March 06, 2025

We had the super fun honor of collaborating with the local creative agency, Macias Creative, on this year’s beautiful Festival Campaign. Below is a statement from the team at Macias: “Miami Film Festival is a place that celebrates big characters, both on and off the screen. The concept and poster behind this year’s campaign is ...

March 03, 2025

For the last six months, we’ve been hard at work to perfect a fresh look for the same Miami Film Festival you know and love. Inspiration: “Magic Hour” Taken from movie-making slang, it refers to the time of day shortly after sunrise or before sunset, when the brightness of the sky matches streetlights, headlights, and ...

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, ...