SFFTV

SFFTV returns to Martin Place from June 3 – 14, offering free screenings of must-see shorts, discounted tickets to hot new films, and sneak peeks of what’s on at SFF.

SFFTV production partners

8am – 10pm | Daily Activities

Stunning short films, exclusive previews, and an assortment of special activations from SFF partners. Drop by and you’ll see.

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 sold here!

12pm | Free Lunch Time Screenings

From 12pm – 2pm, you’ll see an eclectic array of acclaimed animated short films from around the world – plus enjoy complimentary popcorn!

6-7pm | Free Twilight Screenings

On your way to a screening or just want a quick flix hit on your way through the city? See a special program of short films uninterrupted.

BOUNDARIES

South Korea | 2025 | 12 min | Seun Yee

When someone over-reclines on the bus, it triggers an existential crisis in the passenger behind over the meaning of space we all inhabit.

EVACUATIONS

USA | 2025 | 7 min | Lilli Carré

Using cel animation, photographs of empty public spaces explode with frantic, fleeting energy.

FLOATING

Serbia, Croatia, Germany | 2025 | 7 min | Jelena Milunovic 

A daughter attempts to connect with her recluse father who floats like a balloon.

INTERLUDE

Japan | 2026 | 7 min | Taiyo Nobata

The fleeting moments in life and spaces around us.

LONG DISTANCE

France | 2025 | 8 min | Iulia Voitova

As an astronaut prepares for launch into space, their partner, a diver, delves into the depths. Worlds apart, but they feel closer than ever.

ORDINARY LIFE

France, Japan | 2025 | 10 min | Yoriko Mizushiri 

Everyday behaviours repeat in surreal succession and movements.

WAN WAN

USA | 2025 | 7 min | Mayuko Kobayashi

Through documentary, bursts of colour and stickers, a filmmaker adoringly pays tribute to her grandma.

WHITE CAROUSEL

Singapore | 2025 | 4 min | Nadya Neo

A woman living in a cuckoo clock hopes to break the repetitive cycle she finds herself trapped in.

A FUGUE

France | 2025 | 15 min | Agnès Patron

On a dark and ominous night, a sister recalls the past memories of her little brother in the woods.

BALCONADA

Bulgaria, France | 2025 | 8 min | Iva Tokmakchieva

On a hot summer day, several neighbours on their balconies are brought together through a sudden rain storm and the music of a slacker flutist. 

BUSY BODIES

United States | 2026 | 6 min | Kate Renshaw-Lewis
Little creatures form Rube Goldberg machines revealing the hidden and everyday processes happening hidden away from plain sight. 

THE DEATH OF A FISH

France | 2025 | 14 min | Eva Lusbaronian

Through dance and ritual, a young daughter helps her mother heal from mourning the death of a fish.

EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE!

Czech Republic, Slovakia | 2026 | 11 min | Andrea Szelesova 

In the heavens, young Yios, son of Helios, cannot control his shining rays that burst out causing destruction in the playground among the other young gods, goddesses and monsters.

HOTEL OBLIQUE

Germany | 2026 | 8 min | Merlin Flugel

A budgie attends a bizarre luxury relaxation hotel only to realise it longs for the safety of its cage.

SABA

USA | 2026 | 10 min | Liron Topaz

A poetic story of a boy seeking closure with his grandfather, and our shared longing for one more moment with those we’ve lost.

ANAGLYPH

Spain | 2025 | 9 min | Valle Comba

Living in a bright red and anxious world, Violet must learn to see the world in a different way to overcome her fears.

BACKSTREET BIRDS

Lithuania | 2025 | 7 min | Gertrūda Nemčauskaitė

A neighbourly feud breaks out between an introverted penguin and party animal pigeon, leading to catastrophe.

BIRDS OF PARADISE
Poland | 2025 | 8 min | Tomek Ducki
A community of wetland birds find a unique method to forming new land masses, but mysterious objects suddenly spark chaos.

PICCOLO PICCOLO

France, Switzerland | 2025 | 9 min | Marta Gennari

A tiny mouse undertakes a perilous and epic journey to climb a very high mountain.

THE SKY WAS CANDY

Germany | 2025 | 3 min | Anh Tú Nguyen 

Yellow and blue kaleidoscopic patterns show the cycle of life.

TRIASSIC CUDDLE

Romania | 2024 | 6 min | Iulia Teodora Turicianu

A small prehistoric amphibian goes on a journey with the goal of finding its mate.

WHEN THE TIDE COMES

UK | 2025 | 10 min | Fêt-Nat Bailly 

A sand creature dedicates their life to helping a baby turtle find the ocean.

WOLFIE

Czech Republic | 2025 | 13 min | Philippe Kastner

A lone artist draws and accidentally brings to life Wolfie, a little terror of a dog wreaking havoc and chaos.

ASTRAL

Switzerland | 2025 | 5 min | Judith Ordonneau

A young girl’s night of stargazing is interrupted by a strange half-human, half-fish creature, desperate for her attention.

BIRD HEAD

Switzerland | 2025 | 8 min | Léonard Felder 

In a world where everyone has a trusty bird familiar, one man experiences the highs and lows of his clumsy eggshell companion.

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Switzerland | 2025 | 7 min | Jochen Rall

A collage of newspaper clippings of footballers, models and gorillas comes alive between a trio of readers on the morning express train.

UGLY GARDEN

Switzerland | 2025 | 9 min | Béatrice Herzig

A young woman in pain is shocked to find a small goblin has taken residence and is growing weeds in her body.

WIRELESS

Switzerland | 2026 | 6 min | Nina Mégroz

In a world where everyone connects with one another via coloured antennae, Neta struggles to find who she fits in with.