Miami Film Festival announces 2025 lineup of films

By Bryce Johnson •

The annual Miami Film Festival will run from April 3 to 13.

Lauren Cohen, director of programming, and James Woolley, executive director, announced this year’s program, which includes film showcases, discussions and award presentations, on March 5 at Mayfair House Hotel & Garden.

“This has been a lot of work for everybody. We are thrilled with the final product. We have done so much this last year to make Miami Film Festival shine,” Woolley said.

The festival will have a showing of “Another Simple Favor,” the sequel to “A Simple Favor” starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, on April 6 at 7 p.m. in Regal South Beach.

Paul Feig, director of “Another Simple Favor,” also directed “Bridesmaids” and several episodes of “The Office,” “Arrested Development” and “Parks and Recreation.” After the showing of “Another Simple Favor,” Feig will record a live episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.

Billy Zane, known for his roles in “Back to the Future” and “Titanic,” will attend on April 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Regal South Beach, where the festival will screen his latest film, “Waltzing with Brando.”

Melanie Lynskey will have a conversation about her career and receive the Precious GEM Award on April 12 at 1 p.m. at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus.

Lynskey has previously starred in “Yellowjackets,” “The Last of Us,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Shattered Glass.”

The festival will have the world premiere of “Chirino” and “Ethan Bloom.” It also features the east coast premiere of “Oh, Hi!” directed by Sophie Brooks, on April 5 at 2:45 p.m. in Regal South Beach.

“It just world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and was one of my absolute favorite movies that I saw,” Cohen said.

Directors like Jorge Soliño, Julie Delpy, Roger Ross Williams and Julia Stiles will make appearances at the festival.

The festival will include “La La Land” film concerts with a live orchestra at the Adrienne Arsht Center on April 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m., a showing of “On Swift Horses” on April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Olympia Theater, and showings of “The Wedding Banquet” on April 12 at 3 p.m. in Regal South Beach and April 13 at 3:30 p.m. at O Cinema.

“We have nearly 200 films in the lineup this year,” Cohen said.