Where Parasite looked at class and wealth inequality in South Korea, God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya (releasing locally through Palace Films) looked at the status of women in predominantly-Christian contemporary Macedonia, and Bacurau blended horror and western conventions to examine race and wealth in Brazil.Īustralian horror-comedy Judy and Punch (releasing locally through Madman Entertainment) offered an imaginary origin story for the popular British puppet show as a commentary on patriarchy and misogyny. Hearts and Bones (AUS) Dir Ben Lawrence.Bacurau (BRA) Dirs Kleber Mendonca Filho & Juliano Dornelles.God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya (MKD) Dir Teona Strugar Mitevska.Never Look Away (DEU) Dir Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.Pain and Glory (ESP) Dir Pedro Almodovar.This year's official competition line-up was notable for its focus on issues of social inequality and gender relations. Parasite will get a cinema release in Australia on June 27, through Madman.

Jury president John Maynard said of this year's winner: 'Parasite has an outrageous disregard for genre conventions - it is tender and brutal beautiful and harsh funny and tragic and a masterwork in its exploration of class.' The Sydney Film Prize is awarded each year to the most 'audacious, cutting-edge and courageous' film in Sydney Film Festival's official competition. Scroll to the end for the full list of Sydney Film Festival prize winners. It was awarded the prize by a jury comprised of Australian producer John Maynard (Jirga), Australian filmmaker Ana Kokkinos (Blessed Head On), Brazilian actor and director Wagner Moura (Marighella, SFF 2019), New Zealand filmmaker Gaylene Preston (My Year with Helen) and Indian artist and filmmaker Ritu Sarin (The Sweet Requiem, SFF 2019). Described by Bong in his director's statement as 'a comedy without clowns, a tragedy without villains,' Parasite depicts a chain of mishaps set in motion when a lower-class family con their way into employment with a wealthy family to whose lifestyle they aspire.

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