FilmGate Interactive — Miami New Times Best Festival

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Learn valuable skills and tools through our regular programs and classes led by some of the industry's best talent.

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CREATE

Create and showcase your projects during monthly screenings, in the curated gallery, or in our annual interactive festival.

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SHOW

Create and showcase your projects during monthly screenings, in the curated gallery, or in our annual interactive festival.

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FEATURED
MEMBER

Grethel Castillo

Director, producer, and screenwriter with experience in film, advertising, and music video projects developed in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States. Her work has been recognized at prestigious film festivals, earning awards for short films such as Lie to Me Well Jackie Chang, Yemayá, and Oshun. Passionate about conveying a message through each project, her work stands out for its innovative vision and constant exploration of new ways of storytelling and understanding cinema.

Her versatility across different artistic disciplines has allowed her to experiment with diverse languages and create audiovisual pieces for both national and international artists.With a solid background in the industry, she has directed and produced content for various agencies and production companies in Mexico and the United States. She is currently developing her first feature film, further consolidating her career within the contemporary film landscape.

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FEATURED
PROGRAM

FilmGate Horror Festival 2025

🗓️ Wednesday, October 29, 2025

🕔 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Silverspot Cinema

300 SE 3rd St, Miami, FL 33131

Trick or Treat Spooky FilmGatos!

BOO! Gather your courage and step into the heart of fear. Join us for a night of spooky scares, nail-biting thrillers, and a ghoulish celebration that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Film community networker B4 and After

Meet fellow creatives and film lovers before the screening—grab drinks, food, and mingle! Stick around after the event to chat about the films.

Percolator
Kick off the night with our Percolator!
Sign up and share your skills or what you’re looking for—just 1 minute to pitch.

Costume Contest
After the screening, show off your costume! Compete to win candy and two tickets to the FilmGate Best-of-Fest Finale.

Filmmaker Q & A
After the screening, join our featured filmmakers as they share insights about their process and inspiration.

Awards Ceremony
We’ll close the night by announcing the jury’s pick for Best Film, chosen by industry pros for artistic and technical excellence.

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FEATURED
CLASS

From Nothing to Something. - A Filmmaker Screenwriting Improv Lab

📅 Saturday, November 1st, 2025
🕙 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 FilmGate Miami / Downtown Media Center
168 SE 1st St, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131

Harness the power of improvisation to create your next film project! Come in with a blank canvas and use improvisation to create rich and authentic characters and perform unscripted scenes as a launch pad to develop an outline for your next film project!

In this Filmmaker Improv Lab, learn how to use improvisation to work with actors to develop three dimensional, authentic, and emotionally-driven characters, who can then take the written word and make it jump off the page! Regardless of whether your material is a comedy, drama, or any other genre, or even if you have a written project or not, take this workshop and add this essential tool to your filmmaker toolkit and take your skills to the next level!