03/05/2016 - The everything but accommodating film by Carles Torras picked up three of the main awards at a 19th Spanish Film Festival marked by risk and authorship.

The Jury of the Official Section of the 19^th Málaga Film Festival, chaired by Manuel Martín Cuenca, gave the highest award of the Festival, the Golden Biznaga for Best Film, to Callback [+see also:
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interview: Carles Torras
film profile], a film that is uncomfortable to say the least and the fourth feature by Catalan director Carles Torras. The film also won the Silver Biznaga for Best Actor (Martín Bacigalupo) and Best Screenplay, which was co-written by the actor and the director.

The festival favourite, The Next Skin [+see also:
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interview: Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta
film profile], an emotional thriller with the unmistakable mark of the author, by duo Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta, had to make do, which is still quite something, with the Silver Biznaga – the Special Jury Prize, as well as the titles of Best Director, Best Actress (Emma Suárez), Best Editing (by Domi Parra) and the Special Critics Jury Prize.

The Biznaga for Best Photography was jointly awarded to Rodrigo Pulpeiro for Kóblic [+see also:
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In the Zonazine section, El perdido [+see also:
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Juan Antonio Vigar, the director of the Festival, announced that the official section of next year’s edition would be open to films in Castilian, that do not necessarily have to be co-produced with Spain.

The list of winners:

Official section in competition:

Golden Biznaga for Best Film
Callback [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Carles Torras
film profile] – Carles Torras

Special Jury Prize
The Next Skin [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta
film profile] – Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo

Best Director
Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo – The Next Skin

Best Actress
Emma Suárez – The Next Skin

Best Actor
Martín Bacigalupo – Callback

Best Supporting Actress
Silvia Maya – Julie [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actor
Óscar Martínez – Kóblic [+see also:
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Best Screenplay
Carles Torras and Martín Bacigalupo - Callback

Best Soundtrack
Silvia Pérez Cruz – Cerca de tu casa [+see also:
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Best Photography
Jointly: Rodrigo Pulpeiro – Kóblic, Carles Gusi – Quatretondeta [+see also:
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Best Editing
Domi Parra – The Next Skin

Special Mention
Quatretondeta – Pol Rodríguez

Special Critics Jury Prize
The Next Skin – Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo

Audience Award
La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre [+see also:
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Zonazine Section

Best Film
El perdido [+see also:
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Best Director
Christophe Farnarier – El perdido

Best Actress
Laura López – La pols

Best Actor
Adri Miserachs – El perdido

Audience Award
Los comensales – Sergio Villanueva

Territorio Latinoamericano

Best Film
Mi amiga del parque – Ana Katz

Best Director
Sandra Kogut – Campo Grande

Best Actress
Julieta Zylberberg – Mi amiga del parque

Best Actor
Carlos Portaluppi – Hijos nuestros

Audience Award
El acompañante – Pavel Giroud

Special Mention
Hijos nuestros – Juan Fernández Gebauer, Nicolás Suárez

Documentaries

Best Documentary
Nosotras. Ellas – Julia Pesce

Best Director
Jointly: Pau Faus – Alcaldessa, Jorge Caballero – Paciente

Special Mention
Mariano Nante – La calle de los pianistas

Audience Award
La calle de los pianistas – Mariano Nante

(Translated from Spanish)