69th Sydney Film Festival unveils official competition
A lineup of 12 movies have been selected to compete in the Official Competition section of the 69th Sydney Film Festival, which is scheduled to take place from June 8-19 in Sydney, Australia.
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The 69th Sydney Film Festival has announced the festival lineup in the Official Competition section of the Australian prestigious film festival, which is scheduled to take place from June 8-19 in Sydney, Australia.
Born in 1954, the Sydney Film Festival or SFF has become a leading international film festival in Australia. The Sydney Film Festival is accredited by FIAPF—Federation Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films.
The SFF, recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—the Oscars, in its program celebrates the best of world cinema, screening features, documentaries, short films, retrospectives and a series of industry and public talks.
The Official Competition of the Sydney Film Festival celebrates 13 years of awarding the prestigious Sydney Film Prize to each year’s most “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” film. The competition celebrates that rare but thrilling film that truly moves the art form forward.
A lineup of 12 movies have been selected to compete in the Official Competition section of the 69th Sydney Film Festival.
- “Alcarràs” by Carla Simón from Spain, Italy
- “All The People I’ll Never Be” by Davy Chou from France, Belgium, Germany
- “Before, Now & Then” by Kamila Andini from Indonesia
- “Blaze” by Del Kathryn Barton from Australia
- “The Box” by Lorenzo Vigas from Mexico, USA
- “Burning Days” by Emin Alper from Turkey
- “Close” by Lukas Dhont from Belgium
- “Fire of Love” by Sara Dosa from USA, Canada
- “Godland” by Hlynur Pálmason from Denmark
- “The Quiet Girl” by Colm Bairéad from Ireland
- “Utama” by Alejandro Loayza Grisi from Bolivia, France, Uruguay
- “You Won’t Be Alone” by Goran Stolevski from Australia
“Alcarràs” by Carla Simón
The land and livelihood of a Catalonian farming family is threatened in Carla Simón’s beautifully observed drama about changing times. “Alcarràs” won the Golden Bear (Best Film) at the Berlinale 2022.
“All The People I’ll Never Be” by Davy Chou
From Cannes Un Certain Regard, Davy Chou’s (Golden Slumbers, SFF 2012; Diamond Island, SFF 2017) moving, delightful film follows a young French woman’s quest to discover her Korean roots.
“Before, Now & Then” by Kamila Andini
Kamila Andini’s (The Seen and the Unseen, SFF 2018) beguiling period drama chronicles an unlikely female friendship against the backdrop of Indonesia in political turmoil.
“Blaze” by Del Kathryn Barton
Acclaimed Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton makes her stunning feature debut, combining live action, puppetry and animation and starring Simon Baker, Yael Stone and Julia Savage.
“The Box” by Lorenzo Vigas
Award-winning Chilean director Lorenzo Vigas delivers a tense drama about a Mexican teen’s search for his long-lost father and a poignant look at the struggles of migrant workers.
“Burning Days” by Emin Alper
From Cannes Un Certain Regard, Emin Alper’s riveting political thriller revolves around a prosecutor who moves to a small Turkish town and is embroiled in a political scandal.
“Close” by Lukas Dhont
Straight from the Cannes Competition, the new film from Lukas Dhont (Girl, SFF 2018) is a stunningly beautiful examination of an intense teen friendship torn asunder.
“Fire of Love” by Sara Dosa
The spectacular true story of a pair of unconventional French scientists with two obsessions – each other, and volcanoes. Narrated by Miranda July, Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” claimed award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
“Godland” by Hlynur Pálmason
Direct from Cannes Un Certain Regard, award-winning Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason’s new film is a stunning historical drama inspired by true events.
“The Quiet Girl” by Colm Bairéad
Directed by Colm Bairéad, “The Quiet Girl” is a moving coming-of-age story. A girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents. She blossoms, but in a house where there were meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.
“Utama” by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, “Utama” is an astonishing love story about an elderly Quechea couple in the Bolivian highlands fighting to preserve their way of life.
“You Won’t Be Alone” by Goran Stolevski
Goran Stolevski’s astonishing debut “You Won’t Be Alone”, starring Noomi Rapace, is a visually spectacular supernatural tale about a young shape-shifting witch trying to understand what it means to be human.
The past winners of the Sydney Film Prize were “There is No Evil” by Mohammad Rasoulof, “Parasite” by Bong Joon-ho, “The Heiresses” by Marcelo Martinessi, “On Body and Soul” by Ildikó Enyedi, “Aquarius” by Kleber Mendonça Filho, “Arabian Nights” by Miguel Gomes, “Two Days, One Night” by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, “Only God Forgives” by Nicolas Winding Refn, “Alps” by Yorgos Lanthimos, “A Separation” by Asghar Farhadi, “Heartbeats” by Xavier Dolan and “Bronson” by Nicolas Winding Refn.
The Sydney Film Prize is presented at SFF’s Closing Night awards ceremony at the State Theatre.
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