Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global star Ariana Grande will receive the Rising Star Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Grande is being honored for her Universal Pictures’ Wicked, her first starring role in a major studio film. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs
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“Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard will be given the Creative Impact in Directing Award at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards during the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the entertainment publication announced today. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For More Announcements The announcement comes one week after PSIFF organizers announced the full festival lineup, which
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Timothée Chalamet will receive the Chairman’s Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards, organizers announced on Monday. Chalamet is being honored for his performance as the legendary Bob Dylan in Searchlight Pictures’ “A Complete Unknown” from director James Mangold. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs
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The lineup for the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival was released on Tuesday. The festival will open on Thursday, January 2 with the Robbie Williams’ biopic, “Better Man” directed by Michael Gracey. The festival will close on Saturday, January 12 with Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Steve Coogan. 158 films from
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Jennifer Lopez will receive the Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards during the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the entertainment publication announced today. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For More Announcements The actress and singer’s recognition comes off the back of her recent performance in “Unstoppable” as Judy Robles, the
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Kieran Culkin will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Culkin will be honored for his performance in the film, A Real Pain. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event
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Organizers of the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival today confirmed that Malcolm Washington and Coralie Fargeat would be among those honored at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards. The filmmakers will be officially recognized on Jan. 4 at the Parker Palm Springs as part of the publication’s “10 Directors to Watch” series. Names from past
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Angelina Jolie will be the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Pablo Larraín’s Maria at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards, organizers announced on Monday. “Maria presents the iconic Angelina Jolie in the role of a lifetime as she embodies Maria Callas, the worldrenowned opera legend. Jolie’s extraordinary portrayal captures the
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Nicole Kidman will be honored at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Kidman will receive the International Star Award for her performance in Babygirl. “Nicole Kidman once again showcases her unmatched talent for embracing bold and unexpected roles with remarkable ease. In Babygirl, she portrays a high-powered CEO whose life begins to unravel as
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Adrien Brody will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Brody is being honored for his performance in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event
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The cast of the film “Conclave” will receive the Ensemble Performance Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. The award will be presented to actors Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Lucian Msamati, all of whom are expected to be in attendance. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025,
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Mikey Madison will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards. Madison will receive the award for her performance in the film, Anora. “Since winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Anora has been the most talked about film this season. What makes this film so outstanding is Mikey Madison’s mesmerizing
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Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Domingo is being honored for his performance in the film, Sing Sing. “We are so thrilled to honor the remarkable talent of Colman Domingo at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for the second year in a
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “Emilia Pérez” is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard 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 director Jacques Audiard and actors Karla Sofia
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival is expanding into La Quinta, Mayor Linda Evans first told News Channel 3’s Peter Daut on Thursday. The Cinemark Century La Quinta will serve as a new screening venue for the 36th-annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), which will take place from January 2 to January 13, 2025.
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Cinema Diverse, the annual Palm Springs celebration of LGBTQ+ films and filmmakers returns this September for its 17th year. Tickets are now on sale for the film festival, which will be taking place over two weekends. News Channel 3 anchor Peter Daut spoke about this year’s festival with director Michael Green.
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The 2024 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival announced its juried and audience award winners Sunday morning. The brunch took place inside the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs at 10:00 a.m., and ran until noon. Several awards and cash prizes worth $25,000 were presented, including five Academy Award® qualifying awards. They were all selected from
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The 30th-annual Palm Springs International ShortFest is quickly approaching with information to know before opening night on June 18. The event will be hosted at the Regal Palm Springs, located at 789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs. ShortFest’s introductions and short film screenings will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. The night will present
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The Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its 2024 program lineup on Monday. ShortFest’s 30th-year anniversary, sponsored by the City of Palm Springs, will be presented at the Regal Palm Springs from June 18 through June 24, 2024. The festival will screen 52 programs, including 310 short films from 63 countries and territories, counting 49 world
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On Wednesday, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) approved the Palm Springs International Film Society for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will go towards supporting both the ongoing Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest as they continue to expose the community to the cinematic
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