Sydney Film Festival 2024 submissions closing soon
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Filmmakers who would like to submit their films into this year’s 71st Sydney Film Festival (SFF) to be in the running for a record prize pool worth over $200,000 beware – time is running out!
The deadline for all submissions including those for the First Nations Award is only a week away closing on the 1st March 2024.
The prize pool includes the $60,000 Sydney Film Prize and the world’s largest environment film prize of $40,000 with the Sustainable Future Award. The $35,000 First Nations Award on offer is also the world’s largest cash prize for First Nations Filmmaking.
Shorts:
Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, prizes include:
The Dendy Live Action Short Award for best Australian short film ($7,000).
Rouben Mamoulian Award for best Australian short film director ($7,000).
Yoram Gross Animation Award for best Australian animated short film ($7,000).
The AFTRS Craft Award for demonstrated excellence by a craft practitioner in an Australian short film ($7,000).
The Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award recognizing an emerging short filmmaker who has had no more than five short film credits ($7,000). Open to film creatives, directors and screenwriters.
FLUX: Art Film International Shorts under 15 minutes in length.
Freak Me Out International Shorts under 15 minutes in length.
Family International Shorts under 15 minutes in length.
Features (40 min+):
Australian Features (Fiction)
International Features (Fiction and Documentary)
Any length:
Documentary Australia Award acknowledging excellence in Australian documentary production of any length ($20,000).
Sustainable Future Award for a narrative or documentary film of any length that deepens our knowledge and awareness of the impact of the global climate emergency ($40,000).
Screenability Program. Welcoming entries of any length to the festival’s Screenability program from filmmakers living with disability.
First Nations Program. Encouraging submissions (features, documentaries and shorts) to the festival from First Nations filmmakers from Australia and around the world ($35,000).
The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films and the Documentary Australia Award for Best Australian Documentary competition are open exclusively to Australian productions.
Before submitting their submissions, entrants are encouraged to review the submission requirements. A small fee is applicable for all programs and awards but has been waived for the Screenability and First Nations programs.
Head to www.sff.org.au/info/submissionsfor full eligibility criteria and submission details.
SUBMISSIONS: filmfreeway.com/SydneyFilmFestival
