MALAGA — Isaki Lacuesta’s “Saturn Return” (“Second Prize”), at all times a frontrunner, topped this week’s Malaga Competition profitable its finest image, director (with co-director Pol Rodríguez) and modifying (Javi Frutos) awards.
The triple plaudit delivers additional recognition for a function which pulls off the double achievement of being formally radical and nice enjoyable at one and the identical time.
Turning on Spanish indie rock group Los Planetas storied makes an attempt to creating their third and eventually iconic album, however actually about folks’s have to recast the previous as understandable narrative and a biopic parody, “Saturn Return” has been hailed by Spanish newspaper El Mundo as a “masterpiece.”
Taking part in Sundance the place it was judged a “standard tearjerker about an inspiring instructor” which “advantages from a terrific ensemble,” Christopher Zalla’s “Radical” walked off with Malaga’s Golden Biznaga for finest Ibero-American image.
Within the different largest award on the 12 months’s Competition, Celia Rico’s “Little Loves” (“Los pequeños amores”) took the Particular Jury Award.
Produced by Arcadia Movement Photos, on fireplace after backing Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” Oscar-nominated animated function “Robotic Goals” and Netflix hit “Burning Physique,” “Little Loves” sees Rico return to a daughter- mom relationship. Tis time spherical, nonetheless, plot driver is the sudden dependence of a a redoubtable mom, portrayed by Adrian Ozores, who gained a finest supporting actress award.
Making good on the promise he confirmed in “Lucas,” Alex Montoya’s trendy household drama “La Casa,”which lowered at the least one pageant viewers to tears, gained screenplay, rating and the pageant’s Viewers Award.
Extra to come back.
