Film Festival 2025

Awards & Jury

FIPRESCI: BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

I’M STILL HERE

Directed by: Walter Salles

 

FIPRESCI: BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY

VERMIGLIO

Directed by: Maura Delpero

 

FIPRESCI: BEST ACTRESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL FILM

Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ

Directed by: Jacques Audiard

 

FIPRESCI: BEST ACTOR IN AN INTERNATIONAL FILM

Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Provái, KNEECAP

Directed by: Rich Peppiatt

 

YOUNG CINEASTES AWARD

TATAMI

Directed by: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv

Special Mention: SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON

 

DESERT VIEWS AWARD

CHECKPOINT ZOO

Directed by: Joshua Zeman

Special Mention: DESERT ANGEL

BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD

SOULEYMANE’S STORY

Directed by: Boris Lojkine

Special Mention: HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS AWARD

THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME

Directed by: Bogdan Mureșanu

Special Mention: DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD

NO OTHER LAND

Directed by: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor

Special Mention: BLUE ROAD – THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY

 

IBERO-AMERICAN AWARD

SUJO

Directed by: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez

Special Mention: MANAS

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

Lyla Valentine | Palm Desert High School 

Joseph Manjarrez | Palm Springs High School

Stephanie Lopez | Palm Springs High School

DESERT VIEWS

Jose Macias | Desert Hot Springs

Matt Ramirez | Cathedral City

Tanisha L. Alston | Palm Desert

Sohelia Crane | Palm Desert

Margaret Quirante | Morongo Valley

Film Festival 2025