Film enthusiasts will have the opportunity to experience international cinema and meet acclaimed filmmakers when Miami Film Festival GEMS returns from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5.
Organized by Miami Dade College, the festival’s 13th edition will feature its largest lineup yet, with 50 films spanning different genres and countries.
Opening night will feature The Debut, directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. The festival will close with Club Kid, a comedy directed by and starring Jordan Firstman about a New York club promoter whose life changes when he discovers he has a 10-year-old son.
Several well-known entertainment industry figures will also attend. Actor John Turturro will receive the Variety Creative Vanguard Award, while filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell will participate in a special 25th-anniversary screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Screenings will take place at venues across Miami, including Coral Gables Art Cinema, the University of Miami’s Bill Cosford Cinema, Silverspot Cinema and the Koubek Center in Little Havana.
A special 20th-anniversary screening of Marie Antoinette will be shown at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens on Oct. 28.
Tickets are available on the festival’s official ticketing page. Prices range from $16.50 for general screenings to $55 for the opening-night film and party.
Miami Dade College students can also access a limited number of free tickets. Enrolled students will receive an email when tickets become available.
For the complete schedule and ticket information, visit miamifilmfestival.com.
