37th Palm Springs International Film Festival presents a selection of Spanish films * Jan. 2-12, 2026

Fri, January 02 — Mon, January 12, 2026
Various Venues in Palm Springs, CA

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Palm Springs de 2026 presenta una selección de películas españolas * Del 2 al 12 de enero de 2026 * El programa de 2026 incluye un conjunto de películas españolas que reflejan la diversidad del cine contemporáneo en España.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival presents a selection of Spanish films in its 2026 edition, featuring new works by contemporary directors.

Launched in 1990, The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) brings together a diverse audience that includes industry professionals, film enthusiasts and filmmakers from around the world. Produced annually by the Palm Springs International Film Society, the festival has become an early meeting point in the international film calendar and presents a wide selection of contemporary cinema. Within this context, the 2026 program includes a group of Spanish films that reflect the range of contemporary filmmaking in Spain.

SIRAT
Wed., January 7 at 1:15 pm. At ARCO Theater (Palm Canyon Theater)
Directed by Oliver Laxe
In Spanish and French with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

After a young woman goes missing at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco, her father and brother traverse the forbidden desert landscape searching for her.

THE CAPTIVE

Mon., January 5 at 8 pm, Plaza Theatre.
Sat., January 10 at 1 pm, Palm Springs High School.
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar
In Spanish, Arabic and Italian with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Alejandro Amenábar reimagines the imprisonment of “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes as a swashbuckling epic adventure filled with daring escapes, emotional betrayals and secret romances.

DEAF

Sat., January 3 at 4 pm, Palm Springs Cultural Center 1.
Tues., January 6 at 9:45 am, Annenberg Theater.
Fri., January 9 at 4:20 pm, Plaza Theatre.
Directed by Eva Libertad
In Spanish and Spanish Sign Language with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Eva Libertad’s solo feature debut, adapted from her own short film, is a warm and honest portrayal of a deaf woman’s relationship with motherhood.

FRONTIER

Fri., January 2 at 8:15 pm, Festival Theaters 4/5.
Sat., January 3 at 12 pm, La Quinta Cinemark 7.
Thurs., January 8 at 4:30 pm, Festival Theaters 4/5.
Fri., January 9 at 1:30 pm, Annenberg Theater.
Directed by Judith Colell
In Catalan, Spanish, German, and French with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Inspired by true events, Frontier tells of a small Pyrenean town in 1943 whose inhabitants—defying the restrictions of Franco’s regime—helped hundreds of refugees fleeing Nazism cross into France.

MASPALOMAS

Thurs., January 8 at 7:30 pm, Palm Springs Cultural Center 1.
Fri., January 9 at 4 pm, Festival Theaters 4/5.
Sat., January 10 at 7:30 pm, Annenberg Theater.
Sun., January 11 at 10:30 am, Festival Theaters 4/5.
Directed by Aitor Arregi and Jose Mari Goenaga
In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

In the midst of retirement and following his most recent breakup, elderly Vicente (José Ramón Soroiz) finds a second youth in the tourist haven of Maspalomas—a pilgrimage site for gay men.

SUNDAYS

Tues., January 6 at 4 pm, Mary Pickford 10.
Wed., January 7 at 11:15 pm, Festival Theaters 7.
Thurs., January 8 at 2:30 pm, Festival Theaters 7.
Directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

At 17, Ainara stands at a crossroads. On the verge of leaving high school—maybe starting university, maybe falling in love—she’s actually considering a life as a cloistered nun.

PSFF Info+: https://www.psfilmfest.org/film-festival-2026

Organized by the Palm Springs International Film Society.