Miami Dade Faculty’s (MDC) Miami Movie Pageant has introduced its lineup for its upcoming competition going down from April 3 – 13 in Miami. This yr’s competition consists of quite a few highly-anticipated premieres, plus particular honoree occasions, anniversary celebrations, and a raft of awards-focused entrants.
Principally, it is going to be fairly the occasion for followers of Julie Delpy (depend us in), whose newest directorial effort, “Meet the Barbarians,” will open the competition on April 3. The multihyphenate may also be available to obtain the competition’s Impression Award, and on April 4, she’s going to supply an prolonged introduction to a Thirtieth-anniversary screening of Richard Linklater’s “Earlier than Dawn.” The competition will shut with “On Swift Horses,” directed by Daniel Minahan, on April 12.
Different highlights embody honors for Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane. Different anniversary specials embody “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” “Middle Stage,” and “Delight & Prejudice.” New movies of notice embody Feig’s personal “One other Easy Favor” and “The Marriage ceremony Banquet.”
Included on this yr’s documentary program is a highlight on celebrated documentarian Ondi Timoner, and the competition will showcase the Florida premiere of two of her newest movies (“All God’s Kids” and “The Inn Between”), in addition to retrospective screenings of acclaimed documentaries “DIG! XX” and “Final Flight Residence.”
This yr’s competition will display screen over 198 narratives, documentaries, and brief movies of all genres from over 45 international locations worldwide, together with 35 world premieres, two Worldwide premieres, 9 North American premieres, three U.S. premieres, 21 East Coast premieres, and 72 Florida premieres.
The Pageant is curated by director of programming Lauren Cohen, together with Thom Powers (senior documentary programmer), Ivonne Cotorruelo (Ibero-American movies programmer), Alejandro Rios (Highlight on Cuba programmer), and Chris Molina (brief movies programmer).
“This yr’s lineup contains a fascinating mixture of compelling narratives, must-see documentaries, and revolutionary brief movies, delivering an distinctive choice to our area people,” mentioned James Woolley, govt director, in an official assertion. “The Miami Movie Pageant is thrilled to ask audiences again for one more yr full of unforgettable screenings and thought-provoking discussions.”
“We’re completely delighted to convey this distinctive assortment of numerous and fascinating movies to Miami,” added Lauren Cohen, director of programming. “As one in every of our largest festivals up to now that includes movies from 45 international locations and 34 world premieres, this competition is really a testomony to the unbelievable expertise globally. We are able to’t wait to share these groundbreaking movies with our audiences and have a good time the voices and tales that may form the way forward for movie.”
Honoree Highlight
The Miami Movie Pageant is proud to acknowledge the next honorees:
- Paul Feig might be honored with the Treasured Gem Award at a particular marquee screening of his newest movie, “One other Easy Favor,” adopted by a stay recording of the “Blissful Unhappy Confused” podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz. Feig is finest recognized for “Freaks and Geeks,” “Bridesmaids,” “The Warmth,” “Spy,” and “A Easy Favor.”
- Mark Duplass might be honored with the Impression Award following a screening of his present, “Good American Household.” Duplass is thought for “Bombshell,” “The Morning Present,” “Tully,” and “Creep.”
- Roger Ross Williams will obtain the Impression Award following a screening of his acclaimed 2023 documentary “Stamped from the Starting.”
- As beforehand introduced, Melanie Lynskey will obtain the Treasured Gem Award and take part in an in-depth dialog about her profession, together with her acclaimed two-time Emmy nominated efficiency in “Yellowjackets,” together with “Heavenly Creatures,” “Don’t Look Up,” “The Final of Us,” and “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.”
- Billy Zane may also obtain the Artwork of Mild Award following a screening of his newest movie, “Waltzing with Brando.” Zane is finest recognized for “Titanic,” “Again to the Future,” and “Useless Calm.”
