Start the XIV Festival 2011 Málaga Spanish Film

Poster XIV Festival de Málaga Spanish Film 2011.

On Saturday March 26 begins the fourteenth edition of the Festival de Málaga Spanish Film 2011 which runs until April 2 and Antena 3 will be responsible for sponsoring the ninth consecutive year.

Manchester, celebrating the event, one of the most anticipated by the city, with different performance spaces.

At the Teatro Cervantes is where the film premiered in the Official Section, there will be tributes and press conferences.

At the Teatro Echegaray, 18 productions were screened in the documentary section.

And along with Albéniz Cinema Film carp Open (free) to be installed in the Plaza of the Constitution, the films were official documentaries and other productions. There will be a variety of side events to be held in different parts of the city such as the Picasso Museum, Economic Chamber, University Malaga, birthplace of Picasso, Malaga CAC Alcazabilla Street.

Official Section will participate in the competition 11 films competing for the Golden Barrel Cactus and screened two documentaries, but these out of competition. The jury in this Section shall be composed of Vicente Aranda, Ana Alvarez, Veronica Forqué, Silvia Abascal, Carlos Bardem, Gustavo Martín Garzo writer and director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo.

This year like the past, the closing party canceled due to the crisis, since the budget is 20% less than last year.

The Festival will pay homage to the film 'Our Father', by Francisco Regueiro, who was played by Paco Rey Fernando Arrabal and, naming Golden Movie coinciding with the 25th anniversary of its release. This was the only Spanish film that won the grand prize of the Festival of Montreal. And be screened on Monday 28.

This edition opens with the screening of the movie 'What is a bear? " by Tom Fernandez, who is not released in theaters until April 1 and whose cast includes among others, Gonzalo de Castro, Javier Camara, Geraldine Chaplin and Emma Smith.

Movie poster 'What is a bear? "

The film tells a funny story of two brothers, Alejandro Guillermo is a zoologist and biologist, who have dedicated their lives to science separately rather than together.

Here's the official trailer.

Besides this, also participate in the competition on the following days:

- "Open 24 hours" by Carles Torras.

- "Five square meters" by Max Lemcke.

- "Catalunya Alles über "Ramon Térmens.

- "Doent" by Gustavo Balza.

- "Friends" by Borja Manso and Mark Cabot.

- "Time less," Frank Spano.

- "Crebinsky" by Enrique Otero.

- "Arriya (The Rock)" by Alberto Gorritiberea.

- "Offside" by David Marques.

- "The night that never ends," Isaki Lacuesta (out of competition).

- "Morente, Emily R. Barrachina (out of competition).

t "> -" Butterfly Man ", Maxi Valero (closing).

On Sunday 27 will be presented out of competition film 'Do not call it love ... call it X', a comedy from the producers of 'Chef's' and' Let them die the ugly, Oriol Capel directed by and starring among others, Kira Miró, Paco León, Mariano Pena and Julian Lopez.

Poster for 'Do not call it love ... call it X'.

This film, which is not open in theaters until May 6, is a porn film director, Pepe Fons, that after twenty years of drought decide who owes his audience one last film 'The National Uprising. " From that moment, in that environment so little given to romance, sex and surrounded by unique characters, you will live three beautiful love stories.

Official Trailer of 'Do not call it love ... call it X'.

Another year, Málaga wears red carpets, posters, photo exhibitions, films, audiovisual and countless actors and celebrities walking the streets.

Will you miss it?