Land of the Dead Deer (Anahita Qarcheh, Soroush Javadzadeh) has triumphed in this 24th edition and the second prize has been held in La Barraca (Júlia Castaño)
Writer and screenwriter Elvira Lindo has received the One-Life Film Award and Italian film director Lamberto Bava, the International Special Prize
The International Benalmádena Film Festival (FICCAB) has closed its 24th edition this Saturday October 25 from the House of Culture of Benalmádena. And he has done so by granting his Interpretation Award to the actress Macarena García, the Award for a Film Life to the writer, writer and director Elvira Lindo and the International Special Prize for the filmmaker Lamberto Bava and delivering the awards of his Official Section.
For a week, the light of Benalmádena has illuminated some of the best short films of the year, present in its Official Section, in addition to bringing in great professionals of the seventh art.
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In this regard, Juan Antonio Lara, mayor of Benalmádena, has emphasized that «FICCAB continues to grow and consolidate as one of the festivals that best reflects our Film Benalmádena. I'm excited to see what the future holds for us and to keep working together to do Benalmádena a city of cinema and culture that will be overcome in each edition. We're already going to work for FICCAB to turn 25 next year big.».
The Council of Culture of Benalmádena, Jesica Trujillo, has emphasized that «the cinema has embellished the streets of our municipality during this week. Our festival looks without complexes at national festivals. As Jaime Noguera, director of the festival, would say, our festival is like a bonsai, small but well-cared, so that everyone who attends will feel very careful».
Palmarés 24º FICCAB
Especially emotional was the second prize winner's speech. Julia Castaño by The Baroque: «The shooting coincided with the DANA. Our short was nothing important compared to what was happening on the street. My colleagues, who came from cleaning the streets, told me that of course we were moving on with the shooting because we needed to create something nice.».
The first prize has been for Land of the Dead Deer, of Anahita Qarcheh and Soroush Javadzadeh. The second prize has relapsed in The Baroque, of Julia Castañowho also obtained the award to the best management for the same work. The award for the best Malaysian short film It was for Orph, of Marta Mata. For his part, Julia Fontaña received the award for best interpretation for your work at The Baroqueand Javier Fesser was awarded best script award by Predator.
Macarena García Interpretation Award
The actress Macarena García, Goya winner by Snow White (Pablo Berger), has assured that «A recognition like this is a big hug for an actor. This push feels great.».
Since he broke into the movies with Snow White by Pablo Berger (a role that served the Silver Concha for the Best Actress at the San Sebastián Festival and the Goya Award for the Best Revelation Actress), his career has evolved brilliantly in both cinema and theatre and television.
On the large screen he has highlighted in titles like The call, Advantages of train travel, Paradise or Glass girls, always showing an exceptional nature and a emotional depth that transcends the screen.
A Film Life Award for Elvira Lindo
The writer, journalist and writer Elvira Lindo has received the Award for a Film Life highlighting that «My life has been quite interesting, in the good and the bad, so I hope you give at least for good memories. The movies have been quite important in my life. I think I've been honest and everything I've written has been the product of very high dreams, with a lot of ambition.».
The Gaditana has a work that has marked several generations of readers and spectators. Creator of Manolito Gafotas, became a classic of Spanish children's literature. Nice has developed a versatile career that covers adult narrative, theatre, radio, television and cinema, always with a style characterized by humor, irony and a critical look at social reality.
International Special Prize for Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bavawhich has collected the International Special Prize, is an essential name in the history of European fantastic cinema. As the son of the legendary Mario Bava, a pioneer of Gothic horror and Italian giallo, Lamberto grew up among platos, cameras and special artisanal effects.
However, far from living only in the shadow of his father, he was able to transform that inheritance into his own style, developing a career that allowed him to become a one of the great protagonists of Italian terror of the 1980s and in a real renovator of the fantastic television in the following decade
PALMARÉS 24º FICCAB
First prize
Land of the Dead Deer, by Anahita Qarcheh and Soroush Javadzadeh
Second prize
The Baroque, by Júlia Castaño
Best Malaysian short film award
Orph, by Marta Mata
Award for the best management
Julia Castaño by The Baroque
Best Interpretation Award
Julia Fontaña by The Baroque
Best Script Award
Javier Fesser by Predator
