This morning, the line-up of the 22^nd Málaga Festival of Spanish-language Film was presented at the Spanish Film Academy in Madrid, in the presence of its director, Juan Antonio Vigar, and various members of the teams behind the movies that will feature on its programme. On 15 March, its official section – made up of 13 Spanish-produced films and another nine hailing from Latin America – will be opened, out of competition, by the road movie Taxi a Gibraltar [+lire aussi :
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In the sun-kissed Andalusian city, audiences will be able to see a plethora of titles duking it out for the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film in the official competition section. They include 522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father [+lire aussi :
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Other Spanish titles locking horns for the various awards are: El doble más quince [+lire aussi :
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Standing out particularly among the clutch of films from the other side of the pond that have been selected is the European co-production The Great Mystical Circus [+lire aussi :
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Besides various other interesting sidebars, like the one dedicated to documentaries and Zonazine (featuring the most fiercely independent and alternative titles), the 22^nd edition of the festival will continue bolstering its industry section, christened MAFIZ (Málaga Festival Industry Zone): it comprises six events, namely Spanish Screenings – Málaga de Cine, MAFF (Málaga Festival Fund & Coproduction Event), Latin American Focus – with Argentina as the guest country – Málaga Docs, Málaga Work in Progress and Málaga Talent, all of which are intended to strengthen Spanish and Latin American film productions.

The entire programme of the 22^nd Málaga Film Festival, as well as a comprehensive overview of activities and other information, can be found here.