36th Palm Springs International Film Festival

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36th Palm Springs International Film Festival
Opening film Better Man
Closing film The Penguin Lessons
Location Palm Springs, California, United States
Festival dateJanuary 2–13, 2025
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2026

The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from January 2 to 13, 2025, in Palm Springs, California, United States. The festival will open with Michael Gracey's biographic drama film Better Man and will close with Peter Cattaneo's comedy drama film The Penguin Lessons . [1]

Contents

Background and special awards

The full ineup was revealed on November 26, 2024. [2] [3] Among the sections, a Spanish Focus section will take place, dedicated to highlight Spanish cinema, while Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar will receive a spotlight section screening some films from his filmography.

As usual, throughout late 2024, several special awards were announced, which will be presented at the Opening Gala on January 3, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Jacques Audiard's musical crime comedy Emilia Pérez received the Vanguard Award. [4] The Desert Palm Achievement for Best Actor and Best Actress went to Adrien Brody and Angelina Jolie for their performances in The Brutalist and Maria , respectively. [5] Mikey Madison and Kieran Culkin both won the Breakthrough Performance Award, for Anora and A Real Pain respectively. [6] [7] Australian actress Nicole Kidman won the International Star Award for Babygirl . The Spotlight Award went to Colman Domingo for Sing Sing . [8] Mystery thriller Conclave received the Ensemble Performance Award. Its cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Lucian Msamati. [9] American actor Timothée Chalamet will receive the Chairman's Award for A Complete Unknown while American singer and actress Ariana Grande will be honored with the Rising Star Award for her performance in Wicked . [10] [11] Finally, the Visionary Award will be presented to Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve for Dune: Part Two . [12]

The following day, on January 4, the Variety's 10 Directors to Watch & Creative Impact Awards brunch will take place place at the Parker Palm Springs. The recipients for the Creative Impact awards are Cynthia Erivo, who will receive the Acting Award, and Jacques Audiard, who will be honored with the Directing Award. [13] [14] Additionally, American singer and actress Jennifer López will be presented with the Legend & Groundbreaker Award. [15]

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows: [2]

Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film Submissions

The following section consists of submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Submission countrie(s)
Armand Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Norway
Come Closer קרוב אליTom NesherIsrael
Dahomey Mati Diop Senegal
Drowning Dry Sesės Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard France
Everybody Loves Touda الجميع يحب تودة Nabil Ayouch Morocco
Flow Straume Gints Zilbalodis Latvia
From Ground Zero قصص غير محكية من غزة من المسافة صفرMultiple directors [a] Palestine
The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Magnus von Horn Denmark
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies หลานม่า Pat Boonnitipat Thailand
The Hungarian Dressmaker Ema a smrtihlav Iveta Grófová Slovakia
I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles Brazil
Julie Keeps Quiet Julie zwijgtLeonardo Van DijlBelgium
Kill the Jockey El jockey Luis Ortega Argentina
Kneecap Rich Peppiatt Ireland
La SupremaFelipe HolguinColombia
The Last Journey Den sista resan Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson Sweden
Life Hayat Zeki Demirkubuz Turkey
Lost Ladies लापता लेडीज़ Kiran Rao India
Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot Rithy Panh Cambodia
Memories of a Burning Body Memorias de un cuerpo que ardeAntonella SudasassiCosta Rica
My Late Summer Nakon ljeta Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina
Old Fox 老狐狸 Hsiao Ya-chuan Taiwan
Santosh Sandhya Suri United Kingdom
Saturn Return Segundo premio Isaki Lacuesta and Pol RodríguezSpain
The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof Germany
Shambhala शम्भाला Min Bahadur Bham Nepal
Sujo Astrid Rondero and Fernanda ValadezMexico
Three Kilometres to the End of the World Trei kilometri pâna la capatul lumii Emanuel Pârvu Romania
Touch Snerting Baltasar Kormákur Iceland
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨之圍城 Soi Cheang Hong Kong
Universal Language Une langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada
Vermiglio Maura Delpero Italy
Waves Vlny Jiří Mádl Czech Republic

