SYDNEY FILMFESTIVAL OPENS JUNE 4 (LINK)
June 3rd 2008 07:08
With the festival introducing official international competition (a FIAPF accredited competiton) the SFF has 12 films in competing for the inaugural award for ‘new directions in film’ , rewarding filmmakers taking new steps towards courageous and audacious filmmaking.
This years competition includes works from Belgium, Mexico, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, France, a co- op from The Netherlands, Japan and Hong Kong, the UK and the USA as well as two entries from Australia, THE SQUARE by Nash Edgerton and THREE BLIND MICE by Matthew Newton. The winning film will receive $60,000, the most significant cash prize in Australia at present and will be judged by a panel of three international and two local Australian industry figures. President of this years jury is Gillian Armstrong.
This years festival will also see the Australian Premiere on Monday June 9 of KUNG FU PANDA the highly anticipated offering from the DREAMWORKS Studio as well as over 150 Australian and International premieres throughout the festival included in the more than 250 films screened over four venues in just 19 days.
The Sydney Film Festival has come a ling way since it screened its first collection over a long weekend way back in 1954 in the Sydney Uni Lecture Theatres and its seems strange that it has taken so long for the festival to have received official recognition. For those who have been fortunate to have been include inthis years festival, a round of applause should definitely be given throughout the festival. They are the fortunate ones who have made it through the tough selection process.
‘Having my film in the festival means an extraordinary amount to me’ said Michael Davie whose amazing film THE CHOIR about a group of prison inmates in South Africa who have formed a choir in jail is a harmonious highlight of the festival.
On Monday June 16 at the Sydney Opera House the
Finally, celebrate the success of the 55th Sydney Film Festival as we close with Marjane Satrapi's stunning and powerful animated feature film Persepolis. At this screening, on 21 June, special guests will join us as we present the World Movies Audience Awards and the winner of the Telstra Mobile Movies Award. With over 2000 films viewed during the selection process and only roughly 10 percent making it through, there is definitely something for all ages and all walks of life over the next 3 weeks.
For a full festival line up head over to www.sydneyfilmfestival.org
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