos)
2013 — Jordi Azategui for Ayer no termina nunca
2014 — José Manuel García Moyano for Nightfall in India (Anochece en la India)
2015 — David Gallart for Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos para ser una persona normal)
2016 — Domi Parra for The Next Skin (La propera pell)
2020 — Paula Rupolo for El silencio del cazador [es]
2021 — José Luis Picado for Destello bravío [es]
2022 — Rodrigo Saquel for Mensajes privados
2023 — Haroldo Borges and Juliano Castro for Saudade fez morada aqui dentro
2024 — Javi Frutos for Saturn Return (Segundo premio)

Critics' Award

The Silver Biznaga for Critics' Special Award was awarded as follows:

2005 — 20 Centimeters (20 centímetros), by Ramón Salazar
2006 — Dark Blue Almost Black (AzulOscuroCasiNegro), by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
2007 — The Contestant (Concursante), by Rodrigo Cortés
2008 — Cowards (Cobardes), by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz
2009 — Friend Zone (Pagafantas), by Borja Cobeaga
2010 — La vida empieza hoy [es], by Laura Mañá
2011 — Five Square Meters (Cinco metros cuadrados), by Max Lemcke [es]
2012 — Cold Call (A puerta fría), by Xavi Puebla [es]
2013 — 15 Years and One Day (15 años y un día) by Gracia Querejeta
2014 — 10,000 km, by Carlos Marques-Marcet
2015 — Nothing in Return (A cambio de nada), by Daniel Guzmán
2016 — The Next Skin (La propera pell), by Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo
2020 — Three Summers (Três Verões), by Sandra Kogut
2021 — The Consequences (Las consecuencias), by Claudia Pinto
2023 — Desperté con un sueño [es], by Pablo Solarz [es]
2024 — Nina by Andrea Jaurrieta

Audience Award

The Silver Biznaga for Audience Award was awarded as follows:

2001 — No Turning Back, by Jesús Nebot and Julia Montejo
2004 — Things That Make Living Worthwhile (Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena), by Manuel Gómez Pereira
2005 — Tapas, by Juan Cruz and José Corbacho
2006 — Crossing the Border (Un franco, 14 pesetas), by Carlos Iglesias
2007 — Love Expresso (Café solo... o con ellas), by Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo
2008 — Chef's Special (Fuera de carta), by Nacho G. Velilla [es]
2009 — Brain Drain (Fuga de cerebros), by Fernando González Molina
2010 — Forever Young (Herois), by Pau Freixas [es]
2011 — Amigos... [es], by Marcos Cabotá [es] and Borja Manso
2012 — Carmina or Blow Up (Carmina o revienta), by Paco León
2013 — Diamantes negros, by Miguel Alcantud
2014 — 321 Days in Michigan (321 días en Míchigan), by Enrique García
2015 — Food and Shelter (Techo y comida), by Juan Miguel del Castillo [es]
2016 — The Night My Mother Killed My Father (La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre), by Inés París [ca; es; eu; pl]
2020 — One Careful Owner (El inconveniente), by Bernabé Rico
2021 — Girlfriends (Chavalas), by Carol Rodríguez Colás
2022 — Lullaby (Cinco lobitos) by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
2023 — Let the Dance Begin (Empieza el baile), by Marina Seresesky [es]
2024 — La casa by Álex Montoya [ca]

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