‘Sorda’ and ‘The Dog Thief’ rises with the Golden Biznaga of the Malaga Festival | Culture

It was the favorite of the swimming pools and satisfied expectations. DeafFilm by Eva Libertad who enters the motherhood of a woman who is not -IsernerHe was the great winner of the Malaga Festival with four prizes. He raised first with the Golden Biznaga for the best Spanish film, equipped with 8,000 euros, as well as the Silver Biznaga – the El País public prize. In addition, its protagonists also took the main prizes: Miriam Garlo won the prize for the best female interpretation and Álvaro Cervantes, the best male interpretation. In both cases, from the level With Ángela Cervantes for her work To anger and Mario Casas for his role in Distant. The Cervantes brothers also leave the big door of Malagawho assigned the Gold Biznaga for the best American film Ibero – which also has another 8,000 euros of prize – a The dog thiefOf the Chilean Vinko Tomicic.

2025 was A singular edition of the Malaga Contest. On the one hand, because he rained every day and this amazed one of the pillars, his red carpet. In addition, before the constant chapartni, numerous photographic sessions planned next to the port of Malaga or at the gates of the Cervantes Theater were transferred inside the building of the city council. And on the other, for the huge number of projected titles, up to 260. It is something who made the public impossible “So criticism and press – up close all that happened in the cinema of the Andalusian city.” “If there are many or few, it cannot be affirmed from a single point of view. Here the balance between what the public, the industry and the media have been taken into consideration,” said Juan Antonio Vigar, director of the Festival, who wanted to claim culture “in such a convulsive, aggressive and little respectful world as this”. “Culture is always the way and Malaga is the best destiny to live it,” he said while reading the record that was held this morning.

Deafwhich will arrive at cinemas on April 4th and has crossed the Berlinal In February, it is a film that has its origin in a short film with the same name also directed by Eva Libertad. He is reciting his sister, Miriam Garlo. And portrays the life of the couple from a woman not with a period that is dedicated to ceramic and lives in the countryside with her boyfriend, played by Álvaro Cervantes. A joint life that changes when it remains pregnant and assaults doubt about disabilities. “I can tell this story because Miriam is deaf and he is my sister. For her I know deafness”, The director told El País a few weeks ago in Berlin. For its part, The dog thief, Directed by Vinko Tomičić, he portrays Martín, an orphan who works with overlapping boots until he steals the dog of his best customer.

Of the rest of the Biznagas of this 28th edition of the film Festival, Very far away, He received the prize for the special jury. Two more were for Belén Funeswho won the prize for the special jury for The turtlesWork that also used it to obtain the best direction and the best script. The best interpretation of the female cast was for María Elena Pérez and the best interpretation of the male cast for àx Monner of To anger. The prizes of the assembly were for Didac Palou and Tomás López for the film To angerPhotography for Alván Prado di Sugar Island And music for Filipe Raposo of What remains of you. The jury, chaired by Mercedes Morán, was composed of previous winners of this competition as Pilar Palomero y Carlos Marchess-Mercet And the musician Pucho Martín, as well as Estrella Araiza, Daniela Vega, Irene School and Belén Cuesta.

Zone and documentaries

As for the official area section, the great winner was Esmorza Amb Mi (breakfast with me) Directed by Iván Morales, who received the Silver Biznaga for the best Spanish film, equipped with 4,000 euros, in addition to the public prize. His protagonists, Anna Alarcón and Iván Massagué also received the prizes for the best female interpretation and the best male interpretation respectively. Biznaga silver for the best American film in this section, which also includes 4,000 euros, was for Olivia and the cloudsby Tomás Pichardo. And the prize for the best direction fell to Matías Szulanski for Good night.

In the meantime, the silver biznaga for the best documentary was for Regulation of lossesof Mexican Miguel Calderón. From the vast programming dedicated to the cinema of reality, the jury has also highlighted the work of Paolo Tizón, Biznaga in the best direction, for his work The night came. My chest is full of sparksof Gal Castellanos, he also obtained a special mention of the jury. The public prize was for Linda dollby Ana Barco and David Moncasí, who leaves the competition with two prizes, by another of his work, Wine wineHe received the Jury Award for the best film film Kitchen. Finally, Remember for those who ask meby Fernando Vílchez, he received the prize for the best documentary short film, a section in which he was also awarded Portalby Elena Duque; AND God-and-by Margarida Assis. The next edition of the Festival, number 29, will be held between 6 and 15 March 2026.