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Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
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I Want Your Sex
Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Charli xcx star in Gregg Araki's enjoyably outrageous, risqué sex-comedy, set in the Los Angeles contemporary art scene. Sundance 2026.
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Silenced
This post #MeToo documentary reveals how defamation laws are weaponised to silence survivors. Featuring human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Amber Heard and Brittany Higgins.
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The World of Love
Praised by Bong Joon-ho, this acutely observed, critically acclaimed Korean festival and theatrical hit follows a teen girl whose bright exterior hides a difficult past.
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All Of A Sudden
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, this sprawling, emotional epic by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021) stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto as two women who form a life-altering friendship.
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The History of Concrete
A hysterical debut and instant classic from the genius behind How To with John Wilson. An unexpected meditation on politics, celebrity, religion and urbanism. Sundance 2026.
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The Dreamed Adventure
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.
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La Bola Negra
Winner, Best Director, Cannes. This stirring, decades-spanning exploration of queer desire in Spain is one of the most exuberant, sensual and dazzling films of the year, featuring Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close and Julio Torres.

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Documentary
Tue, 16 Jun 6pm
Dendy Newtown
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
An AI future seems inevitable. Oscar winner Daniel Roher (Navalny, SFF 2022) and Charlie Tyrell break open all the promise and perils in this illuminating doc. Sundance 2026.
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Tue, 16 Jun 8:15pm
Dendy Newtown
I Want Your Sex
Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Charli xcx star in Gregg Araki's enjoyably outrageous, risqué sex-comedy, set in the Los Angeles contemporary art scene. Sundance 2026.
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Guest
Wed, 17 Jun 6pm
Dendy Newtown
Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
Wed, 17 Jun 6:30pm
Dendy Newtown
The Dreamed Adventure
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.
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Guest
Wed, 17 Jun 8:45pm
Dendy Newtown
The Fox
Jai Courtney and Emily Browning star alongside Olivia Colman as a talking fox and Sam Neill as a magpie in this absurdly comic Australian folktale from Dario Russo (Danger 5). SXSW 2026.
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Documentary
Thu, 18 Jun 6pm
Palace Norton Street
The Cycle of Love
The heart-warming story of a Delhi street artist's attempt to cycle from India to Sweden to reunite with the love of his life, from Oscar-winner Orlando von Einsiedel.
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Documentary
Thu, 18 Jun 6pm
Dendy Newtown
The History of Concrete
A hysterical debut and instant classic from the genius behind How To with John Wilson. An unexpected meditation on politics, celebrity, religion and urbanism. Sundance 2026.
Guest
Documentary
Thu, 18 Jun 6pm
Ritz Cinemas Randwick
Whistle
An offbeat Aussie crowd pleaser following the world’s greatest whistling competition, from the eccentric competitors to passionate devotees, as egos clash and notes soar. Toronto 2025.
Guest
Thu, 18 Jun 6:30pm
Dendy Newtown
The World of Love
Praised by Bong Joon-ho, this acutely observed, critically acclaimed Korean festival and theatrical hit follows a teen girl whose bright exterior hides a difficult past.
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Thu, 18 Jun 8pm
Dendy Newtown
All Of A Sudden
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, this sprawling, emotional epic by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021) stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto as two women who form a life-altering friendship.
Sold Out
Documentary
Thu, 18 Jun 8:15pm
Ritz Cinemas Randwick
The History of Concrete
A hysterical debut and instant classic from the genius behind How To with John Wilson. An unexpected meditation on politics, celebrity, religion and urbanism. Sundance 2026.
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Guest
Documentary
Fri, 19 Jun 6pm
Dendy Newtown
Silenced
This post #MeToo documentary reveals how defamation laws are weaponised to silence survivors. Featuring human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Amber Heard and Brittany Higgins.
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Guest
Fri, 19 Jun 6pm
Palace Norton Street
Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
Fri, 19 Jun 6pm
Ritz Cinemas Randwick
On the Road
A smouldering romance ignites between two Mexican drug dealers while evading cartels and the law in this gay-love thriller. Venice Queer Lion Winner, produced by Diego Luna.
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You’ll see audacious, cutting-edge, and courageous films in the 2026 Official Competition as we celebrate 18 years of the prestigious Sydney Film Prize – with $60,000 to be awarded to the winning filmmaker. 

