Palm Springs International Film Festival

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Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival
1700 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 3
CA 92262 Palm Springs
USA

phone +1-760-3 22 29 30
fax +1-760-3 22 40 87
http://www.psfilmfest.org
email: info@psfilmfest.org

Executive Director
Mr. Darryl Macdonald

Program Director
Mr. Carl Spence

Year of Foundation 1990

Event Date  from 04 January 2007 till 15 January 2007

in Palm Springs, United States


Sections no specific sections

Genres Animated Films, Documentary Films, Feature Films Cinema

Terms of Entry productions may not be older than 18 months, feature films at least 60 min., no US premiere necessary

Subtitles English subtitles necessary

Format 16mm, 35mm, Betacam SP, DV Cam, DigiBeta

Registration Deadline  October 2006

Attendance Figures 105,000

Participants of the Film Industry approx. 3,200 international producers and distributors

Prizes/Awards International Filmmaker Award, Da Vinci Award (Best Cinematography) International Award for Best Film (preselected), Feature Film International Filmmaker Award, The John Schlesinger Award to Debut Feature Film, FIPRESCI Prize, Audience Awards for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary

German Films 2006
WORLD CINEMA NOW
Hidden by Michael Haneke (FR/AT/DE/IT)
Johanna by Kórnel Mundruczó (HU/DE)
Low Profile (Falscher Bekenner) by Christoph Hochhaeusler
Manderlay by Lars von Trier (DK/SE/FR/GB/DE/NL)
Saratan by Ernest Abdysharapov (KG/DE)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Cave of the yellow Dog (Die Hoehle des gelben Hundes) by Byambasuren Davaa
Fateless by Lajos Koltai (DE/HU/GB)
Merry Christmas by Christian Carion (FR/DE/GB/BE/RO)
Obaba by Montxo Armendáriz (DE/ES)
Paradise Now by Hany Abu-Assad (NL/IL/DE/FR)
Something like Happiness by Bohdan Slama (CZ/DE)
Sophie Scholl - The final days by Marc Rothemung
NEW VOICES/NEW VISIONS
The Master by Piotr Trzaskalski (PL/DE)
Sleeper (Schlaefer) by Benjamin Heisenberg (AT/DE)
NON FICTION FEATURES
A workingman's death by Michael Glawogger (AT/DE)
SUPERCHARGED CINEMA
Dreamship Surprise - Period 1 by Michael Herbig

Prizes for International Films

Number of Films Shown approx. 200 films from 65 countries

Media Coverage about 300 accredited journalists from local, national an international press, TV and radio

Specific Characteristics The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.

Evaluation The festival is a good platform for the presentation of OSCAR and Golden Globe nominated films with special emphasis on foreign films. Many famous guests, mainly from the US.