SINCE: 1990
WHERE: Palm Springs, California, U.S.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
In addition to curating the best in international cinema, PSIFF has come to be known as the first stop on the road to the Academy Awards® The Palm Springs International Film Festival has a well-established reputation as one of the most prestigious and well-attended film festivals in the country. The Festival has long secured its place on the world stage as the portal for the very best in world cinema, welcoming more than 136,000 enthusiastic filmgoers to Palm Springs every January.
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Da’Vine Joy Randolph will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in 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.
Cillian Murphy will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, at the Palm Springs International Film Awards 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.
Emma Stone will be honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Searchlight Pictures’ Poor Things at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs International Film Festival running through January 15, 2024.
The cast and director of Killers of the Flower Moon is the recipient of the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. 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 Award nominee Lily Gladstone, all of whom will be in attendance.
Brendan Fraser will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in The Whale at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Danielle Deadwyler will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in Till. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Award-winning actor Bill Nighy will receive the International Star Award, Actor for Living at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Viola Davis will honored at the Palm Springs International Film Awards with the Chairman’s Award recognizing her work as an actress and producer for The Woman King. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Austin Butler will he honored with the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in Elvis at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 , with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Steven Spielberg and the cast of The Fabelmans will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Vanguard Award honors 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 Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch who are all expected to attend. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Michelle Yeoh will receive the International Star Award, Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once at Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
