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Malaga’s MAFF: Titles Capturing Lorca’s Death, Immigration Horror, Drug Trade Collateral in Fest’s Centerpiece Project Competition
Among the mix: New projects from Fernando Franco and Caru Alves de Souza and a clutch of auteur genre movies from young female directors.
Fernando Franco’s “Lorca,” Caru Alves de Souza’s “A City for Christine” and Diana Toucedo’s “To Live in a Shout” look like possible standouts at next week’s 2025 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event ( MAFF), one of Europe’s principal forums for projects from Spain and Latin America seeking new partners and distribution. Also sparking good word of mouth are “A Decorous Woman,” headlined by “The Maid” star Catalina Saavedra, Fernando Tato’s family drama “Goodbye Berta,” Alvaro López Alba’s “Three Summer Days,” an intimate three-parter, and LGBTQ coming of age story “Her Ocean.” The 25-title selection also boasts a notable line in buzzy genre movies from Latin America from women directors: Paula Martel’s Argentine teen Western “First We Take Anillaco,” the Dominican Republic’s “Maguana Racing” from Maia Otero and Juliano Kunert and immigration horror tale “The Tenants,” from Peru’s María Paz Barragán.
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