66th Sydney Film Festival

The 66th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2019. Comedy drama film Palm Beach opened the festival and musical romantic comedy film Yesterday was the closing film.

Bong Joon-ho's dark comedy thriller film Parasite won the Sydney Film Prize.

Juries
The following were named as the festival juries:

Sydney Film Prize

 * John Maynard, Australian film producer – Jury President
 * Ana Kokkinos, Australian filmmaker
 * Wagner Moura, Brazilian actor
 * Gaylene Preston, New Zealand filmmaker
 * Ritu Sarin, Indian filmmaker

Documentary Australia Foundation Award

 * Robert Nugent, Australian filmmaker
 * Jialing Zhang, Chinese director
 * Toni Stowers, Australian film producer

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

 * Dany Cooper, Australian film editor
 * Bill Gosden, New Zealand International Film Festival former director
 * Teona Strugar Mitevska, Macedonian director

In competition

 * Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:


 * Sydney Film Prize: Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
 * Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: She Who Must Be Loved by Erica Glynn
 * Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
 * Dendy Live Action Short Award: All These Creatures by Charles Williams
 * Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director: Charles Williams for All These Creatures
 * Yoram Gross Animation Award: Sohrab and Rustum by Lee Whitmore
 * Event Cinemas Australian Short Screenplay Award: Michael Hudson for Ties That Bind
 * Special Mention: Victoria Hunt for Take
 * Sydney-UNESCO City of Film Award: Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins of Blackfella Films