‘Sorda’ and ‘The dog thief’ win the gold biznagas of the Malaga Festival | Culture

It was the favorite of the pools and has fulfilled expectations. SordaEva Freedom film that enters the motherhood of a non -listener woman, has been the great winner of the Malaga Festival with four awards. He has raised first with the Golden Biznaga for the best Spanish film, endowed with 8,000 euros, as well as the Silver Biznaga – the Public Prize El País. In addition, its protagonists have also taken the main awards: Miriam Garlo has 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 in To anger and Mario Casas for his role in Very far, respectively. The Cervantes brothers also leave the big door of Malaga, which has awarded the Golden Biznaga for the best Ibero -American film – which also has another 8,000 euros of prize – to The dog thiefdel Chileno Vinko Tomicic.

The 2025 has been a singular edition of the Malaga contest. On one side, because it has rained every day and this has dazzled one of the pillars, its red carpet. In addition, before the constant chaparrons, numerous photographic sessions planned next to the port of Malaga or the doors of the Cervantes Theater have been transferred to the interior of the City Council building. And, on the other, because of the enormous amount of titles that have been projected, up to 260. It is something that they have made the public impossible – as well as criticism and the press – closely follow everything that has happened in the cinemas 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 has been taken into account,” said Juan Antonio Vigar, director of the festival, who wanted to claim the culture “in a world so convulsive, aggressive and little respectful like this.” “Culture is always the way and Malaga is the best destiny to live it,” he said during the reading of the record held this morning.

Sordathat will arrive at theaters on April 4 and that passed through the Berlinale in February, is a film that has its origin in a short film of the same name also directed by Eva Libertad. It is starring his sister, Miriam Garlo. And he portrays the life of a non -listener woman who dedicates herself to pottery and lives in the countryside with her boy, played by Álvaro Cervantes. A joint life that changes when she gets pregnant and assaults doubts about disability. “I can tell this story because Miriam is deaf and she is my sister. For her I know the deafness,” said the director to 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 by overlapping boots until he steals the dog of his best client.

Of the rest of the biznagas of this 28th edition of the Film Festival, Very far, From Gerard WHO, he has received the Critics Award. Two others have been for Belén Funes, who has won the Special Jury Prize for The turtleswork that has also used it to obtain the best direction and the best script. The best female cast interpretation has been for María Elena Pérez and the best male cast interpretation for àlex monner by To anger. The assembly awards have been for Didac Palou and Tomás López for the movie To angerphotography for Alván Prado by Sugar Island And music for Filipe Raposo by What remains of you.

The jury, chaired by Mercedes Morán, has been composed of previous winners of this contest such as Pilar Palomero and Carlos Marqués-Marcet and the musician Pucho Martín, in addition to Estrella Araiza, Daniela Vega, Irene School and Belén Cuesta. And they have also considered granting two other special mentions of the jury to the address: for Celia Rico Clavellino, by The good letter, And for Sara Fantova, for Jone, sometimes.

Zonazine and documentaries

As for the official section of Zonazine, the great winner has been ESMORZA AMB MI (breakfast with me) Directed by Iván Morales, who has received the Silver Biznaga for the best Spanish film, endowed with 4,000 euros, in addition to the public prize. Its protagonists, Anna Alarcón and Iván Massagué have also received the awards for the best female interpretation and the best male interpretation, respectively. The silver biznaga for the best Ibero -American film in this section, which also includes 4,000 euros, has been for Olivia and the cloudsby Tomás Pichardo. And the best direction award has fallen to Matías Szulanski for Good night.

Meanwhile, the silver biznaga for the best documentary has been for Loss adjustmentby Mexican Miguel Calderón. From the extensive programming dedicated to the cinema of reality, the jury has also highlighted the work of Paolo Tizón, Biznaga to the best direction, for his work in The night came. My chest is full of sparklesby Gal Castellanos, has also achieved a special mention of the jury. The public prize has been for Linda dollby Ana Barco and David Moncasí, who leaves the contest with two awards, since another work of his, THE WINE OF WINEhe received the jury award for the best feature film of Cinema Kitchen. Finally, Memories for those who ask meby Fernando Vílchez, has received the award for best documentary short film, a section in which they have also been awarded Portalsby Elena Duque; and God-and-Meioby Margarida Assis. The next edition of the Festival, number 29, will be held between March 6 and 15, 2026.