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WELCOME JAMES WOOLLEY, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL!

As the Miami Film Festival (MFF) celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year and prepares for the upcoming 10th anniversary of its GEMS festival, taking place Nov. 2-5, 2023, we are excited to welcome the Festival's new Executive Director, James Woolley.

“I am excited about this opportunity to lead the acclaimed Miami Film Festival, an institution I highly admire,” Woolley said. “I look forward to building its international programming and connecting with audiences in Miami and from all over the world.”  

Woolley has spent the last 15 years working on more than 20 large-scale film festivals, including the Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane International Film Festivals. In 2017, he was named Sydney Film Festival’s head of marketing and customer relations, rebranding the organization and overseeing strategies to drive attendance. He comes to Miami after serving as executive director of Frameline, one of the largest film festivals on the West Coast.

Woolley will oversee all festival operations and activities while nurturing relationships with established and emerging filmmakers, distributors, sponsors, donors, and the greater Miami film community.

Meet James at our GEMS preview night of the film ANATOMY OF A FALL on October 10th. Get tickets here.

See you at the movies!