Where to catch a glimpse of the stars at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
The red carpet is waiting to be unrolled and the awards are ready to be given out, which can mean only one thing: The Palm Springs International Film Awards are back.
The annual star-studded event on Thursday will honor some of the year's brightest stars and kick off awards season, ahead of the Golden Globes on Sunday. Honorees "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Vanguard Award), Emma Stone (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Cillian Murphy (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Breakthrough Performance Award), Greta Gerwig (Director of the Year Award), Jeffrey Wright (Career Achievement Award), Carey Mulligan (International Star Award, Actress), Colman Domingo (Spotlight Award, Actor), Danielle Brooks (Spotlight Award, Actress), Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Chairman's Award) and Paul Giamatti (Icon Award).
But you don't need a golden ticket into the Palm Springs Convention Center to catch a glimpse of these stars. Like with many other red carpet, fans can line up near the arrivals area in hopes of snagging a selfie or autograph from some of their favorite filmmakers.
Red carpet arrivals begin at approximately 4 p.m., while the event begins at 6 p.m. The Palm Springs Convention Center is located at 277 N. Avenida Caballeros.
Other ways to see the stars
If you're more interested in hearing the stars talk about their movies, the Palm Springs International Film Festival has a whole slate of Talking Pictures (aka a screening followed by a sit-down conversation with the filmmakers and/or actors) where you can do just that. The lineup includes:
"American Fiction" with actor Jeffrey Wright: 10 a.m. Thursday at Palm Canyon Theatre ($25, tickets on stand-by)
"The Color Purple" with actresses Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson, director Blitz Bazawule and producer Scott Sanders: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Palm Springs Cultural Center ($30)
"Maestro" with actress Carey Mulligan: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum ($30, tickets on stand-by)
"Barbie" with director Greta Gerwig: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Palm Springs High School ($25)
"Rustin" with actor Colman Domingo: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mary Pickford is D'Place ($30, tickets on stand-by)
"Poor Things" with director Yorgos Lanthimos and actors Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe: 11:15 a.m. Friday at the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum ($30, tickets on stand-by)
"Killers of the Flower Moon" with Indigenous casting director Rene Haynes, costume designer Jacqueline West and set decorator Adam Willis: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Palm Springs Cultural Center ($25, tickets on stand-by)
"Miller's Girl" with actors Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman and director Jade Halley Bartlett: 7:15 p.m. Jan. 11 at Mary Pickford is D'Place ($30, tickets on stand-by)
The film festival is also hosting two free panels with several directors whose films were shortlisted for the Academy Award's best international feature film category. The panels are scheduled for noon and 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 at the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The list of participants is still not available on the festival website.
Plenty of other filmmakers are expected to stop by for post-screening Q&As, including those associated with "The Promised Land," "We Have Never Been Modern," "Green Border" and more.
For more information on film screenings and events, visit www.psfilmfest.org.
Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at ema.sasic@desertsun.com or on Twitter @ema_sasic.
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