68th Sydney Film Festival

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68th Sydney Film Festival
Opening film Here Out West
by Fadia Abboud, Lucy Gaffy, Julie Kalceff, Ana Kokkinos, and Leah Purcell
Closing film The French Dispatch
by Wes Anderson
Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Founded1954
AwardsSydney Film Prize: There Is No Evil
No. of films233 from 69 countries
Festival date3–21 November 2021
Website sff.org.au
Sydney Film Festival

The 68th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 3 to 21 November 2021. [1] The festival, which traditionally takes place in June, was postponed to August 2021 and eventually rescheduled to be held in November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The film screenings were staged as a "hybrid" of in-person and digital. [3] It marked as the first major festival following the lifting of the lockdown in New South Wales. [4]

Contents

Anthology film Here Out West opened the festival, while Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch was the closing film. [5] Drama film There Is No Evil won the most prestigious award, Sydney Film Prize. [6]

Juries

Sydney Film Prize

The following were named as the festival juries: [7]

Official Selection

In competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc Radu Jude Romania, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Croatia
Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
The Drover's Wife Leah Purcell Australia
Flee Flugt Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway
The Hand of God È stata la mano di Dio Paolo Sorrentino Italy
Limbo Ben Sharrock United Kingdom
Memoria Apichatpong Weerasethakul Colombia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Mexico, France, Germany, Qatar
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma France
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Norway, Turkey
The Story of My Wife A feleségem története Ildikó Enyedi Hungary, Germany, Italy, France
There Is No Evil شیطان وجود ندارد Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, Germany, Czechia
Undine Christian Petzold Germany, France
Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Documentary Australia Foundation Award

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)
The Bowraville MurdersAllan Clarke
The DepartmentSascha Ettinger Epstein
A Fire InsideJustin Krook, Luke Mazzaferro
I'm WanitaMatthew Walker
Incarceration Nation Dean Gibson
Ithaka Ben Lawrence
The KidsEddie Martin
Strong Female LeadTosca Looby
Television Event Jeff Daniels
Under the Volcano Gracie Otto
Unseen Skies Yaara Bou Melhem
When the Camera Stopped RollingJane Castle

Special Presentations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Bergman Island Mia Hansen-Løve France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden
Blue Bayou Justin Chon United States
Bosch & RockitTyler AtkinsAustralia
Burning Eva Orner Australia
Great Freedom Große FreiheitSebastian MeiseAustria, Germany
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds Lingui Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad, France, Belgium, Germany
Love Songs for Tough Guys Cette musique ne joue pour personne Samuel Benchetrit France, Belgium
Parallel Mothers Madres paralelas Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Paris, 13th District Les Olympiades Jacques Audiard France
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion New Zealand, Australia
River Jennifer Peedom Australia
Titane Julia Ducournau France, Belgium
Wash My Soul in the River's FlowPhilippa BatemanAustralia
The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Joachim Trier Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark
Zola Janicza Bravo United States

Features

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
After Love Aleem Khan United Kingdom
Amparo Simón Mesa Soto Colombia, Sweden, Qatar
Anaïs in Love Les Amours d'AnaïsCharline Bourgeois-TacquetFrance
Apples ΜήλαChristos NikouGreece, Poland, Slovenia
Beginning დასაწყისი Dea Kulumbegashvili Georgia, France
Brighton 4th Levan Koguashvili Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria, Monaco, United States
The Card Counter Paul Schrader United States, United Kingdom, China
Cinema Sabaya Orit Fouks RotemBelgium
Come Hereใจจำลอง Anocha Suwichakornpong Thailand
Compartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 Juho Kuosmanen Finland, Germany, Estonia
A Cop Movie Una película de policías Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Crossing PathsJJ WinloveAustralia
Cryptozoo Dash Shaw United States
Dear Evan Hansen Stephen Chbosky United States
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet El perro que no calla Ana Katz Argentina
El Planeta Amalia Ulman Spain, United States
Erna at WarErna i krig Henrik Ruben Genz Denmark, Estonia, Belgium
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Michael Showalter United States
Fist of Fury Noongar Daa [lower-alpha 1] Kylie Bracknell [lower-alpha 2] Hong Kong, Australia
Friends and Strangers James VaughanAustralia
The Gravedigger's Wife La femme du fossoyeur Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Finland, Germany, France
A Hero قهرمان Asghar Farhadi Iran, France
Hit the Road جاده خاکیPanah PanahiIran
Honey CigarCigare au mielKamir AïnouzFrance, Algeria, Belgium
Just Like ThatAise HeeKislay KislayIndia
The Justice of Bunny King Gaysorn Thavat New Zealand
King Richard Reinaldo Marcus Green United States
Last Film Show Chhello Show Pan Nalin India
Long Weekend Steve BasiloneUnited States
Memory Box Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige France, Lebanon, Canada, Qatar
Moffie Oliver Hermanus South Africa, United Kingdom
My Best Part Garçon chiffon Nicolas Maury France
Never Gonna Snow Again Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert Poland, Germany
Nowhere Special Uberto Pasolini Italy, France
One Second 一秒钟 Zhang Yimou China
Pompo: The Cinéphile 映画大好きポンポさん Takayuki Hirao Japan
Prayers for the Stolen Noche de fuego Tatiana Huezo Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar
RealAki OmoshaybiUnited Kingdom
Rehana Maryam Noor Abdullah Mohammad Saad Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar
Simple Passion Passion simple Danielle Arbid France, Belgium
Striding Into the Wind 野马分鬃Wei ShujunChina
Swan Song Todd Stephens United States
The Swordsman 검객Choi Jae-hoonSouth Korea
A Tale of Love and Desire Une histoire d'amour et de désir Leyla Bouzid France, Tunisia
True Mothers 朝が来る Naomi Kawase Japan
The Tsugua DiariesDiários de OtsogaMaureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes Portugal
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
When Pomegranates Howl Granaz Moussavi Australia, Afghanistan
The Year of the Everlasting Storm Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, David Lowery, Apichatpong Weerasethakul United States, Iran, Chile, Thailand, United Kingdom, Singapore

