
ABOUT
Miami’s platform for next-generation storytelling and creative technology.
Expand Florida's
creative economy through technology-driven arts.



FilmGate exists to help creators move from idea to audience. Through festivals, labs, mentorship, and public programming, we support filmmakers, immersive artists, and creative technologists building new forms of culture in Miami and beyond.
THREE ways we move
Florida forward.
Built in Miami, year by year.
A condensed look at FilmGate Miami's growth from a grassroots filmmaker platform into a year-round home for film, immersive media, and creative technology.
2012
Founded
Focused rooms, direct access to makers, and programs sized for conversation instead of anonymous volume.
2014–2016
Building the Creative Ecosystem
FilmGate expands year-round programming with workshops, labs, panels, and artist development initiatives across film, immersive media, animation, acting, and creative technology.
2019
National Recognition & Expansion
By its fifth edition, FilmGate Interactive has:
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Presented 133 immersive projects
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Hosted 59 workshops and labs
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Featured 155+ creators
2021
Entering the Immersive Dome Era
FilmGate partners with Frost Science Museum and Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
2024
Resilience & Reinvention
Despite temporary displacement due to construction, FilmGate continues programming across Miami-Dade County.
2026
FilmGate Interactive 12
FilmGate celebrates the 12th edition of FilmGate Interactive.
Looking Ahead
2013
FilmGate Interactive Begins
FilmGate rebrands as FilmGate Miami and receives the Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Award.
2017
Downtown Media Center Opens
Following a two-year fundraising effort, FilmGate opened the Downtown Media Center.
2020
Reinventing During the Pandemic
FilmGate pivots quickly into hybrid and virtual programming.
2022
A New Chapter
FilmGate secures a 25-year lease on a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility - The Downtown Media Center 2.0.
2025
Community Recognition
FilmGate Miami is voted “Best Festival” by Miami New Times readers and editors and also Best of Florida by the Best of Florida poll.
2027
The Feature Film Pipeline
Launch of FilmGate’s first locally supported feature productions through the Feature Film Fellowship and Film Fund initiative.
Expansion of global partnerships across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and immersive media markets.
2029
The Creative Technology Campus
Expansion of the Downtown Media Center into a larger multidisciplinary innovation campus.
2028
Workforce & Innovation Hub
FilmGate becomes a statewide leader in creative workforce development across film, AI, XR, gaming, and digital storytelling.
2030
A Global Creative Ecosystem
FilmGate is recognized internationally as a premier hub for immersive storytelling, independent media innovation, and next-generation entertainment.
Impact. Innovation.
Community.
14
YEARS OF BUILDING CREATIVE CULTURE IN MIAMI
10,000+
CREATORS SUPPORTED
30,000+
AUDIENCE ENGAGED
150+
PROGRAMS AND LABS
Built in Miami. Connected Globally.
The people running the place.
Diliana Alexander

Katerina Rivera
Segundo Correas
Michi Hung
The people
keeping us accountable.

Diliana Alexander

Lindsay Grace

Jose Jacho

Jimmy Cheng
FilmGate
in the news.

LATEST
Dimming Lights: The decline of movie theatre popularity (includes mini documentary)
For over a century, theatres have offered the most immersive way of watching films within big screens and surrounding sounds. Featuring sharing tension, laughter and emotions, the theatres are what help the story breathe from the screen. However, especially after the pandemic, theatres have been in constant threat because of the growth of streaming platforms.
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