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Documentary
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
An AI future seems inevitable. Oscar winner Daniel Roher (Navalny, SFF 2022) and Charlie Tyrell break open all the promise and perils in this illuminating doc. Sundance 2026.
Selling Fast
All Of A Sudden
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, this sprawling, emotional epic by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021) stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto as two women who form a life-altering friendship.
Selling Fast
Documentary
The Cycle of Love
The heart-warming story of a Delhi street artist's attempt to cycle from India to Sweden to reunite with the love of his life, from Oscar-winner Orlando von Einsiedel.
Selling Fast
The Dreamed Adventure
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.
Selling Fast
Documentary
Everybody to Kenmure Street
This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.
Selling Fast
Guest
The Fox
Jai Courtney and Emily Browning star alongside Olivia Colman as a talking fox and Sam Neill as a magpie in this absurdly comic Australian folktale from Dario Russo (Danger 5). SXSW 2026.
Selling Fast
Documentary
The History of Concrete
A hysterical debut and instant classic from the genius behind How To with John Wilson. An unexpected meditation on politics, celebrity, religion and urbanism. Sundance 2026.
Selling Fast
La Bola Negra
Winner, Best Director, Cannes. This stirring, decades-spanning exploration of queer desire in Spain is one of the most exuberant, sensual and dazzling films of the year, featuring Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close and Julio Torres.
Selling Fast
Guest
Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
Selling Fast
On the Road
A smouldering romance ignites between two Mexican drug dealers while evading cartels and the law in this gay-love thriller. Venice Queer Lion Winner, produced by Diego Luna.
Selling Fast
Guest
Documentary
Silenced
This post #MeToo documentary reveals how defamation laws are weaponised to silence survivors. Featuring human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Amber Heard and Brittany Higgins.
Selling Fast
Guest
Silent Friend
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux star in the wondrous latest from Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, Sydney Film Prize 2017), following three era-spanning stories connected by a tree.
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Guest
Documentary
Whistle
An offbeat Aussie crowd pleaser following the world’s greatest whistling competition, from the eccentric competitors to passionate devotees, as egos clash and notes soar. Toronto 2025.
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Guest
The World of Love
Praised by Bong Joon-ho, this acutely observed, critically acclaimed Korean festival and theatrical hit follows a teen girl whose bright exterior hides a difficult past.

Official Competition

Past Event
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Ben’Imana
Winner, Camera d'Or, Cannes. This emotionally powerful exploration of a reconciliation process following the Rwandan genocide is set to be one of the year's most acclaimed debuts.
Past Event
Guest
Dao
A swirling epic that wowed audiences at the Berlinale, Dao is a life-affirming journey that contrasts a wedding in France with a memorial service in Guinea-Bissau to produce a mesmerising meditation on love, sadness and joy.
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The Dreamed Adventure
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.
Past Event
Fatherland
Cannes Best Director winner Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida; Cold War, SFF 2018) returns with this sensational snapshot of writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) in post-war Germany.
Past Event
Fjord
Winner, Palme d'Or, Cannes. Internationally acclaimed director Cristian Mungiu returns with his English-language debut, a thought-provoking family drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.
Past Event
Guest
Gentle Monster
An incredible Léa Seydoux stars in Corsage director Marie Kreutzer's gripping, emotionally charged study of a wife and mother forced to confront the unthinkable. Cannes Competition.
Past Event
The Invite
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton exchange barbs, flirtations and truths in this hit Sundance dinner party dramedy, directed by Wilde (Booksmart, SFF 2019).
Past Event
Guest
Leviticus
In this bold, breakout Sundance hit from Australian Adrian Chiarella, two teenage boys contend with an evil force that takes on the form of the person they desire most: each other.
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Guest
Minotaur
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes. The much-anticipated new film by Russian master Andrey Zvyagintsev is a brave, taut and explosive thriller that brilliantly melds the personal and the political.
Past Event
Guest
No Good Men
In this sparkling political romantic comedy from Afghanistan, a camerawoman disillusioned with love is surprised to find herself drawn to the country's leading journalist.
Past Event
Parallel Tales
Asghar Farhadi delivers a layered, complex drama about a writer using surveillance for inspiration, with an all-star French cast of Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Cassel and Catherine Deneuve. Cannes Competition.
Past Event
Shame and Money
Winner, World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, Sundance. A Kosovar family experience a betrayal, upending their lives from rural living to hard labour in the city. An explosive, urgent, and human story.
Past Event
Sheep in the Box
Direct from the Cannes Competition, Kore-eda Hirokazu's (Shoplifters, SFF 2018; Monster, SFF 2023) Sheep in the Box is a moving drama about bereft parents turning to AI to rebuild their family.

