Cinemark La Quinta joins the list of screening venues for Palm Springs film festival | festival

La Quinta residents will not must journey too far to catch some of this yr's greatest movies as a result of the Cinemark Century La Quinta theater will likely be a brand new screening venue for the upcoming thirty sixth annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

The information is on the agenda for Thursday evening's La Quinta State of the City occasion. The glitzy film festival returns to the desert Jan. 2-13, 2025, with the star-studded Film Awards on Jan. 3.

Screenings at the Cinemark Century La Quinta, positioned at 46-800 Washington St., will likely be held throughout the first and final weekends of the festival, Jan. 4-5 and Jan. 11-12. This provides not less than one japanese Coachella Valley screening location for the 2025 occasion. Other screening venues embody the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Camelot Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, Mary Pickford is D’Place in Cathedral City, the Palm Canyon Theatre, the Richards Center for the Arts at Palm Springs High School and the Regal Cinemas Palm Springs.

“We are excited to welcome the Palm Springs International Film Festival to La Quinta,” La Quinta Mayor Linda Evans mentioned in an announcement. “La Quinta prides itself on preserving and promoting its deep roots in art and culture, and the festival’s desire to expand across the Valley is a testament to providing world-class entertainment experiences to our vibrant cultural scene.”

“It is a proud moment for us to bring the Palm Springs International Film Festival experience to La Quinta, furthering our reach across the Coachella Valley,” Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi echoed in an announcement. “Our commitment to growth in the desert is steadfast. By adding new venues like Cinemark Century La Quinta, we are ensuring that more of our valley residents can participate in the festival and enjoy the world of cinema.”

Although the festival and its occasions are primarily concentrated in the western Coachella Valley, its attain has began increasing eastward in the previous as properly. The Palm Springs International Film Society hosted a Student Screening Day at Indio High School, which included participation from a number of native excessive faculties. The enlargement additionally targets one of the Film Society's important targets, which is to foster a extra inclusive cinematic expertise and appreciation for all residents and college students throughout the Coachella Valley, based on a press launch.

Opening Night of the film festival will happen Jan. 2, 2025, adopted by the Film Awards the subsequent night at the Palm Springs Convention Center, simply in time to kick off award season and honor some of Hollywood's greatest actors. Nearly all of the honorees at the 2024 Film Awards went on to obtain Academy Award nominations, and wins for Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (Chairman’s Award) for their track for “Barbie,” Cillian Murphy (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor) for “Oppenheimer,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Breakthrough Performance Award) for “The Holdovers,” and Emma Stone (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress) for “Poor Things.”

Closing Night will likely be held on Jan. 12, adopted by the “Best of the Festival” screenings on Jan. 13. The festival’s lineup is anticipated to be introduced on Nov. 26.

For extra info on the Palm Springs International Film Festival, go to www.psfilmfest.org or name (760) 969-7533 or toll-free at (800) 898-7256.

Ema Sasic covers leisure and well being in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at ema.sasic@desertsun.com or on Twitter @ema_sasic.