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Vale to the great actor Sam Neill – supporter of Australian cinema and patron of Sydney Film Festival.

Presented with MUBI, The Director’s Chair series returns for 2026 filmed at the iconic North Sydney Pool.

The 73rd Sydney Film Festival awarded a prize pool of over $200,000 at our Closing Night ceremony, including the coveted Sydney Film Prize to the film MINOTAUR, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, who received the prize in-person.

Sydney Film Festival will close its 73rd edition with the Australian Premiere of James Gray’s (The Immigrant, Ad Astra) celebrated Cannes Competition crime thriller Paper Tiger at the State Theatre on Sunday 14 June.

Sydney Film Festival returns to cinemas around Sydney June 3-14 and in preparation, we’ve partnered with streaming service SBS On Demand to present Sydney Film Festival Selects. This special curation is the perfect way to get Festival fit with acclaimed films from directors featured in this year’s Festival lineup, alongside some of SFF’s most well-loved hits. 

More than 100 local and international filmmakers are set to attend Sydney Film Festival 2026, including current Palme d’Or contenders Andrey Zvyagintsev (Minotaur) and Marie Kreutzer (Gentle Monster), Oscar-nominated Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho and
legendary Australian filmmaker Peter Weir.

Historic lineup unveiled, featuring returning Sydney Film Prize winners and spectacular new voices from Australia and around the world – including 19 films direct from Cannes.

Meet the jury awarding $60,000 and the Sydney Film Prize to an “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” film.

Sydney Film Festival celebrates the incredible life and legacy of David Stratton AM, as we honour his passing announced today by his family.

Silenced, Selina Miles’ Sundance-premiered Australian documentary, will open the 73rd edition of Sydney Film Festival on Wednesday 3 June at the State Theatre, followed by a post-screening celebration at Sydney Town Hall.

Sydney Film Festival presents ‘Sartorial: Fashion on Film’, a program featuring new premieres alongside restored classics that explore the relationship between fashion and cinema, screening as part of the 73rd Sydney Film Festival from 3-14 June.