Miami Film Festival GEMS returns from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, bringing 50 films to South Florida in its 13th year. Opening night features "The Debut," and John Turturro is set to receive the Variety Creative Vanguard Award.
Miami Film Festival GEMS returns from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. The festival brings 50 films to South Florida in its 13th year.
Opening night will feature "The Debut," directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. Actor John Turturro will receive the Variety Creative Vanguard Award. Filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell will participate in a special 25th-anniversary screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Screenings will take place at venues including Coral Gables Art Cinema, the University of Miami's Bill Cosford Cinema, Silverspot Cinema and the Koubek Center in Little Havana. Events are spread across South Florida, with Silverspot Cinema located in Downtown and the Koubek Center near Little Havana.
