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
EWN: Limited Places Now Available
The festival is just a few days away and time is running out to snap up tickets and meet your movie or TV idols. Euro Weekly News is once again sponsoring the festival and with this in mind we've given them a limited number of tables to offer to their guests at a hugely discounted price. There will be movie stars and TV icons galore at the event, and you can join us for the gala dinner and awards ceremony where you will get to enjoy a wonderful cocktail reception, a five course dinner, and live entertainment. You will also [...]
Trick or Treat: From Halloween to Blackpool
British film Trick or Treat is set for its world premiere at the Marbella Film Festival on 5th October, SUR In English reports. A crime thriller featuring a host of well-known British actors will get its world premiere in Puerto Banu?s on Saturday 5 October 2019. Trick or Treat features actors including Kris Marshall (Love Actually), Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Frances Barber (Goal!). The film will be screened during the Marbella International Film Festival and has also been nominated for a number of awards at the event including Best Feature Film. Set over the course [...]
Talk Radio Interview with Larry Lamb
Talk Radio Europe had a very interesting interview with Larry Lamb, detailing Stephen Cookson's movie 'Brighton', based on the original story by Steven Berkoff, which premieres at this year's festival. In the interview, Larry talks about the difficulties of filming comedies, his time on reality show 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', and how it was to work with his son, George. Listen to the interview below: https://www.talkradioeurope.com/clients/llamb260919.mp3
MIFF 2019 Press Conference Photos
Another day, another press conference. This time, festival director Mac Chakaveh, Laura de Arce (Minister of Tourism from Marbella) and Olivia Bell (festival co-ordinator) take to the stage to address the pressing questions. The conference itself was very well attended with members of the press and local and regional media in attendance.
SUR in English Showcase MIFF 2019
Press publication SUR in English have featured the Marbella Film Festival over the past few months, detailing the stars on show this year and the premiere of the highly acclaimed upcoming movie from the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise. Festival Director Mac Chakaveh, told SUR in English that the event should be the “biggest yet” since it started in 2006. “We are getting so much more interest,” said Mac. “There are at least three world premieres this year and Marbella’s Film Festival is now becoming the event everyone talks about.” Actors Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels), Kris [...]
Latest News & Media
Latest Festival News & Photos
MIFF at World Travel Market
Marbella International Film festival continues to promote Marbella at the world Travel Market in London. Mac Chakaveh, represented MIFF at 2019 WTM in London, meeting with number of agencies and tourist industry professionals, promoting closer [...]
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 [...]
MIFF 2019 Day Five Award Winners
The 2019 Marbella International Film Festival drew to a close last night with the prestigious awards ceremony to pick out this year's winners. The standard this year was incredibly high (I know we say [...]
Latest Press and Media
MIFF2014 Press Coverage
Sur Deutsche Newspaper Article MIFF2014
MIFF Featured Extensively by Euro Weekly News
The 9th Marbella Film Festival is finally here and it's attracting quite a bit of media attention, none more so than by Euro Weekly News, official media partners of The Marbella International Film Festival, and [...]
i-Marbella: Mosaik Cocktail Partyi-Marbella: Fiesta en el Restaurante Mosaik
i-Marbella article, 11th October 2013.i-Marbella Artículo sobre la fiesta celebrada en el Restaurante Mosaik, 11 de Octubre 2013
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… ?
Deep Into The Yolk
Country: ArgentinaLanguage: Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Erwin LUCHTENBERG
Length: 15 min
Year: 2014
See more films from 2014 here.
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