The 66th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2019. Comedy drama film '' Palm Beach'' opened the festival and musical romantic comedy film '' Yesterday'' was the closing film.

Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black h ...

's dark comedy thriller film '' Parasite'' won the Sydney Film Prize.

Juries

The following were named as the festival juries:

Sydney Film Prize

* John Maynard, Australian film producer – Jury President *

Ana Kokkinos Ana Kokkinos is an Australian film and television director and screenwriter of Greek descent. She is known for her breakthrough feature film, '' Head On'' (1998), and has also directed television shows such as ''The Secret Life of Us'' and '' ...

, Australian filmmaker * Wagner Moura, Brazilian actor * Gaylene Preston, New Zealand filmmaker *

Ritu Sarin Ritu Sarin is an Indian film director, producer and artist based in Dharamshala, India. She was born in New Delhi. She did her undergraduate studies at Miranda House in Delhi University and went on to do her MFA in Film and Video from California ...

, Indian filmmaker

Documentary Australia Foundation Award

*Robert Nugent, Australian filmmaker *Jialing Zhang, Chinese director *Toni Stowers, Australian film producer

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

Dany Cooper Dany Cooper is an Australian film editor, best known for her work on '' Candy'', ''Queen of the Damned ''Queen of the Damned'' is a 2002 vampire film directed by Michael Rymer, loosely based on the third novel of Anne Rice's '' The Vampire C ...

, Australian film editor *Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival former director *

Teona Strugar Mitevska Teona (foaled 13 March 2018) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed promise as a two-year-old in 2020 when she won the second of her two races by nine lengths. In the following spring she ran disappointingly in the ...

, Macedonian director

Official selection

In competition

:Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Documentary Australia Foundation Award

Special Presentations

Features

International Documentary

Sounds On Screen

Europe! Voices of Women in Film

Focus on New Zealand

First Nations

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival: *Sydney Film Prize: '' Parasite'' by

*Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: '' She Who Must Be Loved'' by

Erica Glynn Erica Glynn (born 1964) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker, known for directing, producing and writing documentaries and other films. Early life, education and family Glynn was born in 1964. She is the daughter of photographer Freda Glynn, ...

*Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films **Dendy Live Action Short Award: '' All These Creatures'' by Charles Williams **Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director: Charles Williams for ''All These Creatures'' **Yoram Gross Animation Award: ''Sohrab and Rustum'' by Lee Whitmore *Event Cinemas Australian Short Screenplay Award: Michael Hudson for ''Ties That Bind'' **''Special Mention'': Victoria Hunt for ''Take'' *Sydney-UNESCO City of Film Award:

Darren Dale Darren Dale is an Indigenous Australian film and television producer. Since joining Blackfella Films as a producer in 2001, he is co-director of the company, along with founder Rachel Perkins. Dale is known for co-producing many films and tel ...

and Rachel Perkins of Blackfella Films

References

External links

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66th Sydney Film Festival program guide
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