News from: Palm Springs International Film Society

The Palm Springs International Film Society has announced that the 37th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will return Friday, January 2, 2026 through Monday, January 12, 2026. The Film Awards will take place on January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with film screenings beginning Saturday, January 3 including the Opening Night presentation that evening and will conclude with Best of Fest and special programming on January 12 and 13. Palm Springs ShortFest is still scheduled to take place from June 24-30, 2025.

One of the first stops on the road to Oscars, nearly all honorees at the 2025 Film Awards went on to receive Academy Award nominations, and four went on to win Oscars including Adrien Brody (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Kieran Culkin (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor), Mikey Madison (Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress) and Zoe Saldana (Vanguard Award). The Festival screened “I’m Still Here” (Best International Feature), “Flow” (Best Animated Feature Film), and “No Other Land” (Best Documentary Feature). Best Live Action Short winner “I’m Not a Robot” screened at Palm Springs ShortFest.

For additional information visit www.psfilmfest.org or call 760-778-8979 or 800-898-7256.

About the Palm Springs International Film Society

The Palm Springs International Film Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The Film Society produces the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) and Film Awards every January and Palm Springs ShortFest in June. In addition to curating the best in international cinema, PSIFF’s Film Awards has come to be known as the first stop on the campaign trail for the Academy Awards®, and our Oscar®-qualifying ShortFest is the largest short film festival and market in North America. Our festivals, year-round member screenings and educational programs manifest our organization’s mission by nurturing and encouraging new filmmaking talent, honoring the great masters of world cinema, and expanding audience horizons. The City of Palm Springs is the title sponsor of both festivals.