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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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

Juries

The juries consists of the following members:

FIPRESCI International Film Jury

• Robert Horton, historian and programmer at Scarecrow Video Project and member of the National Society of Film Critics.
• Andrew Kendall, Head of the Department of Language and Cultural Studies at the University of Guyana.
• Anders Larsson, Swedish critic, poet and festival director of Lund Fantastic Film Festival

Ibero-American Jury

• Manuel Betancourt, Colombian culture writer.
• Trey Shields, programmer of the Philadelphia Film Society and Philadelphia Film Festival.
• Rebecca Sun, senior editor of diversity and inclusion at The Hollywood Reporter.

Documentary Jury

• Diana Cadavid, Colombian-Canadian film curator and International Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Amir George, American filmmaker.
• Robin Robinson, Senior Programmer at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.

New Voices New Visions

• Violet Lucca, web editor and digital director at Harper's Magazine.
• Monica Trasandes, Uruguayan-American director of Spanish-Language & Latinx Media & Representation at GLAAD.
• Lauren Wissot, film critic, journalist, filmmaker and programmer.

Bridging the Borders

• Keely Badger, Executive Director of MOZAIK.
• Bambadjan Bamba, actor, filmmaker and immigrant rights advocate.
• Marcy Garriott, independent documentary filmmaker.
• Vladek Juszkiewicz, founder of the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles.
• Granaz Moussavi, Iranian writer and literary critic
• Bijan Tehrani, founder and director of I, Immigrant and founder of Cinema Without Borders (CWB) and CineEqual.

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows:

Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film Submissions

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

Highlighted title indicates the section 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:

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:

New Voices New Visions

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

Highlighted title indicates the section winner.

True Stories

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

Highlighted title indicates the section winner.

Cine Latino

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

Highlighted title indicates the section 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:

World Cinema Now

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

Local Spotlight

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

Notes

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

Awards

The following awards were presented at the 34th Edition:

International Film competition

• Best International Feature Film: Saint Omer
• Best Actor in a International Feature Film: Ali Junejo for Joyland
• Best Actress in a International Feature Film: Oksana Cherkashina for Klondike
• Best International Screenplay: Arnau Vilaró and Carla Simón for Alcarràs

Ibero-American Competition

• Ibero-American Award: 1976 by Manuela Martelli
• Ibero-American Special Mention: Blanquita by Fernando Guzzoni

Documentary competition

• Best Documentary: To Kill a Tiger by Nisha Pahuja
• Special Mention: Butterfly in the Sky by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb

New Voices New Visions

• New Voices New Visions Award: The Damned Don't Cry by Fyzal Boulifa
• New Voices New Visions Special Mention: Our Father, the Devil by Ellie Foumbi

Local Jury

• Local Jury Award: Liquor Store Dreams by So Yun Um
• Local Jury Special Mention: Mama Bears by Daresha Kyi

Other awards

• Young Cineastes Award: Riceboy Sleeps by Anthony Shim
• MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous by Wissam Charaf
  • Special Mention: The Happiest Man in the World by Teona Strugar Mitevska

References

1. ^ Grobar, Matt (6 December 2022). "Palm Springs Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup; '80 For Brady' To Open Fest, With 'The Lost King' Closing It Out". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Hipes, Patrick (12 December 2022). "Palm Springs Film Festival Awards: Danielle Deadwyler Latest Honoree For January Gala". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. ^ Hammond, Pete (6 January 2023). "Oscar Hopefuls From Cate Blanchett To Steven Spielberg Hit Palm Springs As Awards Season Cranks Up". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. Hammond, Pete (16 November 2022). "Colin Farrell To Receive Palm Springs Film Festival Gala Actor Award". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "Palm Springs International Film Awards Presents Michelle Yeoh with the International Star Award, Actress". Palm Springs International Film Society. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
   Verhoeven, Beatrice (29 November 2022). "Michelle Yeoh to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival's International Star Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
6. Earl, William (14 December 2022). "Angela Bassett to Receive Variety's Creative Impact in Acting Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. Murphy, Kim (13 December 2022). "Rian Johnson to Receive Variety's Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. Zee, Michaela (22 December 2022). "Brian Tyree Henry to Receive Creative Impact in Breakthrough Performance Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
9. "Awards & Jury". Palm Springs International Film Festival. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
10. Earl, William (15 January 2023). "'Saint Omer,' 'To Kill a Tiger' Among Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Winners". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
11. Haring, Bruce (15 January 2023). "'Saint Omer' Takes Top Honors At 34th Palm Springs Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

• Official website

• 2023 film festivals
• 2023 festivals in North America
• January 2023 events in the United States