PRESS REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS 2024

We are thrilled to present the 11th edition of Miami Film Festival’s GEMS, presented by Miami Dade College. If you are interested in attending the 2024 GEMS (October 30-November 3) for media coverage purposes, please note the following:

Each media representative interested in covering the Festival must submit a press registration application
Film Crews: Please specify filming details and crew size under Type of Coverage.
Festival’s credential/ticket policy: Media access is only confirmed via email in advance and is NOT available on-site. The Festival does NOT coordinate RSVP lists at the door.
Due to the limited number of screenings at GEMS, press seats are extremely limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please email the press teams for interviews and access to high-resolution images and b-roll for coverage opportunities.
Press registration for the festival is underway and closes on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
All applicants will be notified via email as to the status of their media registration and tickets by September 27, 2024.

We look forward to working with you for the 2024 GEMS Festival. To stay up-to-date on screenings, event happenings, press releases and participating talent, please follow #MiamiFF on socials and visit www.miamifilmfestival.com.

Please note that this is only a request and may not be approved.

Due to the large number of applications received each year, the Festival cannot accommodate every request, but each application will be reviewed carefully. Media accreditation will be a per-case basis. Qualifying factors include confirmed pre-event story assignments for the 2024 Festival, samples of recent work and availability.

Thank you,
MFF Press Team

Press Accreditation

GEMS Film Festival will unfold October 8-11, 2020 on Miami Film Festival’s Virtual On-Demand Cinema platform. The application for Press Accreditation is now open through Monday, September 21. Please note that additional information may be requested if needed. CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Accredited Press Benefits

Applications for press accreditation will open on January 8, 2021. Deadline to apply will be January 25, 2021.
Up to ten (10) Festival screening tickets.

- All press tickets must be requested by February 24, 2021.
- Press tickets can only be used by person who is accredited by the Festival.
- Additional screening tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Opening Night Party.

- Additional party tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Closing Night Party.
- Additional party tickets must be purchased.
Access to early entry line at screenings.

Press Accreditation

Accredited Press Benefits

Applications for press accreditation will open on January 8, 2021. Deadline to apply will be January 25, 2021.
Up to ten (10) Festival screening tickets.

- All press tickets must be requested by February 24, 2021.
- Press tickets can only be used by person who is accredited by the Festival.
- Additional screening tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Opening Night Party.

- Additional party tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Closing Night Party.
- Additional party tickets must be purchased.
Access to early entry line at screenings.

Press Accreditation

Accredited Press Benefits

Applications for press accreditation will open on January 8, 2021. Deadline to apply will be January 25, 2021.
Up to ten (10) Festival screening tickets.

- All press tickets must be requested by February 24, 2021.
- Press tickets can only be used by person who is accredited by the Festival.
- Additional screening tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Opening Night Party.

- Additional party tickets must be purchased.

One (1) ticket to Festival Closing Night Party.
- Additional party tickets must be purchased.
Access to early entry line at screenings.

Miami Film Festival

About Miami Film Festival

Miami Dade College’s acclaimed Miami Film Festival which celebrates its 42nd year from April 4-13, 2025. The 10-day Festival showcases the work of the world’s best emerging and established filmmakers’ international and Ibero-American films to the diverse cosmopolitan community of Miami. Some of the biggest stars and filmmakers in the world have graced the screens and red carpets of the Miami Film Festival from Richard Gere, Sofia Loren, Antonio Banderas, Anne Hathaway, Danny Glover, Shirley MacLaine, Spike Lee, Pedro Almodóvar, and Andy Garcia. Each year, the Festival attracts approximately 45,000 attendees, 300 filmmakers, producers, talent and industry professionals from around the globe.

With over $100,000 in cash awards, the Miami Film Festival strives to be a beacon of support to local filmmaking talent and has elevated the work of numerous local filmmakers via exciting marquee screenings and generous cash prizes like the Knight Made in MIA Award for locally produced features and shorts.

