The 20th Marbella Film Festival
Marbella International Film Festival brings together artists and creators to present their talents to the commercial world of film professionals, financiers and distributors.
MIFF is the place for filmmakers who want to achieve commercial success as well as displaying their artistic work.
Marbella on the southern coast of Spain is considered one of the most exclusive cities in the world, making it a perfect location for the high calibre MIFF, conveniently placed for filmmakers looking to showcase their work in the glamour and glitz of Marbella while networking with some of the high net-worth international individuals who call Marbella their home.
The 20th Marbella International Film Festival will take place between 1st – 5th October 2025.
What’s on Offer?
- Five days of screening in a state of the art cinema.
- Opportunity for red carpet screening of your film
- Networking events.
- Expert panel discussions and workshops.
- Nightly VIP theme parties.
- The festival concludes with a black-tie awards ceremony which is the highlight of the Marbella social calendar attracting visitors from all over the world. MIFF offers endless networking opportunities to pitch for your next project, while screening your film as a red-carpet premiere event, a great opportunity for promotion and distribution of your work.
The main screening venue including number of world premieres for MIFF is the Red Dog Cinema, Puerto Banus. Red Dog Cinema Marbella is the new avant-garde multi-space in Puerto Banus, Costa del Sol, which offers attractive possibilities to held events and conferences in an unbeatable environment, exceptional location and unique microclimate.
Seven auditoriums with a varied capacity from 115 to 475 pax.,an adaptable multipurpose space of 500 sqm and a stunning Sky Garden with spectacular sea views, distributed in a total of 3,000 sqm.
MIFF Live
World Tour of MIFF starts with glamorous events in Ukraine
Marbella International Film Festival was the guest of Bucovina Film Festival from 18th to 20th October 2019. Mac Chakaveh, director of MIFF was the speaker at the gathering of representatives of the regional film and truism industry. He emphasised the importance of the film festivals to promote culture and truism. Mac discussed number of interesting projects with film makers and producers from Ukraine and neighbouring countries, with view of developments and co-production. Ukraine government is currently developing a package to attract film makers for co-productions and to this end; MIFF shall be playing an important part to promote future projects. [...]
MIFF 2019 Trick or Treat Red Carpet Photos
The movie Trick or Treat was incredibly well received at this year's Marbella Film Festival scooping a number of awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Kris Marshall, Best Actress for Frances Barber and the most coveted Best Feature Film award. This all started with a red carpet premiere that was one of the highlights of this year's festival, and we have some photos from the event below.
MIFF 2019 Video Interviews
You know the thing with interviews is that they're like buses. Nothing for ages and then four come along all at once. At this year's Marbella Film Festival we conducted quite a few interviews, but the following four from the Rise of the Footsoldier 4 premiere were the pick of the bunch. Enjoy! MIFF 2019 Interview with Terry Stone MIFF 2019 Interview with Andrew Loveday MIFF 2019 Interview with Craig Fairbrass MIFF 2019 Interview with Emily Wyatt
MIFF 2019 Workshop Images
The workshops at the Marbella Film Festival are always a huge draw, with some of the industry's biggest and brightest sharing their wisdom with up and coming filmmakers and others in attendance. This year's workshops were a fantastic success, with the likes of Gary Collins, the CEO of Red Rock Entertainment, Mark Foligno, Executive Producer The King’s Speech, John Adams and Diane Shorthouse of Evolutionary Films, and a face to face with renowned actor Larry Lamb. Selected photos from the workshops at the H10 hotel are below.
MIFF 2019 Day Five Photos
The fifth and final day of the 2019 Marbella Film Festival went by in a flash, but fortunately we had our photographer there to capture the events of the day. You can find the photos below, and don't forget to click here to see a full recap of this year's festival, all in one place.
Latest News & Media
Latest Festival News & Photos
MIFF 2022 Lineup Announced
The full list of movies and the timetable for the 2022 Marbella International Film festival is now finalised and available on our website. You can view it here; MIFF 2022 Timetable and Film List
Hard Rock Hotel new home to MIFF
We are pleased to announce that HARD ROCK MARBELLA is the new home of Marbella International Film Festival. Where celebrities would be staying and the industry events as well as the gala dinner awards shall [...]
Submissions for 17th MIFF NOW OPEN!
Submissions for the 2022 Marbella Film Festival taking place this October are now OPEN. Please read our Rules & Regulations on this page before submitting your film. Should you have any enquiries, or problems [...]
Latest Press and Media
Festival Up and Running
As the festival launches, our supporters at Alsodelacosta.com have yet more film festival coverage on their website today, with a brief synopsis of what's on and what's upcoming. Take a look here.
After Party at La Sala
There's a definite film festival buzz around Marbella at the moment, and the guys at La Sala are showing their support, hosting our Saturday festival after party. It's an event not to be missed!
Iggy Pop Ready to Rock (And Roll)
Rock legend Iggy Pop is in town to attend this year's festival reports Alsodelacosta. Iggy, 68, has a vested interest in this year's event, being one of the main protagonists in the movie Blood Orange, [...]
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Festival Over The Years
The Marbella International Film Festival has a rich history in the film industry, and a reputation for providing quality films from up and coming film makers.
The video above gives you a little look at the festival in its early years.
Looking Back to 2016
The 2016 Marbella International Film Festival was a roaring success, drawing plaudits from the talented participants and worldwide media alike. The quality of the films in 2016 was higher than ever, but which films, actors, actresses, and directors took home the prestigious awards? Find out right here.
Did You Miss… ?
Yellow Star
Country: UkraineLanguage: Ukrainian (English subtitles)
Director: Serhii Skobun
Length: 18 mins
Year: 2022
See more films from 2022 here.
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