NEW YORK, March 4, 2009 – Film Annex, an online film promotion and distribution company and networking platform for the film industry, announces that it will be documenting this year’s Miami International Film Festival from March 6th through March 15th. For nine days, the Film Annex film crew will be accompanying the festival’s director Tiziana Finzi, the only non-American festival director in the United States, and will be recording interviews, panels, receptions, and parties in order to capture the most exciting and key moments of the festival. The acquired footage will be presented on Film Annex’s online platform.

With this project, Film Annex will not only be assisting Miami Film Festival with the broadcasting of this major event, but will also present an uncut, informative, and entertaining version of this footage to its audience of filmmakers, students, and film enthusiasts. Some of the names that will be attending the festival and appearing in Film Annex’s series of documentaries will include Adrien Brody, Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, and Valentino Garavani of Valentino.

“We plan to reach 30 million people worldwide in March. After the festival, we will create a series of documentaries and target reaching 100 million people in 2009 with our footage, ” said Francesco Rulli, the president of Film Annex who will also be giving a presentation on Online Film Promotion and Distribution during the festival.

Film Annex will collaborate with Miami Film Festival and Miami Dade College in the production of this project to acquire the best quality footage and reach as many filmmakers and celebrities as possible through out the festival.


About Film Annex

Film Annex is an online film promotion and distribution company and networking platform for the film industry. With its library that consists of over six hundred films, Film Annex’s mission is to educate and entertain by making meaningful, diverse, and high-quality films available to a global audience.

Film Annex promotes and distributes the films of both established and rising filmmakers by giving them the cutting-edge technology and the online platform where they can present their work for free.

Film Annex also promotes the past and current productions of independent film production

and distribution companies as well as the specialty divisions of major studios. In addition, Film Annex collaborates with organizations and supports their initiatives by presenting their films and videos to its audience.

About Miami International Film Festival

The mission of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is to bridge cultural understanding, endorse tolerance and encourage artistic development and excellence within a vigorous academic setting by provoking thought through film. By bringing the best of world cinema to Miami, MIFF presents the city and the film industry with a singular platform that fosters creative and technical talent.

With its singular geographic and cultural position, the Miami International Film Festival attracts the best of international cinema. The Festival offers participating filmmakers and industry professionals the distinct advantage of showcasing their films in a multi-cultural metropolis within the United States, the world’s largest film market. As a Miami Dade College cultural experience, the Festival is guided by an internationally respected educational institution and cultural beacon.

The Miami International Film Festival is a Miami Dade College Cultural experience. Miami
Dade College has a long and rich history of involvement in the cultural arts, providing South Florida with a vast array of artistic and literary offerings including The Miami Book Fair International, the Cultura del Lobo performing arts series, The Cuban Cinema Series, nine visual arts galleries including The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College and the School of Entertainment and Design Technology in addition to the Miami International Film Festival. MDC is the largest institution of higher education in the country and is nationally recognized for many of its academic and cultural programs. With an enrollment of more than 167,000 students, MDC is the nation’s top producer of associate of arts and associate of science degrees. The college’s eight campuses and outreach centers offer more than 300 distinct degree programs including baccalaureate degrees in education, nursing and public safety management.