Movie lovers can choose from numerous films at multiple locations throughout the Magic City, general admission tickets to individual films typically cost around $13 each. Save money by joining the Miami Film Society, which also gives movie buffs the opportunity to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the public. To become a member, visit https://miamifilmfestival.com/support/membership/

In addition to spectacular movie screenings, Miami Film Festival also hosts dozens of world-class events every year, including the Unifrance y EFP Miami Mercado, which brings together over 40 buyers and sellers from Europe and Latin America; annual events in partnership with VARIETY, including The International Feature Film Award Roundtable, as well as numerous workshops, masterclasses, legendary parties and industry happy hours.

Alerts + Media Releases

Miami Film Festival In the News

2024

James Woolley, Film Festival Veteran Named Miami Film Festival Executive Director – Artburst Miami

Variety to Honor Molly Ringwald With the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival – Variety

Cuban Cinema Series Returns To Miami Dade College After 17-Year Hiatus -The Reporter, MDC

Festival de Cine de Miami anuncia su lista récord de películas POR ESTHER PICCOLINO 05 DE MARZO DE 2024 – El Nuevo Herald

Luces sobre Cuba en el Festival de Cine de Miami – CubaNet

Here’s the Complete Miami Film Festival 2024 Lineup – The Miami New Times

Miami Film Festival Sets Lineup With ‘Thelma’ Opening and ‘Ezra’ as Closing Night Screening – Variety

‘Resident Orca’: Watch Trailer For Documentary On Killer Whale Seized As Baby, Held Captive In Seaquarium For Over 50 Years – Deadline

41st Anniversary Miami Film Festival Announces Lineup – AwardsDaily

41st Miami Film Festival Lineup Announced – BlackFilmandTV.com

Segura explores her father’s troubled past and its connection to the Cuban Revolution. Tamara Segura’s NFB feature documentary Seguridad premieres at Miami Film Festival. – National Film Board, canada.ca

2023

2022

Haitian films slated to show at Miami Film Festival

‘Perejil’ expone el “pasado racista” de República Dominicana

Plenty Of Homegrown Talent At This Year’s Miami Film Festival

Miami festival film about a 20th-century Dominican genocide resonates in the 21st

León de Aranoa honrado de abrir el festival de Miami con “El buen patrón”

El Festival de Miami mantiene alta la cuota de cine en español tras 39 años

Miami Film Festival expands to be more inclusive

39th Annual Miami Film Festival Starts Friday (NBC6)

Two Miami Film Festival Documentaries Unearth Subcultures of the Past and Present (ArtBurst)

Miami Film Festival returns this week. Don’t miss these made in Dade documentaries. (Miami Herald)

‘Borrowed’ Is A Sexy, Scary Study In Psychology, Freedom, Food And Loss (Forbes)

HBO Max & WarnerMedia OneFifty To Expand Latino Short Film Competition (Deadline)

The Haitian genocide on the big screen (AL Día News)

Knight Made in MIA, Un Premio Para El Talento Cinemátografico Local (Artburst)

Películas dominicanas se hacen sentir en el “Miami Film Festival” (Diario Libre)

Five Films to see at Miami Film Festival 2022 (Miami New Times)

Miami Film Festival Continues to Focus on Filmmaking Both Here and Abroad With Its 2022 Lineup

Las películas hispanas en el Festival de Cine de Miami. Una presencia que crece cada año (El Nuevo Herald)

El Festival de Cine de Miami 2022: homenaje a Poitier y 120 filmes en cartel (EFE)

Miami Film Festival Continues to Focus on Filmmaking Both Here and Abroad With Its 2022 Lineup

Miami Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup for Hybrid Event

Open Call for Mami Film Festival’s Knight Heroes Program

‘The Good Boss,’ ‘Plaza Cathedral’ Open and Close Miami Film Festival

39th Annual Miami Film Festival to Honor the ‘White Lotus’ Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer with Art of Light (Composer) Award

Open Call for Miami Film Festival’s Knight Heroes Program

Miami Herald: Virtual and live, Miami’s arts shine on in January. Some even vroooom.

