34th Palm Springs International Film Festival

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34th Palm Springs International Film Festival
Opening film 80 for Brady
Closing film The Lost King
Location Palm Springs, California, United States
Festival dateJanuary 5–16, 2023
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2024
2022

The 34th Palm Springs International Film Festival took place from January 5 to 16, 2023, in Palm Springs, California, United States. The festival opened with the world premiere of Kyle Marvin's comedy film 80 for Brady and closed with Stephen Frears' biographical film The Lost King . [1]

Contents

Background and special awards

Throughout December 2022, several special awards were announced, which were presented at the Opening Gala on January 5, 2023, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Actors Austin Butler and Danielle Deadwyler were honored with the Breakthrough Performance Award, for their performances in Elvis and for Till , respectively. [2] Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans received the Vanguard Award, Brendan Fraser received the Spotlight Award, Sarah Polley received the Director of the Year award for Women Talking and Viola Davis received the chairman's Award. [3] Desert Palm Achievement Awards were presented to Cate Blanchett for Tár and Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin , while Michelle Yeoh and Bill Nighy received the International Star Actress and International Star Actor awards respectively. [4] [3] [5]

The following day, on January 6, the Variety's 10 Directors to Watch brunch took place at the Parker Palm Springs, where four Creative Impact awards were presented: Creative Impact in Acting Award to Angela Bassett; Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award to Rian Johnson; Creative Impact in Directing Award to Baz Luhrmann; and Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award to Brian Tyree Henry for Causeway . [6] [7] [8]

Juries

The juries consists of the following members: [9]

FIPRESCI International Film Jury

Ibero-American Jury

Documentary Jury

New Voices New Visions

Bridging the Borders

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows: [1]

Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film Submissions

The following section consists of submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Ajoomma 花路阿朱妈 He Shuming Singapore
Alcarràs Carla Simón Spain
All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues Edward Berger Germany
Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Argentina
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro G. Iñárritu Mexico
Beautiful Beings Berdreymi Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Iceland
Blanquita Fernando GuzzoniChile
Boy from Heaven صبي من الجنة Tarik Saleh Sweden
Cinema Sabaya [lower-alpha 1] סינמה סבאיאOrit Fouks RotemIsrael
Close Lukas Dhont Belgium
Corsage Marie Kreutzer Austria
DarklingМракDušan MilićSerbia
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook South Korea
EO IO Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
Eternal Spring 长春 Jason Loftus Canada
Holy Spider عنکبوت مقدس Ali Abbasi Denmark
Il Boemo Petr Václav Czech Republic
Joyland جوائے لینڈ Saim Sadiq Pakistan
KalevOve MustingEstonia
Klondike Клондайк Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine
Last Film Show Pan Nalin India
Mars One Marte UmGabriel MartinsBrazil
Mediterranean Fever Maha Haj Palestine
Nostalgia Mario Martone Italy
Return to Seoul Retour à Séoul Davy Chou Cambodia
Saint Omer Alice Diop France
The Blue Caftan أزرق القفطان Maryam Touzani Morocco
The Happiest Man in the World [lower-alpha 1] Najsreḱniot Čovek na Svetot Teona Strugar Mitevska North Macedonia
The Quiet Girl An Cailín Ciúin Colm Bairéad Ireland
Under the Fig Trees تحت الشجرةErige SehiriTunisia
UtamaAlejandro Loayza GrisiBolivia
Victim OběťMichal BlaškoSlovakia
War Sailor Krigsseileren Gunnar Vikene Norway
World War III جنگ جهانی سوم Houman Seyyedi Iran
You Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski Australia
Highlighted title indicates Òrbita winner.

Talking Pictures

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Talking Pictures section, each with discussion panels with their directors, writers and actors:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Alice, Darling Mary Nighy United States, Canada
Chevalier Stephen Williams United States
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Moving On Paul Weitz United States

Modern Masters

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Modern Masters section, consisting of new films by well-established directors:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras United States
Broker 브로커 Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea
A Compassionate Spy Steve James United States, United Kingdom
Hilma Lasse Hallström Sweden
No Bears [lower-alpha 1] خرس نیست Jafar Panahi Iran
One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France, United Kingdom, Germany
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu Romania, France, Belgium, Sweden
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Luca Guadagnino Italy
Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita Dardenne brothers Belgium. France

New Voices New Visions

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the New Voices New Visions section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aitch AlbertoUnited States
Butterfly VisionБачення метеликаMaksim NakonechnyiCroatia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Ukraine
The Damned Don't Cry Les damnés ne pleurent pas Fyzal Boulifa France, Belgium, Morocco
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Daniel Goldhaber United States
Love According to Dalva Dalva Emmanuelle Nicot Belgium, France
Our Father, the DevilEllie FoumbiUnited States
Riceboy Sleeps [lower-alpha 2] Anthony Shim Canada
Snow and the BearKar ve AyıSelcen ErgunTurkey, Germany, Serbia
Susie SearchesSophie KargmanUnited States, United Kingdom
Highlighted title indicates Òrbita winner.

