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19 March 2007 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

MADRID -- Felix Viscarret's family drama Bajo las Estrellas walked away with the top honor at the 10th Malaga Spanish Film Festival on Saturday, winning the 60,000-euro Golden Biznaga.

The film also earned Viscarret the director's award and Alberto San Juan the actor prize for his part as a man who travels home for his father's funeral and becomes entangled in his brother's fiancee's life.

Rodrigo Cortes' much-acclaimed black comedy Concursante took the Critics Award, while Jaime Marques' Ladrones won the 15,000-euro Special Jury Award.

Pudor lead Elvira Minguez won the actress honors, with Veronica Echegui winning the best supporting actress award for El Menor de los Males.

The festival, which hosted 105,620 visitors, saw ticket sales grow 21% from the previous year. The festival is also the framework for the Malaga Screenings. The screenings, which ran March 15-17, grew to 171 buyers from last year's 142 from 30 countries. »

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