70th Sydney Film Festival

The 70th annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 June 2023. Warwick Thornton's drama film The New Boy opened the festival and James Mangold's action adventure film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was the closing film.

Asmae El Moudir's documentary film The Mother of All Lies won the Sydney Film Prize.

Juries
The following were named as the festival juries:

Sydney Film Prize

 * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director – Jury President
 * Mia Wasikowska, Australian actor
 * Dorothee Wenner, German film curator and journalist
 * Larissa Behrendt, Australian writer and director
 * Visakesa Chandrasekaram, Sri Lankan filmmaker

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


 * Highlighted title indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:
 * Sydney Film Prize: The Mother of All Lies by Asmae El Moudir
 * Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch
 * Sustainable Future Award: Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur
 * Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
 * Dendy Live Action Short Award: The Dancing Girl and the Balloon Man by David Ma
 * The Rouben Mamoulian Award: Sophie Somerville for Linda 4 Eva
 * Yoram Gross Animation Award: Teacups by Alec Green and Finbar Watson
 * AFTRS Craft Award: Kalu Oji, Faro Musodza, and Makwaya Masudi for What's In A Name?
 * Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award: Robyn Liu for The Dancing Girl and the Balloon Man
 * Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award: Chris Godfrey
 * GIO Audience Awards
 * Best Australian Documentary: The Defenders by Matthew Bate
 * Best Australian Narrative Feature: Birdeater by Jack Clark and Jim Weir
 * Best International Documentary: Beyond Utopia by Madeleine Gavin
 * Best International Feature: Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet