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Courtesy of MK2 Films Andrey Zvyagintsev claimed the Sydney Film Prize on Sunday night for “Minotaur,” his thriller set against the backdrop of contemporary Russia, as the 73rd Sydney Film Festival wrapped its 12-day run at the State Theatre with what organizers described as the highest-selling festival in the event’s history.
The AUD$60,000 ($42,200) prize – awarded for work deemed “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” – was determined by an international jury led by Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, joined by Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi, Singaporean director Boo Junfeng, Australian cinematographer Ari Wegner and Australian First Nations producer-director Sally Riley.
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