“Los Frikis,” directed by directed by Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz, took the festival’s top jury prize, the $20,000 MARIMBAS Award, at the 41st edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival. The event ran from April 5 - 14, 2024. The award is an international competition for the jury-selected new narrative feature film that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future. Additional winners include:  The $25,000 Made in MIA Feature Film Award was given...
Miami Film Festival announced its acclaimed lineup for its upcoming Festival taking place from April 5-14, 2024. The Festival will open with Thelma, directed by Josh Margolin and starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, and Parker Posey. The Festival will close with Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn, who will be in attendance on Saturday, April 13. Featuring ten World Premieres, ten North American Premieres, five U.S. Premieres, and 11 East Coast Premieres, and 42 Florida Premieres, the 2024 Miami Film Festival will celebrate more than 165 feature narratives, documentaries, and short films of all genres, from over 31 countries worldwide. “This...
The Poster: "The inspiration for the poster was to capture Miami's native wildlife in a behind-the-scenes moment. I wanted each animal to have their own role in the filmmaking magic." - Gabriel Alcala, Artist Meet the Artist: Gabriel Alcala is an artist and illustrator based in Miami, Florida. His work, buoyant and subversive, updates the sly wit of counterculture comix for the Anthropocene. His list...
Miami, FL (March 17, 2023) – Goya Award-winner and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen won several awards for his latest film “The Beasts” at the 40th edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival. The event ran from March 3-12, 2023. The Goya Award-winning film “The Beasts,” directed by Sorogoyen, took the festival’s top jury prize, the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award, supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, an international competition for new narrative feature films that best exemplify richness and resonance for cinema’s future. The film also received the Rene Rodriguez Critics Award,...
40TH MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS With another year in the books, Miami Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full list of award winners from our 40th edition! From March 3-12,  we celebrated the finest in cinema with over $100,000 going to films that were selected by our esteemed juries of industry professionals. Congratulations to all the winners: $2,500 Goya Quick Bites Short Film Award -Not the 80s, directed by Marleen Valien $4,000 Miami International Short Film Award:Nanos, directed by Emilio Subía $10,000...
Theater Manager for 2022 GEMS Festival: Miami Film Festival-Tower Theater Miami Type: Short-Term Position Runs: November 3-10, 2022 Theater Manager oversees the successful operation of all front-of-house activity at GEMS Festival Venue. Responsibilities include: Serving as primary point of contact at assigned Festival venue Overseeing all Festival logistics and operations at venue, including: Working with Festival’s and venue’s respective Technical Teams to implement tech checks and ensure quality projection, audio, lighting and transitions for intros, Q&As and special stage programs Working with in-house Ticketing Coordinator and Box Office Assistants to ensure that ticketing and theater operations remain seamless ...
Operations Coordinator: Miami Film Festival-Tower Theater Miami Type: Seasonal, Full-Time Position Runs: September 2022 - April 2023 This position is responsible for day-to-day assignments relating to Tower Theater Miami and Miami Film Festival operations. Responsibilities include: Assisting Director of Operations with day-to-day Tower Theater operations including but not limited to: Onsite venue maintenance appointments Verification of weekly materials delivery Employee scheduling Daily revenue reports Film scheduling in the theater’s ticketing software Concessions inventory management Handling pickups/deliveries for concessions Handling Tower Theater voicemail/email inquiries Fielding and managing theater rental inquiries + rentals Serving as a backup for Tower Theater staff...
39TH MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS (left to right: stills from "Freda," and "You Can Always Come Home" With another year in the books, Miami Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full list of award winners from our 39th edition! $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award: Freda, directed by Géssica Généus Making its US premiere, the Haiti-set Freda directed by Géssica Généus, earned the Festival’s top jury prize, the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award, supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, an international competition for new narrative feature films that best exemplify...
ANNOUNCING: THE GOOD BOSS AS MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL OPENING FILM AND PLAZA CATEDRAL AS CLOSING FILM Nominated for a record-breaking 20 Goya Awards in its home country, The Good Boss is written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, a five-time Goya winner. THE GOOD BOSS spotlights Blanco (Javier Bardem), the seemingly benevolent owner of a family business that produces industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town. The company awaits an imminent visit from a committee that will judge whether they merit a local Business...