True Stories

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the True Stories section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
1341 Frames of Love and War 1341 Framim Mehamatzlema Shel Micha Bar-AmRan TalIsrael
All That Breathes [lower-alpha 3] Shaunak Sen India, United Kingdom
Anxious Nation [lower-alpha 2] Vanessa Roth, Laura MortonUnited States
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. FisherGregory M. Bezat
BellaBridget Murnane
Body PartsKristy Guevara-Flanagan, Helen Hood Scheer
Born in Chicago Bob Sarles, John Anderson
Butterfly in the SkyBradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
The Caviar ConnectionLa Caviar Connection Benoît Bringer France
Crows Are WhiteAhsen NadeemJapan, Ireland, United States
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Nancy Buirski United States
The Grab Gabriela Cowperthwaite
I Like It HereRalph Arlyck
Lakota Nation vs. United States Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli
LiftDavid Petersen
Liquor Store Dreams [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 2] So Yun Um
Of Medicine and MiraclesRoss Kauffman
Roberta Antonino D'Ambrosio
Shot in the ArmScott Hamilton Kennedy
Split at the Root [lower-alpha 3] Linda Goldstein Knowlton
SubjectCamilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera
The Thief Collector Allison Otto
To Kill a Tiger Nisha Pahuja Canada
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb Lizzie Gottlieb United States
Highlighted title indicates Òrbita winner.

Cine Latino

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Cine Latino section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
1976 Manuela Martelli Chile, United States
Huesera: The Bone Woman Huesera Michelle Garza Cervera Mexico, Peru
I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricosValentina MaurelCosta Rica, Belgium, France
SublimeMariano BiasinArgentina
The Substitute El suplente Diego Lerman Argentina, Italy, France, Spain, Mexico
Highlighted title indicates Òrbita winner.

Queer Cinema Today & The Gayla

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Queer Cinema Today section and The Gayla:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted CultureSharon "Rocky" RoggioUnited States, Canada
Casa Susanna Sebastien Lifshitz United States
EismayerDavid WagnerAustria
Esther Newton Made Me GayJean CarlomustoUnited States
God Save the QueensJordan Danger
Mama Bears [lower-alpha 3] Daresha Kyi
My Emptiness and IMi vacío y yoAdrián SilvestreSpain
Nelly & NadineMagnus GerttenSweden, Belgium, Norway
Punch Welby IngsNew Zealand, United States
Winter Boy Le Lycéen Christophe Honoré France
You Can Live Forever Mark Slutsky, Sarah WattsCanada

World Cinema Now

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the World Cinema Now section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Back ThenZupa nicKinga DębskaPoland
Before, Now & Then Nana Kamila Andini Indonesia
Burning DaysKurak Günler Emin Alper Turkey, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Croatia
Concerned CitizenIdan HaguelIsrael, United States
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous [lower-alpha 1] Wissam CharafFrance, Italy, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Driving Madeleine Une belle course Christian Carion France
Emily Frances O'Connor United States
Freaks Out Gabriele Mainetti Italy, Belgium
Golden YearsDie goldenen JahreBarbara KulcsarSwitzerland
Greener PasturesMatan Guggenheim, Assaf AbiriIsrael
Gyeong-ah's Daughter경아의 딸Kim Jung-eunSouth Korea
Haute CoutureSylvia OhayonFrance
Juniper Matthew J. Saville New Zealand
Linoleum Colin WestUnited States
Lullaby Cinco lobitos Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Spain
Max, Min & MeowzakiN PadmakumarUnited States
Melchior the Apothecary Apteeker Melchior Elmo Nüganen Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany
My Neighbor Adolf Leonid Prudovsky Israel, Colombia, Poland
My Sailor, My LoveRakkaani merikapteeni Klaus Härö Finland, Ireland
Next Sohee 다음 소희 July Jung South Korea
Paris Memories Revoir Paris Alice Winocour France
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century Simone, le voyage du siècle Olivier Dahan France
Somewhere in Queens Ray Romano United States
Stonewalling ‘石门’Huang Ji, Ryuji OtsukaJapan
Talia's Journey [lower-alpha 2] Christophe RolinBelgium, Senegal, Luxembourg
The Beasts As bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spain, France
The Judgement De veroordelingSander BurgerNetherlands, Germany
The Origin of Evil L'Origine du mal Sébastien Marnier France, Canada
The StorytellerAnant Narayan MahadevanIndia
The WordSlovoBeata ParkanováCzech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Viking Stéphane Lafleur Canada
Where Life BeginsAlla vita Stéphane Freiss Italy
Without Her بی رویاArian VazirdaftariIran, Germany

Local Spotlight

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Local Spotlight section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Don't Worry Darling Olivia Wilde United States
Racist TreesSara Newens, Mina T. Son

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nominated for the MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nominated for the Young Cineasted Award.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nominated for the Local Jury Award

Awards

The following awards were presented at the 34th Edition: [10] [11]

International Film competition

Ibero-American Competition

Documentary competition

New Voices New Visions

Local Jury

Other awards

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