GEMS: October 30 – November 3, 2024
A parallel festival created by the French Directors Guild, Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) seeks to aid filmmakers and contribute to their discovery by critics and audiences alike. The 2015 program includes 19 feature-length films, culled from 1,623 submissions, with three new works by Miami alumni Jaco Van Dormael, Ciro Guerra, and Fernando León de Aranoa. […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The 68th Cannes Film Festival has begun. This year’s Official Selection includes a total of 53 features, with the Competition and Un Certain Regard lineups unspooling 19 titles each. Festival director […]
For a TV series, the spotlight of a Film Festival premiere is an opportunity to prove its ability to stand on its own as a cinematic story and attract new audiences. Now, as the quality of TV fare warrants it, a trend has begun to emerge as film festivals add new sections to their program […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The vibe of the night at this past Saturday’s Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival Awards Night Ceremony, held at Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, may be best summed up by […]
Two thousand and thirty two films have been screened by the Festival since it began in 1984, and 1,323 of those since 2004, when the event settled into its now permanent home at Miami Dade College. This coming Friday, March 6th, and for 10 full days running, we will add 124 new films to both statistical columns, […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival has just scored the U.S. Premiere of Marshland (La isla mínima), a stylish thriller which last week became the third highest Goya-awarded film in […]
Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival continues to demonstrate its close connections with Spain’s best contemporary cinema, as Spain’s Academia de Cine gets set to hand out its 29th set of Goya Awards this coming weekend, on February 7th at the Centro de Convenciones y Congresos Principe Felipe in Madrid. This year, the Festival’s programming has […]
One of Canada’s greatest entertainment exports has long been its seemingly endless supply of talented comedians. Just putting Canada and comedy in the same sentence instantly brings to mind the classic sketch comedy show SCTV, through which such comic geniuses as Martin Short, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] At this morning’s 87th Academy Award nominations, films from Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival made a strong showing! From the upcoming 32nd edition of the Festival (March 6 – 15, 2015), […]
With last night’s unveiling of the MiamiFF32 poster as an image from Miami’s history (Orson Welles in Miami Beach 1943), MiamiFF revealed today the first title of the 2015 Festival’s official selection – another shot of vintage Miami: The Lost Aviator, by Australian filmmaker Andrew Lancaster. Against his family’s wishes, Andrew decided to open up a cold case […]
Attendees are going to be treated to a special surprise at MIFF’s REEL Music Video Art Competition presented by MTV Latin America and Tr3s, when Miami-based band Beach Day takes the stage. Beach Day will be bringing their unique brand of retro-inspired rock to the competition after the top 10 finalists’ music videos are screened. […]
Always dedicated to celebrating diversity in arts, Miami International Film Festial (MIFF) has announced the top 10 finalists in the Music Video Art Competition. Sponsored by MTV Latin America and Tr3s REEL, the competition is sure to be one of the highlights of the festival this year and certainly contributes to the cultural evolution that […]
Last week we announced the “final” line-up for our 31st edition, landing at a total 94 feature and 44 short films from 38 countries. But NOT SO FAST – MIFF has some additional treats in store, and this week announces three exciting new additions to the 2014 line-up, to bring the total number of features […]
Raja painter finishing a Panihari painting; Decorated trucks in Jodhpur For truckers in India, it’s all about color. Vibrant, hand-painted and individual, trucks have shifted in function—from mere transporters of goods to art forms in their own right. Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), MDC Museum of Art + Design (MOAD), and New World School of […]
Three films from Miami International Film Festival’s 30th anniversary edition last March were honored with Academy Award nominations this morning. MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante, 20 Feet From Stardom director Morgan Neville; Darlene Love performs to an enchanted audience at MIFF 2013’s Opening Night at Olympia Theater Our spectacular opening night presentation of 20 Feet […]
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