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January 1-11, 2016
Palm Springs, USA
What’s It All About?
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is entering in its 27th year. Among the most prestigious film festivals in the US, it draws 1,36,000 film-goers and features 180 films from 70 countries including the largest selection of Foreign Language Oscar® submissions of any festival in the country. The festival comprises film screenings, special presentations, tributes and nightly parties, constituting a cosmopolitan experience in world cinema. PSIFF is also known for its annual Black Tie Awards Gala, honouring the best talent in the film industry. This year’s gala will be hosted by Mary Hart and will honour Matt Damon with the Chairman’s Award.
Indian Connect
PSIFF has shortlisted six Indian films to be screened at the gala. These are: Fly Away Solo (Masaan), Rainbow (Dhanak), Thithi, Umrika, Parched and Zubaan. These films were part of various international film festivals earlier this year. Fly Away Solo or I, as it is popularly known, is a Hindi drama directed by Neeraj Ghaywan. Set in Varanasi, the film has won several awards including the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and a ‘Promising Future’ prize (Prix de l’avenir) for debut films at the Cannes Film Festival.
Watch Out For
Opening Film
The Fencer
Directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa, The Fencer is a drama film based on the true story of Endel Nelis, an Estonian fencer and coach. The plot revolves around a young Estonian fencer who has fled from the Russian secret police but is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past catches up and presents him with a difficult choice.
New Voices/New Vision
Banat
Death By Death
Departure
Five Nights In Maine
A Heavy Heart
Home Care
Let Them Come
Our Everyday Life
Paradise Trips
Sleeping Giant
Thithi
World Cinema
3000 Nights
A Korean in Paris
Anomalisa
Belgian Rhapsody
Born to Dance
Butterfly
Krisha
The Lady In The Van
Liza the Fox-Fairy
On My Mother’s Side
One Floor Below
Fly Away Solo
Parched
Umrika
Virgin Mountain
When A Tree Falls
Winter
Zubaan
After Dark
February
The Invitation
Men & Chicken
Shrew’s Nest
Modern Masters
Cemetery Of Splendour
Dheepan
My Golden Days
My Mother
Our Little Sister
Sunset Song
Sweet Bean
Women He’s Undressed
Talking Pictures
Conversations with the Brightest Talents in Current Cinema
Amy: Director Asif Kapadia
Grandma: Lily Tomlin
The Martian: Matt Damon
Concussion: Will Smith
Closing Night Film
Last Cab To Darwin
This Jeremy Sims-directed Australian comedy drama is based on the 2003 play of the same name by Reg Cribb. The story revolves around Rex (Michael Caton), who is a loner and is told that he doesn’t have long to live. He decides to get euthanised at a clinic for which he embarks on a journey. His journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you’ve got to share it.
