Marbella International Film Festival2025-01-12T15:00:40+00:00

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.

VENUES

We are pleased to announce that HARD ROCK MARBELLA is the new home of Marbella International Film Festival, with additional events such as the gala dinner awards ceremony being held at the Melia Banus Hotel.

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

MIFF 2018 Winners

The 13th Marbella International Film Festival is now over, and here is the full list of nominations and winners from the 2018 event.  We'd like to pass on our congratulations to all involved for making MIFF 2018 such a high quality and enjoyable event.  Until next time... BEST NEWCOMER The nominations for the best Newcomer 1. Buddy Skelton for Trigger Finger 2. Andrea Martinez for Shadow 3. Youssef Athache for Destiny’s Strings And the winner is: Andrea Martinez for Shadow BEST SHORTER SHORT FILM The nominations for the best Shorter Short Film 1. College of [...]

MIFF Day Five: Awards Ceremony Photos

The 2018 Marbella Film Festival drew to a close last night with our Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony.  We'll update you on the full list of winners and nominees shortly, but until then our photos will provide you with some clues as to who won our most prestigious awards. One final note, we'd like to thank everyone who made this year's MIFF such a resounding success.

Latest News & Media

Latest Festival News & Photos

809, 2019

Black Cloud & HOUS3 Sneak Peaks

September 8th, 2019|Comments Off on Black Cloud & HOUS3 Sneak Peaks

We've got a little teaser video for you featuring two very highly anticipated movies from this year's Marbella Film Festival.  The first, Black Cloud, is a powerful Brazilian short film drama directed by Flavio [...]

309, 2019

Tickets Now Available to Public

September 3rd, 2019|Comments Off on Tickets Now Available to Public

2019 MIFF Tickets Available! It's never been easier to enjoy the Marbella International Film Festival, including its reception, screenings, red carpet events, film workshops, VIP after parties and gala dinner and awards ceremony.  [...]

1801, 2019

Submissions for 2019 now OPEN

January 18th, 2019|Comments Off on Submissions for 2019 now OPEN

It's almost that time again, and you can now submit your films for selection for the 2019 Marbella International Film Festival. Please head over to our submissions page and ensure you read the terms and [...]

Latest Press and Media

1010, 2013

Silver Screen Success in MarbellaSilver Screen Success in Marbella

October 10th, 2013|Comments Off on Silver Screen Success in MarbellaSilver Screen Success in Marbella

Read the latest article from Euro Weekly following the 2013 MIFF (please click here and go to pages 60 & 61)Euro Weekly  (pages 60 & 61)

810, 2013

Gala Awards Ceremony Closes the 2013 FestivalCeremonia de Entrega de Premio Marbella Film Festival 2013

October 8th, 2013|Comments Off on Gala Awards Ceremony Closes the 2013 FestivalCeremonia de Entrega de Premio Marbella Film Festival 2013

“A glamorous finale to a wonderful 8th Marbella International Film Festival” The Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony, held on Sunday 6th October 2013 at the H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel, Puerto Banus, closed the 2013 Marbella International [...]

Marbella Film Festival Archives

Our archives are the perfect place to look back at the festival over the years.

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… ?


Shelter Skelter

Country: United States
Language:
Director: Jeremy Ambers
Length: 2 mins 10
Year:

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Sponsors

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