Scene from Foosball (Metegol) Animation is certainly in a golden age right now if you look at box office receipts. The fact that animation has its own category in the Academy Awards is a reflection of the fact that it has become very, very big to Hollywood. (The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was […]

Oscar Isaac in Joel and Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Photo: Alison Rosa ©2012 Long Strange Trip LLC The early buzz has been tremendous for MIFF’s Miami Film Society December 18 special event screening of Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers’ upcoming musical masterpiece which breathes renewed and important life into the early ‘60s folk […]

MFCC Jury Members Justin James & Juan Barquin at MIFF 2013 Awards Night Ceremony at Olympia Theater Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) launched the inaugural Miami Future Cinema Critics (MFCC) 2013 program at its 30th anniversary festival this past March in an effort to showcase new voices in film and to preserve the art of […]

MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante & portraiture artist Shayna Batya unveil MIFF 2014 Poster at CU1 Gallery Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) has selected Manchester-born, Miami-based environmental portraiture artist & photojournalist Shayna Batya as the official poster artist for its 31st edition (March 7-16, 2014).  For the 4th time in MIFF history, a photograph will […]

Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is partnering with MTV Latin America and Tr3s and is currently seeking contemporary music videos of unique vision and superlative artistry from around the globe for its REEL Music Video Art Competition, to be held during MIFF’s 31st edition from March 7-16, 2014. The new competition category arises from MIFF’s […]

John Huston with his teenage daughter, Anjelica in 1968, at St. Clerans, the Huston estate in the West of Ireland (photo credit: Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos); A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York cover MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante will be leading a conversation with Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston […]

Miami International Film Festival’s ‘CinemaSlam’ student film school competition will expand to a match-up between Miami and Shanghai film schools in Miami+Shanghai CinemaSlam 2014. Thirteen film schools in two cities will compete in this 4th annual student film competition. A component of MIFF’s Florida Focus program, Miami+Shanghai CinemaSlam aims to discover, showcase, and celebrate the […]

MIFF’s 31st edition (March 7-16, 2014) will world premiere 11 short films documenting a project by a group of nationally and internationally renowned artists commissioned by The Arts Initiative and curated by Primary Projects. The 11 documentary shorts will be programmed to individually precede the documentary feature films competing in MIFF’s Knight Documentary Competition program.  […]

Since Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, a number may be going for a silver screen #ThrowBackThursday look. We say forego the witch in tattered fabric and zombie makeup, the Braveheart farmer-look, the endless channeling of Catwoman, the iconic costume Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman, The Addams Family Uncle Fester, or the monstrous […]

Alberto Ammann If you are not yet familiar with the amazing talent of Argentina-born Spanish actor Alberto Ammann, it won’t be long before he’s a household name. He has a massive range with extraordinary sensitivity, and is one of the biggest rising Latin film stars for one very good reason; this guy knows how to […]

Sundance Institute’s programmers will soon be coming to Miami to develop new projects with local artists through a series of workshops and events for emerging screenwriters, directors, and multidisciplinary artists, with funding from Knight Foundation. The inaugural workshop is a New Frontier Flash Lab, set for February 2014, offering greater accessibility for emerging artists to […]

San Telmo Municipal Museum (housed in a former 16th century Dominican convent, with a modern architectural extension) Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) co-hosted an exclusive gathering of film industry influencers during last week’s San Sebastian Film Festival at San Telmo Municipal Museum’s elegant Bokado Café, set in the historical center of San Sebastian.  In keeping […]

l to r (clockwise): Maribel Verdú , Tito Valverde, Susi Sánchez and Aaron Piper in 15 Years and One Day Short-listed earlier this month, Gracia Querejeta’s drama 15 Years and One Day, starring Maribel Verdú (All About My Mother), produced by Gerardo Herrero and Mariela Besuievsky at Tornasol Films, was chosen to represent Spain in […]

l to r: filmmaker Wayne Wang; Cecilia Chiang, Alice Waters in Soul of a Banquet Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is partnering with Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival to bring you the premiere of San Francisco-based filmmaker Wayne Wang’s latest film, Soul of a Banquet, on Sunday, February 23, 2014 from 6:00 […]

MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante, producer/director/writer David Frankel, City of Miami Beach Film & Event Production Manager Graham Winick The Greater Miami Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (GMCVB), City of Miami Beach and Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) hosted ‘IT’S SO MIAMI @ TIFF’ private celebration this past Monday evening in the posh Club Room at the internationally renowned […]

l to r: MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante, writer/director Denis Villeneuve, MIFF managing director & senior programmer Andres Castillo; Denis Villeneuve and Jaie Laplante at MIFF 2011 introducing Incendies (Olympia Theater)  Often pegged as one of the most talented and visually inventive filmmakers of his generation, French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has parlayed his intimate visual […]

Jessica Berman, Fernando Trueba on stage at MIFF 2013 (Olympia Theater); scene from The Artist and the Model  [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”][Reprinted from MIFF 2013’s Commemorative 30th Edition catalogue] It’s not just that, with The […]

l to r: Q&A with director Lucy Mulloy, lead actors Javier Núñez Florián and Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, MIFF managing director & senior programmer Andres Castillo, MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante The latest Miami Film Society special event screening kept the packed house glued to their seats as a result of the […]

Miami Encuentros 2013 award-winner Neto Villalobos at The Standard Hotel & Spa (Miami Beach) MIFF’s Miami Encuentros winning project All About the Feathers (Por las plumas), by Costa Rican producer/director Neto Villalobos has been invited to world premiere in the Discovery Program early next month at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).  The Discovery section represents […]

Panel of FL legislators and event moderator Paul Sirmons (far right) In a room teeming with crew, cast and entertainment industry movers and shakers, legislators from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe and Collier Counties were able to see and hear from the people who benefit directly from the industry’s job creations at last Tuesday’s Film […]