Special Screening

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Dune Denis Villeneuve United States, Hungary, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Norway, Canada

International Documentaries

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anonymous ClubDanny CohenAustralia
Ascension Jessica Kingdon United States
A Black JesusLuca LucchesiGermany
Blind Ambition Robert Coe, Warwick RossAustralia
City Hall Frederick Wiseman United States
Cow Andrea Arnold United Kingdom
The Filmmaker's House Marc Isaacs United Kingdom
The First 54 Years — An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation Avi Mograbi France, Finland, Germany
Four Seasons in a DayAnnabel VerbekeBelgium, Norway, Croatia, Lithuania
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Dan Geller, Dayna GoldfineUnited States
John Farrow: Hollywood's Man in the ShadowsClaude Gonzalez, Frans VandenburgAustralia
The Last HillbillyDiane Sara Bouzgarrou, Thomas JenkoeFrance, Qatar
The Last ShelterLe dernier refugeOusmane SamassekouFrance, Mali, South Africa
Le temps perduEl tiempo perdidoMaría ÁlvarezArgentina
Like the WindTed McDonnellAustralia, Hong Kong
The Lost Leonardo Andreas KoefoedDenmark, France, Sweden
The Magnitude of All Things Jennifer Abbott Canada
Mariner of the MountainsMarinheiro das montanhas Karim Aïnouz Brazil, France, Germany
PresidentCamilla NielssonDenmark, United States, Norway
Radiograph of a FamilyFirouzeh KhosrovaniNorway, Iran, Switzerland
The Rescue Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin United States, United Kingdom
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva James Becket, Camilla BecketAustralia, United States
The Story of Film: A New Generation Mark Cousins United Kingdom
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Marilyn Agrelo United States
Taming the Garden მოთვინიერებაSalomé JashiSwitzerland, Germany, Georgia
When a City RisesIris Kwong, Ip Kar Man, Cathy Chu, Han Yan Yuen, Huang Yuk-kwok, Jenn Lee, Evie CheungHong Kong
White Cube Renzo Martens Netherlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium
Writing with Fire Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas India

Europe! Voices of Women in Film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
From the Wild SeaFra det vilde havRobin PetréDenmark
Green SeaΠράσινη Θάλασσα Angeliki Antoniou Greece, Germany
Hive Zgjoi Blerta Basholli Kosovo, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania
How to Kill a CloudNäin pilvet kuolevatTuija HalttunenFinland, Denmark
Last Days of SpringLa última primavera Isabel Lamberti Netherlands, Spain
NicoEline GehringGermany
Pleasure Ninja ThybergSweden, Netherlands, France
ReconciliationOdpuščanjeMarija ZidarSlovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo
Slalom Charlène FavierFrance
Why Not YouHochwaldEvi RomenAustria, Belgium

First Nations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Araatika: Rise Up! Larissa Behrendt Australia
The Bowraville MurdersAllan ClarkeAustralia
Night Raiders Danis Goulet Canada, New Zealand
Wild Indian Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. United States

Freak Me Out

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Beta Test Jim Cummings, PJ McCabeUnited States, United Kingdom
Censor Prano Bailey-Bond United Kingdom
Gaia Jaco BouwerSouth Africa
The Spine of Night Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen KingUnited States
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse Kiah Roache-TurnerAustralia

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival: [9]

Audience Awards

The following films won the Audience Awards, voted by the festival audience. [10]

Best Narrative Feature Top Five

Best Documentary Top Five

  • Blind Ambition by Robert Coe and Warwick Ross
  • I'm Wanita by Matthew Walker
  • When the Camera Stopped Rolling by Jane Castle
  • The Seeds of Vandana Shiva by James Becket and Camilla Becket
  • Araatika: Rise Up! by Larissa Behrendt and Ithaka by Ben Lawrence

Notes

  1. ↑ Fist of Fury screened at the festival is dubbed in Noongar language. [8]
  2. ↑ The director of the dubbed version.

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