Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Steven Spielberg and Cast of The Fabelmans to be Honored at Palm Springs Intl Film Awards

    The Fabelmans honored at Palm Springs International Film Awards
    The Fabelmans directed by Steven Spielberg [credit; Merie Weismiller Wallace | Universal]

    Steven Spielberg and the cast of The Fabelmans will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Vanguard Award honors a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to director Steven Spielberg and cast members Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch who are all expected to attend. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 with the festival running through January 16, 2023.

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  • Michelle Yeoh to be Honored at Palm Springs Intl Film Awards for Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once wins International Star Award, Actress at Palm Springs International Film Awards
    Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Michelle Yeoh will receive the International Star Award, Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once at Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 with the festival running through January 16, 2023.

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  • Cate Blanchett to Receive Actress Award for TÁR at Palm Springs Intl Film Awards

    Tár starring Cate Blanchett - Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Tár at Palm Springs International Film Awards.
    Tár starring Cate Blanchett

    Cate Blanchett will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Tár at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.

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  • Sarah Polley to Receive Director Of The Year Award for WOMEN TALKING at Palm Springs Intl Film Awards

    Sarah Polley
    Sarah Polley (credit: Derek Shapton)

    Sarah Polley is the recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Director of the Year Award, for Women Talking. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.

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  • Colin Farrell to Receive Achievement Award, Actor for The Banshees of Inisherin at Palm Springs Intl Film Awards

    Palm Springs International Film Awards To Honor Colin Farrell With The Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for The Banshees of Inisherin
    Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin

    For his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin, Colin Farrell will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 , with the festival running through January 16, 2023.

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  • ‘Prayers For the Stolen,’ ‘Flee,’ ‘A Hero’ Win Top Prizes at 2022 Palm Springs Film Festival

    Prayers For the Stolen - Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 Award Winners
    Prayers For the Stolen

    The 33rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced the juried award winners with the Mexican film Prayers For the Stolen winning both the FIPRESCI and Ibero-American Award Prizes. Salvadoran-Mexican documentarian Tatiana Huezo makes her narrative debut with this powerful adaptation of Jennifer Clement’s bestselling 2014 novel, which explores the lives of three young girls impacted by Mexico’s ongoing cartel wars.

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  • 2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival Canceled

    Palm Springs International Film Festival
    Palm Springs International Film Festival

    Palm Springs International Film Society has canceled the upcoming 2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival which was set to take place this year from January 7-17, 2022.

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  • Nicole Kidman to Receive Career Achievement Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards

    Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos
    Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos

    Academy Award® winning actress Nicole Kidman will receive the Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in Being the Ricardos. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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  • Lady Gaga to Receive Icon Award for House of Gucci at Palm Springs International Film Awards

    Lady Gaga wins Icon Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards for House of Gucci.
    House of Gucci Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, 2021. ph: Fabio Lovino / © MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Lady Gaga will receive the Icon Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in House of Gucci. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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  • Dionne Warwick Documentary Headlines 33rd Palm Springs International Film Festival Line-Up

    Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
    Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over (Wooley Entertainment)

    The 33rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will open with the screening of Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, directed by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner, on Friday, January 7, with both directors and Dionne Warwick in attendance. The festival will close with The Duke, directed by the late filmmaker Roger Michell on Sunday, January 16. The festival will screen 129 films from 70 countries, including 32 premieres (4 World, 7 North American, 2 International and 19 U.S.) from January 6-17, 2022. The line-up includes Talking Pictures, International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions, New Voices New Visions, Modern Masters, Queer Cinema, Cine Latino, True Stories, World Cinema Now, and more.

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  • Andrew Garfield to Receive Actor Award for tick, tick…BOOM! at Palm Springs International Film Awards

    Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson in "tick, tick...BOOM!"
    tick, tick…BOOM! (L-R) ANDREW GARFIELD as JONATHAN LARSON in tick, tick…BOOM!. Cr. MACALL POLAY/NETFLIX © 2021

    Andrew Garfield will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in tick, tick…BOOM! at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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  • Belfast to Receive Vanguard Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards

    Caitriona Balfe as "Ma", Jamie Dornan as "Pa", Judi Dench as "Granny", Jude Hill as "Buddy", and Lewis McAskie as "Will" in director Kenneth Branagh's BELFAST
    (L to R) Caitriona Balfe as “Ma”, Jamie Dornan as “Pa”, Judi Dench as “Granny”, Jude Hill as “Buddy”, and Lewis McAskie as “Will” in director Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST, a Focus Features release. Credit : Rob Youngson / Focus Features

    Director Kenneth Branagh and cast of Belfast will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to writer and director Kenneth Branagh and cast members Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Hill who are all expected to attend. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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