Founded by Sonny Bono, The Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in the country, screening over 200 films from more than 60 countries to an audience of over 70,000. From ages 5 to 85, the festival brings together communities as diverse as the retired citizens of the desert, the young, hip industry crowd of Los Angeles and film aficionados from around the world.

The Palm Springs Film Festival also features cultural events, filmmaker tributes, industry seminars and an annual black-tie gala award presentation. The festival screens a majority of the official international submissions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film.

For more film festival information, call (760) 322-2930 or (800) 898-7256, or visit http://www.psfilmfest.org