Anniversary Screenings
The competition will host 4 Anniversary screenings for audiences to have a good time the lasting legacy of those movies. These embody:
- “Earlier than Dawn” – Thirtieth-anniversary screening, might be hosted on Friday, April 4, with an in-person prolonged introduction from star Julie Delpy.
- “Middle Stage” – Twenty fifth-anniversary screening might be hosted on Sunday, April 6 adopted by a post-screening Q&A with lead actress Amanda Schull.
- “Picnic at Hanging Rock” – fiftieth anniversary screening on Sunday, April 13 in 4K restoration.
- “Delight & Prejudice” – twentieth anniversary out of doors screening on Tuesday, April 8 at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as a part of the celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. In partnership with the Miami E book Truthful.
Marquee & Particular Displays
Three marquee screening shows might be introduced with administrators in attendance for post-screening Q&As. These embody:
- “One other Easy Favor” (United States, directed by Paul Feig), Amazon MGM Studios’ much-anticipated sequel to 2018’s “A Easy Favor” follows Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Vigorous) as they reunite on the attractive island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant marriage ceremony to a wealthy Italian businessman. Together with the glamorous company, anticipate homicide and betrayal to RSVP for a marriage with extra twists and turns than the street from the Marina Grande to the Capri city sq..
- “Oh, Hello!” (United States, directed by Sophie Brooks) starring Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, and John Reynolds, the movie facilities on Iris and Isaac (Gordon and Lerman) whose first romantic weekend getaway goes awry in a most surprising approach.
- “Two Girls” (Canada, directed by Chloé Robichaud) following two neighbors – Violette and Florence – are bored and might’t appear to seek out satisfaction of their work or marriage anymore. To shake issues up, they resolve to have secret sexual encounters with strangers. – East Coast Premiere
Marquee and Particular Displays
Three CINEDWNTWN gala screening shows will happen on the historic Olympia Theater with expertise in attendance. CINEDWNTOWN gala screenings are supported by Miami Downtown Growth Authority. These embody:
- “Chirino” (Cuba, United States, directed by Jorge A. Soliño), the story of Willy Chirino, one of many best musicians within the historical past of Cuban music. This movie is a part of the Highlight on Cuba program, supported by ArtesMiami. – World Premiere
- “Ethan Bloom” (United States, directed by Herschel Faber), following the story of a clumsy teen wrestling with the lack of his mom who secretly units out to turn out to be a Catholic whereas juggling old flame and a father who’s pushing him to have a bar mitzvah. – World Premiere
- “Selena y Los Dinos” (United States, directed by Isabel Castro), delves into the life and enduring impression of Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano music. By never-before-seen archival footage, private images, and heartfelt interviews, the movie paints a vivid portrait of Selena’s journey from a younger lady in Corpus Christi to an iconic famous person whose voice continues to resonate throughout generations.