True Stories

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Adrianne and the Castle Shannon Walsh Canada
Agent of Happiness Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya ZurbóBhutan, Hungary
Apocalypse in the Tropics Apocalipse nos Trópicos Petra Costa Brazil
Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It Paris Barclay United States
Blue Road – The Edna O'Brien StorySinéad O'SheaIreland, United Kingdom
Bring Them HomeIvan Macdonald, Ivy Macdonald, Daniel GlickUnited States
Checkpoint Zoo Joshua Zeman United States, Ukraine
Counted OutVicki AbelesUnited States
Desert AngelVincent Deluca
The Diamond KingMarq Evans
Diane Warren: RelentlessBess Kargman
DriverNesa Azimi
Every Little Thing Sally Aitken Australia
Good Men Bobby Roth United States
Group TherapyNeil Berkeley
Headhunting to Beatboxing Rohit Gupta India
His Own Way – The Cinema of Avi NesherYair RavehIsrael
Homegrown Michael Premo United States
IgualadaJuan MejíaColombia, Mexico, United States
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Varda Bar-Kar United States
Jean CocteauLisa Immordino Vreeland
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Bruce David Klein
Mistress Dispeller Elizabeth Lo China, United States
My Sweet Land Sareen HairabedianJordan, United States, France, Ireland
NastyTudor Giurgiu, Tudor D. Popescu, Cristian PascariuRomania
No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel SzorPalestine
Paul Anka: His Way John Maggio United States
Sabbath Queen Sandi Simcha DuBowski
Schindler Space ArchitectValentina Ganeva
Shelf Life Ian Cheney United States, Japan, Switzerland, Georgia, Egypt, Spain, United Kingdom
Space Cowboy Marah Strauch, Bryce LeavittUnited States
The Stamp ThiefDan SturmanUnited States, Poland, Germany
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things Mark Cousins United Kingdom
Tokito: The 540-Day Journey of A Culinary Maverick革新の料理人たち 540日の記録Aki MizutaniJapan
TransfersTrasladosNicolás Gil LavedraArgentina, Uruguay
Walk with MeHeidi LevittUnited States
Whatever It TakesJenny CarchmanUnited Kingdom, United States
You're No IndianRyan FlynnUnited States
Zurawski v. Texas Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault

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)
Hard Truths Mike Leigh United Kingdom, Spain
Never Alone Ei koskaan yksin Klaus Härö Estonia, Finland
Parthenope Paolo Sorrentino Italy
Presence Steven Soderbergh United States
A Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
When Fall Is Coming Quand vient l'automne François Ozon 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)
Bob Trevino Likes It Tracie Laymon United States
Bonjour Tristesse Durga Chew-Bose Canada, Germany
Color BookDavid FortuneUnited States
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz South Africa
Hanami Denise FernandesSwitzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde
The New Year That Never Came Anul Nou care n-a fostBogdan MureșanuRomania
To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

American Indies

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the American Indies section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Bad Shabbos Daniel Robbins United States
The Friend Scott McGehee and David Siegel
I Don't Understand You David Joseph Craig, Brian CranoUnited States, Italy
Lilly Rachel Feldman United States
Love Me Sam Zuchero and Andy Zuchero
Millers in Marriage Edward Burns
Paper FlowersMahesh Pailoor
Sacramento Michael Angarano

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)
Babygirl [b] Halina Reijn United States
Emilia Pérez [c] Jacques Audiard France
Maria [d] Pablo Larraín Italy, Germany, United States
A Real Pain [e] Jesse Eisenberg Poland, United States
Sing Sing [f] Greg KwedarUnited States
Wicked [g] Jon M. Chu United States

Spanish Focus

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Spanish Focus section, dedicated to celebrate Spanish cinema:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Afternoons of Solitude Tardes de soledad Albert Serra Spain, France, Portugal
The Exiles Los Tortuga Belén Funes Spain, Chile
Holy Mother La abadesa Antonio Chavarrías Spain, Belgium
I'm Nevenka Soy Nevenka Icíar Bollaín Spain, Italy
Marco, the Invented Truth Marco, la verdad inventada Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño Spain
Rioja, The Land of a Thousand WinesRioja, la tierra de los mil vinosJosé Luis López-Linares
The Wailing El llantoPedro Martín-CaleroSpain, France, Argentina

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)
Bun TikkiFaraz Arif AnsariIndia
Desired Lines Jules Rosskam United States
Drive Back Home Michael ClowaterCanada
Four Mothers Darren ThorntonIreland, United Kingdom
A House Is Not a Disco Brian J. Smith United States
I'm Your Venus Kimberly Reed
Misericordia Miséricorde Alain Guiraudie France, Spain, Portugal
A Nice Indian BoyRoshan SethiUnited States, Canada
Sally!Deborah Craig, Jörg Fockele, Ondine RareyUnited States

