Arts & Entertainment
Palm Springs International Film Festival Begins Jan. 4
The festival will feature screenings of 179 films from 74 countries.
PALM SPRINGS, CA — The Palm Springs International Film Festival will get underway next week with screenings, programs and awards.
The festival will begin Jan. 4 with Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to festival officials. The honorees are Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Gerwig, Jeffrey Wright, Carey Mulligan and Colman Domingo.
"Sprawling in scope, this year's lineup spotlights programming from both international and domestic communities, including first-time filmmaking from American stars, impactful documentaries from abroad, and the very best in contemporary cinema for our Coachella Valley audience," Artistic Director Lili Rodriguez said in a statement. "The Palm Springs International Film Festival programming team committed the past year to searching and scavenging the world for the films which compose this Festival's lineup."
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The opening night for screenings will get underway Jan. 5 with a U.S. premiere of the comedy mystery "Wicked Little Letters," which Thea Sharock, the director, is expected to attend, according to a statement.
The screenings will close out Jan. 13 with the comedy "Ex-Husbands" and writer and director Noah Pritzker is expected to attend with the movie's actors, Griffin Dunne and Miles Heizer.
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The festival will feature screenings of 179 films from 74 countries from Jan. 4 to Jan. 14 at the Palm Canyon Theater, Camelot Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs as well as the Mary Pickford is D'Place in Cathedral City.
"The varied screenings at the 2024 edition will unite family entertainment, critical commentary, dramatic excellence and, most importantly, the community for cinematic conversation which meets every year in beautiful, sophisticated Palm Springs," Rodriguez said.
On Jan. 15, juried awards for films in competition will be announced for seven categories.
The complete line-up of films can be found at psfilmfest.org.