36 Particular Presentation screenings will add to the depth of inventive filmmaking from around the globe to Miami. These embody:
- “A Home on Fireplace” (Spain, directed by Dani de la Orden) – East Coast Premiere
- “A Line of Fireplace” (United States, directed by Matt Shapira) – World Premiere
- “Borderland | The Line Inside” (United States, directed by Pamela Yates)
- “Boys Go to Jupiter” (United States, directed by Julian Glander)
- “Centered: Joe Lieberman” (United States, directed by Jonathan Gruber)
- “Diamanti” (Italy, directed by Ferzan Özpetek) – North American Premiere
- “Duino” (United States, directed by Juan Pablo Di Tempo & Andres Pepe Estrada) – Florida Premiere
- “Hambre” (Venezuela, directed by Joanna Nelson) – East Coast Premiere
- “Happyend” (Japan, directed by Neo Sora) – Florida Premiere
- “I Am Nevenka” (Spain, directed by Iciar Bollain) – East Coast Premiere
- “Interstate” (United States, directed by Oscar Corral & Haleem Muhsin) – World Premiere
- “Mistura” (Peru, directed by Ricardo de Montreuil) – Florida Premiere
- “Motel Destino” (Brazil, directed by Karim Aïnouz) – Florida Premiere
- “Pavements” (United States, directed by Alex Ross Perry) – Florida Premiere
- “Pink Narcissus” (United States, directed by James Bidgood) – Florida Premiere
- “Queens of Drama” (France, directed by Alexis Langlois) – Florida Premiere
- “Reinas” (Switzerland, directed by Klaudia Reynicke) – Florida Premiere
- “Hire Free” (United States, directed by Fernando Andrés) – Florida Premiere
- “River of Grass” (United States, directed by Sasha Wortzel) – Florida Premiere
- “Samaná Dawn” (Spain, directed by Rafa Cortés) – North American Premiere
- “Silent Companions” (United States, directed by Jorge ‘Jokes’ Yanes) – World Premiere
- “Spermageddon” (Norway, directed by Tommy Wirkola & Rasmus A. Sivertsen) – Florida Premiere
- “Tatami” (Georgia, directed by Man Nattiv & Zar Amir)
- “The Goldsmith’s Secret” (Spain, directed by Olga Osorio) – Worldwide Premiere
- “The Inn Between” (United States, directed by Ondi Timoner) – Florida Premiere
- “The Luckiest Man in America” (United States, directed by Samir Oliveros) – East Coast Premiere
- “The Different Manner Round” (Spain, directed by Jonás Trueba) – Florida Premiere
- “The Surfer” (Australia, directed by Lorcan Finnegan) – Florida Premiere
- “The Issues You Kill” (Turkey, directed by Alireza Khatami) – Florida Premiere
- “The Threesome” (United States, directed by Chad Hartigan) – Florida Premiere
- “The US of Elie Tahari” (United States, directed by David Serero) – Florida Premiere
- “The Marriage ceremony Banquet” (United States, directed by Andrew Ahn) – Florida Premiere
- “Two Islands” (United States, directed by Humberto Ochoa) – World Premiere
- “Waltzing with Brando” (United States, directed by Invoice Fishman) – Florida Premiere
- “Want You Had been Right here” (United States, directed by Julia Stiles) – Particular occasion with director Julia Stiles in attendance
Awards Competitions
The $15,000 MARIMBAS Award is a global competitors for brand new narrative function movies that finest exemplify richness and resonance for cinema’s future. (A marimba is a variation of a xylophone that produces a deeper, richer and extra resonant tone than a standard xylophone. The marimba originated in Guatemala and Central America roughly 400 years in the past and stays common to today in all kinds of musical disciplines. The identify of Miami Movie Pageant’s award is impressed by its 2011 winner, Julio Hernandez Cordon’s Marimbas from Hell, which embodies the spirit of forward-looking cinema.)
Movies chosen for this yr’s MARIMBAS Award are:
- “Adios Cuba” (Spain, directed by Rolando Díaz) – World Premiere
- “Aguadilla” (United States, directed by Alexander Zeke Musca & Tom Musca) – East Coast Premiere
- “Cherri” (Cuba, directed by Fabián Suárez) – World Premiere
- “El Casero / The Home Sitter” (Argentina, directed by Matias Lucchesi) – North American Premiere
- “Escape” (Spain, directed by Rodrigo Cortés) – North American Premiere
- “Espina” (Panama, directed by Daniel Poler) – World Premiere
- “4 Moms” (Eire, directed by Darren Thornton) – Florida Premiere
- “Meet the Barbarians” (France, directed by Julie Delpy) – Florida Premiere
- “Studying Lolita in Tehran” (Italy/Israel, directed by Eran Riklis) – Florida Premiere
- “The Canine Thief” (Bolivia, directed by Vinko Tomičić Salinas) – Florida Premiere
- “The Exiles” (Spain, directed by Belén Funes) – East Coast Premiere
- “The Final Meal (Le dernier repas)” (Canada, directed by Maryse Legagneur) – Worldwide Premiere
- “The Summer time E book” (United States, directed by Charlie McDowell) – Florida Premiere
- “The Virgin of The Quarry Lake” (Argentina, directed by Laura Casabe) – Florida Premiere
- “Trifole” (Italy, directed by Gabriele Fabbro) – East Coast Premiere
- “Two Girls” (Canada, directed by Chloé Robichaud) – East Coast Premiere
- “Undercover” (Spain, directed by Arantxa Echevarría) – East Coast Premiere
- “Waves” (Czech Republic, directed by Jiří Mádl) – Florida Premiere
- “Zoe” (Italy, directed by Emanuela Galliussi & Dean Ronalds) – World Premiere
For the eighth version of the Pageant’s Made in MIA Award competitors, Panavision will present $60k in gear rental to this yr’s Made In MIA function movie winner. Panavision is a world-class supplier of end-to-end companies and options that energy the inventive imaginative and prescient of filmmakers. This prize will go a great distance in serving to native and rising filmmakers produce their subsequent function movie.
