The Miami Film Festival is pleased to announce the Jury and Audience Award Winners from its 42nd Edition, with Maryse Legagneur’s The Last Meal taking the Festival’s top prize. See all the winners and runner-ups below!
$15,000 MARIMBAS Award
The award is an international competition for the jury-selected narrative feature film that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future.
Made in MIA Feature Film Award
The award, which is sponsored by Panavision, is given to a jury-selected film of any genre that prominently features South Florida in their story, setting, and filming location, and best utilize South Florida’s story and theme for universal resonance. The winner of this award will receive Panavision camera equipment rental package, valued at $60,000.
$10,000 Jordan Ressler First Feature Award
The award was created by the South Florida family of the late Jordan Ressler and sponsored by the Jordan Ressler Charitable Fund, is given to a jury-selected film made by a filmmaker making a feature narrative film debut.
Audience Feature Film Award
First runner-up: Adiós Cuba directed by Rolando Díaz
second runner-up: Magic Hour, directed by Jacqueline Christy
$2,000 Documentary Achievement Award
Audience Documentary Film Award
First runner up: Chirino, directed by Jorge Soliño
second runner-up: The Librarians, directed by Kim Synder
$5,000 Made in MIA Short Film Award
$4,000 Miami International Short Film Award
$1,000 Short Documentary Film Award
$1,000 Florida Cinemaslam Award
$2,000 The Reel South Short Film Award
Audience Short Film Award
First runner-up: Test of Time, directed by Julian Alicea
second runner-up: Confession of a Jumbotron Addict, directed by Mickey Duzyj
