| 2009 Adelaide Film Festival | |
| Opening: | My Year Without Sex |
| Closing: | Easy Virtue |
| Location: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Awards: | International Award for Best Feature Film (Treeless Mountain) Don Dunstan Award (Jan Chapman) |
| Directors: | Katrina Sedgwick |
| Number: | 13 (In Competition) |
| Date: | 19 February – 1 March 2009 |
The 4th Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 19 February to 1 March 2009. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director.[1] Jan Chapman received the 2009 Don Dunstan Award[2] [3] The poster this year depicts the iconic film festival eye character concept that was so successful in 2007.[4]
The festival opened with My Year Without Sex directed by Sarah Watt[5] and closed with Easy Virtue directed by Stephan Elliott.[6] The festival presented 23 world premieres, 62 Australian premieres, 38 Australian films, 9 new Australian features from established and emerging filmmakers, and 143 films from over 49 countries.[7] The Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the South Korean film Treeless Mountain, directed and written by So Yong Kim.[8] [9] [10]
The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:[11]
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Christmas Tale | Un conte de Noël | France | ||
| All Around Us | Gururi no koto? | Japan | ||
| Dean Spanley | Dean Spanley | UK/New Zealand | ||
| Gomorrah | Gomorra | Italy | ||
| Jalainur | Zha lai nuo er | Ye Chao | China | |
| Kisses | Kisses | Ireland/Sweden | ||
| My Tehran for Sale | تهران من، حراج | Australia/Iran | ||
| My Year Without Sex | My Year Without Sex | Australia | ||
| Stella | Stella | France | ||
| The Sky, the Earth and the Rain | El cielo, la tierra y la lluvia | José Luis Torres Leiva | Chile/France/ Germany | |
| Teza | Teza | Ethiopia/Germany/ France | ||
| Treeless Mountain | Namueopneun San | USA/South Korea | ||
| Zift | Dzift | Bulgaria |
The Audience Award for Best Documentary was won by Kiran Bedi.
The Audience Award for Best Short was won by The Cat Piano.