Freak me out

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Dawning
This riveting psychodrama follows three sisters who gather at a family cabin in Norway, where disturbing news and an ominous stranger awaits them. Fantastic Fest, Sitges 2025.
Past Event
Ghost in the Cell
A vengeful demon runs amok inside a high security prison in this gleefully gruesome horror-action-comedy spectacular from Indonesian genre ace Joko Anwar. Berlinale 2026.
Past Event
Imposters
Scream queen Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) stars in a mind-bending sci-fi horror about the apparently miraculous return of a couple’s missing child. SXSW Midnighter 2026.
Past Event
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant
The gross-out dial is turned up to 11 in this hilarious debut feature from Kiwi duo Thunderlips. The truth-in-advertising title says it all. Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Never After Dark
A travelling psychic’s routine job turns into a terrifying ordeal in a scary and stunningly executed J-horror set at a remote hotel. Audience award, SXSW Midnighter 2026.
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Guest
The Peril at Pincer Point
A sound recordist is sent to a strange island in this spectacularly eccentric British comedy-horror-fantasy delight made in marvellous monochrome. Auteur Award, SXSW 2026.
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Letterboxd top 10

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Documentary
Everybody to Kenmure Street
This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.
Past Event
Documentary
American Doctor
Three American doctors travel to Gaza, risking everything to save lives – in turn exposing the reality of the war and the endurance of human compassion. Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
Winner of the top prize at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, this unforgettable doc follows 16-year-old Soraya as she risks everything to escape Iran.
Past Event
Documentary
Remake
Revered filmmaker Ross McElwee (Sherman's March, SFF 1986; Bright Leaves, SFF 2004) returns after 14 years with a heart-rending tribute to his lost son. Award winner, Venice 2025.
Past Event
Documentary
Landmarks
This explosive documentary directed by Lucrecia Martel (Zama, SFF 2018) won Best Film at BFI London Film Festival. A gripping investigation into the killing of an Indigenous leader.
Past Event
Palestine 36
A sweeping historical epic from award-winning director Annemarie Jacir (Wajib, SFF 2017), Palestine’s official Oscar entry chronicles the 1936 Arab revolt against British rule.
Past Event
Documentary
Steal This Story, Please!
This multiple audience award-winning film on Democracy Now! cofounder Amy Goodman reveals why fearless journalism matters more than ever. Executive produced by Jane Fonda.
Past Event
The Invite
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton exchange barbs, flirtations and truths in this hit Sundance dinner party dramedy, directed by Wilde (Booksmart, SFF 2019).
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Guest
The World of Love
Praised by Bong Joon-ho, this acutely observed, critically acclaimed Korean festival and theatrical hit follows a teen girl whose bright exterior hides a difficult past.
Past Event
A Sad and Beautiful World
Cyril Aris' debut narrative feature is an exhilarating love story set against decades of turmoil in Lebanon. Winner of multiple audience awards, including at Venice 2025.

