Last night was the closing night of Sydney Film Festival’s 69th Festival at the State Theatre. It was a fantastic night of celebration over the 12-day programme of over 200+ films leading to the final closing night film Broker from South Korea.
The 69th Sydney Film Festival announces it will present the World Premiere of We Are Still Here for its Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, June 8, at the State Theatre followed by a post-screening celebration in the Sydney Town Hall.
After a highly successful 10 day festival at Bondi the 31st annual FLiCKERFEST International and Australian awards were announced this evening at a star-studded ceremony under the stars on Bondi Beach. Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian film industry, the Closing Night ceremony honoured the esteemed entrants in this year’s competition and FLiCKERFEST’s Academy® Qualifying Awards, including Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film, Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation, Panasonic LUMIX Award for Best Australian Short Film & Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary. The Flickerfest Short Film Awards continue to cement the festival’s global position as a leading International Short film festival on the world stage. FLiCKERFEST’s Festival Director BRONWYN KIDD said: We are thrilled that the 31st Flickerfest 2022 has been such a success with many filmmakers present to introduce their films, passionate crowds and great enthusiasm expressed for the programmes screened. It’s been great to see short films so warmly embraced by audiences across our ten-day event despite the challenges of COVID and its impact on the arts. I would like to congratulate all of the films selected for Flickerfest in competition this year …
Join Filmmaker and Festival Programmer Kyle Goldfinch and Friends for Bite Sized Conversations with Screen Creatives.
The 68th Sydney Film Festival (3-14 November 2021) has today announced the return of the 52nd Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films and the sixth annual Europe! Voices of Women in Film program, in partnership with Dendy Cinemas and the European Film Promotion respectively. SHORT FILM AWARDSSydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley said, “The Festival is proud to once again showcase the incredible works of Australian filmmakers as part of the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films. Having launched the careers of countless renowned directors, writers, producers and other film creatives over the course of its 52 year-history, the Festival will premiere another cohort of 10 superb new short films.” Ten finalists for the prestigious Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films will screen in the Festival. Australia’s longest running short film competition is now in its 52nd year and has been sponsored by Dendy Cinemas since 1989. Finalists:– DWARF PLANET | 2020 | Australia | Director, Screenwriter: Adrian Chiarella– FREEDOM SWIMMER | 2021 | Australia | Director, Screenwriter: Olivia Martin-McGuire– LIFEBLOOD | 2021 | Australia …
SF3 – the SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival. Open to filmmakers of all ages from every country; from first-time filmmakers to professionals. As long as your film is shot entirely on a smartphone or tablet, your film is eligible for submission. Deadlines: 1 June 2021 – Super early bird1 July 2021 Early bird1 August 2021 Regular Entries: https://filmfreeway.com/SF3
We launch Film Festival Guide radio this Sunday from 11am. Hosted by Kyle Goldfinch.Guests include: James Woolley (Frameline) and Olivia Aleksoski (Her Own Words)
