Film Festival 2024

Awards & Jury

FIPRESCI: BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

FOUR DAUGHTERS

Directed by: Kaouther Ben Hania

 

FIPRESCI: BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY

Jonathan Glazer, THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Directed by Jonathan Glazer

 

FIPRESCI: BEST ACTRESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL FILM

Leonie Benesch, THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE

Directed by: İlker Çatak

 

FIPRESCI: BEST ACTOR IN AN INTERNATIONAL FILM

Mads Mikkelsen, THE PROMISED LAND

Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel

 

YOUNG CINEASTES AWARD

HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

Directed by: Ariane Louis-Seize

 

LOCAL JURY AWARD

WONDERLAND

Directed by: Chai Yee-Wei

MOZAIK BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD

GREEN BORDER

Directed by: Agnieszka Holland

Special Mention: THE OLD OAK

 

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

Directed by: Thomas Cailley

Special Mention: ANIMALIA

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

THE ECHO

Directed by: Tatiana Huezo

Special Mention: THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN

 

BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM

POWER ALLEY

Directed by: Lillah Halla

Special Mention: 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES

 

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FICTION FILM

ONE LIFE

Directed by: James Hawes

 

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

COMMON GROUND

Directed by: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell

FIPRESCI JURY

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS JURY

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM JURY

BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM JURY

MOZAIK BRIDGING THE BORDERS JURY

Local Juries

YOUNG CINEASTES

Ishaan Gill | Palm Springs High School 

Thomas Alan Nelson | Palm Desert High School 

Lyla Sofia Valentine | Palm Desert High School 

LOCAL JURY

Diana Acosta | La Quinta

Marco Garcia | Indio

Joan Heeter | Palm Springs 

Athalie Laguerre | Palm Springs

Kathy Kaye Retardo | Palm Springs

Film Festival 2024