Nicole Guillemet, Director of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), announced recently that Dwight Brown, a nationally syndicated film critic and former HBO executive, has been brought on board as the festival’s new Programming Director. In his capacity as Programming Director, Brown will scout, screen and recommend films for MIFF in all categories including Dramas, Documentaries, World Cinema, Ibero-American, and others. He will oversee staff and consultant programmers. He will actively seek out new directors, writers and actors. Part of his mission will be to develop special presentations for MIFF events and to nurture the festival’s outreach programs. For more information, visit the festival's website.

“Our rapidly expanding festival needs a programming executive and Dwight Brown is perfect for the job,” said Guillemet. “As the past director of the Sundance Film Festival, I’ve known Dwight for years. He attended Sundance, both as a critic and as an HBO entertainment executive, scouting films for Acquisitions and talent for Original Programming. His opinions on films are trusted. He’s got a great eye for spotting the next hot director, actor, or writer and his taste is diverse in terms of genre and ethnic appeal. That’s the strong voice he will bring to MIFF and we look forward to having him become a vital part of our executive team.”