Miami Film Festival GEMS Returns October 29 with Awards-Season Previews
Miami Dade College's Miami Film Festival GEMS returns October 29 through November 5, giving South Florida audiences an early look at the year's most anticipated awards-season films — paired with filmmaker appearances, parties and special events across Greater Miami.
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2 neighborhoodsMiami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival GEMS returns October 29 through November 5, giving South Florida audiences an early look at the year’s most anticipated awards-season films. The fall showcase pairs screenings with filmmaker appearances, seminars, parties and special events across venues in Greater Miami.
Eight days of awards-season films before they reach wide release — with the filmmakers in the room.
GEMS has become the South Florida film calendar’s most reliable early-fall event — a curated window into the films that will dominate awards conversation through the end of the year. The programming spans drama, documentary and international cinema, with an emphasis on work that rewards a theater audience and a post-screening conversation.
Venues are spread across Greater Miami, making it easy to build a week around the films that interest you most. The full schedule and individual screening tickets are available at miamifilmfestival.com.
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Miami Film Festival GEMS returns October 29–November 5 with awards-season previews, filmmaker appearances and events across Greater Miami.
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