SFFTV

See The Bigger Picture at SFFTV, our giant outdoor screen in Martin Place presented by Norwegian Cruise Line®.

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SFFTV returns to light up Martin Place from June 4 – 15 and bring Sydney’s ultimate celebration of cinema to the streets, thanks to our Major Partner Norwegian Cruise Line®

8AM – 10PM | DAILY ACTIVITIES

An eclectic array of acclaimed shorts, SFF film previews, and special activations from SFF partners. Drop by anytime!

11AM | EXCLUSIVE $10 RUSH TICKETS!

Swing by SFFTV from 11am – 2pm daily to grab your rush tickets to select film screenings happening that day, at venues all over Sydney. Exclusively available here!

12PM | FREE LUNCH TIME SCREENINGS

From 12pm – 2pm, catch a dedicated suite of uninterrupted acclaimed animated shorts from around the globe – plus complimentary popcorn!

6.30PM | FREE TWILIGHT SCREENINGS WITH VIVID SYDNEY

Award-winning and arresting animated shorts screen alongside the jaw dropping Martin Place precinct light installations by Vivid Sydney.

VIVID SYDNEY MARTIN PLACE

For the first time since 2018, Vivid Sydney lights up Martin Place & the CBD, transforming the city’s heart into a hub of immersive experiences. Step into The Lucid Dream Collective by the world-renowned Moment Factory, an AI-powered interactive light installation that blends your face with an ever-evolving dream, or journey through the Chasing Dreams Tunnel, mesmerising passageway of shifting light depicting the work of renowned Bundjalung artist Dr Bronwyn Bancroft. Immerse yourself in the magic of film amidst the Vivid Sydney’s glowing streetscapes with SFFTV—a giant outdoor screen showcasing cinematic brilliance from 4–15 June.

Vivid Sydney

Martin Place Light Precinct

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Shorts Schedule

Three unique short film programs will play across the Festival at SFFTV

MODERN TIMES

Screening Dates: Fri 6 June, Mon 9 June, Thurs 12 June, Sun 15 June

BALCONIES

Germany | 2024 | 5 min | Xenia Smirnov

Balconies portrays the vibrant individuality and shared existence of high-rise residents, set to the everyday sounds that weave their lives into a poetic narrative.

BETWEEN YAWNS

France | 2023 | 3 min | Alma Rajot

A character wakes up halfway... Still under the influence of sleep, his actions and visions will sometimes be shifted…

GUGUSSE

France | 2023 | 4 min | Francois Posson

Gugusse is a gruff, lonely man stuck in traffic. A strange bird will make his wait even more hellish.

MR. MR. WELCOMES YOU HOME

USA | 2024 | 9 min | EXYL

An empty room of banal bureaucratic horror - what does it take to get home?

SKROLL

Netherlands | 2024 | 7 min | Martin Visser

Scroll along through social media clips from the daily lives of the people, gnomes and animals that live here.

SOCIETY OF CLOTHES

Canada, France, South Korea | 2024 | 15 min | Dahee Jeong

When morning arrives in Society of Clothes, a shirt and a pair of pants step outside the closet, transforming into a human figure.

WINDY DAY

France | 2024 | 6 min | Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding

Wind appears in a park. People fly away.

YELLOW LIGHT

Israel | 2024 | 2 min | Tal Kantor

Red Light Green Light, a children's game, affects the routine of a girl who rushes with her dog to reach her destination.

Society of Clothes

KIDS SHORTS

Screening Dates: Thurs 5 June, Sun 8 June, Wed 11 June, Sat 14 June
Classification: All Ages

A SMALL GARDEN BY THE WINDOW

South Korea | 2024 | 5 min | Lee Jonghoon

An architect picks ripe cherry tomatoes from a small garden by the window to pack a lunchbox for work.

ACROBATS

France | 2024 | 7 min | Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Shali Reddy

A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.

