MMFM and Miami Film Festival Announce Strategic Partnership

MMFM Set to Curate & Manage Major Industry Events at 42nd MFF

Miami, FL – December 5th, 2024. The Miami Media & Film Market (MMFM) and the Miami Film Festival (MFF) have entered a one year partnership wherein MMFM will design, organize and execute a series of industry related events including masterclasses and one-to-one conversations i.e. “fireside chats” for the Festival’s 42nd edition, set to take place between April 4-13, 2025.

These special industry events, under the banner “Master Shots – Indie Film Means Business” 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.

In addition, the MMFM will help the Festival curate and manage additional industry event proposals from various other local film and arts organizations in order to help streamline industry programming for the Festival.

Patty Arias, CEO and Co-Founder MMFM said “We are delighted with this partnership and know that it will provide many benefits for our community and our industry.”

We are thrilled to partner with MMFM, who are experts in organizing film industry events, to curate an extra special list of masterclasses and conversations in our upcoming 42nd edition,” said James Woolley, the Executive Director of Miami Film Festival.Miami Film Festival is a rare moment in the calendar where hundreds of visiting filmmakers and Industry leaders fly in from around the world and meet the wonderful local filmmakers of Miami. Adding a strong Industry program will be of great benefit to the Miami Film Festival line-up.

This partnership will initially run through the end of the 42nd edition of the Miami Film Festival next April.

For more information on MMFM please visit: https://www.miamimediafilmmarket.org/

For more information on the Miami Film Festival please visit: https://miamifilmfestival.com/

About MMFM:

For almost fifteen years, The Miami Media & Film Market (MMFM), has grown into one of the top creative and business development conferences for film, tv, and digital content creation in Florida, benefitting both the local entertainment community and the global industry. With the completion of its 14th edition, MMFM is poised for strategic growth, adapting and growing along with the ever changing needs of the global entertainment industry.

About MFF:

Miami Film Festival is a world-class platform for International, American, and Ibero-American films. The 42nd edition of the Miami Film Festival will take place from April 4-13, 2025. The Festival showcases the work of the world’s best emerging and established filmmakers to the diverse cosmopolitan community of Miami. Cash awards totaling more than $100,000 are given in competition categories.