On Thursday, January 2, the annual Film Awards Gala will kick off the festival at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

• The screening portion of the festival will run Friday, January 3 through Monday, January 13.  On January 3, the festival will run screenings all day with the official Opening Night screening taking place that evening.

• The festival will close on Sunday, January 12, with Best of the Fest screenings taking place Monday, January 13.