DANCING IN THE RAIN

Taiwan, Japan | 2024 | 4 min | Chao-chun Yeh

The film starts with a little girl lying on the floor of her room. The rain starts and she falls into sleep. Her journey with mice starts in her dream world.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Japan | 2023 | 4 min | Saki Muramoto

The twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac are celebrating and welcoming the Year of the Rabbit. They're trying to take a photo together, but someoneʼs missing.

MOJAPPI - IT'S MINE

Japan | 2024 | 3 min | Nijitaro

Mojappi, a trio of naughty kids who live in the forest, just love being naughty. One day, they found out their friends baking pancakes! They will do anything to get those pancakes!

MY BEST FRIEND WAWA

Australia | 2024 | 2 min | Phoebe Liang, Jessica Ngyuen

At a chaotic family gathering, young Wanto and his frog buddy Wawa find unexpected friendship through a shared spark of imagination

MÛ

Germany | 2024 | 6 min | Malin Neumann

As an essential divine water spring has dried up, a child accompanied by an otter-like creature sets out to find a cure for the life-threatening water shortage.

RARE STONE

China | 2024 | 9 min | Li Jiahang

A little bird kept on casting stones forward chasing the light of the sky on a dim and endless rocky beach, until a crack appeared in the rocky beach, and out of it sprang many things that it had never seen before.

SEVANIK

Armenia | 2023 | 7 min | Harut Tumaghyan

A small dragon, Sevanik, and his only friend, a fluffy cloud, face unexpected changes in their friendship after a mosquito bite sets off a series of adventures beyond Lake Sevan.

THE GREAT ANNUAL PARTY OF THE CREATURES OF THE MOON

Canada | 2024 | 3 min | Francis Desharnais

Humans have finally left the moon! LET'S PARTY! A cheerful film created on a pinscreen.

TOTI

Switzerland | 2024 | 6 min | Maelle Chevallier

Two cells befriend each other and explore the organism they inhabit.

The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon

BREAKTHROUGH TALENTS SHORTS

Screening Dates: Wed 4 June, Sat 7 June, Tues 10 June, Fri 13 June
Classification: All Ages

CASTLE

Australia | 2024 | 8 min | Bryce Pemberton

When the objects in her home start to act with a mind of their own, Alana learns to build a new space out of the chaos as a means to escape.

FRACTI

Romania, Switzerland | 2024 | 5 min | Lavinia Petrache

Inside a floating village humans live their lives, each repeating their routine over and over again.

FREERIDE IN C

Latvia | 2024 | 10 min | Edmunds Jansons

The white tranquility of mountains is disturbed by colorful winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy downhill skiing.

POINT AND LINE TO COSMOS

Estonia | 2024 | 8 min | Pablo Ballarin

A cosmic entity talks to humankind. Meanwhile, three dinosaurs cross the desert guided by a shooting star.

SPHERE SUPREME

Belgium | 2024 | 5 min | Hasan Pastaci

Led by a mystical pomegranate tree, Arama encounters a strange man and fragments of himself, unraveling the puzzle of his identity before it all falls apart.

TAPE

Finland | 2024 | 6 min | Hui Wing Ki Candace

A piece of tape takes a young woman on an emotional journey through memories that used to be stuck somewhere in her mind.

THE ANNOUNCED TRAGEDY

Thailand | 2023 | 10 min | Rujitanont Thanut

A time-space conservation of a house in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sphere Supreme

Other Films Screening in SFFTV

Classification: All Ages

THE HUMAN FOSSIL

USA | 2024 | 6 min | Rebecca Huang

Alien archaeologist Soo stumbles upon a mysterious relic.

PENINSULA

Belgium | 2024 | 5 min | Angele Vergoni, Sarah Vanhoeck

A giant woman wakes up on a mysterious island full of small creatures.

METEORES

France | 2023 | 5 min | Agnés Patron, Morgane Le Péchon

On a cool summer night, animals with eyes full of light leave the forest to venture into the alleys of a suburban neighborhood.

TWO SHIPS

USA, Portugal | 2024 | 6 min | McKinley Benson

While working opposite schedules, a couple attempts to maintain their connection through fleeting encounters.

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