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

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

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Alejandro Lopez Rodas

A little bit about me — my name is Landro. I’m a filmmaker based in Miami, Florida, and I’ve been doing this for about four years now. I’m originally from Guatemala and moved to the U.S. in 2019.

Storytelling has always been my passion. Ever since I was a kid, I used to make up stories for my friends — basically, I was lying, but that’s when I realized I was actually good at making things up. Since then, I knew this was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Filmmaking makes me happy — it can definitely be stressful at times, but that’s just part of it. And honestly, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

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FilmGate Miami 2026 All-Access Pass

FilmGate All Access Pass 2026

A Year of Feature Filmmaking, AI Creativity & Limitless Storytelling

Step into the future of storytelling with the FilmGate All Access Pass 2026 — your all-inclusive passport to a year of cinematic growth, collaboration, and creative evolution.

Designed for filmmakers, writers, and innovators, this pass unlocks every FilmGate program throughout 2026 — helping you shape your feature film, expand your network, and use AI as a creative tool to bring your vision to life.

Includes Access To:

✨ All Monthly FilmGate Festivals – Celebrate Florida’s boldest filmmakers and connect with the local creative community.

🌌 All FilmGate Fusion Events – Immersive audiovisual showcases at Frost Planetarium & Downtown Miami that fuse art, story, and technology.

🎭 All Why the Drama? Live! Performances – Experience storytelling come alive through live scene readings and actor collaborations.

🎓 All Master Classes & Educational Workshops – Learn hands-on skills in feature filmmaking, producing, financing, distribution, and AI-powered creative media.

🤝 All Networking Events – Build real industry connections with producers, casting directors, and creative collaborators.

(Excludes FilmGate Interactive Media Festival 2026 events and talks)

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Writing & Directing Low-Budget Features with Tom Musca

Saturday, January 24, 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

FilmGate Miami / Downtown Media Center: 168 SE 1st St, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131

Learn the complete creative and production process behind making a successful low-budget feature—from your first story spark to distribution—guided by one of Miami’s most accomplished filmmakers. In this intensive masterclass, Tom Musca demystifies the artistic, strategic, and practical decisions that shape a film at every stage.

Through lectures, scene analysis, script tools, directing techniques, and an interactive student pitch session, you’ll gain the essential skills to move your project from the page to the screen with clarity, confidence, and vision. Whether you’re a writer, director, or producer, this class is designed to help you avoid costly mistakes, strengthen your creative voice, and learn how to fight for the film you want to make.

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