MiamiFF has hosted and introduced a diverse group of filmmakers including renowned filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar, Andrea Arnold, Hector Babenco, Luc Besson, Susanne Bier, Bertrand Blier, Juan Carlos Campanella, Joel & Ethan Coen, Alfonso Cuarón, Terence Davies, Sam Fuller, Alex de la Iglesia, Jonathan Demme, Abel Ferrara, Andy Garcia, Patricio Guzmán, Werner Herzog, Steve James, Lawrence Kasdan, Spike Lee, Lucrecia Martel, François Ozon, Jose Padilha, Patricia Riggen, Ira Sachs, John Sayles, Carlos Sorin, Morgan Spurlock, Fernando Trueba, Liv Ullman, Paul Verhoeven, Denis Villeneuve, Margarethe von Trotta, and Wim Wenders. MDC has led the Festival through a period of tremendous growth and expansion, and the number of official Festival venues increased in the new decade to include (in addition to the Olympia Theater), Regal South Beach Cinemas, MDC’s Tower Theater, Colony Theatre, City of Miami Beach’s Soundscape Park at New World Center, Cosford Cinema, Miami Beach Cinematheque, Coral Gables Art Cinema, O Cinema and Wynwood Walls. By the sixth Festival in 1989, the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts had become the official residence.Īs the 1990s drew to a close, the Film Society transferred administration of the Festival to Florida International University for a brief period, and then in October 2003 to Miami Dade College (MDC), where it has remained since. During the early years, films were screened in a variety of local theaters in the greater Miami area. The Festival has gained recognition with its consistently high quality of programming and presentations from filmmakers, critics, and the film industry. Since its first edition, which opened on February 3, 1984, the Festival has continued to bring the finest in world cinema to South Florida. Miami International Film Festival had its beginnings as the main activity of the Film Society of Miami, Inc., which was founded in 1983. By bringing the best of world cinema to Miami, MiamiFF presents the city and the film industry with a singular platform that fosters creative and technical talent. The mission of Miami International Film Festival (MiamiFF) is to bridge cultural understanding and encourage artistic development and excellence by provoking thought through film. Host/Producer Gabriel Tyner hits the red carpet for opening night of Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival with Festival Director Jaie Laplante.
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