The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrating its 28th edition March 4-13, 2011, is considered the preeminent Ibero-American film festival in the U.S. The annual festival, produced and presented by Miami Dade College, attracts more than 70,000 film enthusiasts and more than 400 filmmakers, producers, actors and industry professionals.
During the past five years, the festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 East Coast, U.S. and world premieres. Through Encuentros, the Festival’s mentorship and film development program for emerging filmmakers and projects from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, MIFF has become the natural gateway for the discovery of Ibero-American talent. Additionally, the festival’s REEL Education Seminar Series for film students, industry professionals and the community at large, consistently attracts top Hollywood and independent film executives from Sony Pictures Classics, Warner Bros., IFC Films, Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks Animation, HBO Films/HBO Latino and William Morris Endeavor, among many others.
For more, visit www.miamifilmfestival.com or call 305-237-MIFF (3456).