The Made in MIA function movie award is a contest for jury-selected movies of any style that contains a qualitatively and quantitatively substantial portion of its content material (story, setting and precise filming location) in South Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Seashore and/or Monroe counties) and that finest makes use of its story and theme for common resonance.
The function movies competing for this award are:
- “A Bizarre Type of Stunning” (United States, directed by Gabriel Mayo) – World Premiere
- “Turning into Vera” (United States, directed by Sergio Vizuete) – East Coast Premiere
- “Fringe of Hope” (United States, directed by Dudley Alexis) – North American Premiere
- “El Sonido de Miami” (United States, directed by Emilio Oscar Alcalde) – World Premiere
- “Ethan Bloom” (United States, directed by Herschel Faber) – World Premiere
- “Hablando con Chago” (United States, directed by Emilio Oscar Alcalde) – World Premiere
- “Know Me – The Untold Miami Bathtub Salts Phenomenon” (United States, directed by Edson Jean) – Florida Premiere
- “Information With no Newsroom” (United States, directed by Oana Liana Martisca) – World Premiere
- “The Python Hunt” (United States, directed by Xander Robin) – Florida Premiere
13 movies will compete for the $5,000 Made in MIA Brief Movie Award.
They’re the next:
- “Ana y La Distancia,” directed by Hansel Porras García
- “Blue Mirror,” directed by Angela Rio – World Premiere
- “Boat Folks,” directed by Al’Ikens Plancher
- “Florida Boys,” directed by Nicholas Gelakis – Florida Premiere
- “Hermano Hermana,” directed by Rodrigo Cuartas, Jonathan Cuartas & Michael Cuarta – World Premiere
- “La Última Memoria,” directed by Felipe Carlos Barandiaran – World Premiere
- “Little Haiti,” directed by XF Serrano
- “Manny & Papo,” directed by Andres Monsalve Roca – Florida Premiere
- “Pollo Punch,” directed by Alec Castillo – Florida Premiere
- “Selfness,” directed by Isis Masoud
- “The Large Time,” directed by Tristan Wauchope – Florida Premiere
- “The Crack in my Coronary heart,” directed by Harrison Lum
- “George V.,” directed by Dennis Scholl & Dia Kontaxis – World Premiere
- “Night time Practice Final Cease,” directed by Gina Margillo – World Premiere
- “Take a look at of Time,” directed by Julian Alicea & Frequent Curiosity – World Premiere
The $10,000 Jordan Ressler First Characteristic Award is sponsored by the South Florida household of the late Jordan Ressler, an aspiring screenwriter and Cornell College Movie Research graduate who, throughout his transient leisure profession, held manufacturing positions on the unique manufacturing of Broadway hit “Jersey Boys” earlier than passing away in a tragic accident on the age of 23.
