Sydney Film Festival launches new Audience Awards with Urban Cinephile
27 April 2005: Sydney Film Festival (SFF) President Cathy Robinson today launched The Urban Cinephile Audience Awards - a new awards program that will further enhance the profile of Australia's premiere film event on the international stage.
Sydney Film Festival announces 2005 Dendy Finalists
27 April 2005: Award-winning actor and Dendy Awards judge, Sacha Horler acknowledged the depth of Australia’s filmmaking talent when she announced the 17 finalists in the 2005 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films today.
Australian Premiere for UK New Media Program at Sydney Film Festival
17 June 2004: The world’s largest dedicated ‘new moving image’ festival onedotzero will have its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival today.
More International Awards announced for Festival Films
17 June 2004. Adding to the already impressive list of awards, Born into Brothels and Maria Full of Grace both picked up audience awards at the 30th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) last weekend.
Blind Flight Director Brings Light to Middle East Hostages
Wednesday 16 June: UK Director John Furses ’s hostage drama Blind Flight will have its Australian premiere at the 51st Sydney Film Festival tomorrow, Thursday 17 June at 7.05pm at Dendy Opera Quays followed by an additional screening on Super Saturday 19 June at 2.35pm at Dendy.
Tuesday 15 June 2004: Organisers of the 51st Sydney Film Festival announced a bumper opening weekend with numerous films selling out across three venues and audiences embracing the new Festival Club.
Festival screens the Untold Story of Sydney Harbour invasion
28 May 2004: On 1 June 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour, 62 years later, a behind the scenes account of that night will have its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
Dr Phillip Nitschke and Janine Hosking Guests of Festival
27 May 2004:Sydney Film Festival today announced that Dr Phillip Nitschke
and director Janine Hosking will be attending as special guests of the 51st Sydney Film Festival in June.
26 May 2004:Sydney Film Festival is proud to announce more than
thirty international and Australian film industry guests who will be attending the 51st Sydney Film Festival (SFF) in June.
Australian Premiere for Cannes headliners at Sydney Film Festival
24 May 2004:Australian audiences will get their first chance to see five of the
most popular films direct from Cannes when they premiere during the Sydney Film Festival in June.
May 11, 2004: The Sydney Film Festival will start a search for a CEO following the announcement this week that current boss Fiona Allan has won the prestigious position of Programme Director at the Wales Millennium Centre.
6 May 2004: Sydney Film Festival officially launched its most daring and diverse program ever last night and the highly sought after tickets are now on sale.
5 May 2004:The 51st Sydney Film Festival will be presenting a strong collection of Australian productions including Somersault by debut director Cate Shortland, recently selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
51 st Sydney Film Festival to Screen International Award-Winning Films
5 May 2004: Twelve international prize-winning films will screen as part of the 51st Sydney Film Festival including Academy Award ® winners Harvie Krumpet and Chernobyl Heart.
Sydney Film Festival appoints new Artistic Director for 2005.
March 23, 2004: Sydney Film Festival today announced the appointment of film journalist and industry commentator, Lynden Barber to the position of Artistic Director for the 2005 and 2006 festival.
5 May 2004: The Sydney Film Festival is proud to present the strongest, most imaginative, most accomplished films to emerge from Canada over the past eighteen months. Works by such celebrated film-makers as John Greyson, Allan King, Robert Lepage, Ron Mann and Guy Maddin will feature in the Canada Focus.
Sydney Film Festival Announces
Finalists in The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
5 May 2004: The thirteen finalists for Australia’s premier short film awards, The 2004 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, were announced today at the launch of the 51st Sydney Film Festival.
Sydney Film Festival Presents Latest Gay & Lesbian Cinema
5 May 2004: Festival Director, Gayle Lake today announced the inclusion of an outstanding gay and lesbian films in her finale program for the Sydney Film Festival.
Godzilla returns to rampage at Sydney Film Festival
5 May 2004: Fifty years after the original Japanese print of Godzilla rampaged across our cinema screens the beast is back for a special ONCE ONLY late night screening.
Rock, roll, sing and swing your way through the Sydney Film Festival
5 May 2004: From haunting soundtracks and feature length musicals to hip hop docos and rockumentaries, music is set to take centre stage this year presenting one of the strongest strands of the 2004 Sydney Film Festival program.
THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE World Premiere for 2004 Sydney Film Festival
5 May 2004: ScreenSound Australia, the National Screen and Sound Archive, announced today the premiere screening at this year’s Sydney Film Festival of an Australian cinematic classic, The Sentimental Bloke, following an exhaustive seven year reconstruction process.
5 May 2004: For the complete Sydney Film Festival experience, wrap yourself around a cocktail, order some tapas and soak up the atmosphere in this year’s WORLD MOVIES Festival Club.
51st Sydney Film Festival Discovers Daring New Boundaries
February 2004: Exciting and daring local and world films, additional new venues, new ticket packages and a World Movies Festival Club are part of the expanded program for the 51st Sydney Film Festival (SFF) this June.
From June 17-20 The Studio at Sydney Opera House in association with Sydney Film Festival presents the hottest and freshest multi-faceted program of digital works from the world's leading digital media practitioners.
We are pleased to welcome on board STELLA ARTOIS as a Major Partner for 2004. We trust you will raise a glass or two at our Festival Club at The State Theatre.
FESTIVAL CLUB Back By Popular Demand
Sydney Film Festival is also proud to host the World Movies Festival Club at the State Theatre. The World Movies Festival Club will become the social hub of the Festival and will include late-night club events, a series of forums and 'Meet the Filmmaker' nights.
