Miami Film Festival GEMS returns for 13th year

• Since its launch, the festival has become one of the city's most anticipated attractions.

Between the lines: The weeklong event kicks off Oct. 29 and runs through Nov. 5.

What they're saying: This year's lineup "further solidifies the festival as a major awards season stop," Lauren Cohen, director of programming, said in a news release.

• Celebrating the work of "incredible storytellers" in one festival lineup "captures the richness and resonance of world cinema today, " Cohen said.

Zoom in: A24's "The Debut," written and directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg, will open the festival, per the release.

• Closing the festival out will be another A24 film, "Club Kid," written and directed by Jordan Firstman.

Zoom out: Centerpiece films include: "Being Heumann," "Behemoth!," "Bunker," "Elsinore," "Paper Tiger" and "Wild Horse Nine."

The intrigue: This year's festival will also include multiple anniversary screenings, including a special 25th anniversary retrospective screening of ""Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the cult-favorite rock musical.

If you go: Films will be screened across the county, including the Koubek Center, Coral Gables Art Cinema, Silverspot Cinema Downtown and more.