In Competition

Jim and Sean discuss the Locarno Festival 2026 winners, as well as reviews of the films viewed at the recent Melbourne International Film Festival. They also discuss the submissions for Best International Film for the 99th Oscar ceremony. Films discussed include: Blue Heron, I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, La Gradiva, Bitter Christmas, Maddie’s Secret, Congo Boy, Josephine, Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep, La Perra, Nino, Paper Tiger, The Beloved, All of a Sudden, and MORE!   Email: [email protected] Facebook : In Competition Film Podcast Instagram : incompetitionfilmpod

Jim and Sean look at the films in competition at the 2026 Locarno and Venice film festivals. They also discuss the Bright Horizons competition at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival. Films discussed include: Bucking Fastard, Ink, Bunker, Look Back, Possible Love, Primetime, Wild Horse Nine, Blue Heron, Josephine, La Gradiva, Congo Boy, Everyone Digs Bill Evans and MORE! Email: [email protected] Facebook : In Competition Film Podcast Instagram : incompetitionfilmpod If you're in Brisbane, check out the New Farm Queer Film Festival (July 30 - August 8).

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2026 SPECIAL Jim and Sean review the films they saw at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival. Films discussed include: Everytime, Flies, Gentle Monster, The Man I Love, Sheep in the Box, Queen at Sea, Coward, All of a Sudden, Ben’Imana, Fatherland, Minotaur, Fjord, The Dreamed Adventure, Rose and MORE! Facebook – In Competition Film Podcast Instagram - incompetitionfilmpod

Sean & Jim discuss the Cannes 2026 winners and look forward to the line-up of outstanding films at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival. Films discussed include: Fjord, Minotaur, The Dreamed Adventure, Fatherland, Everytime, Gentle Monster, Parallel Tales, Sheep in the Box, Queen at Sea, Ben'Imana, Yellow Letters – and many more! Facebook – In Competition Film Podcast Instagram - incompetitionfilmpod

Jim and Sean discuss the films in contention at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival 2026.   Also, they begin their 2021 retrospective with the line-up and prizes at the 71st Berlinale.   Cannes films include: Sheep in the Box, Fatherland, Paper Tiger, Bitter Christmas, Fjord, Coward, Minotaur, Parallel Tales, Hope, The Man I Love, A Woman's Life, Colony, Club Kid, Strawberries, Adieu Monde Cruel, Butterfly Jam.   From Berlin: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, I'm Your Man, Ballad of a White Cow, Natural Light.