January 08, 2025

Six Miami-based filmmakers are set to bring South Florida’s compelling untold stories to life as the inaugural winners of The Louies, an initiative of  the Miami Film Festival sponsored by the Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation. These filmmakers will receive a combined $100,000 to create documentaries exploring South Florida’s history, cultural identity and ...

December 05, 2024

We are so thrilled to share that with The Miami Media & Film Market, the Miami Film Festival has entered a one year partnership wherein MMFM will design, organize and execute a series of industry related events including masterclasses and one-to-one conversations for the Festival’s 42nd edition, happening April 4-13, 2025.   These special industry events, under the banner “Master Shots – Indie Film Means ...

November 07, 2024

Thank you ALL who came to GEMS 2024! This was our biggest GEMS yet, and thank you for showing up and making it better than ever! With almost half the screenings SOLD OUT and a 130% increase in sales to backflip about, we cannot deny the success of this Fall Showcase – we want to ...

October 01, 2024

Today, Miami Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 11th Miami Film Festival GEMS, the Festival’s fall midseason event taking place from Oct. 30 – Nov. 3. GEMS will feature 30 films from over 15 countries — and tickets are on sale now! “This year’s GEMS is without a doubt our biggest one yet. Not only is it ...

September 23, 2024

Miami Film Festival GEMS to Honor Sebastian Stan with Precious Gem Award Award to be Presented as Part of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast Live! Miami Film Festival GEMS announced that Sebastian Stan will receive the Precious Gem Award. He’ll receive the award immediately following a live recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast moderated by Scott Feinberg, Executive Editor of Awards, ...

September 18, 2024

Miami Film Festival and Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation Announce New Opportunity for Local Documentary Filmmakers The Louies to bring South Florida’s rich history and diverse stories to the big screen The Miami Film Festival has announced the launch of The Louies, an initiative sponsored by the Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation to fund new projects that ...

August 21, 2024

Calling All Documentarians! The Miami Film Festival, MDC’s School of Education, the World Languages Department, Trio, the Foreign Trained Professionals Program, Revest, & Miami Dade County Public Schools invites filmmakers to create a short documentary film about the newly launched EPI (Educator Preparation Institute) + EAP (English for Academic Purposes) Program, which is focused on addressing ...

August 02, 2024

The Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Cultural Affairs Department announces the launch of a comprehensive digital transformation initiative encompassing the College’s signature cultural programs, including the Miami Book Fair, Miami Film Festival, Koubek Center, Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) and Live Arts Miami. The goal of the new initiative is to enhance their digital capabilities, ...

July 02, 2024

When the moon is full and the theater is dark… GEMS returns to Miami! For the first time in its 11 years, GEMS will overlap with the Halloween & Día de Muertos season October 30 – November 3!GEMS is your ticket to the films making waves leading into the upcoming award-season. When a film wins big at the Oscars®, don’t you want to ...

April 16, 2024

“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 ...