Malaga Film Festival 2023: ‘20,000 species of bees’ wins the Biznaga de Oro for Best Spanish Film

‘Las hijas’, the feature film by Kattia G. Zúñiga has been awarded the Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film.

20,000 species of bees

The Malaga Film Festival has come to an end and has awarded the Biznaga de Oro for Best Spanish Film to 20,000 species of beesthe film directed by Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren, who has also been awarded in the Best Supporting Actress category for the performance of Patricia López Arnaiz.

just a few weeks ago 20,000 species of bees received a warm welcome at the Berlinale, and now it has been the turn in Malaga. The story about Coconuta child who is experiencing the awakening of his true identity, captivated both the public and critics in his projection, and the Biznaga de Oro for Best Spanish Film that will receive tonight at the closing gala of the 26th edition has been proof of this.

The daughtersthe feature film by Kattia G. Zúñiga has been awarded the Biznaga for Best Ibero-American film. The award to best direction Matías Bize has taken it for his great commitment to an 80-minute sequence shot of his film The penalty. The award to best winkn has been won by Miguel Ibáñez and Elena Trapé for their drama Els Encantats, with the impeccable (once again) interpretation of Laia Costa, who last year in this same competition won the prize ex aequo with Susi Sanchez by five little wolves.

AWARDS OF THE MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL 2023

GOLDEN BIZNAGA TO THE BEST SPANISH FILM

  • 20,000 species of beesby Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren.

GOLDEN BIZNAGA TO THE BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM

  • The daughtersby Kattia G. Zúñiga.

SILVER BIZNAGA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

under therapyby all its actors and actresses.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST DIRECTOR

Matias Bize by The penalty.

SILVER BIZNAGA ‘HOTEL AC MÁLAGA PALACIO’ FOR THE BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Maria Vazquez by motherland.

SILVER BIZNAGA FOR THE BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

SILVER BIZNAGA FOR THE BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORT

  • Patricia Lopez Arnaiz by 20,000 species of bees.

SILVER BIZNAGA FOR THE BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING SUPPORT

  • Jorge Marrale by start the dance.

SILVER BIZNAGA ‘DAMA’ FOR THE BEST SCREENPLAY

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST MUSIC

  • Pablo Mondragon by Rebellion.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

SILVER BIZNAGA FOR THE BEST EDITING

  • Haroldo Borges and Juliano Castro for Say hello to the purple fez in here.

ZONAZINE SECTION

In the Section ZoneZine Matar cangrejos, the first feature length fiction by Omar Al Abdul Razzak about a family from the Canary Islands and their experience in a certain event that took place in the early 90s, has been one of the great winners of the Silver Biznaga for Best Spanish Film and Best Female Performance to Paula Campos.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST SPANISH FILM

  • kill crabsby Omar al-Abdul-Razzak.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM

  • diogenesby Leonardo Barbuy La Torre.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST DIRECTOR

  • Leonardo Barbuy La Torre, by diogenes.

SILVER BIZNAGA TO THE BEST FEMALE INTERPRETATION

  • Paula Campos, for kill crabs.

SILVER BIZNAGA FOR THE BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

  • Saturnino Garcia, for land of our mothers.