The 69th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 June 2022. First Nations anthology film We Are Still Here opened the festival, while Hirokazu Kore-eda's drama film Broker was the closing film.
The most prestigious award, Sydney Film Prize, was awarded to drama film Close, directed by Lukas Dhont.
Juries The following were named as the festival juries:
Sydney Film Prize 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: English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAlcarràs Carla Simón Spain, Italy Before, Now & Then Nana Kamila Andini IndonesiaBlaze 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, CroatiaClose Lukas Dhont Belgium, France, NetherlandsFire 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, CambodiaUtama Alejandro Loayza Grisi Bolivia, Uruguay, FranceYou 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 countryAudrey Napanangka Penelope McDonald AustraliaDelikado Karl Malakunas Australia, Hong Kong, United States, Philippines, United KingdomEverybody's Oma Jason van Genderen AustraliaGeneral Hercules Broodie Poole AustraliaKeep Stepping Luke Cornish AustraliaShort FilmsThe Dreamlife of Georgie Stone Maya Newell AustraliaPolenta Adrian Di Salle AustraliaThe Sweetness Jessica Barclay Lawton AustraliaWarrawong... The Windy Place on the Hill Simon Target Australia
Special Presentations English title Original title Director(s) Production countryCha Cha Real Smooth Cooper Raiff United StatesFire Island Andrew Ahn United StatesThe Forgiven John Michael McDonagh United KingdomGood Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde United KingdomHuda's Salon Hany Abu-Assad Palestine, Egypt, NetherlandsLonesome Craig Boreham AustraliaNavalny Daniel Roher United StatesNude 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 FranceThe Phantom of the Open Craig Roberts United KingdomSeriously Red Gracie Otto Australia Tchaikovsky's Wife Жена Чайковского Kirill Serebrennikov Russia, France, SwitzerlandWhere 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, GermanyAlice Krystin Ver Linden United States Anatolian Leopard Anadolu leopari Emre Kayiş Turkey, Denmark, Germany, PolandAnatomy 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 TurkeyCosta Brava, Lebanon Mounia Akl Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, QatarEmily the Criminal John Patton Ford United StatesEvicted! A Modern Romance Rowan Devereux AustraliaFairy Folk Karan Gour IndiaFather's Day Kivu Ruhorahoza RwandaFlux Gourmet Peter Strickland United Kingdom, United States, Hungary Gentle Szelíd László Csuja, Anna Nemes Hungary, GermanyHinterland Stefan Ruzowitzky Austria, Luxembourg Hommage 오마주 Shin Su-won South KoreaThe Humans Stephen Karam United States Incredible but True Incroyable mais vrai Quentin Dupieux FranceInu-Oh Masaaki Yuasa Japan, China Klondike Клондайк Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine, TurkeyThe Longest Weekend Molly Haddon AustraliaA Love Song Max Walker-Silverman United StatesMillie Lies Low Michelle Savill New ZealandNo Land's Man Mostofa Sarwar Farooki United States, India, Australia, BangladeshNr. 10 Alex van Warmerdam Netherlands, Belgium One Year, One Night Un año, una noche Isaki Lacuesta France, SpainThe Outfit Graham Moore United StatesThe Plains David Easteal AustraliaPlease Baby Please Amanda Kramer United States Private Desert Deserto particular Aly Muritiba Brazil, Portugal Return to Dust 隐入尘烟 Li Ruijun ChinaRimini 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 SwitzerlandYuni Kamila Andini Indonesia, Singapore, France, Australia
International Documentaries English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAfrican Moot Shameela Seedat South Africa, FinlandAll That Breathes Shaunak Sen India, United Kingdom, United StatesAnd Still I Sing Fazila Amiri Canada Beirut: Eye of the Storm بيروت في عين العاصفة Mai Masri Lebanon, FranceBitterbrush Emelie Coleman Mahdavian United StatesBlack Mambas Lena Karbe Germany, FranceCalendar 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, NorwayDreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier United States, Belgium, France, Netherlands, SwedenFashion Babylon Gianluca Matarrese FranceFashion 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, GermanyKurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Robert B. Weide, Don Argott United StatesLynch/Oz Alexandre O. Philippe United StatesMidwives Hnin Ei Hlaing MyanmarMy Old School Jono McLeod United Kingdom No Simple Way Home Nie ma prostej drogi do domu Akuol de Mabior South Sudan, KenyaNothing Lasts Forever Jason Kohn United States Singing in the Wilderness 旷野歌声 Dongnan Chen ChinaThe Territory Alex Pritz Brazil, Denmark, United States, United KingdomTramps! Kevin Hegge CanadaWe Met in Virtual Reality Joe Hunting United KingdomYoung Plato Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Sounds on Screen English title Original title Director(s) Production country6 Festivals Macario de Souza AustraliaJazz Fest: A New Orleans Story Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern United StatesMeet 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 FinlandIt Is In Us All Antonia Campbell-Hughes IrelandLoving Highsmith Eva Vitija Switzerland, GermanyMaya 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 GermanyThree Minutes: A Lengthening Bianca Stigter Netherlands, United Kingdom
First Nations English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBootlegger Caroline Monnet CanadaWe Are Still Here Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne Australia, New ZealandWhina James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones New Zealand
The Box Sets English title Original title Director(s) Production country NetworkMystery Road: Origin Dylan River Australia ABCTrue Colours 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 GermanyFamily Dinner Peter Hengl AustriaLeda Samuel Tressler IV United States Piggy Cerdita Carlota Pereda SpainSaloum Jean Luc Herbulot SenegalSissy 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: 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 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, BelgiumNothing Compares Kathryn Ferguson United Kingdom, IrelandStars at Noon Claire Denis France Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium, FranceTriangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom Will-o'-the-Wisp Fogo-Fátuo João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal, France
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival: Sydney Film Prize: Close by Lukas Dhont Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award: Caitlin Yeo Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: Keep Stepping by Luke Cornish Sustainable Future Award: Delikado by Karl Malakunas Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films Dendy Live Action Short Award: The Moths Will Eat Them Up by Luisa Martiri and Tanya Modini Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director: Luisa Martiri and Tanya Modini for The Moths Will Eat Them Up Yoram Gross Animation Award: Donkey by Jonathan Daw and Tjunkaya Tapaya AFTRS Craft Award: Jonathan Daw and Tjunkaya Tapaya for Donkey
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