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The Miami Film Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. The festival, which runs from March 3 to March 12, includes 12 world premieres. The event will open with Ray Romano\u2019s \u201cSomewhere in Queens\u201d and close with Stephen Frears\u2019 \u201cThe Lost King.\u201d The festival will screen a total of 140 films from more than 30 countries.<\/p>\n
Director of programming Lauren Cohen said, \u201cIn our fourth decade of programming, we\u2019re proud to continue bringing a diversity of top-quality films to increasingly sophisticated audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Four centerpiece presentations will take place during the festival, spotlighting key films with directors in attendance for post-screening Q&As. Included in that slate are Stephen Williams\u2019 \u201cChevalier,\u201d starring Kelvin Harrison, Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton and Minnie Driver; Benjamin Millepied\u2019s \u201cCarmen,\u201d starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal and Rossy De Palma; Dani de la Orden and \u00c0lex Murull\u2019s \u201cThe Final Game (42 Segundo)\u201d; and Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok\u2019s \u201cJudy Blume Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the fifth consecutive year, Knight Heroes returns, created with the support of John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. In addition to screenings, the festival will award cash prizes to shorts, documentaries and features. Competing for the $25,000 Knight Marimbas Award are \u201cThe Beasts (As Bestas),\u201d \u201cThe Gravity,\u201d \u201cThe Happiest Man in the World,\u201d \u201cHow to Blow Up a Pipeline,\u201d \u201cLeila\u2019s Brothers,\u201d \u201cPiece of My Heart,\u201d \u201cRevoir Paris,\u201d \u201cRiceboy Sleeps,\u201d \u201cSanctuary,\u201d \u201cSubtraction,\u201d \u201cTori and Lokita,\u201d \u201cValeria Is Getting Married\u201d and \u201cVicenta B.\u201d<\/p>\n
The festival includes eight additional competitions, including the Knight Made in MIA Award, supported by Knight Foundation, that will be decided by juries. A prize of $45,000 will be given to the best feature-length film and $10,000 to the best short film. An additional 16 films are in competition for the $10,000 Jordan Ressler first feature award and 17 films are competing for the $5,000 Miami international short film award. There are six films in competition for the $1,000 award for documentary shorts, while ten films will vie for the audience-voted documentary achievement award.<\/p>\n
The 40th festival will introduce a new award, the Goya Quick Bites short film award \u2014 the filmmaker who best showcased the intersection of food and community will be awarded $2,500.<\/p>\n
Other films premiering are as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201c15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour\u201d (France\/Argentina), directed by Santiago Mitre, East Coast premiere \u201cAfroCuba \u201978 (United States), directed by Emilio Oscar Alcalde, North American premiere
\n\u201cThe Beat Bomb\u201d (Italy), directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani, International premiere
\n\u201cBebo\u201d (Cuba\/Germany), directed by Ricardo Bacallao, World premiere
\n\u201cFour\u2019s a Crowd\u201d(Spain,) directed by Alex De La Iglesia), U.S. premiere \u201cJoyland\u201d (Pakistan\/United States), directed by Saim Sadiq, Florida premiere
\n\u201cMy Love Affair with Marriage\u201d (Latvia\/U.S.\/Luxembourg), directed by Signe Baumane, Florida premiere
\n\u201cPlan 75\u2033 (Japan\/France\/Philippines), directed by Chie Hayakawa, Florida premiere
\n\u201cTwo Many Chefs\u201d (Spain), directed by Joaqu\u00edn Mazon, North American premiere<\/p>\n
View this article at Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Miami Film Festival to Open With Ray Romano\u2019s \u2018Somewhere in Queens,\u2019 Reveals 2023 Lineup: The Miami Film Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. The festival, which runs from March 3 to March 12, includes 12 world premieres. The event will open with Ray Romano\u2019s \u201cSomewhere in Queens\u201d and close with Stephen Frears\u2019 \u201cThe
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