A complete of 20 movies will compete for the Award:
- “An Autumn Summer time” (United States, directed by Jared Isaac) – East Coast Premiere
- “Arenas” (France, directed by Camille Perton) – Florida Premiere
- “Chlorophyll (Clorofilla)” (Italy, directed by Ivana Gloria) – US Premiere
- “Corina” (Mexico, directed by Urzula Barba Hopfner) – East Coast Premiere
- “DJ Ahmet” (North Macedonia, directed by Georgi M. Unkovski) – Florida Premiere
- “Fury” (Spain, directed by Gemma Blasco) – East Coast Premiere
- “Scorching Milk” (United Kingdom, directed by Rebecca Lenkiewic) – East Coast Premiere
- “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” (France, directed by Laura Piani) – Florida Premiere
- “Loveable” (Norway, directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir) – Florida Premiere
- “Magic Hour” (United States, directed by Jacqueline Christy) – Florida Premiere
- “Malecón” (Spain, directed by Carlos Larrazabal) – World Premiere
- “Olivia & Las Nubes” (Dominican Republic, directed by Tomás Pichardo Espaillat) – East Coast Premiere
- “Omaha” (United States, directed by Cole Webley) – Florida Premiere
- “On Swift Horses” (United States, directed by Daniel Minahan) – Florida Premiere
- “Rains Over Babel” (Colombia, directed by Gala del Sol) – Florida Premiere
- “The Fisherman” (Ghana, directed by Zoey Martinson) – East Coast Premiere
- “The Celebration’s Over” (Spain, directed by Elena Manrique) – Florida Premiere
- “The Salt Path” (United Kingdom, directed by Marianne Elliott) – Florida Premiere
- “The Faculty Duel” (United States, directed by Todd Wiseman Jr) – North American Premiere
- “Transplant” (United States, directed by Jason Park) – Florida Premiere
18 movies will vie for the jury-awarded $2,000 Documentary Achievement Award.
These movies are:
- “forty second Avenue” (Dominican Republic, directed by Jose Maria Cabral) – Florida premiere
- “A Photographic Reminiscence” (United States, directed by Rachel Elizabeth Seed) – Florida Premiere
- “All God’s Kids” (United States, directed by Ondi Timoner) – Florida Premiere
- “Apocalypse within the Tropics” (Brazil, directed by Petra Costa) – Florida Premiere
- “Balomanía” (Denmark, directed by Sissel Morell Dargis) – Florida Premiere
- “Checkpoint Zoo” (United States, directed by Joshua Zeman) – Florida Premiere
- “Chirino” (Cuba, directed by Jorge A. Soliño) – World Premiere
- “Chronicles of the Absurd” (Cuba, directed by Miguel Coyula) – Florida Premiere
- “Googoosh – Product of Fireplace” (Germany, directed by Niloufar Taghizadeh) – Florida Premiere
- “Heightened Scrutiny” (United States, directed by Sam Feder) – Florida Premiere
- “Isla Familia” (Cuba, directed by Abraham Jimenez Enoa & Claudia Calviño) – Florida Premiere
- “La Noche Eterna de Cuba (Cuba’s Everlasting Night time)” (United States, directed by Jordan Allott) – World premiere
- “Out of Plain Sight” (United States, directed by Daniel Straub & Rosanna Xia) – Florida premiere
- “Predators” (United States, directed by David Osit) – Florida premiere
- “Sally” (United States, directed by Cristina Costantini) – Florida premiere
- “The Relationship Sport” (United States, directed by Violet Du Feng) – Florida premiere
- “The Librarians” (United States, directed by Kim A. Snyder) – Florida premiere
- “The Good Neighbor” (United States, directed by Geeta Gandbhir) – Florida premiere
The $4,000 Miami Worldwide Brief Movie Award competitors options 33 movies.
