If you haven't had a chance to see some of the recent releases, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is giving you a heads up on which ones to concentrate on.
John Lee Hancock, who directed Saving Mr. Banks, and actor Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wall Street) received the Variety Creative Impact Awards for directing and acting Jan. 5 at the Parker Palm Springs presented by Mercedes Benz.
The brunch also honored "10 Directors to Watch", including Amma Asante (“Belle”); Anthony Chen (“Iloy Ilo”); Paul Duane (“Very Extremely Dangerous”); Ben Falcone (“Tammy”); Maya Forbes (“Infinitely Polar Bear”); Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (“Beneath the Harvest Sky”); Dome Karukoski (“Heart of a Lion”); Justin Simien (“Dear White People”); and Gren Wells (“The Road Within”).
Asante, Chen and Karukoski are having their films shown at the festival.
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Colin Farrell presents Variety's Creative Impact Award for directing to John Lee Hancock.
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Jonah Hill and director Ben Falcone.
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Guests attend Variety's Creative Impact Awards and 10 Directors to Watch brunch presented by Mercedes-Benz at The 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Jan. 5 at Parker Palm Springs.
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Director John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks), Festival Director Darryl McDonald and actor Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wall Street).
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Directors Dome Karukoski and Gita Pullapilly.
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Director Paul Duane and Colin Farrell.
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Michelle Sobrino, publisher of Variety, and director John Lee Hancock.
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'Belle' director Amma Asante and actor Udo Kier.
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Actress Melissa McCarthy attended the Jan. 5 event at the Parker Palm Springs.
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Directors Ben Falcone, Amma Asante, Anthony Chen, Paul Duane, Maya Forbes, Gita Pullapilly, Aron Gaudet, Gren Wells, Justin Simien and Dome Karukoski attend Variety's Creative Impact Awards and 10 Directors to Watch brunch Jan. 5.