71st Sydney Film Festival

The 71st annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2024. The festival opened with Paul Clarke's documentary film Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line, and closed with Coralie Fargeat's horror film The Substance.

Overall the festival screened 197 films, including 28 world premieres and 133 Australian premieres.

Juries

The Sydney Film Prize jury was headed by Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović.

Official Selection

In competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

<span style="background:#F0BA19">Highlighted title</span> indicates Sydney Film Prize winner.

Special Presentations

Documentary Australia Award

Features

International Documentaries

Late Announce

Freak Me Out

First Nations

Sustainable Future

Europe! Voices of Women in Film

Sounds on Screen

Family

Nancy Savoca Retrospective

Ousmane Sembene Retrospective

Classics Restored

FLUX

Screenability

Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

Shorts airing with features

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:

• Sydney Film Prize: There's Still Tomorrow (C'è ancora domani) — Paola Cortellesi
• Documentary Australia Award for Australian Documentary: Welcome to Babel — James Bradley
• Sustainable Future Award: Black Snow — Alina Simone
• First Nations Award: First Horse — Awanui Simich-Pene
• Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
• Dendy Live Action Short Award: Die Bully Die — Nathan Lacey, Nick Lacey
• The Rouben Mamoulian Award: The Meaningless Daydreams of Augie & Celeste — Pernell Marsden
• Yoram Gross Animation Award: Darwin Story — Natasha Tonkin
• AFTRS Craft Award: Say — Chloe Kemp
• Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award: Bridget Morrison, Say
• Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award: Debbie Lee
• GIO Audience Awards
• Best Australian Narrative Feature: The Moogai — Jon Bell
• Best Australian Narrative Feature, Runner Up: In Vitro — Will Howarth, Tom McKeith
• Best Australian Documentary: Skategoat — Van Alpert
• Best Australian Documentary, Runner Up: Every Little Thing — Sally Aitken
• Best International Feature: The Seed of the Sacred Fig — Mohammad Rasoulof
• Best International Feature, Runner Up: Kneecap — Rich Peppiatt
• Best International Documentary: The Home Game (Heimaleikurinn) — Smari Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
• Best International Documentary, Runner Up: Porcelain War — Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev

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