OFFICIAL COMPETITION JURY
May 28th 2009 10:44
MIRANDA OTTO AND LONE SCHERFIG JOIN SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Australian actress Miranda Otto and Danish director Lone Scherfig will join Jury President Rolf de Heer as judges of the Official Competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
The 12 films in the competition will screen across the festival and then the winning film will be awarded the Sydney Film Prize at the festival’s Closing Night Gala Screening of An Education, directed by juror Lone Scherfig (14 June 2009).
“I am really proud to announce that two outstanding women will join Jury President Rolf de Heer on the Official Competition Jury. Miranda Otto and Lone Scherfig bring great intelligence and integrity to determining the winner of the Sydney Film Prize from the twelve ‘courageous, audacious and cutting-edge’ films in the line-up” said Clare Stewart, Festival Director today.
Miranda Otto is one of Australia’s leading international actresses, well known for her role in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Return of the King and The Two Towers. She appeared in the US series Cashmere Mafia and most recently she worked on the upcoming Australian feature film Blessed.
“I’m excited to be able to immerse myself in this selection of bold and audacious films, cinema often gives us a reflection of what is happening around the world at any given point in time. To work with Rolf de Heer along with other members of the jury – is a real honour,” said Miranda Otto today.
Lone Scherfig is the Danish director of An Education, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan and Emma Thompson. SFF’s Closing Night film, An Education is a coming of age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Born in Copenhagen, Lone has collected 22 awards for her work including a FIPRESCI award and a Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival for Italian for Beginners (2000). An Education is Scherfig’s second English language film after Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.
SFF’s Official Competition is now in its second year and offers the largest cash prize for film in Australia. The FIAPF-accredited competition for ‘new directions in film’ rewards courageous and audacious filmmaking and is supported by Events NSW with the $60,000 cash prize provided by Hunter Hall Investment Management.
The 12 Official Competition films are:
World premieres: Rachel Ward’s Beautiful Kate and Khoa Do’s Missing Water.
International premiere: Tsai Ming-liang’s Face (Visages)
Australian premieres: Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric, Sebastián Silvia’s The Maid (La Nana), Steve Jacobs’ Disgrace, Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope’s Antiplano, Nicholas Winding Refn’s Bronson, Gustave de Kervern and Benoit Delépine’s Louise-Michel, Alexey German Jr’s Paper Soldier (Bumazhnyy Soldat), Henry Selick’s Coraline, and Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience.
The final two jury members will be announced prior to the Opening Night Gala on 3 June.
About Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival screens feature films, documentaries, short films and animations across the city at the State Theatre, GU George Street Cinemas, Dendy Opera Quays and the Art Gallery of NSW. The festival is a major event on the New South Wales cultural calendar and is one of the world’s longest running film festivals. In 2008, SFF introduced the Official Competition, a FIAPF-accredited competition for ‘new directions in film’, which rewards courageous and audacious filmmaking. The Official Competition is supported by Events NSW and the $60,000 cash prize is provided by Hunter Hall Investment Management. Celebrated Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer heads up the 2009 jury of three international and two Australian industry figures.
The 56th Sydney Film Festival spools from Wednesday 3 June – Sunday 14 June 2009.
For more information visit www.sff.org.au
Australian actress Miranda Otto and Danish director Lone Scherfig will join Jury President Rolf de Heer as judges of the Official Competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
The 12 films in the competition will screen across the festival and then the winning film will be awarded the Sydney Film Prize at the festival’s Closing Night Gala Screening of An Education, directed by juror Lone Scherfig (14 June 2009).
“I am really proud to announce that two outstanding women will join Jury President Rolf de Heer on the Official Competition Jury. Miranda Otto and Lone Scherfig bring great intelligence and integrity to determining the winner of the Sydney Film Prize from the twelve ‘courageous, audacious and cutting-edge’ films in the line-up” said Clare Stewart, Festival Director today.
Miranda Otto is one of Australia’s leading international actresses, well known for her role in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Return of the King and The Two Towers. She appeared in the US series Cashmere Mafia and most recently she worked on the upcoming Australian feature film Blessed.
“I’m excited to be able to immerse myself in this selection of bold and audacious films, cinema often gives us a reflection of what is happening around the world at any given point in time. To work with Rolf de Heer along with other members of the jury – is a real honour,” said Miranda Otto today.
Lone Scherfig is the Danish director of An Education, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan and Emma Thompson. SFF’s Closing Night film, An Education is a coming of age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Born in Copenhagen, Lone has collected 22 awards for her work including a FIPRESCI award and a Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival for Italian for Beginners (2000). An Education is Scherfig’s second English language film after Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.
SFF’s Official Competition is now in its second year and offers the largest cash prize for film in Australia. The FIAPF-accredited competition for ‘new directions in film’ rewards courageous and audacious filmmaking and is supported by Events NSW with the $60,000 cash prize provided by Hunter Hall Investment Management.
The 12 Official Competition films are:
World premieres: Rachel Ward’s Beautiful Kate and Khoa Do’s Missing Water.
International premiere: Tsai Ming-liang’s Face (Visages)
Australian premieres: Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric, Sebastián Silvia’s The Maid (La Nana), Steve Jacobs’ Disgrace, Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope’s Antiplano, Nicholas Winding Refn’s Bronson, Gustave de Kervern and Benoit Delépine’s Louise-Michel, Alexey German Jr’s Paper Soldier (Bumazhnyy Soldat), Henry Selick’s Coraline, and Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience.
The final two jury members will be announced prior to the Opening Night Gala on 3 June.
About Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival screens feature films, documentaries, short films and animations across the city at the State Theatre, GU George Street Cinemas, Dendy Opera Quays and the Art Gallery of NSW. The festival is a major event on the New South Wales cultural calendar and is one of the world’s longest running film festivals. In 2008, SFF introduced the Official Competition, a FIAPF-accredited competition for ‘new directions in film’, which rewards courageous and audacious filmmaking. The Official Competition is supported by Events NSW and the $60,000 cash prize is provided by Hunter Hall Investment Management. Celebrated Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer heads up the 2009 jury of three international and two Australian industry figures.
The 56th Sydney Film Festival spools from Wednesday 3 June – Sunday 14 June 2009.
For more information visit www.sff.org.au
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