International Documentaries

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Documentary
32 Meters
Women aren’t allowed in the local shooting contest in Halime’s small Turkish village. So, she creates her own in this bold, hilarious and moving documentary. Hot Docs Festival 2026.
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Documentary
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
An AI future seems inevitable. Oscar winner Daniel Roher (Navalny, SFF 2022) and Charlie Tyrell break open all the promise and perils in this illuminating doc. Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
American Doctor
Three American doctors travel to Gaza, risking everything to save lives – in turn exposing the reality of the war and the endurance of human compassion. Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava
A Vietnamese family confront their past, present and imagined future with the impending arrival of baby Guava in this startlingly intimate directorial debut. Hot Docs 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
Birds of War
This unbelievable love story uses 13 years of personal archives to chart the evolving romance between a Lebanese journalist and a Syrian cameraman. Award winner, Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
A Child of My Own
A woman fakes a pregnancy and goes to extreme lengths to sustain the lie in this thrilling new doc from two-time Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi (The Eternal Memory, SFF 2023).
Past Event
Documentary
Closure
One of the top-reviewed documentaries at Sundance, Michał Marczak (Fuck for Forest, SFF 2013) delivers a powerfully emotive portrait of a father's search for his missing son.
Past Event
Documentary
Crocodile
The astonishing story behind the Nigerian filmmaking collective The Critics, whose handmade science fiction films have taken the world by storm. Berlinale 2026.
The Dreamed Adventure
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Direct from Cannes
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes. Valeska Grisebach's (Western) crime drama is a mysterious and intoxicating journey following a woman on a mission in the rough Bulgarian borderlands.

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Past Event
Documentary
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Oscar winner Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, SFF 2008) charts author Salman Rushdie's unbelievable recovery after being stabbed 15 times, using footage filmed by Rushdie's wife.
Past Event
Rose
Sandra Hüller won the Berlinale Silver Bear for this towering performance as a 17th century soldier who claims an inheritance only to have his identity brought into question.
Past Event
Documentary
Closure
One of the top-reviewed documentaries at Sundance, Michał Marczak (Fuck for Forest, SFF 2013) delivers a powerfully emotive portrait of a father's search for his missing son.
Selling Fast
Documentary
Everybody to Kenmure Street
This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.
Past Event
Documentary
American Doctor
Three American doctors travel to Gaza, risking everything to save lives – in turn exposing the reality of the war and the endurance of human compassion. Sundance 2026.
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Guest
Silent Friend
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux star in the wondrous latest from Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, Sydney Film Prize 2017), following three era-spanning stories connected by a tree.

Australian Stories

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The Fox
Jai Courtney and Emily Browning star alongside Olivia Colman as a talking fox and Sam Neill as a magpie in this absurdly comic Australian folktale from Dario Russo (Danger 5). SXSW 2026.
Past Event
Guest
Documentary
The Piano Tuner
On a rescue mission to save the piano, a passionate piano tuner meets a diverse mix of owners and their pianos – revealing their stories and relationship with the instrument.
Past Event
Guest
Body Blow
A cop goes undercover in Sydney's neon-lit gay nightlife, but danger lurks when he falls for a seductive bartender. A slick erotic thriller featuring Paul Capsis (Head On).
Past Event
Guest
French Girls
A young woman enters the uniquely absurd world of modelling in this Sydney microbudget marvel. The impressive debut feature of Hyun Lee (Asian Girls, SFF Dendy Awards 2018).
Past Event
Guest
Documentary
Phenomena
A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, complete with hyper-real imagery, immersive practical experiments and ambient music from Nils Frahm and Rival Consoles.
The Match
Past Event
australian premiere
Direct from Cannes
The legendary 1986 FIFA World Cup game between Argentina and England – featuring Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal and played in the shadow of the Falklands War – is the centre of this thrilling, joyous Cannes-selected documentary.