39th ANNUAL MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR THE WHITE LOTUS COMPOSER CRISTOBAL TAPIA DE VEER WITH ART OF LIGHT (COMPOSER) AWARD Miami, FL (January 19, 2022) – Chilean-born, Montreal-based composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer will receive Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival’s Art of Light (Composer) Award, presented by Alacran Group, at its 39th edition, set to continue with an in-person format running from March 4-13, 2022. Tapia de Veer made headlines in 2021 with his music for HBO’s zeitgeist-shaking limited series The White Lotus. “Part of what made The White Lotus...

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  Cast your vote for the Miami Film Festival's GEMS 2023 Audience Award! Select the film you attended from the list below to cast your vote. Votes will be tallied to choose the 2023 Miami Film Festival GEMS Audience Award. Voting is open 1 hour after the screening ends, so don't miss the opportunity to share your thoughts!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 11, 2021   KING RICHARD WINS AUDIENCE AWARD AT 2021 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS Runner-ups include Julia and Flee Miami, FL – Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival (MFF) announced that King Richard is the winner of the MIAMI GEMS 2021 Audience Award. The film starring and produced by Will Smith and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, served as the Centerpiece screening for the festival. MFF’s annual fall event took place from November 4-10 at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami. Festival...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 3, 2022 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL, TOWER THEATER MIAMI PRESENT OSCARS 2022 INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SHORTLIST SCREENING SERIES FROM JAN. 4 – FEB. 7 MDC’s Tower Theater to screen 13 films in the Best International Feature Film category including five Miami premieres prior to the 94th Academy Awards nominations announcement MIAMI (January 3, 2022) – The countdown to the 94th Academy Awards is on! The Oscars have unveiled a shortlist of 15 finalists for the Best International Feature Film category, out of 93 submissions from countries around the world. From January 4 –...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 5, 2021 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS ANNOUNCES MAJOR  AWARD SEASON CONTENDERS PARALLEL MOTHERS, KING RICHARD, SPENCER, BELFAST, FLEE AND MORE FOR EXPANDED SEVEN-DAY, IN-PERSON EVENT, NOVEMBER 4-10 Fest Opens with Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” Will Smith’s “King Richard” to Serve as Centerpiece Screening Miami, FL — Miami Dade College’s (MDC) renowned Miami Film Festival today unveiled the line-up for the eighth annual edition of its acclaimed Miami Film Festival GEMS, expanding to seven days from its traditional four-day format. Legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers starring Penélope Cruz will open...
We may have closed out the 38th edition of Miami Film Festival yesterday, but we’re still celebrating our 2021 lineup in a big way. Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and we’re so proud to have six Festival winners being recognized at this year’s Academy Awards! Sound of Metal – which tied for our Audience Award at the 2020 Miami Film Festival GEMS – has officially been marked as an Academy favorite, with nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. Miami Film Festival honored Riz Ahmed this past week with...
⠀ Stories that span two hemispheres – from the culture shock of a Cuban ballet dancer who relocates to Florida, to the wartime plight of a UN translator in Bosnia and Herzegovina – have earned top prizes at the 38th edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival. Presented in a hybrid format this year, with both in-theater and virtual presentations, the 2021 Festival ran from March 5-14. Making its U.S. Premiere at this year’s Festival was the Balkan war drama Quo Vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Žbanić, representing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official submission shortlisted for this year’s Academy...
⠀   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, March 14, 2021 QUO VADIS, AIDA? and CUBAN DANCER Win Top Jury Awards At 38th Miami Film Festival; Other Feature Awards Given to LORELEI and THE CITY OF WILD BEASTS   Miami, FL (March 14, 2021) – Stories that span two hemispheres – from the culture shock of a Cuban ballet dancer who relocates to Florida, to the wartime plight of a UN translator in Bosnia and Herzegovina – have earned top prizes at the 38th edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival. Presented in a hybrid format this year, with both in-theater and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 JURORS FOR COMPETITION CATEGORIES   Miami, FL — The 38th edition of Miami Dade College’s acclaimed Miami Film Festival today announced 17 jurors, who are recognized voices across film, music, art and culture, and will review films in the competition categories for its upcoming hybrid edition, running March 5 – 14, 2021. Winners in all top categories will be announced on the festival’s final day, March 14. The Festival’s top award is the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award, supported by the John S. and James...

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MDC'S MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL 2021 JURORS Meet Miami Film Festival's jurors, who are recognized voices across film, music, art and culture, and will review films in the competition categories for its upcoming hybrid edition, running March 5 – 14, 2021. Winners in all top categories will be announced on the festival’s final day, March 14.   KNIGHT MARIMBAS AWARD Mollye Asher is a Spirit and Gotham Award winning producer and winner of the 2020 Producers Award from the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Most recently, she...