#27 - Cannes Film Festival Award Winners + Sydney Film Festival Preview

#27 - Cannes Film Festival Award Winners + Sydney Film Festival Preview

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

#26 - Cannes 2026 Preview & Berlinale 2021 Retrospective

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.

#25 - Oscars in Review + Cannes 2026 Spitball

Jim and Sean discuss the recent Oscar results and comment on the ceremony.   Also, a deep dive into what might show up in this year's Cannes line-up.   Films discussed include: Paper Tiger, Bitter Christmas, Fjord, Circles, Coward, Minotaur, Out of this World, Let Love In, Hot Spot, I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Parallel Tales, The Unknown, All of a Sudden, Sheep in the Box, Dora, The Dreamed Adventure.

#24 - Berlin, AACTA, Sundance & Césars! + Oscar Predictions!

Jim and Sean discuss the line-up and winners at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. Also, the winners of the César Awards, AACTA Awards and Sundance Film Festival.  Plus, we make our bold Oscar Predictions for the upcoming 98th Ceremony. Films discussed include: Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Josephine, Flies, Nightborn, Nina Roza, Queen at Sea, Rose, Salvation, Yellow Letters, Wolfram, L’attachement, The Great Arch, Case 137, The Stranger & more.

#23 - Top 10s of 2025

Sean and Jim discuss their Top 10s of 2025! Tune in to find out what makes the cut. Also discussed: did Berlin, Cannes & Venice get it right? Plus: the European film awards are discussed, and awards season reviewed.