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Talk: Málaga Film Festival, 30 Years Supporting Spanish and Ibero-American Cinema

The Málaga Film Festival was founded 30 years ago with the aim of supporting Spanish cinema. As this mission evolved, the Festival expanded a few years later to embrace the wider community of creators from across Ibero-America, becoming a major public and media event dedicated to promoting Spanish-language cinema.
At the same time, we developed MAFIZ, a major industry platform designed to engage with the entire audiovisual value chain, fostering business opportunities and industry growth.
In 2027, we will therefore celebrate everything that has been achieved over these three decades while also looking ahead, exploring how the Festival can continue to serve the industry in the future and reflecting on the evolving role of film festivals as a whole.

WHERE

Plaza Matadero

WHEN

September 29

TIME

16:00 - 16:30

Speakers

Raúl Torquemada

Director Madrid Film Office
Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Spain

Raúl Torquemada

Director of the Madrid Film Office – Madrid City Council. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Business Management from Carlos III University. He has more than 25 years of experience in the audiovisual sector, focusing on the creation and launch of new projects, fostering synergies, and engaging the various departments of the companies where he has worked across the board. Since November 2021, he has served as Director of the Madrid Film Office. Previously, he built his professional career by overseeing projects for the Teatro Real, Atresmedia, Como Produzco, Teknoland, Canal Satélite Digital, and Televisión Castilla y León, where he served as director of Castilla y León Radio.

Juan Antonio Vigar

Director
Festival de Málaga
Spain

Juan Antonio Vigar

Juan Antonio Vigar ha estado vinculado al Festival desde 1999, habiendo desempeñado en su organigrama los cargos de relaciones institucionales y adjunto a dirección, por lo que posee un amplio conocimiento del sector audiovisual y del funcionamiento del propio Festival. Como gestor cultural, Vigar ha sido Coordinador General del Área de Cultura y Educación de la Diputación de Málaga desde octubre de 2008 a junio de 2011 y director del Aula de Cultura de diario SUR desde 1995 hasta 2008. Es crítico y articulista de prensa y ha sido director de programas de contenido cinematográfico en diversas emisoras de radio. También es autor de distintas publicaciones centradas en el mundo de cine, entre las que destacan sus estudios de investigación sobre la historia de los rodajes en la provincia de Málaga.