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The Palm Springs International Film Festival plays host to a fabulous array of movies and movie stars. The Festival features a stellar line-up of more than 175 films from 60 countries, special events and gala receptions. 

The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. This celebrated event is the largest festival of its kind in America, showcasing over 320 short films each year from more than 40 countries, with a library of more than 2700 films available to film buyers, industry and press in the Film Market running concurrently with the Festival.


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30th -anniversary, the Palm Springs International ShortFest this june 18-24, 2024

Celebrating its 30th -anniversary, the Palm Springs International ShortFest, one of the largest showcases of short-form cinema in North America, will return this year from June 18-24, 2024. Sponsored by the City of Palm Springs, this year’s ShortFest will be presented at the Regal Palm Springs. In addition to screenings, the ShortFest Forum will occur with classes and panels featuring industry representatives, filmmakers, and additional guests. The ShortFest Awards and cash prizes w...

35th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Awards

The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners on January 13. The festival took place from January 4-15, 2024 and screened 184 films from over 70 countries, including 48 premieres. The line-up includes 41 of the International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions along with Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions, Modern Masters, Queer Cinema, True Stories, World Cinema Now, and more.  (Photo Credit: Co...

Palm Springs International Film Festival Honors Jeffrey Wright with Career Achievement Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards Jeffrey Wright the Career Achievement Award, for his performance in Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction. The Film Awards took place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event was sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts. “Jeffrey Wright has a prolific acting care...

Variety's Creative Impact Awards and “10 Directors to Watch” Brunch

           VARIETY PRESENTS THE CREATIVE IMPACT AWARDS & “10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH” BRUNCH  AT THE 35th ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL   Penélope Cruz honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Acting Award Yorgos Lanthimos honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Directing Award Eric Roth honored with the Variety Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award   WHO: Honorees Penélope Cr...

2024 Palm Springs International Film Awards Kicks Off Awards Season

The Palm Springs International Film Awards honored this year’s biggest stars as Hollywood flocked to Palm Springs to kick off awards season.   Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, winners of the Vanguard Award for "Killers of the Flower Moon," pose backstage during the 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards, at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 04, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs Internation...

Palm Springs International Film Awards presented Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award, Actress

Emma Stone, winner of the Desert Palm Achievement Award for "Poor Things," poses backstage during the 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 04, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)   The Palm Springs International Film Awards honoreed Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award, Actress, for her performance in Bradley Cooper’s Maestr...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Paul Giamatti with the Icon Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Paul Giamatti is the recipient of the Icon Award for The Holdovers. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.      “In The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti inhabits a complex character who is both challenging and rewarding, and ultimately...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell with the Chairman's Award

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 critically acclaimed song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed, record-breaking film Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nomina...

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2024 Official Lineup with Opening Night "Wicked Little Letters"

  Fest to Open with the U.S. Premiere of “Wicked Little Letters” and Close with “Ex-Husbands.”   Festival Guests include Griffin Dunne, Jennifer Esposito, Susan Feniger, Gloria Gaynor, Greta Gerwig, Glenn Howerton, Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven, Philippe Rousselot, Jeffrey Wright and More!     Complete Line-up Includes 40 International Feature Film Oscar Submissions, a Korean Film Focus, Spotlight on James Ivory Films, Talking Pictures, New...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Colman Domingo with the Spotlight Award, Actor

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Colman Domingo is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in Rustin. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.  “In Rustin, Colman Domingo demonstrates his impressive talents bringing to life civil rights activis...

Danielle Brooks will receive the Palm Springs International Film Awards Spotlight Award, Actress

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Danielle Brooks is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actress for her performance in The Color Purple. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts. “In The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks revisits her Tony-nominated portrayal of Sofia, a fo...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Greta Gerwig with the Director of the Year Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Greta Gerwig is the recipient of the Director of the Year Award for her critically acclaimed, record-breaking Barbie. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts. “Director Greta Gerwig has brought us the cinematic experience of th...