Famous Faces

Past Event
Erupcja
Charli xcx gives an impressively raw and real performance in this tale of messy modern relationships, following a couple’s getaway to Warsaw gone awry. Toronto 2025.
Past Event
The Invite
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton exchange barbs, flirtations and truths in this hit Sundance dinner party dramedy, directed by Wilde (Booksmart, SFF 2019).
Past Event
The Good Boy
Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star as a couple who kidnap a young delinquent with the aim of training him to become a 'good boy'. Toronto and BFI London 2025.
Past Event
Rose of Nevada
George MacKay (The End, SFF 2025) and Callum Turner (Eternity) star as a pair of lost and bewildered fishermen in this beguiling time travel mystery. Venice 2025.
Past Event
The Man I Love
Direct from the Cannes Competition, Ira Sachs' new film is a moving and sensual romantic drama set in 1980s New York, starring Rami Malek, Tom Sturridge, Luther Ford and Rebecca Hall.
Past Event
The Death of Robin Hood
A superb Hugh Jackman stars alongside Jodie Comer in this radical and brutal reimagining of the Robin Hood tale in which he's anything but a hero. Directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig).
Past Event
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Direct from winning the Queer Palm at Cannes, Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson electrify in this camp, bloody psychosexual horror from queer maverick Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow, SFF 2024).
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Guest
Silent Friend
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux star in the wondrous latest from Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, Sydney Film Prize 2017), following three era-spanning stories connected by a tree.
Past Event
Fjord
Winner, Palme d'Or, Cannes. Internationally acclaimed director Cristian Mungiu returns with his English-language debut, a thought-provoking family drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.
Past Event
Dead Man’s Wire
Gus Van Sant (Milk) directs Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery and Al Pacino in this thrilling, true account of a 1977 hostage standoff. Venice 2025.
Past Event
Documentary
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
Follow the sea-sprayed evolution of Jack Johnson from O’ahu grommet, to filmmaker, to the world famous musician behind hits like “Upside Down” and “Banana Pancakes”. SXSW 2026.
Past Event
Guest
Gentle Monster
An incredible Léa Seydoux stars in Corsage director Marie Kreutzer's gripping, emotionally charged study of a wife and mother forced to confront the unthinkable. Cannes Competition.

New to the program

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All Of A Sudden
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, this sprawling, emotional epic by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, SFF 2021) stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto as two women who form a life-altering friendship.
Past Event
Congo Boy
Winner, Best Actor Award, Cannes Un Certain Regard. This stirring, autobiographical drama follows a Congolese teen chasing his music dreams while juggling family pressure, exams and political unrest.
Past Event
Coward
Winner of the Cannes Best Actor Award, the new film by Sydney Film Prize winner Lukas Dhont (Close, SFF 2022) is an ambitious, moving queer romance about two soldiers during World War I.
Past Event
Jim Queen
When Parisian gay gym-queen-supreme Jim contracts a virus that will turn him and others straight, his only hope for a cure is a shy fanboy twink. A hilariously camp, animated, musical romp direct from Cannes.
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La Bola Negra
Winner, Best Director, Cannes. This stirring, decades-spanning exploration of queer desire in Spain is one of the most exuberant, sensual and dazzling films of the year, featuring Penelope Cruz, Glenn Close and Julio Torres.
Past Event
Documentary
The Match
The legendary 1986 FIFA World Cup game between Argentina and England – featuring Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal and played in the shadow of the Falklands War – is the centre of this thrilling, joyous Cannes-selected documentary.
Past Event
Paper Tiger
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller are terrific in James Gray’s electrifying, Cannes-selected crime thriller set in 1980s New York, that sees a suburban family get involved with the Russian mob.
Past Event
Red Rocks
Inventive auteur Bruno Dumont returns with this strikingly stripped-back, seaside tale of rival kinder-aged posses running wild in the French Riviera. Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes.
Past Event
Tangles
Direct from Cannes, Sarah Leavitt’s tender graphic memoir is beautifully adapted in this moving animation exploring the lived realities of Alzheimer’s disease. Voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson and Bryan Cranston.
The Death of Robin Hood
Past Event
See it first
A superb Hugh Jackman stars alongside Jodie Comer in this radical and brutal reimagining of the Robin Hood tale in which he's anything but a hero. Directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig).

