{"id":4591,"date":"2013-03-26T14:37:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2016-03-21T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:40:46","slug":"thousands-attend-30th-anniversary-of-the-miami-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/thousands-attend-30th-anniversary-of-the-miami-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Attend 30th Anniversary Of The Miami International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 70,000 actors, film directors and movie lovers attended the Miami International Film Festival during its 30th anniversary celebration from March 1 to 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to MIFF\u2019s Executive Director, Jaie Laplante, the 10-day festival showcased a total of 138 films, including the CinemaSlam shorts and the MIFF school competition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I think our opening night film surprised a lot of people,&#8221; Laplante said. &#8220;Many attendees had their \u00a0doubts about opening with a documentary, but once they were there and saw what a moving story was in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty Feet From Stardom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they were touched.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honors College student, \u00a0Natalie Castro, attended the opening night with her family and friends and agreed that the night was memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The film itself was very interesting and the whole event was sophisticated and filled with energy,&#8221; Castro said. &#8220;When Darlene Love came on stage and sang <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lean on Me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the movie, everyone was in shock. Her performance was breathtaking.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the opening night, other events such as the master classes and the \u201cAnalyze This\u201d critics panel hosted by critics such as David Edelstein from New York Magazine and Claudia Puig from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA Today<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Attendees listened as critics spoke about the current state of film criticisms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 3, the masterclass, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;re Invited! Now What?,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had speakers such as Josh Braun from Submarine who gave the audience a debate about the film festival strategies for both new and experienced filmmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valentina Jaramillo who \u00a0watched, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boy who Smells like fish<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with her mother and sister enjoyed the movie experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I had to go for extra credit for one of my classes and at first I was hesitant because I found the name of the film strange,&#8221; Jaramillo said. \u201cHowever, the film ended up being pretty good and it was exciting to see the actors, the director and the producer before the movie itself.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miguel Morales, computer science major, saw the film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuban-American <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with his family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I was surprised how many people came out to see this film,&#8221; Morales said. &#8220;Jos\u00e9 Enrique Pardo did a great job interviewing a multitude of Cuban-Americans to see what their life journeys were. I enjoyed watching the film and it was everything I expected and more from the descriptions I first read.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closing night featured, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venus and Serena<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a film about the life of the two Williams sisters and their journey to fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It was a very detailed film and I liked learning about their background,\u201d Rene Villarreal, a mathematics major at MDC said. &#8220;They came from a really bad neighborhood and look where they are today. The film really illustrated how perseverance is key.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laplante said he feels proud of the overwhelming response the festival received.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I think it was an extraordinary festival,&#8221; Laplante said. &#8220;The buzz all over the city was terrific. People kept saying that the films were great, so I&#8217;m very pleased with the feedback.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 70,000 actors, film directors and movie lovers attended the Miami International Film Festival during its 30th anniversary celebration from March 1 to 10. 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