Sydney has an incredibly rich film culture, owing to its diversity, multiculturalism, and long film exhibition history. Boasting over 50 film festivals every year, it is one of the best film festival cities in the world. Below is a selection of some of the city’s long-running festivals, both big and small, drawing on a broad range of topics, ethnicities and styles.
Due to the Covid-19 situation, film festival dates may vary from previous years and are subject to change. Please refer to each festival’s respective website for more details.
Australia’s Silent Film Festival
Flickerfest
Jewish Film Festival
Transitions Film Festival
Czech & Slovak Film Festival
Sydney World Film Festival
https://www.sydneyfilmfest.com/
Spanish Film Festival*
https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/
*Due to Covid-19, the 2020 Spanish Film Festival has been cancelled, please refer to website for 2021 dates
Sydney Film Festival
Scandinavian Film Festival
https://scandinavianfilmfestival.com/
*Due to Covid-19, the 2020 Scandinavian Film Festival has been cancelled, please refer to website for 2021 dates
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
Lebanese Film Festival
Latin America Film Festival
https://www.sydneylatinofilmfestival.org
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Queer Screen Film Festival
Italian Film Festival
Smartfone Flickfest
Antenna Documentary Film Festival
British Film Festival*
https://bristishfilmfestival.com.au/
Greek Film Festival
https://greekfilmfestival.com.au/
Iranian Film Festival
*Due to Covid-19, the 2020 British Film Festival has been delayed, please refer to website for postponed dates
Irish Film Festival
https://irishfilmfestival.com.au
Japanese Film Festival
https://japanesefilmfestival.net/
Palestinian Film Festival
https://www.palestinianfilmfestival.com.au/
German Film Festival*
https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/
*Due to Covid-19, the 2020 German Film Festival has been cancelled, please refer to website for 2021 dates
Persian Film Festival
Sydney Screen Studies Network 