| 25th Málaga Film Festival | |
| Opening: | |
| Closing: | Full of Grace |
| Location: | Málaga, Spain |
| Awards: | Golden Biznaga (Lullaby and Utama) |
| Date: | 18–27 March 2022 |
| Main: | Málaga Film Festival |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 25th Málaga Film Festival took place from 18 to 27 March 2022 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Lullaby and Utama won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.
Cecilia Suárez, Javier Cercas, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Marco Mühletaler, and Marta Nieto were selected as the jury of the main competition.[1] The Zonazine competition jury consisted of José Rodríguez, Violeta Salama, and Maggie Civantos.[2] The festival opening gala at Palacio de Deportes Martín Carpena on 18 March 2022 was hosted by Pepón Nieto, with Manolo García, Antonio Peula, Belén Bouzas, Pol Granch, Guitarricadelafuente and Camela as musical acts.[3] The opening film was . The official selection closed with the screening of Full of Grace on 26 March 2022.[4] The closing gala was hosted by Fiorella Faltoyano.[5]
The official selection slate included the following films:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandering Heart | Errante corazón | Leonardo Brzezicki | ||
| Cadejo blanco | Justin Lerner | |||
| Brazil | ||||
| Monkey Business | Canallas | Spain | ||
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Spain | ||
| The Te$t | El test | Spain | ||
| La cima | Spain | |||
| Unfinished Affairs | La maniobra de la tortuga | |||
| La voluntaria | ||||
| Dancing on Glass | Las niñas de cristal | Spain | ||
| Libre | Natural Arpajou | Argentina | ||
| What Lucía Saw | Llegaron de noche | |||
| Lo invisible | Javier Andrade | |||
| Mensajes privados | Chile | |||
| Mi vacío y yo | Adrián Silvestre | Spain | ||
| We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns | Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles | Spain | ||
| The Gigantes | ||||
| Utama | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | |||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Código emperador | ||||
| Alcarràs | ||||
| Full of Grace | Llenos de gracia | Roberto Bueso | Spain | |
The zonazine selection featured the following films:[7] [8]
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Vanishing Fog | Spanish; Castilian: Entre la niebla | Augusto Sandino | ||
| Dúo | Spain | |||
| Una película póstuma | Spain | |||
| Dragonflies | Libélulas | Luc Knowles | Spain | |
| Isósceles | Ignacio Nacho | Spain | ||
| Lugares a los que nunca hemos ido | Spain | |||
| The Shape of Things to Come | Tiempos futuros | Víctor Checa | ||
| Mostro | José Pablo Escamilla | Mexico | ||
| Al Oriente | José María Avilés | |||
Some of the main awards are presented as follows:[9] [10]