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CAPERNAUM wins the Gigi Guermont Audience Award!
After four days of amazing films, Miami audiences have voted CAPERNAUM as the winner of the Gigi Guermont Audience Award. Directed by Nadine Labaki, the film's politically-fueled drama has a unique storyline that brings attention to the issues of children in Beirut’s slums. The film was also winner of the Jury Prize at 2018 Cannes Film Festival and is Lebanon's official entry for the 2019 Academy Awards. Still from CAPERNAUM Thank you [...]
Meet Goya Award-winning Bárbara Lennie at GEMS 2018
One of the finest actors of her generation, Spain’s Bárbara Lennie achieved international attention when she played a young filmmaker questing to capture the essence of a small town in Montxo Armendáriz’s Obaba (2005), and in the process discovered herself. That role provided a neatly microcosmic glimpse of the complex screen persona that Lennie would construct in the array of dazzling performances that have followed since. Still from Petra Her next major breakthrough came [...]
The Case for Champions and Capernaum
Today is the deadline for nations to submit films to the Oscars for consideration as the Best Foreign Language Film of 2018. Last year, Chile (for the first time) won the annual global honor, and at this year’s fifth annual Miami Film Festival GEMS, you can see nine of this year’s strongest contenders. Which country should/will succeed Chile for the crown? (No country has won the award in successive years since Denmark did it in [...]
Glenn Close gives a powerhouse performance in timely literary drama ‘The Wife’
At exactly the 5-minute mark of The Wife, the camera sits on a close-up of Joan Castleman’s (Glenn Close) face as she holds a phone to her ear. While taking in what the person is saying on the other line, her face flips through a myriad of emotions: excitement, disappointment, bewilderment. Why the wide range of feelings, we don’t yet know. All that’s clear at this point is that this is the start of a [...]
Miami Film Festival Congratulates THE ACCUSED, Official Competition Selection at 75th Venice Film Festival
Miami Dade College's Miami Film Festival congratulates director Gonzalo Tobal, Rei Cine, K&S Films and Film Factory Entertainment for the Main Competition selection of The Accused (Acusada) as part of the 75th edition of the prestigious Venice International Film Festival. The Accused was a recipient of a cash development grant from Miami Film 2016, an initiative of Miami Film Festival and The Related Group to support a trio of Argentine films to get to their production stage. [...]
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Here’s some of the wonderful faces you’ll be seeing during our four day fall festival 💎 https://t.co/rw5CNZUefBOctober 8, 2018
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3 MORE DAYS 💎 https://t.co/5GjABuLRSsOctober 8, 2018
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We've announced our first 4 GEMS titles! Check them out: https://t.co/g6B6YUJcKB https://t.co/BjpiZufNLVAugust 24, 2018
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RT @IndieWire: The 25 Best Foreign-Language Movie Scenes of the 21st Century https://t.co/j5wgP5jGHP https://t.co/iTrIfHZIh3May 19, 2018
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RT @IndieWire: The 25 Best Cannes Directors of the 21st Century https://t.co/URKifzCr4J https://t.co/K2D9MRh17EMay 4, 2018
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RT @elnuevoherald: Rey de España concede condecoración al director del @MiamiFilmFest https://t.co/hgF6qRGOQk https://t.co/bcSFOYnOilApril 4, 2018
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Happy #Easter Sunday 🐰🎬 #MiamiFF https://t.co/C1EqS2MwOcApril 1, 2018
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Love, Becky 💚 Festival screening #tbt @beckyalbertalli @lovesimonmovie #MiamiFF https://t.co/lQoqbYSLJ9March 29, 2018
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Audience Award Winner THE LAST SUIT (EL ÚLTIMO TRAJE) Now Playing @TowerTheaterMIA: https://t.co/34n4JQiuFQ #MiamiFF https://t.co/Rq1m8npDRaMarch 27, 2018
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The Last Suit wins Audience Award (Feature Film) #MiamiFF https://t.co/GTudIi77ZbMarch 19, 2018
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The Driver is Red wins Audience Award (Short Film) #MiamiFF https://t.co/4hhphclNrhMarch 19, 2018
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French film "Icon" #IsabelleHuppert graces Miami landmark on last day of Festival #MiamiFF https://t.co/BR3VBxx82YMarch 19, 2018
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Awards Night selfie with Alain Hernández #MiamiFF https://t.co/n9XDc5QUlBMarch 18, 2018