Palm Springs film festival announces Book to Screen program lineup
City News Service
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs International Film Festival unveiled the lineup Tuesday for the return of its Book to Screen program slated for next month.
Deadline’s Matt Grobar will moderate Q&As with directors and screenwriters responsible for bringing written stories to life on the big screen.
The first event will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 with Winnie Holzman, a screenwriter for :Wicked: For Good.” The film concludes the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) in the land of Oz.
On Jan. 6 at 9:30 a.m., Grobar will talk with James Vanderbilt, the director and screenwriter for “Nuremburg.” Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist,” the film follows the story of chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), tasked with ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the horrors of the Holocaust during the Nuremberg Trials.
The last event will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Jan .9 with “Train Dreams” director and screenwriter Clint Bentley and screenwriter Greg Kwedar.
Based on the Denis Johnson’s novella of the same name, Netflix’s “Train Dreams” tells the story of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger in the early 20th century America, and his search for meaning.
The festival will run from Jan. 2-12. Watch our live coverage of the Film Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 3 starting at 5:00 p.m. on CBS Local 2.
More information can be found at psfilmfest.org.