
Calle Malaga directed by Maryam Touzani will open the 37th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) set to run from January 2-12, 2026.

Calle Malaga directed by Maryam Touzani will open the 37th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) set to run from January 2-12, 2026.

Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning and the cast of Sentimental Value will receive the International Star Award for their ensemble performance at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.


The Brazilian Oscar entry I’m Still Here won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Directed by Walter Salles, the film stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1970s.

With filmmaker Michael Moore on board as Executive Producer, the award-winning documentary From Ground Zero opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 3rd, 2025.

The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival held its Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday, January 3, 2025.

Denis Villeneuve will receive the Visionary Award for Dune: Part Two at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025.

Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch.

Ariana Grande has been named the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in Universal Pictures’ Wicked. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025.

Timothée Chalamet will receive the Chairman’s Award for his performance in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.

Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.

Kieran Culkin will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for his performance in A Real Pain.