| 2015 Adelaide Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Highly Strung |
| Closing: | Youth |
| Location: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Directors: | Amanda Duthie |
| Date: | 15–25 October 2015 |
The 7th Adelaide Film Festival was held in Adelaide, South Australia, from 15 to 25 October 2015.
Amanda Duthie was the Festival Director[1] of the 7th edition of the festival, which ran from 15 to 25 October 2015.[2]
On the opening night of the festival, director and screenwriter Andrew Bovell received the 2015 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.[3]
The festival opened with Scott Hicks's documentary film Highly Strung[4] and closed with Paolo Sorrentino's drama film Youth.[5]
More than 180 feature films were screened at the festival, 40 of which were Australian films, 24 South Australian films and total of 51 countries were represented at the Festival.[6]
The members of the International Feature Jury were:[7]
The Foxtel Movies International Award for Best Feature Film at the Festival was won by Neon Bull.[8] [9]
The Flinders University Documentary Award was awarded to Canadian director Amber Fares for Speed Sisters.
Girl Asleep won the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival Best Feature People Choice's Award. Holding the Man documentary, Remembering the Man won the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary, while the most popular short was Meryl Tankard's Michelle's Story.[10]
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol | Carol | United States, United Kingdom | ||
| Freeheld | Freeheld | United States | ||
| Looking for Grace | Looking for Grace | Australia | ||
| Gold Coast | Guldkysten | Denmark, Sweden, Ghana | ||
| Lamb | Lamb | Ethiopia, France, Germany, Norway, Qatar | ||
| Neon Bull | Boi neon | Brazil | ||
| Office | 오피스 Opiseu | South Korea | ||
| 316 | 316 | Iran | ||
| Father | Babai | Kosovo, Germany | ||
| Tanna | Tanna | Australia |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand: A Second Coming | United Kingdom | |||
| Heart of a Dog | Heart of a Dog | United States | ||
| He Named Me Malala | He Named Me Malala | United States | ||
| I Am Belfast | I Am Belfast | Australia | ||
| Ice and the Sky | La Glace et le ciel | France | ||
| The Pearl Button | El botón de nácar | Chile | ||
| The Propaganda Game | The Propaganda Game | Spain | ||
| Remembering The Man | Remembering The Man | Australia | ||
| Sherpa | Sherpa | Australia | ||
| Speed Sisters | Speed Sisters | Canada, United Kingdom |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Strung | Highly Strung | Australia | ||
| A Month of Sundays | A Month of Sundays | Australia | ||
| The Dressmaker | The Dressmaker | Australia | ||
| Spear | Spear | Australia | ||
| Girl Asleep | Girl Asleep | Australia | ||
| Sam Klemke’s Time Machine | Sam Klemke’s Time Machine | Australia | ||
| Bad Boy Bubby | Bad Boy Bubby | Australia |