Da’Vine Joy Randolph will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, for The Holdovers

The Palm Springs International Film Awards  has announced that Da’Vine Joy Randolph is the recipient of the Breakthrough  Performance Award, for The Holdovers. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels &  Resorts.  "In The Holdovers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph brings not o...

Cillian Murphy to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award

  The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Cillian Murphy is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, for his performance as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Res...

Emma Stone to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award at Palm Springs Fest 2024

  The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Emma Stone is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.   “Emma Stone continues t...

Killers of the Flower Moon will receive the Vanguard Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards 2024

The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024.   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 Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and Gotham Awa...

Interview with Director, Writer, Photographer Josh Cohen

Josh Cohen, born in 1986, is a multi-disciplinary director, writer, photographer, and artist living between Los Angeles and New York. Josh was raised in central New Jersey with access to all things suburban, including but not limited to parking lots, strip malls, backyards, and runoff creeks before moving and spending the majority of his adult life in New York City. Initially studying animal science and marine biology, he took a hard turn to study design at the School of Visual Arts ...

Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will return January 4-15, 2024

  Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will return January 4-15, 2024. The Festival's culturally diverse program presents a large selection of films submitted for consideration in the Best International Feature Film category for the Academy Awards, as well as highlights American independent and international features and documentaries.    The Opening Night screening of the Festival will be held on Friday, Janua...

Interview with Award-Winning South African Filmmaker Dian Weys at 29th Palm Springs Shortfest

Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker. He is the writer/director of three short films which have screened at over seventy film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, ZINEBI Bilbao, Palm Springs ShortFest and the Carthage Film Festival, where he won the Silver Tanit for Best Short Film. Apart from working on his next short film, he is currently a joint-PhD student in film studies at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University. His short film “Bergie” screened a...

2023 Palm Springs International Shortfest Announces Festival Winners

    The Old Young Crow Receives Best of the Festival; Way Better, Will You Look At Me, Sèt Lam and Mystic Tiger Receive Top Jury Awards        PALM SPRINGS, CA - The 2023 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried and audience award winners as part of Closing Night at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center). Awards and cash prizes worth $25,000 including f...

The Palm Springs International ShortFest is scheduled for its in-person event this year from June 20-26, 2023

        THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST RETURNS JUNE 20-26, 2023   The Palm Springs International ShortFest, one of the largest showcases of short-form cinema in North America, is scheduled for its in-person event this year from June 20-26, 2023. In addition to screenings, the ShortFest Forum will return with classes and panels featuring industry representatives, filmmakers and additional guests. The ShortFest Awards and cash prizes worth $25,000, includi...

Palm Springs International Film Festival Closing Weekend with Anna Kendrick and Ray Romano

The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) concluded this weekend with guests Anna Kendrick and Ray Romano. Anna Kendrick attended the screening and Q&A of her film Alice, Darling, while Ray Romano attended the screening of his directorial debut film Somewhere in Queens.    Social: Instagram: @psfilmfest | Facebook: PalmSpringsFilmFestival | Twitter: @PSFilmFest | #PSIFF2023     PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Anna Kendrick attends t...

34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Award Winners

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                                                                              Saint Omer Receives FIPRESCI Prize;                                                  Ali Ju...

India's Shortlist for Best International Feature The Last Film Show @ the 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival

                                                                         LAST FILM SHOW / INDIA 110 min, Coming-of-Age Drama, directed by Pan Nalin Language: Gujarati   Shortlisted for Best International Film for the 95th Academy Awards 2023   @ the 34th Annual Palm Springs International F...

The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) kicked off with the premiere of ‘80 For Brady’

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The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) kicked off last night with its Opening Night screening and World Premiere of ‘80 For Brady’. Guests in attendance from the film included Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Harry Hamlin, director Kyle Marvin, executive producer Mike Covino, and writers Sarah Haskins & Emily Halpern. Additionally, the PSIFF Opening Day included the World Premiere of ‘Shot in the Arm’ with executive producer Neil deGra...

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