Key Biscayne Film Festival

The Key Biscayne Film Festival is dedicated to bringing the power of film
to our island community by showcasing compelling stories that inspire, uplift
and spark meaningful conversations through all formats including
documentaries, drama, features, shorts, comedy, and animation.

Our mission is to celebrate local Florida and renowned international talent,
provide a platform for emerging and established filmmakers and o er our
community a firsthand look at acclaimed films from top international festivals
right in our own backyard.

Together with the Village of Key Biscayne and the Key Biscayne
Community Foundation, we bring our community this cultural experience,
which strengthens our connection to the arts and each other making Key
Biscayne a center for film, creativity, and storytelling.

The Key Biscayne Film Festival was founded by Maite Garrido Thornton
and Isabel Custer Edwards in 2023 to service the community with a high
quality cultural event to showcase the cinematic arts.

-Best Feature
-Best Short
-Best Short - Spotlight on Youth

Both Feature & Short Categories are open to filmmakers of all ages & all territories.

Feature: running time of at least 60 minutes.

Short: running time under 60 minutes. (Although under 20 minutes is preferred).

"Spotlight on Youth" category is for filmmakers aged 21 and under and specifically located in South Florida. If your film is selected, you must attend.

"Spotlight on Youth" Films: running time must be 10 minutes and under.

"Spotlight on Key Biscayne" Films regard filmmakers that are either residents of Key Biscayne or have made films about Key Biscayne and the surrounding area. Can be fiction or non-fiction and any length under 120 min.

All films must be made within 5 years up to the date of the live festival.

No genre (horror films).

Overall Rating

Quality

Value

Communication

Hospitality

Networking

Chiara Bergonzi

The Key Biscayne Film Festival delivered a captivating cinematic experience that left the community inspired and eager for more."5 stars review! Congratulations to the whole crew.
Chiara Bergonzi
It takes a village kb

February 2024

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Dates & Deadlines

September 1, 2026
Opening Date
October 1, 2026
Earlybird Deadline
November 1, 2026
Regular Deadline
December 1, 2026
Late Deadline
December 30, 2026
Extended Deadline
January 4, 2027
Notification Date
January 27 – February 1, 2027
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Feature
Open to filmmakers of all ages and all territories. Fiction or non-fiction. Running time: 60 minutes and over.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $45
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $50
- Gold Members: $52
Short
Open to filmmakers of all ages and all territories. Fiction or non-fiction. Running time: 60 minutes and under, although 20 min and under is preferred.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $18
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $45
Spotlight on Youth - Short
All films must be made by filmmakers under the age of 21 local to South Florida. Running time: 5 minutes and under. Films are not obliged to be shot on phones but they use of phones is heavily encouraged. Fiction or non-fiction films are accepted. Music videos are accepted.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $12
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $18
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $30

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