Variety: The Palm Springs Film Festival began rounding off its 11-day run with its annual awards luncheon held Saturday afternoon at Spencer’s at the Mountain.
The Fipresci Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year went to Taiwanese thriller “The Assassin,” directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The Fipresci Prize for the Best Actor of the Year went to Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theodór Júlíussonfrom for their work in the Iceland film “Rams,” while the Fipresci Prize for Best Actress of the Year in a Foreign Language Film went to Alena Mihulová for her role in “Home Care,” written and directed by Czech filmmaker Slavek Horak.
Deadline
Premieres, special sections, and the opening and closing films have been announced for the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, happening January 2-16.
Variety: The Palm Springs International Film Festival has selected “The Big Short” as the winner of its ensemble performance award.
Christian Bale, Steve Carell and director Adam McKay will be present to receive the prize at the festival’s awards ceremony on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Deadline: With just over two weeks to go before the January 1 launch of the 2016 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the organization has announced the opening and closing films, as well as additional programming.
