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Palm Springs International Film Festival shares excitement ahead of awards gala
Chairman of the Palm Springs International Film Festival Nachattar Chandi shares his excitement for the upcoming events. It’s the beginning of a new era for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Coachella Valley business leader Nachattar Singh Chandi was named as the new chairman in 2023. He is replacing Harold Matzner, who announced his retirement after two
Continue ReadingPenélope Cruz to Receive Variety’s Creative Impact in Acting Award in Palm Springs
Variety will honor “Ferrari” actor Penélope Cruz with the Creative Impact in Acting Award during the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award will be presented as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch presented by DIRECTV on Jan. 5 at the Parker Palm Springs. Credit: Tabercil /
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Paul Giamatti to receive Icon Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Paul Giamatti has been announced by the Palm Springs International Film Festival as the recipient of the Icon Award for his performance in The Holdovers. Giamatti has been honored the award for his role as an instructor at a New England prep school. His character must remain on campus during the holiday break to supervise
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Yorgos Lanthimos to receive Creative Impact in Directing award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Director Yorgos Lanthimos will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award next month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of his body of work, including this year’s “Poor Things.” The award will be presented to Lanthimos as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on Jan.
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Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell to receive Chairman’s Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are the recipients of the Chairman’s Award for their song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center,
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Palm Springs Film Festival to screen world premiere of ‘Miller’s Girl’; Jenna Ortega & Martin Freeman to attend
The Palm Springs International Film Festival will screen the world premiere of Miller’s Girl, starting La Quinta native Jenna Ortega along with Martin Freeman, festival organizers announced. Ortega, Freeman, and writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett are set to be in attendance as part of their Talking Pictures program. The film will screen at the Mary Mary Pickford is
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Danielle Brooks to receive Spotlight Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Actress Danielle Brooks will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress next year at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her performance in “The Color Purple,” organizers announced today. “In The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks revisits her Tony-nominated portrayal of Sofia, a force to be reckoned with who challenges traditional female roles and stands for what
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Palm Springs International Film Festival releases 2024 lineup
The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the festival’s opening night will be the U.S. Premiere of Wicked Little Letters directed by Thea Sharock, on Friday, January 5. The festival will close with Ex-Husbands, directed by Noah Pritzker on Saturday, January 13. The festival will screen 179 films from 74 countries,
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Behind the scenes: Palm Springs International Film Festival programmers selection
As the Palm Springs International Film Festival releases its 2024 lineup, we’re giving you a festival preview. News Channel 3 will provide a behind-the-scenes look into the film festival’s program selections, speaking with festival programmers about the rationale guiding their selections. The SAG-AFTRA strike caused disruptions in the film industry in 2023, but PSIFF programmers
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Colman Domingo to receive Spotlight Actor Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards is presenting Colman Domingo with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in the film ‘Rustin.’ The festival’s chairman, Nachhattar Singh Chandi, describes the Emmy award winning actor’s performance as the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin as “career defining.” The film chronicles the life of Bayard Rustin who, along
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Jeffrey Wright to receive Palm Springs International Film Awards “Career Achievement Award’
The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Tony award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright will be this year’s recipient of the “Career Achievement Award’ for his performance in American Fiction. Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction is adapted from Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure”. In it, Wright plays a frustrated, novelist named Monk who is tired of the establishment profiting
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Greta Gerwig to receive Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards is presenting Greta Gerwig with the Director of the Year award for her film ‘Barbie’. The critically-acclaimed film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling alongside other Hollywood heavyweights, follows Barbie as she navigates an existential crisis in her otherwise “perfect” pink world. The record-breaking film resonated with audiences across
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph to receive Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Festival today announced that Da’Vine Joy Randolph will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award for her role in “The Holdovers.” The award will be presented Jan. 4, 2024, to Randolph at the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, according to festival officials. “In The Holdovers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph brings
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Cillian Murphy to receive Desert Palm Achievement Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Cillian Murphy will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for his performance as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. A staggering global cinematic phenomenon which has earned almost $1 billion worldwide, writer-director Christopher Nolan’s record-shattering epic thriller, Oppenheimer, propels audiences into the paradox of the
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PSIFF to honor Emma Stone with Desert Palm Achievement Award at festival’s January gala
Emma Stone will be presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala in January. Stone stars in Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things which is set to be released on December 8th. Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi said, “Stone continues to exert influence as one of the most important actresses of this generation, whose
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PSIFF announces sponsorship and marketing partnership with Oak View Group
The Palm Springs International Film Festival announced a new partnership with the Oak View Group on Wednesday. The Oak View Group is the largest developer of sports and entertainment venues in the world and will tap its extensive connections to help identify and nurture new sponsorships for the festival, according to a statement released by
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to receive Vanguard Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon will receive the Vanguard Award at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival. 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 Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Academy Award winner and
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Palm Springs International Film Festival unveils 2024 poster by renowned artist & local resident, Shag
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) unveiled its 2024 poster ahead of the upcoming event, which will take place January 4-15, 2024. The poster is a collaboration with renowned American artist and Palm Springs resident, Shag. PSIFF organizers said this year’s bold and colorful design is inspired by midcentury modern aesthetics, celebrating the Festival’s
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Tickets for the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival go on sale on Aug. 1
We’re less than six months away from the 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival but you’ll be able to secure your tickets starting Tuesday. Tickets for the film festival go on sale Aug. 1. The film festival is scheduled to take place January 4-15, 2024 with its annual star-studded black-tie Film Awards kicking things
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