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We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

Program Strands

Browse SFF’s Program Strands – the curated collections of films grouped by genre, style, content and themes.

Official Competition

The most “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” films that truly move the art form forward.

Documentary Australia Award

Sydney Film Festival is honoured to presented the annual Documentary Australia Award, supported by Documentary Australia.

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

Sydney Film Festival's short film competition.

Special Presentations

A selection of highly anticipated premieres, festival hits and local highlights.

Features

Prize-winners from prestigious festivals and new works that deserve to be known.

International Documentaries

Controversial, mesmerising, eye-opening and visually stunning international documentaries.

Sounds on Screen

Rap or rock. Soul or salsa. Classical, jazz, blues or pop. Whatever your jam, film enriches the experience of the music that moves you. 

Europe! Voices of Women in Film

Potent, engaging and important films from talented women around Europe.

First Nations

Powerful titles directed or written by First Nations creatives.

Family Films

Share your love of cinema and all the film festival fun with the whole family.

Sustainable Future Award

Freak Me Out

Quality motion pictures from the weird and wild side of world cinema.

Screenability

An outstanding line-up of films celebrating the talent of filmmakers with disability.

FLUX: ART+FILM

Exploring the fertile ground between art and cinema.

Jane Campion – Her Way

A retrospective of films by pioneering filmmaker Jane Campion

Amitabh Bachchan: Back to the Beginning

A retrospective of films starring Indian screen icon, Amitabh Bachchan.

Classics Restored

Classic films as their filmmakers wanted you to see them.

Shorts with Features

An amazing array of short films screen before features and documentaries.

Your Planet: Climate and Environment Shorts

Short documentaries showcasing solutions to the challenges facing our environment.

Events at the Hub

Late Announce

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