68th Sydney Film Festival

Call for entries

(Feature, documentaries and short films; First Nation filmmakers and filmmakers with disability)

The Sydney Film Festival is currently accepting films from First Nation filmmakers and filmmakers with disability for its 2021 virtual edition.

Productions from outside Australia, other than films eligible for the two programs listed above, which the Sydney Film Festival has not specifically invited to submit will not be eligible to apply.

Please note that films must be submitted directly to the festival via FilmFreeway.

• Competitive: NO
• Entry fees: NO

Eligibility 

First Nations

• open to First Nation/Indigenous filmmakers
• must be New South Wales/State premieres (films over 40 minutes) or Sydney premieres (films under 40 minutes)

Screenability Program

• open to filmmakers with disability
• must be New South Wales/State premieres (films over 40 minutes) or Sydney premieres (films under 40 minutes)

About

Since its inception in 1954, the Sydney Film Festival (SFF), recognised by the Federation Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF), has increased in size and reputation to become a leading international film festival in Australia. The festival takes place each June at venues across Sydney. The SFF program celebrates the best of world cinema, screening features, documentaries, short films, retrospectives and a series of industry and public talks. In 2019, just under 270 productions from over 60 countries were selected for the festival, attracting an audience of over 180,000.

In keeping with its mission and values, SFF recognizes the importance of equal opportunity and diversity in creating a healthy team environment and promotes a culture that is free from discrimination. SFF welcomes submissions from First Nation’s people, people who identify as having a disability and those who come from culturally diverse backgrounds.

International Promotion
Telefilm Canada, Montreal
festivals@telefilm.ca
1 800 567-0890