Miami Film Festival 2025 includes a series of Industry talks, called Master Shots – Indie Film Means Business, programmed by The Miami Media & Film Market.

These special industry events will cover a wide range of industry disciplines from directing and producing, to marketing, sales & distribution, as well as trending topics such as how current and future technologies will affect the global screen industry.

All Industry badge holders can attend for free. Single tickets can also be purchased to each event.

Tickets will be on sale on March 6.

The Five Official Mastershots for 2025 include:

• A Conversation with Roger Ross Williams in Partnership with CineVisun and the Black Film and Media Group (BFMG). Join us for an up close conversation with the Oscar®, Emmy® and Peabody® award-winning director, producer, writer, and the first African-American director to win an Academy Award®. Talk to be hosted by Kevin Sharpley, CEO, Kijik Multimedia and preceded by a screening of Stamped From The Beginning. Ticket Info.
• The Power of PR - A fireside chat with 42 West VP Hilda Somarriba, top Industry film publicist and creative media strategist. Somarriba has represented over 300 films both theatrically and in the top film festivals around the world. Get an inside look at how a creative media strategy and generating “buzz” can lead to multi-million dollar acquisitions and awards season success, including the coveted BAFTAs® and Oscars®. Ticket Info.
• Raiders of the Lost Archives - A masterclass in archival producing with director Monica Berra and producer Sasha Wortzel. Using their collaboration on River of Grass as a case study, Wortzel and Berra offer a deep dive into the archival filmmaking process. Learn key steps, from research planning to rights clearances, and explore how archival discovery helps shape your film's visual language and direction. Ticket Info.
• AI You Ready? - In partnership with MDC’s EnTec, GPTuesdays, and CineVisun, this panel presents the future of film and Entertainment: An immersive conversation on cinema at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, featuring Daniel Gordon, CEO of Moonmax and Head of AI at Raindance Film Festival, Sebastian Macchia, Award-winning AI filmmaker and producer, and Raffael Dickreuter CEO of Superba AR and AI filmmaker. The talk will be moderated by Kevin Sharpley, Founder, CineVisun, Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of multimedia company Kijik Multimedia. Ticket Info.
• Encounters of Cinema - In partnership with the Mexican Consulate in Miami, immerse yourself in Spanish-language filmmaking with two top international directors whose latest breakout works, both premiering at the 42nd Miami Film Festival, have taken the indie world by storm. Immediately following the premiere of Corina, join Estrella Araiza, General Director of the Guadalajara International Film Festival for an in-depth conversation with Mexico's Urzula Barba Hopfner (Corina) and Gemma Blasco from Spain (Fury). Note: Talk will be in Spanish. Ticket Info.