69th Sydney Film Festival

The 69th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 June 2022. First Nations anthology film We Are Still Here opened the festival, while Hirokazu Kore-eda's drama film Broker was the closing film.

The most prestigious award, Sydney Film Prize, was awarded to drama film Close, directed by Lukas Dhont.

Juries
The following were named as the festival juries:

Sydney Film Prize

 * David Wenham, Australian actor and director – Jury President
 * Jennifer Peedom, Australian director
 * Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladeshi director
 * Semih Kaplanoğlu, Turkish director
 * Yuka Sakano, executive director of the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute

In competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:


 * Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Late Announce
The following films were announced after the initial line-up announcement, which highlighted the Australian premiere of 2023 Cannes Film Festival official selection:

Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:
 * Sydney Film Prize: Close by Lukas Dhont
 * Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award: Caitlin Yeo
 * Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: Keep Stepping by Luke Cornish
 * Sustainable Future Award: Delikado by Karl Malakunas
 * Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
 * Dendy Live Action Short Award: The Moths Will Eat Them Up by Luisa Martiri and Tanya Modini
 * Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director: Luisa Martiri and Tanya Modini for The Moths Will Eat Them Up
 * Yoram Gross Animation Award: Donkey by Jonathan Daw and Tjunkaya Tapaya
 * AFTRS Craft Award: Jonathan Daw and Tjunkaya Tapaya for Donkey