Muestra De Cine Mujeres En Escena (23)

Festival start: 21 October 2025      Festival end: 09 November 2025

The Malaga Festival, in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Area of ​​the Malaga City Council, pursues the objective of supporting the presence of women in film production, creating spaces that make visible the work of women in the audiovisual field, professional field where they are underrepresented, both in the direction, in the production or in the writing of scripts; favoring the film industry with the diverse views of women.

In order to fulfill this objective, the Equal Opportunities Area will hold its “XXII FILM SHOW WOMEN ON STAGE”, between the months of October and November 2024.

THE WOMEN ON STAGE FILM EXHIBITION was created in 2002 with the aim of debating, through the holding of cineforums, the existing gender inequalities in our society as well as in other nearby ones, reflecting on their causes and possible social strategies to eradicate them.

Since 2010, this objective of raising awareness and visibility has been added to supporting the presence of women in film production, an area in which there is a large gender gap, taking advantage of the fact that every day there are more women interested in developing their professional careers. In this field, therefore, one of the purposes of the OFFICIAL WOMEN ON STAGE SECTION is the visibility of audiovisual productions made by women, and it is achieved by dedicating the evening sessions to the exclusive projection of works directed, produced or scripted by women .

- AWARDS for women who participate as directors, producers and/or scriptwriters of audiovisual products: the Biznaga Silver Women on Scene Award for Best Documentary, the Biznaga Silver Women on Scene Award for Best Fiction Work, SILVER BIZNAGA AWARD, “WOMEN ON STAGE” for Best Animation and the Silver Biznaga Award for Women on Stage for the work most voted by the Public.

- 1 “MÁLAGA, MUJERES EN ESCENA” AWARD for the best work done by a woman, born or residing in Malaga, in any professional category: Silver Biznaga Málaga Mujeres en Escena.

The prizes have no financial endowment.

The prizes may be declared void.

The jury may award, together with the official prizes, up to 3 special mentions.

The jury may award a maximum of two prizes ex aequo.

All the prizes will be awarded during the AFFIRMING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN gala, at the 29 EDITION OF THE MÁLAGA FESTIVAL, which will be held in 2026.

GENERAL BASES OF PARTICIPATION, 2025
OBJECTIVE

The Málaga Festival, in collaboration with the Málaga City Council's Department of Equal Opportunities, pursues the goal of supporting the presence of women in film production by creating spaces that highlight women's work in the audiovisual field, a professional field where they are underrepresented, whether in directing, producing, or writing scripts. This also fosters the film industry's diverse perspectives.

To achieve this goal, the Department of Equal Opportunities will hold its "23rd MUJERES EN ESCENA FILM SHOWCASE" between October and November 2025.

From among these submitted works, the Málaga Film Festival will award 5 "WOMEN ON STAGE" awards. Of these,

-4 awards for women participating as directors, producers, and/or screenwriters of audiovisual products: the Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena Award for Best Documentary, the Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena Award for Best Fiction Work, the Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena Award for Best Animation, and the Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena Award for the work with the most votes from the public.

-1 "MÁLAGA, WOMEN ON STAGE" AWARD for the best work by a woman, born or resident in Málaga, in any professional category: Biznaga de Plata Málaga Mujeres en Escena.

All awards will be presented at the AFFIRMING WOMEN'S RIGHTS event at the 29th MÁLAGA FESTIVAL, which will be held from March 6 to 15, 2026.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

The works in competition for the XVI “MUJERES EN ESCENA” awards aimed at women who participate as directors, producers and/or scriptwriters of audiovisual products, must meet the following requirements:

1. Women of legal age, whether or not they are professionals in the audiovisual world, are eligible to participate.

2. Participation may be individual or collective through legally constituted entities.

3. The subject matter is open, and all audiovisual genres are accepted: drama, animation, documentary, etc.

4. Participating works must be submitted in their original language with Spanish subtitles, even if the audiovisual material is spoken in Spanish to ensure inclusive cinema.

5. Works produced before January 1, 2024, may not be submitted.

6. A brief biographical description of the professional or professionals (director, producer, or screenwriter) entering the competition must be included in the platform's registration form.

In addition to the above conditions, entries in the competition for the "MALAGA. MUJERES EN ESCENA" AWARD must meet the following requirements:

1. Born or resident in Malaga

2. The award will take into account any professional categories necessary for the production of the submitted work (Production, Direction, Screenplay, Female Performance, Musical Composition, Direction, Photography, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Hairstyling, Sound, Special Effects)

3. The entry form on the platform must indicate the category for which the entry is submitted, whether the entry was born or resident in Malaga, and include a brief biographical profile of the professional entering the competition on the platform.



REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION


1. Registration through the Festhome platform

• Upload of the video of the audiovisual work
• Completion of the registration form of the Festhome Platform.


The deadline for submitting registrations is June 1, 2025.
For any information, those interested can contact the Equal Opportunities Area through the email cine.areaigualdad@malaga.eu

If the indicated is not completed, the works will be excluded from the selection process.

The organization will communicate the works selected for screening at the Mujeres en Escena Film Festival, and the responsible persons will have to send a copy of the D.N.I. and filmography of the director, screenwriter and/or producer.

JURY

A professional jury, made up of experts in gender from the Equal Opportunities Area, and professionals from the world of culture and cinema representing the Malaga Festival, will decide the winning works from among the works selected and screened during the XXIII Exhibition of Cine Mujeres en Escena, awarding the Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena to the Best Documentary, Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena to the Best Fiction Work, Biznaga de Plata Mujeres en Escena for Best Animation. The jury's decision will be final and will be notified by publishing it on the website of cinemujeresenescena.es of the Equality Area of ​​the Malaga City Council. The vote through ballot papers of the public attending the Film Festival will be the one that grants the Audience Award, Biznaga de Plata "Women on Stage".

A jury made up of professionals, representatives of the Malaga Festival and the Equal Opportunities Area will award the "Málaga Mujeres en Escena" award.


DISPLAY RIGHTS

The person who owns the exhibition rights of the works submitted to the competition agrees to assign and authorize the exhibition of said title during the celebration of the Mujeres en Escena Film Festival, at no cost to the Festival itself.

CIRCULATION OF COPIES

The payment of the shipping costs from the place of issuance of the copy to the Equal Opportunities Area of ​​the Malaga City Council, will be borne by the producing companies.

All copies of the participating films sent to the Equal Opportunities Area must bear a label with the title of the work, its duration, version, footage, screen and projection format, and type of sound, as well as the address where resend the copy once the Film Festival is over.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Once the selection of a film for the Official Section of the Film Festival has been made. Women on Stage, may not be withdrawn.

These participation bases may be completed or modified prior to the start date of the XXII Edition of the Film Festival, and prior communication to the interested parties, with as many annexes as the Organization deems appropriate.

The registration of a work in competition, supposes the acceptance and fulfillment of the present Bases of Participation and its possible Annexes.

The Equal Opportunities Area may request the exhibition of the works presented, intended for non-profit audiovisual broadcasting, and, in any case, communicating in advance the use, always of a cultural and non-profit nature, made of the copies.

The presentation of a work for selection implies full acceptance of these Participation Bases. Their interpretation will be the exclusive responsibility of the Malaga Festival in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Area.