El Nuevo Herald: Miami 13 filmes internacionales que aspiran al Óscar

Art Miami Magazine: MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL 2022

Thrillist: Everything Fun You Can Do in Miami This Weekend

2021

El español Raúl Monge diseña el cartel del Festival de Cine de Miami 2022

California News Times: King Richard’ Wins a Miami Film Fest Audience Award – Los Angeles Sentinel

AwardsDaily.com: ‘King Richard’ Wins Audience Award at 2021 Miami Film Festival Gems

El Nuevo Herald: Las cinco mejores películas en español del 8º Festival de Cine de Miami GEMS (MDC) 2021

Variety: Miami Gems Film Festival Features the Best of the Fests

Variety: Miami Film Festival Announces Return of Variety Partnership and New November Dates for Gems Festival

Variety: HBO Max, Outsider Pictures Take U.S. Rights to Henry Rincon’s ‘City of Wild Beasts’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Miami Film Festival GEMS to Open With Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’- Variety

Miami Film Festivals Gems 2021 Lineup Features Awards-Season Heavyweights – Miami New Times

Miami Herald: Miami graffiti artist Reefa, who died by police Taser, didn’t want to be invisible

WLRN: A Brutal Story We Missed? New Film Recalls Obscure Chapter Of Guatemala Genocide

The Haitian Times: Filmmakers Release Film Inspired By Haitian Moms

Hiplatina: 10 Afro-Latinx Artists Doing Big Things in 2021

Sugarcane Magazine: EDSON JEAN BRINGS MIAMI’S HAITIAN STORIES TO THE BIG SCREEN BY APRIL DOBBINS

ArtBusrt: 38TH ANNUAL MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GOES HYBRID, WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SCREENING

Variety: Feel Content Snags Argentine Black Comedy ‘El cuento del tío’ (EXCLUSIVE)

NBC South Florida: Director Gives Preview of 2021 Miami Film Festival

el Nuevo Herald: Arranca el Miami Film Festival 2021. Estas son las películas en español que te recomendamos

The Antillean: Puerto Rican Rita Moreno, A ‘Precious Gem’ For The Miami Film Festival

Screen Daily: Miami Film Festival’s Jaie Laplante: “We are a gateway for Europe and Latin America”

Miami New Times: Local Filmmakers Jayme Gershen and Edson Jean Debut Features at Miami Film Festival

South Florida Caribbean News: Haitian-American Produced Film, LUDI to Open 38th Miami Film Festival

Outlook India: Bengali film ”Avijatrik” to compete for $25,000 Knight Marimbus Award at Miami Film Festival

Times of India: Sudiptaa-Shahida’s upcoming film set to premiere at Miami film fest

Noticias Xtra: Pedro Almódovar y Rita Moreno, “gemas preciosas” para el Festival de Miami

Miami Hispano: Conoce cuáles son las películas latinas que el Miami Film Festival 2021 exhibirá en su 38° edición

LR Publica: ‘El olvido que seremos’ estará en el Miami Film Festival y se abre camino a los Oscar

Variety: 2021 Miami Film Festival Announces Int’l Feature Films on Slate

Variety: ‘Sound of Metal’ Star Riz Ahmed to Receive Inaugural Impact Award From Miami Film Festival

Hollywood Reporter: Pedro Almodóvar, Aldis Hodge, Rita Moreno to Receive Tributes at Hybrid Miami Film Fest

Variety: Miami Intl. Film Festival Sets Hybrid 2021 Edition

2020

Variety: Variety Announces Oscars International Feature Film Shortlist Roundtable at Miami Film Festival

News @ TheU: Associate professor writes, produces, directs HBO film

Variety: Variety’s 10 Latinx to Watch panel at the Miami Film Festival brought together rising Latinx stars in film, television and music.

El Nuevo Herald: Cuatro directores hispanos son una muestra de la calidad del Festival de Cine GEMS

El Nuevo Herald: Llega el Festival GEMS del Miami Dade College, con muy buen cine

Miami New Times: You Might Feel Like Dancing After Seeing “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”

IndieWire: Every Film Festival and Market Still Happening in 2020, in Person and Online

Variety: Outsider Acquires International Sales, U.S. Rights to Miami Audience Winner ’90 Minutes’

Miami New Times: The Miami Film Festival will take its usual fall offshoot, Gems, virtual this year, with its titles available throughout the state of Florida.

Variety: ‘Black Bear,’ ‘Night of the Kings,’ ‘Kokoloko’ Selected for Miami Film Festival Gems

Miami New Times: In Huracán, Miami Filmmaker Cassius Corrigan Tackles Mental-Health Taboos

Variety: ‘Spinster’ Review: Chelsea Peretti Celebrates the Single Life in Likably Low-Key Romcom

Cineurop: Review of One for All, which had its world premiere at the latest edition of the Miami Film Festival.

