‘Sirât,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Top PSIFF Winners

The 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners today, with prizes going to Oscar contenders “Sirât,” “Left-Handed Girl,” and “Sentimental Value,” as well as new films from Egypt, Slovakia, Austria, South Korea, and Peru. In keeping with the festival’s tradition of showcasing the best in international cinema, 44…

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Will They Match the Oscars?

The Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film do not always line up with the Oscars. Over the years, Ben Affleck (“Argo”), Joseph Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Ron Howard (“Apollo 13”), and Steven Spielberg (“The Color Purple”) did not follow up DGA nominations with Oscar nods. Last year, DGA…

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‘Honey Bunch’ Shudder Exclusive Trailer

Shudder is fueling its post–10-year-anniversary momentum with an instantly unnerving trailer debut — exclusive to IndieWire. Recalling the antiseptic dread of Gore Verbinski’s “A Cure for Wellness,” but steeped in the lush, suffocating inferno of the deep-green Ontario woods, “Honey Bunch” comes from Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. The nightmare begins as a…

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