69th Sydney Film Festival
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Opening filmWe Are Still Here
by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, and Chantelle Burgoyne
by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, and Chantelle Burgoyne
Closing filmBroker
by Hirokazu Kore-eda
by Hirokazu Kore-eda
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Founded1954
| Opening film | We Are Still Here by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, and Chantelle Burgoyne |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Awards | Sydney Film Prize: Close |
| No. of films | 200 from 64 countries |
| Festival date | 8–19 June 2022 |
| Website | sff |
The 69th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 June 2022.[1] First Nations anthology film We Are Still Here opened the festival, while Hirokazu Kore-eda's drama film Broker was the closing film.[2][3]
The most prestigious award, Sydney Film Prize, was awarded to drama film Close, directed by Lukas Dhont.[4]
Sydney Film Prize
The following were named as the festival juries:[5]
- David Wenham, Australian actor and director – Jury President
- Jennifer Peedom, Australian director
- Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladeshi director
- Semih Kaplanoğlu, Turkish director
- Yuka Sakano, executive director of the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute
Official Selection
In competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcarràs | Carla Simón | Spain, Italy | |
| Before, Now & Then | Nana | Kamila Andini | Indonesia |
| Blaze | Del Kathryn Barton | Australia | |
| The Box | La caja | Lorenzo Vigas | Mexico, United States, Venezuela |
| Burning Days | Kurak Günler | Emin Alper | Turkey, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Croatia |
| Close | Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands | |
| Fire of Love | Sara Dosa | United States, Canada | |
| Godland | Volaða land | Hlynur Pálmason | Iceland, Denmark, France, Sweden |
| The Quiet Girl | An Cailín Ciúin | Colm Bairéad | Ireland |
| Return to Seoul | Retour à Séoul | Davy Chou | France, Belgium, Germany, Qatar, Cambodia |
| Utama | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Bolivia, Uruguay, France | |
| You Won't Be Alone | Goran Stolevski | Australia, United Kingdom, Serbia | |
- Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.
Documentary Australia
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Napanangka | Penelope McDonald | Australia | |
| Delikado | Karl Malakunas | Australia, Hong Kong, United States, Philippines, United Kingdom | |
| Everybody's Oma | Jason van Genderen | Australia | |
| General Hercules | Broodie Poole | Australia | |
| Keep Stepping | Luke Cornish | Australia | |
| Short Films | |||
| The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone | Maya Newell | Australia | |
| Polenta | Adrian Di Salle | Australia | |
| The Sweetness | Jessica Barclay Lawton | Australia | |
| Warrawong... The Windy Place on the Hill | Simon Target | Australia | |
Special Presentations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cha Cha Real Smooth | Cooper Raiff | United States | |
| Fire Island | Andrew Ahn | United States | |
| The Forgiven | John Michael McDonagh | United Kingdom | |
| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Sophie Hyde | United Kingdom | |
| Huda's Salon | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine, Egypt, Netherlands | |
| Lonesome | Craig Boreham | Australia | |
| Navalny | Daniel Roher | United States | |
| Nude Tuesday | Armağan Ballantyne | Australia, New Zealand | |
| One Fine Morning | Un beau matin | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany |
| The Passengers of the Night | Les passagers de la nuit | Mikhaël Hers | France |
| The Phantom of the Open | Craig Roberts | United Kingdom | |
| Seriously Red | Gracie Otto | Australia | |
| Tchaikovsky's Wife | Жена Чайковского | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia, France, Switzerland |
| Where Is Anne Frank | Ari Folman | France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg | |
Features
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Love | A E I O U: Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe | Nicolette Krebitz | Germany, France |
| Ahed's Knee | הַבֶּרֶךְ | Nadav Lapid | France, Germany |
| Alice | Krystin Ver Linden | United States | |
| Anatolian Leopard | Anadolu leopari | Emre Kayiş | Turkey, Denmark, Germany, Poland |
| Anatomy of Time | Jakrawal Nilthamrong | Thailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands | |
| The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic | Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia | Teemu Nikki | Finland |
| The Burning Sea | Nordsjøen | John Andreas Andersen | Norway |
| Commitment Hasan | Bağlılık Hasan | Semih Kaplanoğlu | Turkey |
| Costa Brava, Lebanon | Mounia Akl | Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar | |
| Emily the Criminal | John Patton Ford | United States | |
| Evicted! A Modern Romance | Rowan Devereux | Australia | |
| Fairy Folk | Karan Gour | India | |
| Father's Day | Kivu Ruhorahoza | Rwanda | |
| Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom, United States, Hungary | |
| Gentle | Szelíd | László Csuja, Anna Nemes | Hungary, Germany |
| Hinterland | Stefan Ruzowitzky | Austria, Luxembourg | |
| Hommage | 오마주 | Shin Su-won | South Korea |
| The Humans | Stephen Karam | United States | |
| Incredible but True | Incroyable mais vrai | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| Inu-Oh | Masaaki Yuasa | Japan, China | |
| Klondike | Клондайк | Maryna Er Gorbach | Ukraine, Turkey |
| The Longest Weekend | Molly Haddon | Australia | |
| A Love Song | Max Walker-Silverman | United States | |
| Millie Lies Low | Michelle Savill | New Zealand | |
| No Land's Man | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | United States, India, Australia, Bangladesh | |
| Nr. 10 | Alex van Warmerdam | Netherlands, Belgium | |
| One Year, One Night | Un año, una noche | Isaki Lacuesta | France, Spain |
| The Outfit | Graham Moore | United States | |
