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 |
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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]
The following were named as the festival juries: [5]
The following films were selected for the main international competition: [6]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 | |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 | |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 | |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 | |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | Network |
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Mystery Road: Origin (6 episodes) | Dylan River | Australia | ABC | |
True Colours (4 episodes) | Erica Glynn, Steven McGregor | Australia | SBS, National Indigenous Television |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
The following awards were presented at the festival: [7]
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