The 25th Málaga Film Festival took place from 18 to 27 March 2022 in

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'' and '' Utama'' won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.

Background

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, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Marco Mühletaler, and

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were selected as the jury of the main competition. The Zonazine competition jury consisted of José Rodríguez, Violeta Salama, and

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. The festival opening gala at Palacio de Deportes Martín Carpena on 18 March 2022 was hosted by Pepón Nieto, with Manolo García, Antonio Peula, Belén Bouzas,

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and Camela as musical acts. The opening film was '' Code Name: Emperor''. The official selection closed with the screening of '' Full of Grace'' on 26 March 2022. The closing gala was hosted by

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Festival slate

Official Selection

The official selection slate included the following films:

In competition

:Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.

Out of competition

Zonazine

The zonazine selection featured the following films: :Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.

Awards

Some of the main awards are presented as follows:

Main competition

* Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: ''

'' * Golden Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film: '' Utama'' * Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize: ' * Jury Special Mention: ''The Gigantes'' * Silver Biznaga for Best Director: Alejandro Loayza Grisi ('' Utama'') * Silver Biznaga for Best Actress: Laia Costa & Susi Sánchez (''Lullaby'') * Silver Biznaga for Best Actor:

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('' Wandering Heart'') * Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress: Debora Maria da Silva (') * Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor: (''Mensajes privados'') * Best Original Screenplay: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (''Lullaby'') * Best Original Score: (''Utama'') * Best Cinematography: Nicolás Wong Díaz (''The Gigantes'') * Best Editing: Rodrigo Saquel (''Mensajes privados'') * Critics Award: ''Utama'' * Audience Award: ''Lullaby''

Zonazine section

* Silver Biznaga to Best Spanish Film: ''Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido'' * Silver Biznaga to Best Ibero-American Film: ''Mostro'' * Best Director: Meritxell Colell (''Dúo'') * Best Actress: Milena Smit & Olivia Baglivi (''

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'') * Best Actor: & (''Lugares la los que nunca hemos ido'') * Audience Award: ''Dragonflies''

References

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