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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 2022 Winners Announced

The 2022 Marbella International Film Festival is now over, and we've got the full list of winners and runners-up from our awards ceremony.   2022 AWARD WINNERS BEST SHORTER SHORT The nominations for best Shorter Short are: Blind So, What Did We Learn Today Georgina? Pouchka And the winner is... POUCHKA. BEST SHORT The nominations for best Short are: Musketeer Yellow Star Daejeon, 1960 And the winner is... YELLOW STAR. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS The nominations for best Supporting Actress are: Rachel Warren for Last Heist Priscila Vaz for Secrets Ko Hyunjoo for [...]

2022 Events Schedule

The events schedule has been updated for MIFF 2022, and you'll find a list of the notable events to attend below.  We look forward to seeing you there. Wednesday 5th October 11.00am - 12.00pm - Networking coffee morning at Hard Rock Hotel Marbella 6.00pm - Red Dog Cinema MIFF 2022 Opening Ceremony 10.00pm - 12.00am - Opening night party at Joy’s Front Line Puerto Banus Thursday 6th October 11.00am - 12.00pm - Networking coffee morning at Hard Rock Hotel Marbella 10.00pm - 12.00am - Miff After Party at Hard Rock Hotel Marbella Friday 7th October 11.00am - 12.00pm - Networking [...]

Latest News & Media

Latest Festival News & Photos

810, 2023

MIFF 2023 Photos – Day Four

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With the Marbella International Film Festival in full swing, we've got yet more photos for you to give you a taste of what you may be missing. [...]

810, 2023

MIFF 2023 Photos – Day Three

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Day three of MIFF 2023 is now over and once again we've captured the flavour of the event in photo form. [...]

710, 2023

MIFF 2023 Photos – Day Two

October 7th, 2023|Comments Off on MIFF 2023 Photos – Day Two

The 2023 Marbella International Film Festival is now well underway and we’ve uploaded a few images from day two to keep you entertained. [...]

Latest Press and Media

410, 2017

EWN: What’s On?

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Euro Weekly News has posted another great piece with what to look out for at this year's festival and there's some high quality movies they're shining a spotlight on in addition to a complete screening [...]

310, 2017

MIFF Returns for 2017

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ViviMarbella has a nice article (in Spanish) concerning this year's festival and it's well worth a read. A rough translation is below: "The event will take place from October 4 to 8 at the Teatro [...]

2509, 2017

Michelle Collins Talks to EW News

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Euro Weekly News sat down with Michelle Collins recently to talk about her latest movie, Black Road, her involvement in the Marbella Film Festival, and what the future holds for the talented actress and producer. [...]

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… ?


Milkshake

Country: South Korea
Language: English
Director: SangJin Ko
Length: 30 min
Year: 2014

See more films from 2014 here.

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