Palm Springs Film Festival winners

The 20th annual Palm Springs Film Festival on Sunday selected Japan's "Departures," directed by Yojiro Takita, for the Mercedes-Benz audience award for best narrative. The film is also on the Oscar nomination short list for best foreign-language film. "The Modernism of Julius Shulman," directed by Eric Bricker, received the audience award for best documentary feature.

By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer