The 69th Sydney Film Festival wrapped on Sunday 19 June with the Australian Premiere screening of Cannes award-winning South Korean drama Broker at the State Theatre.
Today the Festival announced the winners of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary as well as the four runners up in each category. The winners were two Australian World Premiere films at the Festival with Best Narrative Feature awarded to Evicted! A Modern Romance, directed by Rowan Devereux, and Best Documentary awarded to Keep Stepping directed by Luke Cornish. This follows Keep Stepping’s win for Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary on Sunday night at the official closing night ceremony.
Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley said: “Our audiences have spoken and it is with great pleasure that the Festival announces Evicted! A Modern Romance and Keep Stepping as the winners of the 2022 Audience Award. The fact that the winners are both Sydney-set and made productions is a testament to the love and pride our city has for our wonderful local storytellers.”
“Evicted! A Modern Romance is a particular insightful comedy that captures the zeitgeist of the Sydney millennial experience and is the feature debut of regular collaborators director Rowan Devereux and producer Sophie Saville. It’s no surprise this relatable film, that follows four housemates on the verge of eviction trawling Sydney’s rental market, took home the top prize.”
“Delving into the world of Sydney’s street dance competitions, Keep Stepping captures the journeys of two remarkable female performers training for Australia’s biggest competition Destructive Steps. It’s a pleasure to see that Sydneysiders loved Luke Cornish’s seven-year production as much as our jury did.”
THE AUDIENCE AWARDS
The Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Top Five:1. Evicted! A Modern Romance, directed by Rowan Devereux (Australia)2. 6 Festivals, directed by Macario De Souza (Australia)3. The Quiet Girl, directed by Colm Bairéad (Ireland)4. Sissy, directed by Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes (Australia)5. Close, directed by Lukas Dhont (Belgium)The Audience Award for Best Documentary Top Five:1. Keep Stepping, directed by Luke Cornish (Australia)2. Delikado, directed by Karl Malakunas (Australia)3. Everybody’s Oma, directed by Jason van Genderen (Australia)4. Navalny, directed by Daniel Roher (USA)5. Young Plato, directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin & Declan McGrath (Ireland)
Minister for the Arts the Hon. Benjamin Franklin MLC said: “The Sydney Film Festival is one of the most revered film festivals in the world and I would like to commend each Audience Award winner on their success.”
“The NSW Government is proud to support the Sydney Film Festival once again, and we continue that investment as the Travelling Film Festival prepares to showcase the arts to regional NSW.”
“Congratulations to all those involved who have made it possible for us to come together and enjoy another fabulous Festival.”
Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore said: “It has been a delight to have the Sydney Film Festival back in town this year. There has been a terrific selection of international and Australian productions drawing crowds back into our theatres and into the city as we re-open post-lockdown.”
“The City provides sponsorship to the Sydney Film Festival every year because we are proud to help bring arts and culture into the heart of Sydney.”
“A hearty congratulations to all this year’s winners, and to the festival for breathing life back into the city,” she said.
Seven feature films, two documentaries and three shorts from this year’s Festival will premiere in Newcastle this weekend when the Travelling Film Festival brings 6 Festivals, Huda’s Salon, The Humans, Nude Tuesday, The Quiet Girl, Where is Anne Frank, The Burning Sea, Everybody’s Oma, My Old School, AFTRS Craft Award and Yoram Gross Animation Award winner Donkey, Voice Activated and Dendy Awards winner The Moths Will Eat Them Up to Event Cinemas Kotara from Friday 24 – Sunday 26 June.
What: Travelling Film Festival NewcastleWhen: Friday 24 June - Sunday 26 June, 2022Where: Event Cinemas Kotara, Park Ave, Kotara NSW 2289Full program details and ticketing information can be found at: sff.org.au/tff/program/newcastle
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