The Beasts wins at Miami Film Festival’s fortieth edition

The Beasts, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, has won the Knight MARIMBAS Award at Miami Film Festival’s fortieth edition. The film also received the critics and music-in-film awards, making it a prominent title in the closing results.

The March 3–12 program marked four decades of the festival while continuing to recognize work connected to South Florida. Febrero and Plantadas were honored in the Made in MIA feature category, giving the awards both international and local points of focus.

An anniversary can encourage nostalgia, but these results keep attention on films being encountered now. The institution’s history matters because it has created a continuing place for such discoveries. Miami’s fortieth edition adds another group of titles and filmmakers to that record.