66th Sydney Film Festival

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'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, Australian filmmaker
• Wagner Moura, Brazilian actor
• Gaylene Preston, New Zealand filmmaker
• Ritu Sarin, 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, Australian film editor
• Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival former director
• Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonian director

Official selection

In competition

<span style="background:#F0BA19">Highlighted title</span> 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 Bong Joon-ho
• Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: She Who Must Be Loved by Erica 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 and Rachel Perkins of Blackfella Films

References

External links

• 66th Sydney Film Festival program guide