Palm Springs International Film Festival announce awardees

The Palm Springs International Film Festival announced this year’s award winners at a luncheon at the Hilton Palm Springs Saturday morning. The two week long festival screened 190 films from 72 countries. Isabelle Huppert, a Golden Globe winner, received the best actress award for her performance in Elle. No Dress Code took home the Schlesinger award — a story about a same-sex couple who fight for equality. FULL LIST OF AWARDEES Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature TBA on Sunday, January 15 Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature TBA on Sunday, January 15 FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Toni Erdmann (Germany), directed by Maren Ade FIPRESCI Prize for the Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film Gael García Bernal in Neruda (Chile) FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film Isabelle Huppert in Elle (France) New Voices/New Visions Award Winner: White Sun (Nepal/U.S./Qatar/Netherlands), directed by Deepak Runiyar Special Mentions: Kati Kati (Kenya/Germany), directed by Mbithi Masya and Mellow Mud (Latvia), directed by Ren?rs Vimba The John Schlesinger Award Winner: No Dress Code Required (Mexico), directed by Cristina Herrera Bórquez Special Mention: Beauties of the Night (Mexico), directed by Maria Jose Cuevas Cine Latino Award Winner: Neruda (Chile), directed by Pablo Larraín Special Mention: Everything Else (Mexico), directed by Natalia Alamda HP Bridging the Borders Award Winner: Mercenary (France), directed by Sacha Wolff