FFCC chair Hans Morgenstern interviews Andrew Hevia on his new art documentary

FFCC chair Hans Morgenstern spoke with Miami-raised and educated filmmaker Andrew Hevia (a producer of the Oscar-winning Moonlight) about his new documentary Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window. Here’s what Hevia had to say about the challenge of immersing himself in the Hong Kong art scene while knowing little about the language and culture […]

FFCC chair Hans Morgenstern and member Juan Barquin review 6 Miami Film Festival GEMS

FFCC chair Hans Morgenstern and FFCC member Juan Barquin had a chance to preview several movies premiering at Miami Dade College’s Miami Festival’s GEMS, a 4-day long film festival in Miami, for the Miami New Times. Both will also participate on a panel at the festival alongside members Ruben Rosario and Alfred Soto following the […]

Hans Morgenstern on the state of the Miami film industry

FFCC vice chair Hans Morgenstern wrote an in-depth cover story on the state of the Miami film industry following the loss of state tax incentives for production.

Yorgos Lanthimos talks ‘The Lobster’ in two-part interview with Hans Morgenstern

FFCC vice chair Hans Morgenstern spoke to director Yorgos Lanthimos about his new film The Lobster.

A conversation with three Miami filmmakers by Hans Morgenstern

FFCC member Hans Morgenstern spoke with Carla Forte, Jillian Mayer and Monica Peña, three distinctive voices that are putting Miami’s independent film scene on the global map, in the Miami New Times. All three Miami-based filmmakers are the subjects of a retrospective at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, which begins this Friday and culminates in a conversation with them led by […]

A memoir at one of Miami’s long gone art houses: The Grove Cinema by Hans Morgenstern

FFCC member Hans Morgenstern tracked down the Fabulous Flying Fendelman Brothers to reminiscence about Coconut Grove’s long gone art house movie theater, The Grove Cinema, in the Miami New Times.

Miami hosts U.S. theatrical premiere of Venezuelan film ‘The Longest Distance’; 2 FFCC critics’ opposing views

The Coral Gables Art Cinema in Miami is hosting the U.S. theatrical premiere of Venezuelan director Claudia Pinto Emperador’s feature debut The Longest Distance (La Distancia Mas Larga). Here are two opposing views on the film by Miami New Times film critic Hans Morgenstern and Miami Herald film critic Rene Rodriguez.

Mélanie Laurent, director of Breathe, interview by Juan Barquin

FFCC member Juan Barquin spoke to filmmaker Mélanie Laurent, about her second feature film, Respire (Breathe). His interview covers adapting Anne-Sophie Brasme’s novel, working with her talented young leads, and finding her eye as a filmmaker.

Florida Film Critics Circle Discussion on WLRN’s South Florida Arts Beat

Recently, Dan Hudak welcomed Hans Morgenstern to his annual Florida Film Critics Circle Discussion on WLRN’s South Florida Arts Beat.

Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Look of Silence, interview by Hans Morgenstern

FFCC member Hans Morgenstern spoke to Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer about his latest film, The Look of Silence. His two-part interview covers everything from Oppenheimer’s influences to how his film strives to offer a sense of healing in the wake of the Indonesian genocide …