26th Málaga Film Festival

Málaga Festival, now in its twenty-sixth year, makes a powerful contribution to the development of Spanish films by screening the best documentaries, shorts and others as well as paying tribute to prominent people in the film industry and organising many cycles, exhibitions and side activities. Málaga Festival is geared to all kinds of audiences and, as part of its efforts to present and promote a wide-ranging film culture, aims to be ever attentive to training, creativity and innovation within the framework of an activity that is notable for its dynamism and constantly evolving and changing.

Programme

Sat Mar 11, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Documentary
Ida Vitale, by María Arrillaga

Sat March 11, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Documentary
La exposición, by David Moya Algaba

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Documentary
Trans-universal, by Rafael Robles Gutiérrez ‘Rafatal’

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Documentary
La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric, by César Martínez Herrada

Sun Mar 12, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Documentary
Hay una puerta ahí, by Facundo Ponce de León and Juan Ponce de León

Mon March 13, 2023, 4.30 p.m.
Documentary
Manuel Falces, inventario de espejos, by José Manuel Mouriño

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
Roundtable ‘Convivir con el ELA’ (Living with ALS)
Juan Carlos Unzué, former footballer
Xavier Torres, codirector of the documentary Unzué. L’últim equip del Juancar
Facundo Ponce de León and Juan Ponce de León, directors of the documentary Hay una puerta ahí
Enric Benito, physician, oncologist
Moderator: Ángel Escalera, journalist

Mon Mar 13, 8:00 p.m.
Documentary
Dorinico, como conseguir un sueño, by Ricard Peitx

Tue Mar 14, 2023, 11:00 a.m.
MAFIZ roundtable
‘Dos años de impulso al sector audiovisual: impacto y retos’ (Two years promoting the audiovisual sector: impact and challenges)
Speaker:
María González Veracruz, Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures.
Participants:
María Peña. Managing Director of ICEX
Tito Rodríguez. Director of Marketing Policies at ICAA
Natalia Jaquotot Garre, Deputy Director General for Taxes on Legal Entities (Ministry of Finance and Public Administration)
Santiago Yerga, Director General for Migrations (Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations)
Moderator: Cristina Morales, Deputy Director General for the Regulation of Audiovisual Communication Services (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation)
Access: with MAFIZ and festival pass

Tue Mar 14, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Documentary
Hotel Torremolinos, by Sergio Crespo

Tue Mar 14, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
Documentary
Feudo, by Javi Barón

Tue Mar 14, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Documentary
La última Lidia, by Tomás Ocaña Urwitz

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 11:00 a.m.
MAFIZ Spain Film Commission
‘Incentivos fiscales a la producción audiovisual: oportunidades y diversidad’ (Tax incentives for audiovisual production: opportunities and diversity)
Speaker: Natacha Mora (Canary Island Film)
Moderator: Francisco Menéndez (Partner at WeLaw)
Access: with MAFIZ and festival pass

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 12:30 p.m.
MAFIZ Green Shooting Spain Film Commission
Presentation of the report ‘Situación actual de las iniciativas de sostenibilidad en el sector audiovisual en España y Europa’ (Current situation of sustainability initiatives in the audiovisual sector in Spain and Europe)
Speakers:
Luis Cueto, Advisor to the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure
Juan Manuel Guimeráns, Secretary General of Spain Film Commission
Rosa García, President of REDCAU, Red de Clústers Audiovisuales de España Florencio Manteca, Director of Energy Transition at CENER.
Access: with MAFIZ and festival pass

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
5 minutes of cinema
Pacto de silencio, by César Vallejo and Ángela Gallardo
Roca Alpha Cero: los secretos del caso Malaya, by Mónica Palomero

Wed Mar 15, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Tribute to Carlos Saura
Las paredes hablan (Walls can talk), by Carlos Saura

Thu Mar 16, 2023, 9:00 a.m.
MAFIZ Presentation Platino industria - EGEDA
Access: with MAFIZ and festival pass

Thu March 16, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Tribute to Agustí Villaronga
El ventre del mar, by Agustí Villaronga

Thu Mar 16, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Documentary
Siempre te llevo conmigo, by José Rodríguez-Vergara Pérez

Fri Mar 17, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Tribute to Fernando ‘La Estrella’