Sydney Film Festival will be held 10 to 21 Jun 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney Film Festival showcases the best in cinema from across Australia and around the world, including features, documentaries, short films, retrospectives, restorations, animation and more. One of the world's oldest film festivals, Sydney Film Festival reflects the historic development of the Australian film industry. Remaining amazingly consistent through six decades of turbulent social and cultural history, the festival acts as an annual forum for cultural thought and discussion. The SFF programming team gathers an amazing selection from the world's great festivals, adding to the finest local productions to create a packed program of more than 250 screenings for event goers. Highlights also include twelve films that vie for the Official Competition with a AUD60,000.00 cash prize based on the decision of a jury of international and Australian filmmakers and industry professionals. Sydney Film Festival is an event and I like events...
From simple talks and Q&A sessions with filmmakers to red-carpet premieres, panel discussions and themed parties, there’s a lot to do and see and hear before and after the curtain goes up. Unique events like Gourmet Cinema perfectly pairs fine dining with foodie films. The Ian McPherson Memorial Lecture series sees David Stratton in conversation with a different major film industry identity each year. The Hub is packed with interesting events both upstairs in the Treasury Room and downstairs in the bar.