The 72nd Sydney Film Festival reveals its full show, launching a massive lineup of 201 films in 70 countries, including 17 world premieres, six international premieres, and Australian premieres at multiple venues including the iconic Sydney Opera House, a new screening location.

Festival director Nashen Moodley announced that the show will shoot 15 films directly from the Cannes Film Festival, including Jafar Panahi's It's Just an Accident, and Kelly Reichardt's live art robbery drama Planner from the 1970s.

"The festival of 2025 provides a bold and broad perspective in today's films, which face the urgent reality of our world, while also reveling in the power of imagination and storytelling," Mudley said.

Other key highlights include "Life of Chuck" starring Tom Hiddleston, Australian director Amy Wang's SXSW award-winning satirical "Land", Sundance comedy "Twinless" and "Swift Morses," featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi.

The festival will open "Together" with Australian premiere starring Australian filmmakers Michael Shanks and Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Sundance Breakthrough merges domestic drama with supernatural elements.

This year marks the 17th edition of the official Sydney Film Awards competition, awarding the largest, sharpest and brave films A$60,000 ($39,000). The jury is led by famous Australian director Justin Kurzel.

The competition lineup includes “It Was Just an Accident,” “The Mastermind,” “Romería” (Berlinale Golden Bear-winner Carla Simón), “The Secret Agent” (Kleber Mendonça Filho), “The Love That Remains” (Hlynur Pálmason), “Mirrors No. 3” (Christian Petzold), “My Father's Shadow” (Akinola Davies Jr.), “Sorry, Baby” (Eva Victor, "Gabriel Mascaro", "DJ Ahmet" (Sundance audience award-winning), "Everything You Left" (Cherien Dabis) and the opening night movie "Together".

Documentary Australia Awards will make 10 new Australian documentaries compete for $13,000 in prize money including "Flood", "John: The Last King of Queensland", "Travel Home, David Gilpilier", "Raft", "Cloakhouse", "Yurlu | Countryside". Other documentary rivals include "Deeper," "Golden Point," "Wolf Always Come Night", "Interior Songs" and "Ellis Park."

The festival will showcase the "Jafar Panahi: Cinema in the Rebellion", which includes all ten films by the famous Iranian filmmakers, and "Elaine May: Urbane Legend", which celebrates four cult classics by influential American directors.

Other programs focus include the $26,000 Sustainable Future Award, "End", "Flood", "How Deep Your Love Is", "Lowland Children", "Nechako", which will be a big river, "Only Big River", "Only Earth", "Wolf Always Come to Night at Night", and My Father's Story: My Father's Story.

The $22,700 Aboriginal Award is the world's largest cash prize in the world for indigenous film production, including "Emily: I'm Kem", "Haka Party Incident", "Malaron Williams: ngāaoe rua - Two Worlds, Two Worlds, "Nikok", "nnechako" - Another big river, it will be a big river, "seeds", "seeds", "seed buck''wil fred buck'' and "lost" and "lost".

The festival will be held from 4-15 June 2025 and includes free speeches, a lively special screening with Sydney and an outdoor screening at SFFTV in Martin Square.