{"id":41918,"date":"2019-03-25T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escac.com\/?p=41918"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:09:50","slug":"successful-escac-films-productions-at-the-malaga-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escac.com\/en\/noticias\/successful-escac-films-productions-at-the-malaga-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful ESCAC Films productions at the Malaga Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESCAC Films<\/strong> productions have triumphed once again this year at the 22nd Malaga Spanish Film Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Great success for the collective feature film<\/strong><\/p>\n

The collective feature film La Filla d’Alg\u00fa<\/strong><\/em><\/a> won the Movistar+ Award for Best Film<\/strong> in the ZonaZine<\/strong> section, thus rewarding \u00abthe surprising film directed collectively by the eleven graduates in directing from the 20th Graduating Class\u00bb. Audience and press have coincided in valuing the risky nature of the proposal and the immense performance of its protagonist, Aina Clotet<\/strong>. The actress, the absolute star of the film, won the Silver Biznaga for Best Actress<\/strong> \u00abfor her ability to maintain tension and emotional intensity through her magnetic performance\u00bb. The actress declared at a press conference that “this is a collaborative film that I will never forget”. Its eleven directors, Marcel Alc\u00e1ntara, J\u00falia De Paz Solvas, Sara Fantova, Guillem Gallego, Celia Giraldo, Alejandro Mar\u00edn, Valentin Moulias, Gerard Vidal, Pol Vidal, Enric Vilageliu <\/strong>and Carlos Villafaina<\/strong>, explain the creative process and the experience of shooting a collective feature film.<\/p>\n

The ESCAC Films’ short films awarded in M\u00e1laga<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the short film section, Benidorm 2017<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/a>by graduate Claudia Costrafreda<\/strong> has won the Best Fiction Short Film Award of the Official Selection <\/strong>and the Best Actress Award <\/strong>to Yolanda Ramos<\/strong>. In the Official Short Film <\/strong>Selection Malaga<\/strong>, Nacho no conduce<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by graduate Alejandro Mar\u00edn<\/strong> has won the Best Fiction Short Film Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Long presence of ESCAC talent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ojos Negros<\/strong><\/em>, with graduates Andr\u00e9s Mellinas<\/strong> as executive producer and Anna Moragriega<\/strong> as production manager, V\u00edctor Xavier Monz\u00f3<\/strong> as editor and Eloy Rodr\u00edguez de la Rosa<\/strong> and Roger Navarro<\/strong> as sound designers, has won the Silver Biznaga for Best Spanish Film at ZonaZine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Actor Quim Guti\u00e9rrez was awarded the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor <\/strong>for Litus<\/strong><\/em>, by graduate Dani de la Orden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the short film section, Sin Pausa<\/strong><\/a> by graduate Jos\u00e9 Cach\u00f3n<\/strong> (produced by Escac Films), What is love<\/strong><\/em> by Paco Caballero<\/strong> and Grbavica<\/strong> <\/em>by Manel Raga<\/strong>, both students of the Master’s Degree in Directing<\/strong>, could be seen in the Official Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Also competing in the ZonaZine section was El incre\u00edble finde menguante,<\/em><\/strong> the debut feature by Master in Filmmaking alumni Jon Mikel Caballero<\/strong>. Graduate T\u00e0nia Fonseca<\/strong> is responsible for the cinematography of the film.<\/p>\n

ESCAC and the last editions of the Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the previous edition of the Malaga festival, La \u00daltima Virgen<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by B\u00e1rbara Farr\u00e9<\/strong> won the Award for Best Fiction Short Film in the Official Selection<\/strong>, and Mi Querida Cofrad\u00eda<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the film by graduate Marta D\u00edaz de Lope D\u00edaz<\/strong> from the ESCAC Opera Prima Programme<\/strong>, won the Audience Award in the Official Selection<\/strong> and the Award for Best Supporting Actress<\/strong>. Two years ago, another film from the Opera Prima Programme, Blue Rai<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Pedro B<\/strong>. Three years ago, Lina<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by graduate Nur Casadevall<\/strong>, won the Best Director Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As far as ESCAC talent is concerned, Las Distancias<\/em><\/strong> by graduate Elena Trap\u00e9 won the Golden Biznaga for Best Film <\/strong>and the Best Director Award<\/strong> at the last edition. The documentary Hayati<\/strong><\/em>, directed by graduates Liliana Torres <\/strong>and Sofi Escud\u00e9<\/strong> and produced by Bernat Manzano<\/strong>, received a Special Mention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n