Once again it has been an enormous pleasure to bring together this selection of the best of international cinema, and we are really excited to share this program of exciting films with our audience. Alongside the international films, we have an incredibly strong lineup of Australian cinema and we’ll present many of them as world premieres. It’s wonderful to see such superb local works telling the stories we all want and need to hear, and we can’t wait to present them.
This year, in our campaign, we assert that We Are Made Of Movies, exploring the idea of the complex and central role of cinema to the human experience. While contemplating the films that are so much part of our collective consciousness, we hope that this selection introduces the next generation of classics – films that will remain indelible in the minds of those who see them.
Our program this year sees many filmmakers finding unusual and spectacular new ways to tell stories. From a film shot entirely on iPhones, to one entirely in sign language, the program is filled with daring and uncompromising works that are sure to provoke and challenge.
This program is political, sexy, and with more than 60 countries represented, truly international in its outlook, bringing together new countries, cultures and perspectives for us to experience together.
We have a great number of very funny films too and a number of films about love and romance in all its forms. Together, these films give us a sometimes disturbing, sometimes hopeful view of the world today. We’re sure they will engage, entertain, titillate and satisfy.
We invite you to join us at the festival, and hope that these films will give you much to think about – and a great deal of pleasure.
Sydney Film Festival 2015 takes place Wednesday June 3 – Sunday June 14. For the full program head tosff.org.au.
