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15th Key West Film Festival Opens November 18: 'Paper Tiger' Opens, 'The Debut' Closes

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Events · GSM News

The 15th Key West Film Festival runs November 18 to 22 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, with screening venues including the historic Tropic Cinema. According to the festival's announced full lineup, the opening film is Paper Tiger, directed by James Gray and starring Miles Teller, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson; the film also opened this year's New York Film Festival.

The closing film is The Debut, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. The two centerpiece screenings are Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott, and Club Kid, starring Jordan Firstman, which premiered at Cannes.

Golden Key honorees this year include actor David Cross, director Edward Burns and costume designer Amy Roth, honored for Paper Tiger, while critics Alison Willmore, Esther Zuckerman and David Rooney receive the Golden Key for Excellence in Film Criticism. The documentary program includes Give Me The Ball, directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés, about tennis great Billie Jean King.

According to the festival, all-access passes are $399 for one person and $698 for a pair, and the opening-night party on November 18 at the Truman Little White House is $75 on its own. The full schedule and tickets are on the festival's official website.

Source: Key West Film Festival

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Photo: 图:基韦斯特历史悠久的 Tropic Cinema,本届基韦斯特电影节放映场馆之一(Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0)

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