Miami Film Festival
Miami, Florida, USA
Notes
- The festival takes place since 1984 and was founded by Nat Chediak, Hank Kaufman, Jerry Winters and Stephen Bowles.
- The festival is the premier platform for major Spanish language film makers in the United States, though it is at most 20% Spanish-language. It was here that Pedro Almodóvar, 'Antonio Banderas (I)', Carmen Maura, the Truebas, Eliseo Subiela, non-Spanish Wim Wenders and Abbas Kiarostami entered the US market.
- Since 2004 the festival also features a world-cinema competition.
Awards
Alacran Music in Film Award
Art of Light Award
Audience Award
Audience Award Short Film
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Music Video
Chinese Cinema
Cinemaslam Award
Cinemaslam Award - Special Mention
Cineuropa Prize
Cineuropa Prize - Special Mention
Cutting the Edge Award
Cutting the Edge Award - Special Mention
FIPRESCI Prize
Festival Award
Florida Focus Award
Florida Focus Award - Special Mention
Four World Directors To Watch
Golden Reel Award
Goya Quick Bites Short Film Award
Grand Jury Prize
HBO Ibero-American Competition
Heineken Red Star Award
IMDbPro Shorts Competition
Ibero-American Opera Prima Award
Ibero-American Opera Prima Award - Special Mention
Inspiration Award
International Film Guide Inspiration Award
Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award
- The award is given in the Ibero-American section of the festival and was created by the South Florida family of Jordan Alexander Ressler, an aspiring screenwriter who died at age 23, before he realized his dream.
Jordan Ressler First Feature Award
Knight Competition
Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize
Knight Documentary Achievement Award
Knight Made in MIA Feature Film Award
Knight Made in MIA Short Film Award
Knight Marimbas Award
Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority Innovation in Industry Award
Miami Coalition for the Homeless Award
Miami Encuentros Award
Miami Future Cinema Critics Award
Miami International Short Film
Miami International Short Film Award
Oolite Arts Miami Film Festival Poster Design Award
Oolite Arts Miami Film Festival Trailer Award
Park Grove Shorts Competition
Precious Gem Award
Precious Gem Icon Award
Pursuit of Perfection Award
REEL Music Video Art Award
Reel South Short Award
Rene Rodriguez Critics Award
SIGNIS Award
Short Documentary Film Award
Short Film Award
Special Jury Award
Special Mention
WarnerMedia Ibero-American Feature Film Award
WarnerMedia OneFifty Latino Short Film Award
Zeno Mountain Award