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. Featuringย 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 ofย Goldstoneย โ a story about an indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pederson)ย 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,ย Goldstone is one of the 12 movies in the main competition to winย Sydney Film Prizeย andย $60,000 cashย award.ย The remaining titles screening in Competition areย new works from acclaimed directors: Boo Junfeng (Apprentice), Kleber Mendonรงa Filho (Aquarius), Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women), Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader), Oliver Hermanus (The Endless River), Xavier Dolan (Itโs 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 includeย Mel Gibsonย discussing his role in the Cannes selected filmย Blood Fatherย and his latest directorial offeringย Hacksaw Ridgeย (In Conversation With Mel Gibson). Academy Award winningย Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoyย will share her experiences as a woman making films in Pakistan, following the screening of her featureย A Journey of A Thousand Milesย (Meet The Film Maker: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy) hosted by Macquarie Universityโs Kathryn Millard.
Sydney Film Festivalโs animation programmerย Malcolm Turnerย will give an overview of the indie and alternative animation scene inย Not So Black And White. And renowned film critic and guest programmerย Tony Rayns, will interpretย the Korean indie cinema scene inย 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 onย the official website.
