January 6-19, 2009

Founded in 1990 by then-Mayor Sonny Bono, the PSIFF is one of the largest film festivals in North America. The Festival has an attractive film sales and distribution record and is seen by American distributors as one of the best Academy Award campaign marketing tools. The Festival also features cultural events, filmmaker tributes, industry seminars and an annual black-tie gala award presentation. 

FROM THE FILMMAKER
• "Let's Make a Better Future for Our Children" from Maris Martinsons, director of Loss
• "Nerdcore Rising Arises" from Negin Farsad, director of Nerdcore Rising
• "His Shots Shaped History" from Susan Morgan Cooper, director of An Unlikely Weapon
• "Blessed Is the Match Fulfilled" from Roberta Grossman, director of Blessed Is the Match
• "Desert Inspiration for Cat City" from Brent Huff, writer/director of Cat City
• "A Dream and a Destiny" from Mark Young, writer/director of The Least Among You
• "Making Valentino: The Last Emperor" from Matt Tyrnauer, director/producer of Valentino: The Last Emperor

FILMS SCREENING AT PALM SPRINGS - MPM's movie reviews
• The Garden (documentary)
• An Unlikely Weapon (documentary)
• Slepe lásky (Blind Loves) (documentary)
• Entre les murs (The Class)
• Matteo Garrone's Gomorra (Gomorrah)
• Hunger
• Pablo Trapero's Leonera (Lion's Den)
• O' Horten
• Pray the Devil Back to Hell (documentary)
• Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir 

MPM extras
• video interview with Jeff Goldblum, star of Adam Resurrected
• video interview with Steve McQueen, writer/director of Hunger
• interview with actor Michael Fassbender, Hunger's Bobby Sands