‘Variety’ brunch celebrates film directors in Palm Springs
Variety is honoring "10 Directors to Watch" and presenting the Creative Impact Awards at the return of their annual brunch to follow the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala.
Awardees include:
- Angela Bassett to be honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Acting Award, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
- Baz Luhrmann to be honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Directing Award, "Elvis"
- Rian Johnson to be honored with the Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
See our special coverage section on the Palm Springs International Film Festival here
Other honorees include the "10 Directors to Watch, including:
- Maggie Betts,“The Burial”
- Elegance Bratton,“The Inspection”
- Alice Diop, “Saint Omer”
- Eva Longoria, “Flamin’ Hot”
- Laurel Parmet, “The Starling Girl”
- Saim Sadiq, “Joyland”
- Jingyi Shao, "Chang Can Dunk”
- Charlotte Wells, "Aftersun."
Check Out Our Interviews at the Variety Brunch
The awards celebrate contributions to cinema. The event is held at the Parker Palm Springs.
This is the first year it has been back to an in-person event since the pandemic.
Check out our interview with one of the honorees, Baz Luhrmann. He and "Elvis" star Austin Butler spoke with News Channel 3's Patrick Evans on the red carpet for the Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala.
