It’s the beginning of a new era for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The new chairman is valley business leader Nachattar Singh Chandi. He is replacing Harold Matzner, who announced his retirement after two decades of leadership. Chandi has been on the festival’s board for the past three years. He spoke with News Channe
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Long-time chair of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Film Awards Harold Matzner has stepped down from his role, the organization confirms to News Channel 3. Matzner has served as the chairman of the festival since 2000. Nachhattar Chandi was named the new chairman. Chandi is the president and CEO of Chandi Group USA.
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Parker Palm Springs is the glamorous hotel where the celebrities of the Palm Springs International Film festival stay and go to party after the gala. The boutique hotel had closed its restaurant mister parker’s during the pandemic, and during that time, the experience and menu of the restaurant went through a transformation. Reservations are now
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Multiple honorees at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival were big winners at the Golden Globes on Tuesday. Austin Butler Austin Butler won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for his performance as Elvis Presley in “Elvis.” Butler received the Breakthrough Performance Award for the same
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Photographer Michael Childers spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about the new documentary Desperate Souls Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy. Childers was an assistant on the 1969 Oscar-winning film Midnight Cowboy. The iconic film was directed by Childers’ husband, the late John Schlesinger. You can learn more about the film including
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The 34th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is here! Opening night took place on Friday with the world premiere of “80 for Brady” at Palm Springs High School. Watch: 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala and Red Carpet “80 for Brady” has some legendary stars, headlined by Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field
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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
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The 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards took place at the convention center Thursday night. It’s the first in-person awards gala since 2020. News Channel 3’s Angela Chen and Patrick Evans were out at the red carpet with some of the honorees, you can watch interviews below: List of honorees and presenters in show order:
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Variety will honor “Causeway” actor Brian Tyree Henry with the Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Check Out Our Film Festival Section for More Emmy and Tony nominee Brian Tyree Henry is best known for starring as Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles in FX’s “Atlanta”, and in the past
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Brendan Fraser will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for his performance in The Whale. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For More Coverage In Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of The Whale, Brendan Fraser gives a virtuosic performance as Charlie, an English teacher living with obesity whose time is running
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ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will co-host the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards, which will be previewed on this evening’s broadcast of the venerable newsmagazine program. The award show returns in-person on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with Media Partner Entertainment Tonight and presented by American Express and
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Variety will honor Angela Bassett with the Creative Impact in Acting Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award celebrates Bassett’s body of work, including her latest Golden Globe-nominated turn in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler. “Few actresses have stepped into so many iconic roles, from rock queen
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Variety will honor filmmaker Rian Johnson with the Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival next month, officials said today. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For More Coverage Johnson, who wrote the screenplays for the popular “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion” murder mystery films, will be presented with the award
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Danielle Deadwyler is the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress for her performance in Till. TILL is a modern-day masterpiece directed by Chinonye Chukwu, shining a light on an important American story that has been hidden from the public and education system. A story of immense trauma and tragedy, the film tells the
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Bill Nighy is the recipient of the International Star Award, Actor for Living. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For More A reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru transposed to London, Living is the story of an ordinary man, Mr. Williams (played by Bill Nighy), reduced by
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Viola Davis is the recipient of the Chairman’s Award recognizing her work as an actress and producer for “The Woman King.” “The Woman King” is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s
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We know now the line-up of screenings for the 34th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The festival opens on January 6 and runs until January 16. General tickets for the PSIFF will go on sale on December 22. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.psfilmfest.org/. Check Out Our Film Festival Section For the Latest
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Austin Butler is the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in Elvis. Check Out our Film Festival page for the latest updates Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “The Fabelmans” 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 Steven Spielberg and cast members Michelle
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Michelle Yeoh is the recipient of the International Star Award, Actress for the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” When an interdimensional rupture threatens to unravel reality, the fate of the world is suddenly in the hands of a most unlikely hero: Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), an
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