Black Girl Nerds: Kerry Washington is Fighting The Good Fight With Her New Film ‘The Fight’

LatAm Cinema: Convocado el 38º Festival de Miami, que repartirá más de 100 mil dólares en premios

EFE: Filme rememora el caso que desató los disturbios raciales de 1980 en Miami

Art Burst: AMID BLM EFFORTS, MOVIE SCREENINGS AIM TO HELP ‘EDUCATE PEOPLE TO ACTION’

Variety: Luxbox Takes ‘Toll,’ the First Feature from ’The Orphan’s’ Carolina Markowicz (EXCLUSIVE)

Screen Daily: Miami Film Festival to stage online world premiere of US surgeon documentary

Screen Daily: Screen Talk: the challenges and opportunities for film festivals during Covid-19

Screen Daily: Screen International launches ‘Talks’ live Q&A series with moving film festivals online panel

MovieMaker: 3 Lessons We Learned from The Farewell Director Lulu Wang at the Miami Film Festival

REMEZCLA: Oscar Winner Juan José Campanella Looks Back On Harvey Weinstein’s Botched U.S. Release of ‘Metegol’

Jewish Insider: The power of silent ‘Resistance’

Hyper Media: El último balsero y un group chat

El Nuevo Herald: “Siudy Between Worlds”: la rara avis venezolana que triunfó off-Broadway

Screen Daily: ‘La Llorona’, ‘When Liberty Burns’ among winners judged virtually at truncated Miami Film Festival

The Hollywood Reporter: Miami Film Fest Unveils Winners Through Virtual Judging Process

REMEZCLA: This 24 Year Old Honduran Director Made a Soccer Film Inspired By Barristas & The 2013 Aztecazo

Miami New Times: Filmmakers Stella Meghie and Joe Talbot Speak Candidly About Moviemaking Struggles

REMEZCLA: The Director of ‘Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba’ Talks Shooting in Santiago & Working With DJ Jigüe

Variety: Film News Roundup: SAG-AFTRA Foundation Launches Coronavirus Disaster Fund for Union Members

Diario Las Americas: Nicholas Brennan: “Los últimos frikis” es una historia de constancia e inspiración

El Libero: Carlos Alberto Montaner: Fidel Castro en la era de Lezama Lima

LatAm Cinema: Jaie Laplante, director ejecutivo y director de programación del Festival de Cine de Miami

ArtBurst: Miami Film Festival: Homegrown Talent Dedicated to Telling South Florida Stories

El Nuevo Herald: José Lezama Lima vs. la Revolución, en el Miami Film Festival

Be Latina: Yara Travieso Gives Us a First Look at Her Film ‘Third Trinity,’ Premiering at Miami Film Festival

Miami New Times: The Best Short Films at Miami Film Festival 2020

Estilo: ’90 Minutes,’ First Honduran Film at Miami Film Festival

Variety: Cargo Film’s Plastic Surgery Doc ‘They Call Me Dr. Miami’ Unveils Trailer

Screen Anarchy: ‘Los Ultimos Frikis’ Trailer: Aging Cuban Rockers Fight the Winds of Change

Remezcla: From Reggaetón Musicals to a La Llorona Horror: 16 Must-See Latino Movies Playing Miami Film Festival

En Español – South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Lo mejor del cine hispano en el Festival Internacional de Cine en Miami del 6 al 15 de marzo

Miami Dario: Siudy Between Worlds presente en el Miami Film Festival

Los Tiempos: ‘Tu me manques’ competes for the HBO Award

Variety: Variety Announces This Year’s ’10 Latinx to Watch’ List

Remezcla: Melissa Barrera, Camila Mendes, Tainy & More Make Variety’s ’10 Latinxs to Watch’ List

Variety: Miami Film Festival to Kick Off with ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’

Miami New Times: Miami Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2020 Edition

Miami Herald: Walter Mercado and Made-in-Miami Movies Highlight the 2020 Miami Film Festival

Guidelines

Media

All credentialed media for the Festival must be on editorial assignment and should be able to provide proof of coverage along with appropriate circulation, viewership and listenership information on their respective outlet. Complimentary press access to public screenings and events of the Festival may be granted to accredited media only, and not their guests, and only for the purpose of:

Reviewing films
Background on filmmaker interviews
Features and other Festival coverage
Coverage of the Festival as a whole

The Festival Press Office reserves the right to approve or deny press comp requests for public Festival screenings and all Festival programs.

