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71st Sydney Film Festival
The 71st annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2024. The festival opened with Paul Clarke's documentary film ''Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line'', and closed with Coralie Fargeat's horror film ''The Substance''. Overall the festival screened 197 films, including 28 world premieres and 133 Australian premieres. Juries The Sydney Film Prize jury was headed by Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović.Michael Rosser"Sydney Film Festival reveals 2024 competition line-up" ''Screen Daily'', 7 May 2024. Official Selection In competition The following films were selected for the main international competition: :Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner. Special Presentations Documentary Australia Award Features International Documentaries Late Announce Freak Me Out First Nations Sustainable Future Europe! Voices of Women in Film Sounds on Screen Family Nancy Savoca Retrospective Ousmane Sembene Retrospective Classics Restored FLUX Scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Substance
''The Substance'' is a 2024 body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The film premiered on 19 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, 77th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where Fargeat won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay award. Synopsis Elisabeth Sparkle, star of an aerobics show, is fired on her 50th birthday by her boss because of her age. When she returns home, her morale at its lowest, she receives an unexpected proposal. A mysterious laboratory offers her a miraculous "substance": if she injects it, she will become "the best version" of herself, "younger, more beautiful, more perfect". Cast * Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle * Margaret Qualley as Sue * Dennis Quaid as Harvey * Hugo Diego Garcia * Phillip Schurer * Joseph Balderrama * Robin Greer Production In January 2022, it was announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |