Launched in 1998, the Malaga Film Festival first grabbed attention as a Spanish movie showcase and birthplace of a Spanish star system, TV actors walking a red carpet to acclaim from milling throng…
it was handling international on “Rapa” and Canneseries competition entry “El Inmortal.” Malaga unfolds as Spain’s drama series scene is booming. Big foreign players want in.That said, atomised and artesanal, the lion’s share of Spanish cinema at the Malaga Festival and its 63 Spanish Screenings still remains a question of singular auteurist talent. “I’ve always said that the Malaga Festival’s singularity is its general reach, its diversity,” says Vigar.
“Canallas,” from Guzmán, has been hailed as an early competition favorite. Sparking large anticipation are crime drama “Unfinished Business,” from another past Málaga top prize winner, Juan Miguel del Castillo , and the Annapurna-set “Beyond the Summit,” from another Spanish cinema maverick, Ibon Cormenzana, which delivers a heartfelt tribute to the mind-boggling courage and ethical principle of big mountain climbers.