Celebrity Chat: On Nov. 2, acclaimed actor Ethan Hawke took part in a fireside chat with Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setoodeh at the Wolfson Campus auditorium as part of the 12th annual Miami Film Festival GEMS—an eight day film festival that serves as a prelude to the Miami Film Festival in the spring. LUCAS DUARTE/THE REPORTERAward Night: Oscar-nominated actor Ethan Hawke received the Variety Virtuoso Award during Miami Film Festival’s GEMS on Nov. 2 at Wolfson Campus. LUCAS DUARTE/THE REPORTERDirector Spotlight: Award-winning director Park Chan-wook received the Miami Film Festival’s Precious Gem Award during a screening of his film No Other Choice on Oct. 29 at the Koubek Theater. Pictured from left to right are Lauren Cohen, director of programming for the Miami Film Festival, Chan-wook and James Woolley, executive director of the Miami Film Festival. LUCAS DUARTE/THE REPORTERStar Power: Actress and producer Lucy Liu received the Precious Gem Award on Oct. 25 during a screening of her newest movie, Rosemead at Silverspot Cinema in downtown Miami. She also participated in a brief Q&A session. SOPHIA MASSIE/THE REPORTER