Talks & Events

Festival Hub
Past Event
Event
Umm Kulthum Celebration with Live Music
An evocative afternoon celebrating the legacy of Umm Kulthum — the diva, the lady, the singer, the human; whose storytelling through music has shaped generations.
Past Event
Event
Dendy Awards Ceremony and Celebration
Following a screening of all short films nominated for the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films at Event Cinemas, find out who are the winners of five prestigious cash prizes, and celebrate alongside Australia’s most exciting filmmakers.
Past Event
Guest
Event
Short Story Long: From Shorts to Features
This year, the Festival welcomes back a number of Dendy alumni with new feature films, alongside works emerging from short film initiatives supported by Screen NSW and Screen Australia’s First Nations Department.
Past Event
Guest
Event
Masterclass with Andrey Zvyagintsev
Direct from Cannes, the two-time Oscar nominated director will lead a masterclass giving insight into his extraordinary filmography, including his new film Minotaur. In conversation with Jason Di Rosso of ABC Radio National’s The Screen Show.
Past Event
Guest
Event
In Conversation with Peter Weir – The 2026 Ian McPherson Lecture
Presented in partnership with the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), this year’s Ian McPherson Lecture is a landmark celebration of a lifetime of screen achievement.
Sydney Opera House
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Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
North Shore
Palace Norton St
Inner West

Epic!

Past Event
Rays and Shadows
This sweeping World War II epic from Xavier Giannoli (Lost Illusions) sees Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) portray a real-life press baron in Nazi-occupied Paris caught between peace and power.
Past Event
The Death of Robin Hood
A superb Hugh Jackman stars alongside Jodie Comer in this radical and brutal reimagining of the Robin Hood tale in which he's anything but a hero. Directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig).
Past Event
El Sett
Legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum’s life is brought lavishly to the big screen in this epic telling – from her humble childhood to dominating the world stage.
Past Event
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Veteran auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, SFF 1998) delivers his first-ever samurai film with this majestic, Cannes-selected epic set in Japan's Warring States period.
Past Event
Pressure
Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser star in the incredible true story of one meteorologist's mighty impact on D-Day. An edge-of-your-seat view of a world-changing event.
Past Event
Guest
Dao
A swirling epic that wowed audiences at the Berlinale, Dao is a life-affirming journey that contrasts a wedding in France with a memorial service in Guinea-Bissau to produce a mesmerising meditation on love, sadness and joy.
Past Event
Black Rabbit, White Rabbit
A car accident. A prop gun. And an aspiring actress. Three dreamlike stories collide in this meta-narrative from Iranian filmmaker Shahram Mokri (Fish & Cat, SFF 2014).

Direct from Sundance

Past Event
Documentary
Time and Water
Oscar nominee Sara Dosa’s (Fire of Love, SFF 2022) latest stunner sees writer Andri Snær Magnason reflect on family, memory and Iceland’s disappearing glaciers. Sundance 2026.
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I Want Your Sex
Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Charli xcx star in Gregg Araki's enjoyably outrageous, risqué sex-comedy, set in the Los Angeles contemporary art scene. Sundance 2026.
Selling Fast
Documentary
Everybody to Kenmure Street
This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.
Past Event
Documentary
Nuisance Bear
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at Sundance, this urgent doc follows polar bears in Manitoba struggling to adapt to a world transformed by climate change.
Past Event
Documentary
Closure
One of the top-reviewed documentaries at Sundance, Michał Marczak (Fuck for Forest, SFF 2013) delivers a powerfully emotive portrait of a father's search for his missing son.
Past Event
Documentary
Joybubbles
Born blind, Joybubbles uses his gift for perfect pitch to manipulate the phone system and make free calls in this exuberant, life-affirming documentary. Sundance 2026.
Past Event
Documentary
Hanging by a Wire
This nail-biting doc follows a desperate rescue attempt when a cable car carrying eight people – including six school children – fails 900 metres above a deadly ravine in Pakistan. Sundance 2026.
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