Reitman Will Be Joined By The Film’s Stars Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt and Screenwriter Diablo Cody
P
alm Springs, CA
– The 23rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present the film
Young Adult with the
Vanguard Award recognizing its outstanding creative ensemble. Cast members from the film including
Charlize Theron and
Patton Oswalt, director
Jason Reitman and screenwriter
Diablo Cody will
attend to accept the award. Presented by Cartier, the Awards Gala
will be held Saturday, January 7, at the Palm Springs Convention
Center. Hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will also present awards
to previously announced honorees George Clooney, Glenn Close, Michel
Hazanavicius, Octavia Spencer and Michelle Williams. The Festival
runs January 5-16.
This is the second Vanguard Award for Cody and Reitman, who first received the honor in 2008 for
Juno. Reitman recently garnered the 2010 PSIFF Best Director Award for
Up in the Air, and Theron previously earned the 2006 Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award for
North Country.
“What is more bittersweet than realizing that your glory days,
particularly those in high school, when everything was possible, may
truly be a thing of the past,” said Film Festival Chairman Harold
Matzner. “In
Young Adult, a writer of teen literature gets a
major reality check when her plan to reclaim a former high school
sweetheart goes awry, but leads her to forge an unlikely bond with a
former classmate who is similarly time warp-challenged. It is a
particular pleasure for the Palm Springs International Film Festival to
present the 2012 Vanguard Award to
Young Adult, a truly
unique and utterly enjoyable film. The filmmakers and cast represent
the some of the best and most exciting filmmaking work of the year and
have delivered a biting black comedy as deeply poignant as it is funny
. It’s
a pleasure to welcome for an ‘encore’ the film’s screenwriter Diablo
Cody, director Jason Reitman and accomplished star Charlize Theron, all
previous winners at the Festival, who continue to demonstrate the
scope of their cinematic talents.”
About
Young Adult
Mavis Gary is a writer of teen literature who returns to her small
hometown to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When
returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an
unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn’t quite gotten over high
school, either. The film stars Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick
Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser and Jill Eikenberry.
Young Adult features the team behind
Juno -
Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody and Academy
Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman. Paramount Pictures released
the film in select theatres on December 9 and will open wide on
December 16.
About The Palm Springs International Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is one of
the largest film festivals in North America, welcoming 130,000
attendees each year for its lineup of new and celebrated international
features and documentaries. The Festival is also known for its annual
Black Tie Awards Gala, honoring the best achievements of the filmic
year by a celebrated list of talents who, in recent years, have
included Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Bridges,
Danny Boyle, Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Colin Firth, Ron Howard,
Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman and Kate Winslet.
The 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is
presented by Title Sponsor, the City of Palm Springs. Renewing
sponsors, to date, of this year’s Festival include The Desert Sun,
Spencer’s Restaurant and KPSP Local 2. Major sponsors include Bank of
America, Penfolds, Regal Entertainment and Wells Fargo. The Festival’s
Awards Gala is presented by Cartier and sponsored by Official Vehicle,
Mercedes Benz.
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