Spotlight: Pedro Almodóvar

The following films were selected to be screened as part of a section destined to highlight Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's filmography:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
All About My Mother (1999)Todo sobre mi madre Pedro Almodóvar Spain, France
Matador (1986)Spain
The Room Next Door (2024)
Talk to Her Hable con ella

Family Day

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Family Day section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Pete Browngardt United States
Flow Straume Gints Zilbalodis Latvia, France, Belgium
The Mountain Rachel House New Zealand

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)
Arcadia Yorgos ZoisGreece, Bulgaria, United States
AuctionLe tableau volé Pascal Bonitzer France
Audrey Natalie BaileyAustralia
Back Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu China
Bushido Kazuya Shiraishi Japan
The Correspondent Kriv Stenders Australia
From Hilde, with Love In Liebe, Eure Hilde Andreas Dresen Germany
Ghost Trail Les FantômesJonathan MilletFrance, Germany, Belgium
Happy Holidays ينعاد عليكو Scandar Copti Palestine, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar
John CrankoJoachim LangGermany
Maldoror Fabrice du Welz Belgium, France
Manas Marianna BrennandBrazil, Portugal
My Favourite Cake کیک محبوب من Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
Odd Fish Ljósvíkingar Snævar Sölvi Sölvason Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni Zambia, United Kingdom, Ireland
Pink Lady Nir Bergman Israel, Italy
The Quiet OnesDe lydløseFrederik Louis HviidDenmark, United States
Quisling: The Final Days Quislings siste dager Erik Poppe Norway
Sex Dag Johan Haugerud Norway, United States
The Shameless Konstantin Bojanov Switzerland, France, Bulgaria, Taiwan, India
Sons VogterGustav MöllerDenmark, Sweden
Souleymane's Story L'Histoire de Souleymane Boris Lojkine France
Sunshine Antoinette Jadaone Philippines
Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti India, United States
Tatami Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv Georgia, Israel, Iran
There's Still Tomorrow C'è ancora domani Paola Cortellesi Italy, United States
Through Rocks and Clouds RaízFranco García BecerraPeru, Chile
Tinā (Mother) Miki MagasivaNew Zealand
To Kill a Mongolian Horse一匹白马的热梦Jiang XiaoxuanMongolia
TrifoleGabriele FabbroItaly, South Africa, United States
Waltzing with Brando Bill Fishman United States, French Polynesia
The Way, My Way Bill Bennett Australia
William Tell Nick Hamm United Kingdom

Talking Pictures: Book to Screen

The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Talking Pictures: Book to Screen:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Conclave [h] Edward Berger United Kingdom, United States
Nickel Boys [i] RaMell Ross United States
Queer [j] Luca Guadagnino Italy, United States
Reading Lolita in Tehran [k] Eran Riklis Italy, Israel
The Room Next Door [l] Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Awards

Opening Gala Awards

The following awards were presented during the opening gala: [16]

Creative Impact Awards

The following creative impact awards were presented:

Variety's 10 Directors to Watch

The list consisted of the following directors: [17]

Notes

  1. Directed by Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-Maqousi, Mustafa Al-Nabih, Muhammad Alshareef, Ala Ayob, Bashar Al Balbisi, Alaa Damo, Awad Hana, Ahmad Hassunah, Mustafa Kallab, Satoum Kareem, Mahdi Karera, Rabab Khamees, Khamees Masharawi, Wissam Moussa, Tamer Najm, Abu Hasna Nidaa, Damo Nidal, Mahmoud Reema, Etimad Weshah and Islam Al Zrieai.
  2. Conversation with actress Nicole Kidman.
  3. Conversation with director Jacques Audiard and actors Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Edgar Ramírez.
  4. Conversation with actress Angelina Jolie.
  5. Conversation with writer-director and actor Jesse Eisenberg.
  6. Conversation with actor Colman Domingo.
  7. Extended introduction with director Jon M. Chu and actresses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
  8. Written by Peter Straughan; based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris.
  9. Written by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes; based on the 2019 novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.
  10. Written by Justin Kuritzkes; based on the 1985 novella by William S. Burroughs.
  11. Written by Marjorie David; based on the 2003 book by Azar Nafisi.
  12. Written by Pedro Almodóvar; based on the 2020 novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez.

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