Recording and Filming

Media receiving credentials for Miami Film Festival may film, tape, or photograph all red carpet events, pre- and post-screening interviews, and lifestyle elements. Credentialed media may not use footage of any film shown at the Festival, only clips/footage approved by the festival or the filmmakers/studio. Streaming of any Festival films or events is strictly prohibited and the Festival reserves streaming rights for all Festival content and events. Media outlets may upload still images from red carpet events and pre- and post-screening interviews from the Festival. Photography should be for editorial use only. Any other use, including but not limited to commercial use and promotional use, is expressly prohibited and strictly enforced. Still images and footage may not be used for any commercial or retail purposes, and may only be used for promotional purposes with written permission of the person(s) depicted in such image(s). Print and online media may create capsule reviews, feature articles, and mentions for any Festival film regardless of format, on the condition that reviews for films with US distribution be held until the film is released commercially.

Fine Print

Fine Print

The accredited press for the Miami Film Festival can film, record and photograph all festive events, the red carpet, and interviews before and after the premieres. The accredited press may not use material filmed from any film shown at the festival, only sequences and material approved by the festival or by the filmmakers or studio. The transmission of any film or event of the festival is strictly prohibited and the festival reserves the transmission rights for all content and events of the festival. The media can use still images of red carpet events and interviews before and after the festival premieres. Photography must be for editorial use only. Any other use, including but not limited to commercial and promotional use, It is expressly prohibited and will be strictly regulated. Still images and recorded material may not be used for commercial or lucrative purposes, and may only be used for promotional purposes with the written authorization of the persons shown in said images. The written press and electronics can create brief reviews, special reports and mentions for any film of the festival, regardless of format, with the condition that reviews for films with distribution in the United States are retained until the film is commercially displayed.

* Any violation of these directives will result in the revocation of press credentials and expulsion from the festival, and may even result in legal action. Still images and recorded material may not be used for commercial or lucrative purposes, and may only be used for promotional purposes with the written authorization of the persons shown in said images. The written press and electronics can create brief reviews, special reports and mentions for any film of the festival, regardless of format, with the condition that reviews for films with distribution in the United States are retained until the film is commercially displayed.

Film Reviews and Embargoes

Credentialed media for the Festival may review all Festival films on the condition that reviews for films with distribution agreements are held until the film opens commercially. As a courtesy, the Festival also asks that any Festival film review indicate that the film was shown at the 41st Miami Film Festival. Reviews for films without distribution agreements at the time of their selection for the Festival may be run at any time and are encouraged. For the purposes of this year’s Festival, reviews are defined as articles, essays, website/ blog posts, or any other critically focused pieces longer than a mention or capsule review that reflects a tone of subjective judgment or opinion. Capsule reviews, feature articles, and mentions are permissible for all films, regardless of distribution status. Capsule reviews are defined as short blurbs, including opinion, of 90 words or less. Feature articles may include stories written about a film’s production, the filmmaker, or cast – including interviews – and are typically 200 words or longer. Mentions are defined as film title lists or a brief description of a film, typically 25 words or less, as part of a larger article.

Media Contacts

Contacts

NATIONAL:
Steven Wilson, Scenario PR | steven.wilson@scenariopr.com

Kylie Elliot, Scenario PR | kylie.elliot@scenariopr.com

LOCAL:
Andrea Salazar, Pinzur Communications | (954) 756-0652 | Andrea@PinzurPR.com

Rachel Pinzur, Pinzur Communications | (305) 725-2875 | Rachel@PinzurPR.com

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PRESS REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS 2024

We are thrilled to present the 11th edition of Miami Film Festival’s GEMS, presented by Miami Dade College. If you are interested in attending the 2024 GEMS (October 30-November 3) for media coverage purposes, please note the following:

Press Accreditation

Press Accreditation

Press Accreditation

Miami Film Festival

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