Palm Springs Film Festival cancels 2022 edition due to COVID-19 surge

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Palm Springs Film Festival cancels its 2022 edition in January due to a surge in COVID-19 cases

Festival organizers opted to be more conservative when it came to the upcoming short films festival, which was still slated to go on in the summer of 2022.

Safety first: 'After thoughtful consideration, the Film Society feels this is the most responsible decision to ensure the safety of our patrons, filmmakers, and staff,' organizers wrote in a statement The statement concluded with an announcement that the 2022 honorees would be celebrated via a partnership with Entertainment Tonight, while the winners of juried awards would be announced on January 15.

The festival also regularly screens acclaimed documentaries and feature films, many of which compete for high-profile awards elsewhere.Foreign friendly: The Palm Springs Film Festival is a key venue for screen foreign-language films hoping to compete at the Academy Awards; Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez seen at the festival in 2020

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