| The Plains | David Easteal | Australia | |
| Please Baby Please | Amanda Kramer | United States | |
| Private Desert | Deserto particular | Aly Muritiba | Brazil, Portugal |
| Return to Dust | 隐入尘烟 | Li Ruijun | China |
| Rimini | Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany | |
| The Stranger | الغريب | Ameer Fakher Eldin | Palestine, Germany, Syria, Qatar |
| The Tasting | La Dégustation | Ivan Calbérac | France |
| Unrest | Unrueh | Cyril Schäublin | Switzerland |
| Yuni | Kamila Andini | Indonesia, Singapore, France, Australia | |
International Documentaries
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Moot | Shameela Seedat | South Africa, Finland | |
| All That Breathes | Shaunak Sen | India, United Kingdom, United States | |
| And Still I Sing | Fazila Amiri | Canada | |
| Beirut: Eye of the Storm | بيروت في عين العاصفة | Mai Masri | Lebanon, France |
| Bitterbrush | Emelie Coleman Mahdavian | United States | |
| Black Mambas | Lena Karbe | Germany, France | |
| Calendar Girls | Love Martinsen, Maria Loohufvud | Sweden, United States | |
| Children of the Mist | Những đứa trẻ trong sương | Hà Lệ Diễm | Vietnam |
| Day After... | Anyadin | Kamar Ahmad Simon | Bangladesh, France, Norway |
| Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel | Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier | United States, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden | |
| Fashion Babylon | Gianluca Matarrese | France | |
| Fashion Reimagined | Becky Hutner | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Hidden Letters | 密语者 | Violet Du Feng, Qing Zhao | China, Germany, Norway, United States |
| Hide and Seek | Nascondino | Victoria Fiore | United Kingdom, Italy |
| Holidays | Jours de Fête | Antoine Cattin | Switzerland |
| A House Made of Splinters | Будинок із трісок | Simon Lereng Wilmont | Denmark |
| Into the Ice | Rejsen til isens indre | Lars Ostenfeld | Denmark, Germany |
| Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time | Robert B. Weide, Don Argott | United States | |
| Lynch/Oz | Alexandre O. Philippe | United States | |
| Midwives | Hnin Ei Hlaing | Myanmar | |
| My Old School | Jono McLeod | United Kingdom | |
| No Simple Way Home | Nie ma prostej drogi do domu | Akuol de Mabior | South Sudan, Kenya |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Jason Kohn | United States | |
| Singing in the Wilderness | 旷野歌声 | Dongnan Chen | China |
| The Territory | Alex Pritz | Brazil, Denmark, United States, United Kingdom | |
| Tramps! | Kevin Hegge | Canada | |
| We Met in Virtual Reality | Joe Hunting | United Kingdom | |
| Young Plato | Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath | Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Belgium | |
Sounds on Screen
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Festivals | Macario de Souza | Australia | |
| Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern | United States | |
| Meet Me in the Bathroom | Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | United Kingdom | |
| Sirens | سايرنز | Rita Baghdadi | United States, Lebanon |
Europe! Voices of Women in Film
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| As in Heaven | Du som er i himlen | Tea Lindeburg | Denmark |
| Bitch, A Derogatory Term for a Woman | Prasica, slabšalni izraz za žensko | Tijana Zinajić | Slovenia |
| Blue Moon | Crai nou | Alina Grigore | Romania |
| Girl Picture | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | Alli Haapasalo | Finland |
| It Is In Us All | Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Ireland | |
| Loving Highsmith | Eva Vitija | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Maya Nilo (Laura) | Lovisa Sirén | Sweden, Finland, Belgium | |
| Small Body | Piccolo corpo | Laura Samani | Italy, France, Slovenia |
| Talking About the Weather | Alle reden übers Wetter | Annika Pinske | Germany |
| Three Minutes: A Lengthening | Bianca Stigter | Netherlands, United Kingdom | |
First Nations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootlegger | Caroline Monnet | Canada | |
| We Are Still Here (opening) | Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne | Australia, New Zealand | |
| Whina | James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones | New Zealand | |
The Box Sets
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Road: Origin (6 episodes) | Dylan River | Australia | ABC | |
| True Colours (4 episodes) | Erica Glynn, Steven McGregor | Australia | SBS, National Indigenous Television | |
Freak Me Out
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes | Hinter den Augen die Dämmerung | Kevin Kopacka | Germany |
| Family Dinner | Peter Hengl | Austria | |
| Leda | Samuel Tressler IV | United States | |
| Piggy | Cerdita | Carlota Pereda | Spain |
| Saloum | Jean Luc Herbulot | Senegal | |
| Sissy | Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes | Australia | |
Late Announce
The following films were announced after the initial line-up announcement, which highlighted the Australian premiere of 2023 Cannes Film Festival official selection:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Caftan | أزرق القفطان | Maryam Touzani | France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark |
| Boy from Heaven | صبي من الجنة | Tarik Saleh | Sweden, France, Finland |
| Broker (closing) | 브로커 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea |
| Holy Spider | عنکبوت مقدس | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, France, Sweden, Germany |
| Joyland | جوائے لینڈ | Saim Sadiq | Pakistan |
| Mediterranean Fever | حمى البحر المتوسط | Maha Haj | Germany, France, Qatar, Palestine, Cyprus |
| The Night of the 12th | La Nuit du 12 | Dominik Moll | France, Belgium |
| Nothing Compares | Kathryn Ferguson | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| Stars at Noon | Claire Denis | France | |
| Tori and Lokita | Tori et Lokita | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Belgium, France |
| Triangle of Sadness | Ruben Östlund | Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom | |
| Will-o'-the-Wisp | Fogo-Fátuo | João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal, France |