Sydney Film Festival 2026

Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney and Catherine Deneuve lead an extraordinary cast in the new film from Oscar-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Past).

From master director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, Loveless), MINOTAUR follows the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian businessman under the strain of personal and political crises.

Based on true events, Xavier Giannoli's gripping new drama chronicles the complex ethical challenges experienced by journalist Jean Luchaire (Jean Dujardin) and his movie star daughter during France’s occupation by Germany in WWII.

The winner of the five 2026 Goya Awards including Best Film, writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's quietly spellbinding drama captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation.

The warm-hearted new drama from rising Brazilian filmmaker Gabe Klinger (Porto) stars Marina Person as a creatively frustrated 50-something São Paulo sommelier who stubbornly pursues her dream of opening her own natural wine bar.

Set amid the breathtaking landscapes of Sápmi, Elle Sofe Sara's powerful, music-filled drama follows a family of Sàmi reindeer herders whose fight to protect their Indigenous lands from industrialisation exposes long-buried secrets.