‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Review: A Tender Chilean Coming-of-Ager Turns the AIDS Epidemic Into a Surreal Trans Western

Writer-director Diego Céspedes first feature, which nabbed the top prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, was Chile's official submission for the 2026 Oscars.

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Miley Cyrus Laments Awards Season Competition: “We’re Meant to Be a Community, Not Opponents”

The star was honored for her 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' song at the Palm Springs Film Awards, where she said of the awards race, "There is no single best, it's only our personal best work."

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Awards Gala

He will still have his presence known, as a source indicates he will send in a recorded acceptance speech that will play after a tribute from his 'One Battle After Another' co-stars Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti

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“Speaking Authentically Is Threatening”: How a Palestinian Film Made It to Palm Springs

Cherien Dabis’ award-winning 'All That’s Left of You' on its journey to the film festival, a pitstop before the Oscars: “We really wanted a mainstream distributor, which was maybe naive.”

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Palm Springs Film Fest: Even Starrier Than Usual Awards Gala Reflects Wide Open Oscar Race

Angelina Jolie, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Kieran Culkin, Nicole Kidman, Ralph Fiennes and Selena Gomez were just a few of the A-listers who trekked out to the desert for Friday night's festivities.

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How Hugh Jackman Inspired the New Robbie Williams Biopic

Michael Greeley reveals the unlikely origin story for ‘Better Man,’ which opens the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 2.

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Colman Domingo to Receive Actor Spotlight Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Exclusive)

The film awards will take place on Jan. 3, 2025, with the festival running from Jan. 2 to Jan. 13.

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Nikolaj Arcel, Ilker Çatak and Other Shortlisted Filmmakers on Bringing Their Movies to Life

At the Palm Springs International Film Festival, THR talked to Çatak ('The Teacher’s Lounge'), Mstyslav Chernov ('20 Days in Mariupol'), Michael A. Goorjian ('Amerikatsi'), Kaouther Ben Hania ('Four Daughters') and Arcel ('The Promised Land').

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Matteo Garrone, Tran Anh Hung and More International Helmers on What Drove Them to Make Their Oscar Shortlisted Films
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Matteo Garrone, Tran Anh Hung and More International Helmers on What Drove Them to Make Their Oscar Shortlisted Films

At the Palm Springs International Film Festival, THR spoke with Garrone ('Io Capitano'), Hung ('The Taste of Things'), Pawo Choyning Dorji ('The Monk and the Gun'), Asmae El Moudir ('The Mother of All Lies'), J.A. Bayona ('Society of the Snow'), and Lila Aviles ('Totem').

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Noah Pritzer on the Real-Life Divorce That Inspired ‘Ex-Husbands’

The writer-director’s newest film closes out the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

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