2016 marks 63rd edition of the festival that will feature a number of international acts.
This month, June 8-19, Sydney will once again host its world renowned film festival. FeaturingΒ 244 films from 60 countries including 25 World Premieres and representing hundreds of fresh perspectives and new stories from across Australia and around the world Sydney Film Festival continues to allow their audience to explore the world of cinematography.
The Festival will kick off with the world premiere ofΒ GoldstoneΒ β a story about an indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pederson)Β arriving in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons enquiry, which in turn becomes a trigger to a network of organized crime and corruption. Written and directed by Ivan Sen,Β Goldstone is one of the 12 movies in the main competition to winΒ Sydney Film PrizeΒ andΒ $60,000 cashΒ award.Β The remaining titles screening in Competition areΒ new works from acclaimed directors: Boo Junfeng (Apprentice), Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho (Aquarius), Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women), Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader), Oliver Hermanus (The Endless River), Xavier Dolan (Itβs Only the End of the World), Martin Zandvliet (Land of Mine), Ivo M. Ferreira (Letters From War), Peter Middleton and James Spinney (Notes on Blindness), Anurag Kashyap (Psycho Raman), and Paddy Breathnach (Viva).
The winner will be announced on the Festival’s closing night, June 19.
In addition to the main competition the Festival will feature a series of talks and panel discussions. This will includeΒ Mel GibsonΒ discussing his role in the Cannes selected filmΒ Blood FatherΒ and his latest directorial offeringΒ Hacksaw RidgeΒ (In Conversation With Mel Gibson). Academy Award winningΒ Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyΒ will share her experiences as a woman making films in Pakistan, following the screening of her featureΒ A Journey of A Thousand MilesΒ (Meet The Film Maker: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy) hosted by Macquarie Universityβs Kathryn Millard.
Sydney Film Festivalβs animation programmerΒ Malcolm TurnerΒ will give an overview of the indie and alternative animation scene inΒ Not So Black And White. And renowned film critic and guest programmerΒ Tony Rayns, will interpretΒ the Korean indie cinema scene inΒ Korea on the Verge: Social Faultlines in Korean Cinema.
On top of that, participants will get to enjoy a selection of gourmet restaurants, technology hub with Virtual Reality films and more. Tickets for the Festival are available now onΒ the official website.
