Sydney Film Festival’s Programming team works non-stop to review thousands of submissions every year, attend world premiere screenings, unearth the best local talent, and select award-winning features from across the globe, fresh from the Festival circuit. Read on to learn more about the programmers and curators behind this year’s SFF program ..read more

by Sydney Film Festival Staff The Oscar nominations are out, and we were pleased to see 10 SFF-screened films in the mix. However, the discerning tastes of fastidious film lovers always leave room for debate. And debate we shall. These are the SFF team’s top picks of films that weren’t nominated ..read more

Sydney Film Festival announces new First Nations Award proudly supported by Truant Pictures with the world's largest cash prize for Indigenous filmmaking ..read more

by Sydney Film Festival Staff It’s late December. The house is a mess. Everyone’s exhausted. But from the embers of festive family chaos, a unanimous decision emerges: it’s time for a movie. Stop the petty fights and endless scrolling before it happens, and let the team behind Australia's leading film festival help guide you towards a kind of cinematic satisfaction only possible in those tranquil days before the new year ..read more

Sydney Film Festival today announced the ground-breaking appointment of acclaimed First Nations Producer Darren Dale as Board Chair of Sydney Film Festival ..read more

Relive the highlights of the 70th Sydney Film Festival which took over Sydney screens from June 7 - 18, 2023 ..read more

Sydney Film Festival Supports the Indigenous Voice to Parliament ..read more

For 70 years, Sydney Film Festival has presented extraordinary cinema from around the world. We look back on the history - and present - of excellent German films at SFF ..read more

You’re invited to take a walk on the wild side of contemporary cinema in Freak Me Out, the SFF program strand dedicated to all things weird and strange ..read more

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