The whole listing consists of:
- “Ask A Punk,” directed by Kevin Contento – World premiere
- “Attachment Concept,” directed by Katherine Jackson
- “Capitanes,” directed by Kevin Castellano & Edu Hirschfeld
- “Issues,” directed by Ivar Aase
- “Die Bully Die,” directed by Nathan Lacey & Nick Lacey
- “Soiled Towel,” directed by Callie Carpinteri
- “Flash Warning,” directed by Allegra Leguizamo – World premiere
- “French Classes,” directed by Anna Maguire & Kyle Greenberg – North American premiere
- “Frenesi,” directed by Natasha Elías – World premiere
- “Gender Reveal,” directed by Mo Matton – Florida premiere
- “Grandma Nai Who Performed Favorites (Chao Somnop Chet),” directed by Chheangkea – Florida premiere
- “hija de Florinda,” directed by Shenny de Los Angeles and Amanda Morell “iiritu” – East Coast premiere
- “Invincible Summer time,” directed by Arnaud Dufeys – U.S. premiere
- “Jane Austen’s Interval Drama,” directed by Julia Aks & Steve Pinder
- “Jeff,” directed by Julia Hebner – World premiere
- “My Greatest Pal,” directed by Elina Avenue
- “Neuro,” directed by Wes Ellis – East Coast premiere
- “Not As we speak,” directed by Christian Meola – World premiere
- “On a Sunday at Eleven,” directed by Alicia Okay. Harris – Florida premiere
- “Or Ceaselessly Maintain Your Peace,” directed by Babalola – World premiere
- “Queen of Samba,” directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard – North American premiere
- “RAT!,” directed by Neal Suresh Mulani
- “Sandra,” directed by Jen Chuck & Hannah Levy – East Coast premiere
- “She and Her Good Vibrations,” directed by Olivia Griselda & Sarah Cheok – Florida premiere
- “Swamp Angels,” directed by Emily Kobert
- “Teen Mary,” directed by Ali Rosenthal – North American premiere
- “The Bullfighter,” directed by Giselle Bonilla
- “The Sacrifice,” directed by Christopher Werner
- “This Edible Ain’t Shit,” directed by Frank Volk
- “Trois Vagins Qui Crient,” directed by Alexia Roc – U.S. premiere
- “Wassupkaylee,” directed by Pepi Ginsberg – Florida premiere
- “What to Count on,” directed by Gabriela Garcia Medina – East Coast premiere
The $1,000 Brief Documentary Movie Award, with assist from College of Miami Faculty of Communications, Division of Cinematic Arts and co-presented with UM’s Invoice Cosford Cinema, will see the next movies in competitors:
- “Confessions of a Jumbotron Addict,” directed by Mickey Duzyj – Florida premiere
- “Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens,” directed by Kristal Sotomayor
- “Que Hay Allí Afuera,” directed by Mateo Formoso-DeLucia
- “Stud Nation,” directed by Lina Abascal & Alexandra Kern
- “The Boricua’s Dilemma,” directed by Sebastian Nazario-Colon – Florida premiere
- “View From the Ground,” directed by Megan Griffiths & Mindie Lind – Florida premiere
- “Foreverglading,” directed by Gregory Pesochin & Rey Jaffet – world premiere
- “Open Dialogues: Gen QueerZ,” directed by Freddy Rodriguez – world premiere
- “Chasing The Passage of Time,” directed by Dennis Scholl & Ed Talavera – world premiere
- “Tiger,” directed by Loren Waters – Florida premiere
Participating within the annual Florida pupil movie $1,000 Cinemaslam Competitors might be:
- “¡Que Colombianada!,” directed by Samuel Vargas
- “Consummation,” directed by Van Galex
- “Filth Remedy,” directed by Sebastian Valencia – world premiere
- “Gag,” directed by Lex Morales
- “Phantom Contact,” directed by Andres Eduardo Gonzalez Campillo – world premiere
- “Prélude,” directed by Paolo Cesti – world premiere
- “Purple Grooves: a Funky Tragedy,” directed by Larry Flores II
- “The Brother and Sister Duo,” directed by Perry Feder